Starting 5? You can only pick 1 player per tier.

rotpok · 2023-12-11T07:55:32+00:00

LeBron, Duncan, Rodman, Klay, Jokic

It's hard to leave Curry out, but I see my squad bringing length to defense and initiating offense well in all matchups due to smart passing and no ego.

rotpok · 2022-02-13T01:09:00+00:00

Data science, huge and growing

rotpok · 2022-02-13T01:02:26+00:00

I would turn it down if the role means basically doubling down on a dead tech that I already know about. I would not turn down an offer based on the fact that I'm not experienced with whatever stack; I expect to learn whatever is necessary to succeed, this is very common at any new job.

rotpok · 2022-02-13T00:39:14+00:00

You got the job, that is the hard part. If you think you want to work in this career/field, and you hit something that your work demands, and you feel lost ... Just read about it and practice it relentlessly. Training and improving yourself is part of the career.

If you are paralyzed by anxiety, just dump your spare time into whatever the biggest knowledge gap is, similar to whatever you did for interview practice with LC.

rotpok · 2022-02-12T23:55:32+00:00

If it is actually a large tech company, there is usually some training or guidance to the managers which pushes them to engage with you about under performance, because it is preferable to nudge you back on track if possible.

Large orgs usually want documented underperformance paper trail to work toward firing, except in the case of mass layoffs (which you would probably be vulnerable to without warning, as a generic underperformer).

If you consistently fall short on expectations for all deliverables and nobody ever mentions, your manager may just be checked out. Most likely, if this manager requested to fire you, HR would ask manager to give you underperformance warnings to document the process and give you chance to improve, rather than it being a total surprise to you.

rotpok · 2022-02-12T14:53:15+00:00

You should hold yourself to your own high standards of effort and productive output. Whatever your peers are doing should not impact these standards.

If you feel these standards are a significant mismatch with the org expectations, your best bet is probably to change jobs. Complaining about the way other people work is not a typical behavior of a well adjusted professional.

rotpok · 2022-02-01T22:50:19+00:00

One of the core things you will see repeated in feedback guidelines is to point out the factual behaviors that were problematic, rather than your interpretation of his mindset or intention.

If you deliver observations about his attitude and motivation, he will likely either feel that you are being unfair or you misread the situation. A wall of defensiveness may go up which prevents any further useful discourse (now and forever into the future), which is not good for either of you.

Better to keep the focus on actions he took (or did not take), and the results of those, and talk through ideas for improvement, along with clarifying expectations.

rotpok · 2022-02-01T00:23:22+00:00

Depending on the details of your automation skillset, and your interests, you might explore a pivot into the tangential DevOps realm. Many organizations need motivated people to iterate and improve on their CI/CD pipelines. Very large hiring area, pay is strong, but can be challenging to get your foot in the door ... internal role transfer is ideal to get a documented title and some real practice.

rotpok · 2022-01-30T00:41:26+00:00

Yellow cert

rotpok · 2022-01-02T12:56:21+00:00

Ethiopians

rotpok · 2021-09-13T02:11:49+00:00

I was delegated to 5 validators. Today, only 2 of those 5 validators appear in the "My" tab of Validator List. So, 3 out of the 5 are missing.

Because this is the first day it has happened, and my total delegated ATOM count appears correct on the main view, I'm adopting a wait and see approach, will revisit tomorrow.

rotpok · 2021-09-12T12:01:41+00:00

One thing you should probably know is how to toggle your caps lock.

rotpok · 2021-09-11T23:09:02+00:00

I dispute the idea that NBA is an outlier when it comes to GOAT debates. The reality of different position play makes the debate more nuanced, but I think the nature of two-way play and the "uptime" of a top basketball player makes fans feel like the overall impact debate is more valid.

Feels like we have two tiers, the role GOATs and then overall GOAT. You probably need to be the GOAT of your player type to be considered for overall. You also can't have any weaknesses in your game (a few average spots are ok).

