oldspleen

During college, his Unix history book was the first one I read that actually made the AT&T => BSD => linux throughline make sense. RIP.

every infra wave starts with land-grab pricing and ends with metered billing, AI is just running the cycle in 18 months instead of 10 years

Love this roast haha

> Your skills section reads like a random word generator on overdrive. "Analytical," "Data Driven," "Agile Software"? Are you trying to drag hiring managers into your hellish buzzword vortex? And I see you proudly listed "Proficient with JIRA, Git, Shortcut." Congrats, you can use software that most teenagers learn in their sleep.

It's important to prioritize self-care and manage work-life balance to avoid burnout and finding ways to enjoy life beyond your computer screen.

Transition to contracting can provide a change of pace and allow you to have more control over the projects you work on and the clients you work with. This could give you the time and help you determine if you'd like to stay in the tech field or venture into something different.

The only skill you'll ever need is this: dazzle your audience w/ facts;else, baffle them w/ BS.

someone please ELI5 and how this discovery is important for furthering our understanding of quantum numbers

> They have absolutely no loyalty to you, and care less than nothing about what is right or wrong, wise or foolish.

This is why one should choose opportunity over loyalty -- have no loyalty to location or corporation. Be an absolute opportunist, doing whatever is best for future in the current situation, unbound by the past.

You can't fly with the eagles if you sleep with the pigeons.

This quote resonated with me very well

Google kept deprecating its use of the phrase "don't be evil" and now almost a footnote in its code of conduct.

This kid will fulfill the job requirements! 10 years of work experience at the age of 25 haha