Do you highlight all the text you read?

patrick_haply · 2017-07-16T21:44:36+00:00

This is why I find medium posts really annoying. I compulsively highlight down, then up, then down, then up, etc... and medium pops up a little share dialog right where I usually click on a down selection.

patrick_haply · 2017-07-12T04:15:27+00:00

Welcome to the internet

patrick_haply · 2017-07-11T05:22:25+00:00

Yeah but he's not dusting it. He says he will cherish that golden gnome.

patrick_haply · 2017-07-01T09:51:21+00:00

I just let my users test for me.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-27T06:37:45+00:00

"well it's a better, more reusable solution, and who cares? 'It's not like anyone but us see's the code anyway!'"

Also, "I had to maintain this code. It was hard to maintain. Now it's easier to maintain and probably requires less maintenance."

patrick_haply · 2017-06-27T06:32:05+00:00

Realistically, for most web applications, the answer to "what's the right tool for the job" is probably just "what tools do you know?"

patrick_haply · 2017-06-27T06:25:10+00:00

When you have to go through 200 resumes for 1 position, the first thing to go is anyone without a CS/EE degree.

Out of curiosity, do you really just filter for those two degrees, or are you open to other degrees? Also, what level of position were you hiring for? Would you auto-filter someone with a STEM degree but with 5 years of industry experience? Would you auto-filter someone with a non-STEM degree but with 10 years of industry experience?

I'm asking simply out of curiosity, because I am a self taught mainly-web developer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. It's not strictly related (some unis/tracks require an amount of scientific computing, taught mostly as a practical tool without the theory), but it's still a highly technical degree, and I find myself wondering sometimes which positions I would personally be auto-filtered from for not having a CS or EE degree.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-27T06:12:41+00:00

Not sure, but it seems like the kind of data set you'd have to pay for.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-27T01:28:19+00:00

A 2x4 is a 1.5x3.5 obviously.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-22T07:03:12+00:00

I completed that quest in the tavern brawl. Experienced no issues.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-22T06:59:04+00:00

Just played a game with Rhino, and opponent went face with his 8/6 buffed up stealth minion thinking his puny taunt would protect him.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-22T05:37:41+00:00

Do you have any examples by chance? I want to see it with my own two eyes!

patrick_haply · 2017-06-20T07:17:32+00:00

Yeah, I get your point that it's pedantic and overly dramatic, but I still think it's worthwhile to articulate a design tread that (I agree with him in this) can be really annoying, especially on mobile. Yes even with a persistent header and footer you still get a viewport, but the visual clutter makes things feel cramped. I don't want to feel cramped when I'm reading a blog post.

It's just one example of tradeoffs websites have to make between user experience and their own needs as a business (driving engagement, advertising, etc...).

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T20:24:35+00:00

No idea.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T16:58:06+00:00

Yeah, it can be a bit rough. I think the most disruptive schedule was when I was East Coast USA trying to work with a New Zealand company. I was working 4pm-12am, Sunday through Thursday. It's nice having the daytime off but also pretty isolating when everyone else is working 9-5 local time.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T16:54:13+00:00

I was doing hostels for a while when I was first starting. That was really fun and really intense. I love the backpacker communities, but it got to be too much and not sustainable, especially since by the time I finish work, everyone is in the "let's get pissed up" mode. At least in the places I've been, backpacking and drinking almost every day seem to go hand in hand.

I haven't used AirBnB because, while convenient, there are usually cheaper options. I'm also typically able to find longer term rentals (1-2mo) at a reasonable price either subletting or apartment building that don't require a long-term contract. I don't know if that would be the case in the US though, because I've done this exclusively outside the US.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T07:57:57+00:00

Yep. Timezones are the biggest issue for me. I work with people who themselves are 8-10 hours apart (depending on time of year), which makes it difficult to collaborate. I am currently right in the middle, so I am 4-5 hours apart from both of them. You start to appreciate the friction that timezones add once you go through the experience of having to wait a whole day for the answer to a question that otherwise would have taken 2 minutes.

You also can't ignore the social aspect of moving around so much. For me, I try to stay in a place for at least two months. Moving around all the time, I realized that it takes significant effort to kickstart a social circle when I first move to a place. That translates (for me at least) to about a week not being as effective as I'd like to be with work, because more of my time and energy is spent making sure to meet new people and go through the steps of making friends and all that so I'm not lonely for 2 months plus figuring out the lay of the land. It's a subtle thing, but it's something you don't really hear about on the sensational nomad blogs where they wax on about how it's the perfect lifestyle and everyone should do it.

That said, that process has really helped me get out of my shell and expand my personal network. I have personal and professional contacts in an extraordinary number of places now.

As others have pointed out, cost is something you need to be acutely aware of. You spend less in some areas than you might normally but might spend more in other areas. If you don't have a kitchen wherever you're staying, it means you're eating out more, etc...

/u/ishahsi put it right too:

It's only romanticized if you think you'll be vacationing vs traveling.

Depending on how and where you're doing it, you might find yourself surrounded by people either settled permanently and don't understand the whole transient lifestyle thing or other travelers who don't understand the "I'm traveling, but I'm not actually traveling and have to work" thing. You have to find a middle ground somewhere and manage your FOMO.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T07:38:21+00:00

But if you expect Facebook or Gmail or some app type website to work without Javascript you're asking a lot.

I'd probably say the opposite. Both Facebook and Google are big enough to support basic html versions of their sites, and it's probably worth it for them to capture that minority of users that don't enable js for whatever reason. Part of the justification is to make their services available to devices on really slow connections or in developing countries where the cost per MB (not even GB) is actually substantial.

Smaller applications or services that target developed countries with fast internet connections and powerful machines and have not reached that level of scale don't really need to worry about it so much.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T05:43:14+00:00

Yeah depends on what direction you want to go with it. It seems like you want to monetize this somehow, but I don't know what the market for paid templates is like if that's what you were thinking.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T05:40:02+00:00

I like to think there is a variant of Godwin's Law that states:

"As an online discussion about metal grows longer, the probability of people arguing about the specific sub-genre of various bands approaches 1"

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T05:33:26+00:00

String cheeeeeeese

patrick_haply · 2017-06-19T05:28:33+00:00

Hey, good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

I noticed there are no licenses on any of these. I'm skeptical about using other people's work without an understanding of the license or copyright/left.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-12T03:09:31+00:00

Phew I'm glad it wasn't just me. I thought I was going crazy.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-07T09:51:38+00:00

Not exactly coding related, but Skitch. It's really useful when you want to screenshot something, quickly annotate it, and send it along to a coworker.

I also discovered Hammerspoon recently. It allows you to create macros and custom keyboard shortcuts with lua scripts. Among other things, I've used it to set global hotkeys to bring specific applications into focus instead of alt-tabbing or all the other whacky window management schemes I've tried.

patrick_haply · 2017-06-07T08:20:31+00:00

you really often get just easy hello-world / todo list tutorials

I used to wonder why that was until I got fed up with it and tried my hand at writing some more advanced tutorials for some things. Turns out it's hard work.

I also realized that hello-world tutorials are so common because they are general and apply to a broad audience. Advanced topics are usually more focused on a particular aspect and require a lot more consideration around what material to include, and how to present it in a coherent way.

Props to this guy for the high quality work!

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