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Look at mister test driven development over here. Hey everyone this guy writes unit tests.

I'm joking here but I think that a lot of people ignore basics like writing unit tests, and that statically typed languages will break a lot more quickly and predictably for people who are lazier, since it enforces structure.

However, I agree with you. Also I think that the people who really push for static typing are the kinds of people who already would write unit tests.

That would be amazing. We can't even get across the states for less than $250.

Sure, but they were giving those to you for free and now they'll be taking them away without decreasing the price. So you're still paying the same for the base fare, it's just nobody gets the "luxuries" anymore.

This was like last year's SANS Holiday Hack challenge which centered around reverse engineering a child's doll that was recording everything going on in the house.

"There were also a couple of companies that assigned me coding tests where they asked me to “print a ladder” and “find repeating numbers.” I rejected those tests not because of arrogance but because my skills were beyond what they thought is needed from the role. And yes, the roles were for a Software Architect. However, instead of testing my skills in architecture and logic, I had to print a ladder on the screen."

This is arrogance. In my experience, most companies throw simple tests even at people applying for higher positions for several reasons:

1. It very quickly sorts out people who lie on their resume

2. You can tell a lot about a person's skill level by how they answer even a simple coding assignment - how are functions and variables named, does it take in args, what style is the commenting, does it do error handling, input validation, which language features are used to solve it etc, etc?

Just to clarify he was saying that the guy with the pneumothorax walked out because he didn't need CPR in the first place

When you say consulting do you mean like big consulting companies? KPMG , PWC, etc?

I live in Boston and am about to turn 30. I am making $130 plus about $25 in stock and 10% bonus. I'd appreciate any advice in how to continue growing that to achieve your level of success.

Look at the second and you'll see why.

An Adderall tablet is mostly binders. The actual amount of it that is amphetamine is nowhere near the size that you see.

I love that the Japanese sent it back to Russia with a bill for shipping and the damage to the airfield.

He's incredibly ageist and cynical about man's abilities to do great things. Definitely a curmudgeon, but mixed in with some good quotes and advice.

I particularly thought this was cute:

"It is one of the first duties of a professor, for example, in any subject, to exaggerate a little both the importance of his subject and his own importance in it. A man who is always asking ‘Is what I do worth while?’ and ‘Am I the right person to do it?’ will always be ineffective himself and a discouragement to others. He must shut his eyes a little and think a little more of his subject and himself than they deserve."

Oh absolutely, I'm not trying to discredit the work, I think it could be a big step. I'm just tired of seeing headlines every month or so that say "cure for cancer discovered" when it's only a promising incremental step that's only in mouse trials.

Titles like these can be cruel for people fighting or with loved ones fighting because it's a false sense of hope for those who currently need it.

I am stoked about the research though, the ability to actually distinguish between cancer and noncancerous cells is a huge breakthrough if this translates into humans.

The US gov't is working with contractors to make use of cubesats built from commercial off the shelf products to be able to produce cheap constellations of satellites for a fraction of the cost (hundreds of thousands per satellite instead of hundreds of millions) of what they've been paying. These satellites also will have significantly shorter lifespans (1-2 years) so they'll need more frequent launches to replenish the fleets, but the advantage is they can keep upgrading with the latest technology without being locked into a 10 or 20 year old machine. SpaceX dropping the cost of launches fits right into this.