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Two Paradigms of Personal Computing
A frequently recurring staple of Hacker News is the personal computing rant: modern computers are black boxes, far too locked down.1 We long for our desktop computers, the early-2000s computing paradigm, and we want to take back control of our data....
Surviving disillusionment
Engineers don't have a daily ritual that reminds us why we got into the field. Without a ritual, the drudgery creeps closer and the vision of the monastery recedes.
Slava Akhmechet
The software industry burns through people. Thoughts on how to get past that. New post.
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People being screwed by the current systems have bold visions. Listen to them. L... | Hacker News
Slava Akhmechet
You could be talking about a long term technological vision for humanity, or the best way to dice tomatoes for a greek salad. The woke will alway find a way to participate. (Fortunately they only ever have to think one thing)
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No More Bold Visions of the Future
What do I want the future to be like? What amazing inventions do I want to see, and help build in my lifetime? I realized this morning that I don’t know. I was shocked.
Cancel The New York Times
I love to write. It brings me joy. It helps me think. It helps me search for truth. And sometimes it helps me connect with other people. I launched this very site, a web log or “blog” to share my writing in 2011. And I wrote many fun and interesting
Slava Akhmechet
If you do a search, Twitter claims the following link was only shared five times. Given how many friends shared it privately, it seems incredibly unlikely. Are they manipulating results?
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Suicide of the Liberals | Gary Saul Morson
Between 1900 and 1917, waves of unprecedented terror struck Russia. Several parties professing . . . .
An open letter to my friends with fuck you money
Dear friends with fuck you money. It's time we had a talk.
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Slava Akhmechet
Something's rotten in the state of tech. I know it, you know it, everyone who has any sense at all knows it. An open letter.
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Email to former board member
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ryan Caldbeck {{12 - - - - - - - - -}} Date: Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 8:38 PM Subject: Feedback To: {{13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -}} {{14}}, I believe in the importance of feedback for...
The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation
How a torrent of propaganda, lies and conspiracy theories has weaponized the First Amendment.
What no one teaches you about dates, times and calendars
You see, while we take it for granted now, the year didn't always start on January 1st. Many European countries started the year on some major holy day (like Christmas).
Slava Akhmechet
A seriously fascinating history of dates, times and calendars. I was blown away when I first read this. A new guest post.
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How to interview engineers
Interviews are filled with posturing, political correctness, and socially convenient falsehoods that have everything to do with large company recruiting constraints and nothing to do with you.
Slava Akhmechet
Over the years I've interviewed hundreds of software engineering candidates and hired dozens. Here's what I learned about how to interview engineers.
New post.
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40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Know
Given the high-stakes nature of every hire, interviewing chops are always in need of sharpening. We’ve spent the past few months reaching out to some of the most thoughtful company builders in our network to pose a simple question: *What’s your...
The Spirit Of The First Amendment
Popehat comments on some of the same issues I brought up yesterday from the opposite point of view. They bring up an interesting idea they call the “Doctrine Of The Preferred First Speaker…
Against xkcd 1357
Whenever I think about what did the most damage to internet culture over the past ten years, xkcd 1357 comes out on top. Not Twitter. Not Facebook. This simple comic.
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Slava Akhmechet
When I think about what did the most damage to internet culture over the last ten years, xkcd "free speech" comic comes out on top. New post.
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