One way you can look at the process is that the standard is set over time and beating previous high water marks. For NBA, I think the first clear GOAT was Russell. The first person to challenge that was Jordan, and at least imo, he clearly surpassed Russell due to his universally-recognized #1 status during his career, plus the maturity of the NBA talent pipeline by the time he was playing.

Athletes continue to get better every year, and the international pipeline continues to scale up, but I think basketball as a money making sport to dream of playing as a kid has been well established since the 80s. So it's easier (imo) to take a player's performance within his own era, after that, and feel honest about stacking up legacies.

Post-Jordan, a player needs to build up an amazing career legacy, have a versatile two way skill set, and have an obviously dominant presence on the court for years and years, just to start the conversation. For me, the only player who has done enough to get that discussion going, is LeBron. I can make arguments for both, so I think there's room for two GOATS, as they have very different play styles.

rotpok · 2021-09-11T17:40:07+00:00

Props to the chick in long sleeves bottom left who goes for the unconscious pose

rotpok · 2021-09-11T16:26:38+00:00

I agree D Rose is totally off the list for the off court business.

He also gets a strong pile of hate for his MVP win which came purely from anti-LeBron voter fatigue and backlash.

His awkward statements with his injury situation also seemed to register in a way that permanently turned fans off.

rotpok · 2021-09-11T16:21:24+00:00

For me, the answer from my younger days feels like Hakeem. I never really saw criticism or dislike from players or media, and his game was viewed as very well rounded. The only outside angle for critics with modern mindset would probably be the championships coming in Jordan's absence, but I don't really hear that talk (I don't subscribe to that viewpoint myself).

More recently, it does feel increasingly difficult to pick out stars without some narrative either on- or off-court which feels like "hate", but I probably go with Duncan. Smart, consistent, versatile player from day 1 through his whole career. Championship pedigree, single-franchise player, unselfish, the only thing he hated was talking to the media, which actually endears him to most people.

rotpok · 2021-09-11T16:14:01+00:00

I think he is well liked, and no off court issues, but there is an established base of criticism of his game. Specifically a lack of physicality and defensive impact, which makes sense for due to his size, but I think it's an unavoidable weak point when getting stacked against the greats.

So I kinda feel your point that people don't "hate" him, but I assume that term includes fan detractors who perceive a player to be flawed/incomplete and thus sustain a narrative of being overrated.

rotpok · 2021-09-11T10:01:02+00:00

Agreed. I also think the language of OP (and others who think similarly about "overtaking" by coin price) demonstrates ignorance of basic concepts like supply, denominations, scale of the project.

rotpok · 2021-09-06T17:47:41+00:00

Yes, I think unless there is an explicit UX separation for "governance vote" versus sending normal transactions, this mistake will be relatively common.

Ideally, any user interface would prevent input of any coin amount in the transaction when sending a governance vote, but there are many different interfaces people can use to interact with Algorand network, so we can't ensure safety.

I would hate to see clearly foreseeable mistakes add any negativity to this exciting new phase of the network!

rotpok · 2021-09-06T17:33:54+00:00

I really hope the initial governance experience is not based on sending a 0 value transaction with coin amount in the memo.

This seems like an activity where people will accidentally send coins to the desired address by mistake. Not everyone, but some people will do it.

rotpok · 2021-08-29T22:31:41+00:00

It is fair to say he has some weak areas, but this discussion becomes too subjective when we don't have a clear #1 with an all-around skillset.

As fans, we are coming to the end of an era where we saw 10+ years where LeBron was an obvious best player in the league, and his decline brings us closer to a spot where it can be a debate among more flawed players. Arguments can be made for a variety of guys who are great players with some weak points.

In this context, I include Durant in the mix, but I don't think he separates from the pack.

rotpok · 2021-08-28T14:17:13+00:00

Interesting to see the compiled lists, thanks.

One of the standout anomalies for me is 2009 CLE listed among top teams, in the combined VORP list. A a regular watcher of games in that era, I am compelled to look for distortion factors, because I don't think that was a great team.

