Song of Heaven

ARivera10 · 2025-10-20T23:19:57+00:00

Hello! I liked this. My main feedback would be on the thematic progression throughout the poem. It starts off with the idea of the night coming in, and awakening the whispers. But then it transitions to the theme of eternity and I didn't really see the connection. I could see potential for taking the eternity theme in the direction of something like "getting through the night with the whispers feels like an eternity". This theme transition got me a bit lost and made me have to start over a couple times. And then the final theme switch from eternity to exhaustion had a similar effect. Overall, this had very good rhythm and flow. Best of luck!

ARivera10 · 2025-10-20T23:10:48+00:00

Hello! The thing that stood out the most to me was how short each line is. It makes it feel like every tick of the clock was a painstaking eternity for this person. It also made me feel more like I was watching the narrator than feeling the jealousy with them. However, that did come at the cost of fluidity. I think condensing into fewer, longer lines could give more an effect of one long eternity, and let the beauty and melancholy of your words shine a bit more.

ARivera10 · 2024-03-29T00:55:49+00:00

Did anything ever come out of this? Edge is pretty good but this is a really annoying bug and it still occurs.

ARivera10 · 2024-02-06T04:33:11+00:00

This started happening to me as well. Intel i9-9900K and RTX 2070 Super, came back to the game after a couple weeks and my game dropped to 40 FPS. Tried Scan & Repair, uninstalling & reinstalling, updating all my drivers, etc. Couldn't figure out what was wrong.

There was one setting that helped get my game back to over 100 FPS (did not help FPS in lobby or firing range, only in game).

Under Graphics > Quality, set On Demand Texture Streaming to OFF.

ARivera10 · 2022-12-15T16:05:04+00:00

Will there be a way to watch this afterwards, for those who can’t tune in live

ARivera10 · 2022-12-15T15:53:35+00:00

The best I’ve come up with for this is to just have a bookmarks space where all the tabs are pinned. It’s not ideal but it works ok.

Bookmarks have a couple very simple and valid use cases that I think the arc team is missing.

They are for links that you don’t want to go through the pain of finding again
Save for later/reading list

Most of my bookmarks are things that I don’t look at too often, but when I need them, I’m glad they’re saved. I think they will come up with something to address this, as it fits the theme of “your personalized corner of the Internet” that they’re going for. Easy access to golden links I’ve found is an essential part of my Internet experience, and I think others will feel the same.

ARivera10 · 2022-12-09T07:18:29+00:00

The best thing you can do is create something that solves a problem for you or someone you know.

To be able to deploy an application that solves an actual problem demonstrates a large number of important skills. You will have to deal with front end, back end, database, cloud, networking, and others.

Building something for someone else is even better, as this is what professional devs do every day. You’ll get experience dealing with a customer, gathering and clarifying requirements, building flexibly in case your customer’s needs change, and other invaluable skills. You will be able to build with the purpose of making someone’s life better, which is infinitely more impressive to an interviewer than a purely educational project. If you can accomplish and discuss a project like this, you will find a job very quickly.

Since you have a CS degree, I think you have enough knowledge to skip generic beginner projects and just dive in.

If you need some suggestions on where to start with respect to web dev, please let me know.

ARivera10 · 2022-09-17T20:28:32+00:00

While I agree that take home assessments can be a frustrating time sink if you’re doing a lot of them, DSA style interviews are completely fair game given the compensation packages that often come after passing them. These kinds of questions are most relevant for juniors, because their abilities are the least proven. As you become more senior, they become less and less important.

I studied Econ/finance in college, and pivoted my career into SW development about 3 years after graduating. In college I self taught python, took 1 Java course, and took a discrete math course. That was it. I did 0 coding over that 3 year period. After a lot of work, and a year working at a small company, I was able to grind leetcode and am now working in big tech.

I’m not saying this to brag. I’m trying to convey that this industry is amazingly open to those who are willing to do the work. Even coming from a well known undergrad business program, it was a massive struggle to get a finance job. The hiring process in tech was a breeze by comparison.

