How To Save The Princess In 8 Programming Languages
Programming sucks. This fairytale comic shows the different ways in which programming languages could fail you in the fantasy kingdom.
Istanbul airport motorcycle bomb leaves 'at least ten people' injured
‘AT least ten’ people have been injured after a bomb exploded near Istanbul airport. Emergency services rushed to the scene after the explosion rocked the area close to the transport hu…
Why Are Politicians So Obsessed With Manufacturing?
They should instead focus on the jobs Americans actually have: service work.
Hasnain says:
"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 64,000 steelworkers in America last year, and 820,000 home health aides — more than double the population of Pittsburgh. Next year, there will be fewer steelworkers and still more home health aides, as baby boomers fade into old age. Soon, we will be living in the United States of Home Health Aides, yet the candidates keep talking about steelworkers. Many home health aides live close to the poverty line: Average annual wages were just $22,870 last year. If both parties are willing to meddle with the marketplace in order to help one sector, why not do the same for jobs that currently exist?"
Posted on 2016-10-05T22:45:45+0000
Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend
I can’t think of a single large software company that doesn’t regularly draw internet comments of the form “What do all the employees do? I could build their product myself.” Benjamin Pollack and Jeff Atwood called out people who do that with Stack Overflow. But Stack Overflow is relatively obviousl...
Hasnain says:
Love the discussion on this too.
Bonus points for when you interview a candidate and they're surprised how big the company is
Posted on 2016-10-05T03:48:41+0000
That time Amazon flipped a default and made me thousands of dollars
Big companies have a way of accidentally stepping on little companies sometimes. But every once in awhile, they leave us better off.
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Posted on 2016-10-04T18:33:11+0000
Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny
Is the head of Y Combinator fixing the world, or trying to take over Silicon Valley?
U.S. paid P.R. firm $540 million to make fake al-Qaida videos in Iraq propaganda program
Report: Pentagon paid company founded by Maggie Thatcher's P.R. guru half a billion for secret war propaganda
xkcd: Work
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Hasnain says:
This is pretty much what engineering is. Software is very similar.
Posted on 2016-10-03T18:06:25+0000
Ranking the Most Beloved TV Shows That Got Canceled
What do the TV shows Firefly, Twin Peaks, and Freaks and Geeks all have in common?
Hasnain says:
Interesting data. Definitely want to see more flashforward
Posted on 2016-10-03T03:19:38+0000
Governor’s Director of Emergency Services Reminds Californians to be Prepared for Earthquakes - Cal OES Newsroom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Following a swarm of recent small magnitude earthquakes that began on Monday near the Salton Sea in Southern California, the Director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services reminded local emergency managers and the public to be prepared for the potential of similar or la...