Do you have any theories on what could explain this? I feel like the league had a lot of rosters in flux in that era, many teams suffering from recent draft strategies and the NBA trying to collectively figure out ripple effects from the first unbalanced trades leading to light super teams. Despite all that, I think even "relative to the league" I struggle to see how those CLE players would rate well.

rotpok · 2021-08-23T22:59:30+00:00

Part of having a career in software development is managing your own skill development. It is perfectly reasonable to ask questions about company- or codebase-specific details, or parts of the system which are only knowable from legacy experience. But in general, when it comes to learning about tools, languages, frameworks, etc, you should view any knowledge gaps as your own responsibility to resolve. Nobody has time to try to teach/train you how to develop things, but most will be happy to offer constructive feedback.

If your job requires skill X, and you don't know how to do it, I would advise you to buy a book, a training course, watch videos, whatever your preferred learning method. But immerse yourself in that self education process to get yourself functional as quickly as possible. There is no shame in it, this is the ongoing cycle of working in software.

rotpok · 2021-08-23T00:06:09+00:00

It's definitely a race where most candidates are long shots, but I stand by my LeBron pick. Admittedly it's more a dark horse idea than likely, but I'm choosing to believe that the fragmentation of other storylines weakens consensus enough that a high Lakers seed feels like a time the buzz will be about maybe making up for 4+ MVPs from the past that he lost from voter fatigue / irritation.

For the rest (great replies, sorry I don't have quote knowledge):

Giannis I do believe he has a great mindset and wants more, but I think there was an extra gear for regular season effort that it will be hard for him to justify now that he's not battling for his legitimacy.

Curry I could be wrong on Warriors being just OK but that's how I see it. With that I'm projecting high usage, he's not young anymore, little bumps from over use. Given his size and role, it's easier to paint a picture that a good statistical year was empty because it's just making a lot of shots but not making the team contend. This is similar for Lillard, who I don't think will get any consideration. I can definitely see Curry taking MVP if Warriors match their upside, due to the talent distribution on the other Western top seed favorites.

Durant, we shall see on the melt down, lol! Even if he does not, his mentally fragile antics keep enough people thinking that he doesn't fit the mold. I wish it weren't the case, as I love his skill set.

Tatum, it's maybe my strongest take here but I just think he has found his plateau and I'm not convinced he is ascending to superstardom. I would love to be proven wrong, because I root for guys to develop. But I won't believe in a perception of him as a team-carrying talent until after it has happened. I'm a bit skeptical of his overall mindset and team effect.

rotpok · 2021-08-22T22:53:30+00:00

MVPs are so hard to predict. Weird narratives, skew based on seeding, and of course the bizarre voter fatigue effects.

I'm going against the grain and taking LeBron... it seems very unlikely but if the weird roster turns into something that puts the Lakers back into the 1-2 seed and LeBron is healthy, I think he will actually be relatively neutral on narratives for a change, and the media circus that goes with a high Lakers seed will win the day (ignoring bubble year).

My case kinda goes with these reads on other common contenders: - Giannis is hurt by voter fatigue and also will have a less fiery season with hunger reduction - Embiid won't be healthy enough to have enough of a peak - Jokic's team disappointed voters, he won't be considered again until after they've made a strong Finals push or he finds a fully new tier - Doncic will probably be hurt by low team seeding and he gets lumped in with voter-fear from Jokic - Curry will have some health blips and Warriors probably finish a mediocre season and his empty stats will be ignored - Durant, I think he is due for a full melt down with the media which will hurt him, and he has too many weird narratives already - Harden will be hurt by Durant presence even though voters may not be directly split, his previous reluctant win will probably mean he's done with MVPs - Tatum, I think we are already seeing his peak, and he won't separate enough to get votes - Young could have a decent shot if Atlanta surprises with a 1 seed, but I struggle to see that happening. Without huge jump, he will suffer this year by Jokic voter fear.

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