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Re:Implementing TCP in Rust on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:16PM (#38212147)
Seriously? Man, HackerNews never changes. No "good job" for engaging in an experimental approach to learning. No "this is a great project to start with, but..." Just a straight-up back-handed correction. lol, Figures.
Re:A 24-Year-Old Built a $5B Hotel Startup in Five Years on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @04:56PM (#18080205)
I'm so tired of seeing articles like this. WHO CARES? Nothing about this story is repeatable. It deludes the masses in terms of real prospects of starting a business. The headline alone is just clickbait. It's completely unfair, as it robs desperate people of a reality check. I wish I could downvote this.

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As software engineers, on average, we earn a lot more money than a lot of people. Hearing that a fresh college grad is clocking six figures is normal at this point. I'm only about 5 years into my career, and I make more money than I could ever imagine to. A good portion of the industry might ask me why I'm not making more, but that subset of professionals probably come from more privileged...

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