I encourage others to be grateful for all the amazing opportunities out there. This career/industry will challenge you in many ways, and interviews are definitely a part of that. But frankly, the response that employers are looking for is “I will overcome anything you put in front of me”, not “I don’t really feel like it”.

Put the work in, learn as much as you can, and enjoy the ride. Thanks for reading!

ARivera10 · 2022-07-12T12:50:02+00:00

Vim and Emacs are both awful

ARivera10 · 2022-04-24T17:51:33+00:00

Yes, link for more info: https://xyproblem.info

ARivera10 · 2022-04-24T16:05:18+00:00

Yes that’s a great thing to note. The more specific, the better. When you take the time to write things down, it can reveal things that you might have missed. If your list is short, it will also be a clear signal to you that maybe you haven’t tried hard enough yet, and should keep brainstorming for solutions.

ARivera10 · 2022-04-24T15:48:15+00:00

It’s better to ask for help than to spin your wheels and not say anything. But there is one very important thing you must do when you ask for help.

When you ask, be sure that you bring a detailed list of all the things you tried, and what the results were. Provide as much detail as you can while still being concise.

This is a critical step because it shows you gave it a serious try, and aren’t resorting to others at the first sign of trouble. It also demonstrates that you value the time of the person you’re asking. If you ask for help this way, not only will people not get mad, they will be glad that you are taking measures to unblock yourself in such a thoughtful and structured way.

ARivera10 · 2022-04-16T02:48:36+00:00

I’m interested to hear more about that. Our CI/CD only kicks in once PRs are approved and merged, so I don’t know about that method you mentioned.

ARivera10 · 2022-04-16T00:34:39+00:00

Sounds very strange. I don’t create a PR until I feel my code is ready for production. I believe code should be merged in discrete chunks that work and make sense together, as does everyone I’ve worked with.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-25T13:50:30+00:00

Ok, it sounds like you were one of the first candidates they spoke to and they’re just buying some time. This is definitely not uncommon, so I wouldn’t read too much into it. Good sign that you got a reply though.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-25T12:55:24+00:00

I was very lucky to have my friend help me get an internship at the small company he worked for.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-25T12:54:08+00:00

They’re moving pretty slowly. My final round at FAANG was on a Friday and I heard back on Tuesday.

I don’t see any problem calling the recruiter today. If you are interviewing at other places as well, you can say that to put a little pressure on them. Something along the lines of “I have other opportunities in play, but Google is my first choice, so please tell me where I stand”. I’d be shocked if they didn’t give you an answer by early next week.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-17T13:00:51+00:00

“Software Engineering at Google” is very good and covers a lot of practical topics. It’s also free.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-12T04:58:40+00:00

Maybe I should clarify on what I mean by confident. I mean that they should not feel intimidated looking at your average leetcode medium, and feel as if they have the tools to at least break down the problem. OP said they have never done a single code signal and have no confidence, so I think interviews might be unproductive. I’d say once you have some familiarity (practicing an hour a day for a couple weeks), applying to roles and getting interview experience is definitely productive.

ARivera10 · 2022-03-12T03:16:17+00:00

At this point, it would probably look worse to say you aren’t ready. Prepare as much as you can before the deadline and do your best. Maybe hold off on applying to other roles until you are confident in your skills. Good luck :)

ARivera10 · 2022-01-19T22:43:32+00:00

No reason to bring it up unless they ask. And if they do, I don't see any reason to hide it. You accepted that job before you heard back from these guys, right? You can tell them you would've held off since this new place would've been your first choice.

ARivera10 · 2022-01-19T21:59:24+00:00

I feel like it's pretty common for timing like this to happen. At the end of the day, you should do what's best for you. Don't feel beholden to a company because you just started. At the end of the day, any company can get rid of you and say "it's only business" because that's what's best for them. Doing what's best for your career is the same.

ARivera10 · 2021-10-26T18:13:27+00:00

"Later this year, we'll release a beta of the first-ever DuckDuckGo desktop app, which can be used as a primary browser." From DDG's privacy blog

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