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Re:Programmers Should Plan for Lower Pay? on Monday December 30, 2019 @11:29AM (#21914444)
Isn't that true of anything you don't understand? That is to say it's not always easy to connect a -> b -> c with only a cursory understanding of something. But trivially we can see that technical expertise is valuable - and surprisingly (still) increasingly so at that. Furthermore, knowing how to solve problems will always be valuable. As far as your statistic goes, that's quite a hand-wavy and unsupported assertion. To what population does this generalize? What is the source? And if only 25% are going on to careers as developers, does that not imply that the labor market isn't necessarily growing fast enough to outstrip available need and thus lower salaries?
Re:Programmers Should Plan for Lower Pay? on Sunday December 29, 2019 @10:52AM (#21906470)
I... don't think that's true. There's more jobs being created and more and newer technologies, and not every skill is universally applicable. If anything students should be more prepared to learn and apply themselves because there are actually lucrative careers waiting for them (assuming they choose to go into this field). Once the machines start writing their own code and scripting their own automation and plugging in their own power cords... well, then we've got bigger problems
Re:Robot Odyssey (1984) on Sunday December 29, 2019 @09:58AM (#21906172)
Yes it is a bit redundant.
One major thing stifling tech salaries in recent memory was the tech companies themselves:

https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage...

thank you for posting this. it's a point worth realizing.
Re:Glasgow is trying to make urban living less miserable on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:23PM (#21273633)
Absolutely true. Safety, good schools. Most major cities compromise on both if you're middle class or below. In our case we're already planning our move away in time for public school and it's a few years out yet.
Re:In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:16PM (#21273556)
My guess would be that the long tail of proprietary (due to existing market, mergers, de-facto standards, etc.) favors a greedy incumbent, which has basically never in history worked in the favor of the many. But published, open standards allow for greater adoption and participation, as well as a longer support lifespan.
Re:In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:12PM (#21273495)
You mean like licensing terms?
Re:In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:11PM (#21273483)
This isn't a fair comparison. Community kitchens and public parks aren't undergirding every modern functional information-enabled economy. I'm not speculating who should be charged or how much/in what way, but it needs to be supported somehow if we want to continue to reap its benefits. There is no free lunch.
I understood this reference
Re:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @07:57AM (#20103451)
Just wanted to say thanks for your reply. This (CtCI) seems to be the most frequent advice. I guess I'll get cracking (ha!).
Re:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @05:19PM (#20099358)
Hey,

So... not that I think it's necessarily easy but how did you score such a lucrative gig at google? How can I do the same? Do they hire generalists? Thanks.

Re:Letter to an Aspiring Doctor on Friday November 16, 2018 @04:59PM (#18472317)
respectfully, what remotely well-trained doctor _didn't_ realize that part about an opiate being only a minor addiction risk was obviously bullshit?
Re:Say Hello to Full Employment on Friday July 06, 2018 @03:49PM (#17474564)
truth
Re:Say Hello to Full Employment on Friday July 06, 2018 @03:49PM (#17474559)
We've been in armed conflict somewhere or another for over a century straight
Yes, and it's a little... hypocritical? For a nation that is self-congratulatory to the point of nausea in it's rebellious origins, our institutions will repeatedly overextend themselves to prevent people from effecting positive disruptive change.
Yes. 20th as well.
Asking the important questions
Re:DensePose – Dense Human Pose Estimation in the Wild on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @05:00PM (#17350258)
So is this basically 3-D rotoscoping?
Type II Diabetes has insulin resistance as an underpinning. This resistance can be reversed with fasting. Eating healthy is easier once fasting has been reversed, and it is necessary to sustain the results.
When can we expect to see these available?
Re:UK mass digital surveillance regime ruled unlawful on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:39AM (#16266673)
Can we get some of this for the US? Asking for a friend.
Re:Who Built the Pyramids? (2003) on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:31AM (#16266594)
was it not aliens?
You're correct, but i think it's that zmap scans way, way faster than nmap
Re:Heroin addiction in the U.S on Sunday January 21, 2018 @02:58PM (#16199657)
So does this mean opioids are an actual gateway drug?
Re:I gave Amazon a key to my house and regretted it on Thursday December 07, 2017 @03:22PM (#15873709)
maybe that's a reflection of their audience?
Re:The Big Vitamin D Mistake on Thursday December 07, 2017 @03:03PM (#15873539)
so does that mean we need more or less vitamin D?
To hear him tell it, when he first started as a lobbyist he was advocating for organizations that weren't getting their interests adequately represented in government (at the time cable and wireless companies). As FCC chairman he continued lobbying for those whose interests were not adequately defended - the consumers.
are you saying you were concerned about RFI before you purchased the LimeSDR or that you've noticed RFI when attempting to use the LimeSDR? is this the one with the usb-a connector or the usb 3 micro b? Thanks.
Re:Facebook’s war on free will on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @12:06PM (#15295313)
This is absolutely not the same as your gun ban argument. It is also not the same as your "choose not to use" argument. How do people think they can give away all of their information, to someone who trades in information, and somehow act surprised when that entity leverages this information?

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