alfredmuffin
Re:What’s the rush? The power of a slow morning
on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @04:15PM (#18859772)
Highly recommend it!
Is it a good time to learn Ruby? I mostly do React and Node + Java work professionally, but I've been looking into Ruby as a fun side project language. I would appreciate any anecdotes!
Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still aro...
on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:59AM (#18229398)
Not controversial. Ubuntu specifically makes me unhappy.
Re:Ask HN: What discontinued company/product do you wish was still aro...
on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:19AM (#18229094)
Good joke.
Re:Russian official with ties to lawyer in Trump meeting dies in helic...
on Friday October 05, 2018 @01:24PM (#18149944)
Wow what a coincidence. It's so random how these things happen.
Re:Hire people who aren’t proven
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:12AM (#18085257)
> the market is saturated
Unrelated to your point and this thread, but can someone share some data/evidence on this? (not that I am denying it)
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @11:08AM (#18085212)
The toxicity is seeping.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:35AM (#18084887)
Way to miss the point entirely.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:35AM (#18084879)
Employee happiness is directly correlated with productivity.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:52AM (#18084464)
It is indeed a two way street.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:52AM (#18084457)
Every company needs to adopt this movement. I wish the HN community weren't so rooted in their toxicity, and just recognized the need for industry-wide change.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:50AM (#18084440)
Can't speak for others, but at my large tech company the push for empathy has demonstrably increased employee happiness.
Naturally, the individuals who argued against these changes were older white male engineers too ingrained in their ways.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:46AM (#18084395)
> Empathy as a way to not communicate directly is just a waste of time
It is this attitude that drives people, and especially women and minorities, away from tech.
Re:Linus Torvalds: 'I'll never be cuddly but I can be more polite'
on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:23AM (#18084177)
I question the professional experience of those suggesting that continuing to be an asshole is the preferable situation here ("but at least he's HONEST"). That would simply not fly at my company.
It is absolutely possible to be kind when giving honest and constructive feedback and criticism. Empathy is a skill this industry needs to develop.
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:33AM (#18075720)
I think I misunderstood ... what exactly is rare?
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @04:01PM (#18069970)
Yup. I too completely lost interest in music when I hit 30
/s
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @03:42PM (#18069810)
> I don't go out much
Behold, the average HN user I was referring to
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @01:00PM (#18068130)
People like you take the fun out of this community
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:35AM (#18067252)
I can't speak for who you're replying to, but I find myself using it at restaurants, bars, and public locations where music is playing, as well as friends' cars, and other social gatherings. I know these sort of situations are rare for the average HN user.
Re:iOS 12 released
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:19AM (#18067023)
no one cares
Re:Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:17AM (#18066998)
Sounds like the problem was your singing.
Re:Marzipan: Porting iOS Apps to the Mac
on Monday September 24, 2018 @11:18AM (#18058402)
You can do this on iPads with 2-fingers.
Re:Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple
on Friday September 21, 2018 @09:59AM (#18039733)
wrong