Taken at the flood: How Agatha Christie moved with her times
3 by samclemens | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to find “senior” jack of all trades jobs?
Ask HN: How to find “senior” jack of all trades jobs?
22 by stevenhubertron | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I have been in my current role for about 6 years. While I wasn't hired for it specifically, my average week has my time split between product management, managing a small team to develop those products, ux design, and front-end JS/Python development. It's really a roll where I am all over the place and I do really enjoy it. However, due to the Covid reality in the world right now I am starting to think my time here is up. How can I find another job that isn't specialized to one specific roll as I really do enjoy being a jack of all trades master of none and would like to continue to do that in my next role. I'm also fairly experienced with 16 years of "jack of all trade" type positions.
22 by stevenhubertron | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I have been in my current role for about 6 years. While I wasn't hired for it specifically, my average week has my time split between product management, managing a small team to develop those products, ux design, and front-end JS/Python development. It's really a roll where I am all over the place and I do really enjoy it. However, due to the Covid reality in the world right now I am starting to think my time here is up. How can I find another job that isn't specialized to one specific roll as I really do enjoy being a jack of all trades master of none and would like to continue to do that in my next role. I'm also fairly experienced with 16 years of "jack of all trade" type positions.
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Biden defends son, says Hunter overcame 'drug problem' after Trump raises family controversies
09/29/20 7:35 PM
Biden defends son, says Hunter overcame 'drug problem' after Trump raises family controversies
09/29/20 7:35 PM
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Trump tells Biden radical left will 'have you wrapped around their finger' as clash over law and order takes center stage
09/29/20 7:11 PM
Trump tells Biden radical left will 'have you wrapped around their finger' as clash over law and order takes center stage
09/29/20 7:11 PM
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Presidential debate gets personal as Biden calls Trump a ‘clown,’ Trump tells Biden he’s not ‘smart’
09/29/20 6:38 PM
Presidential debate gets personal as Biden calls Trump a ‘clown,’ Trump tells Biden he’s not ‘smart’
09/29/20 6:38 PM
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President Trump, Joe Biden clash over Supreme Court nomination. Join the debate now.
09/29/20 6:26 PM
President Trump, Joe Biden clash over Supreme Court nomination. Join the debate now.
09/29/20 6:26 PM
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Presidential debate: Trump, Biden clash over Barrett Supreme Court nomination, ObamaCare in first showdown
09/29/20 6:16 PM
Presidential debate: Trump, Biden clash over Barrett Supreme Court nomination, ObamaCare in first showdown
09/29/20 6:16 PM
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President Trump and Joe Biden square off for historic debate in Cleveland, 9 pm ET on Fox News Channel
09/29/20 5:51 PM
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Monday, 28 September 2020
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Tampa Bay Lighting Win Stanley Cup
09/28/20 8:02 PM
Tampa Bay Lighting Win Stanley Cup
09/28/20 8:02 PM
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Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes 1 million
09/28/20 5:44 PM
Worldwide coronavirus death toll passes 1 million
09/28/20 5:44 PM
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Several states are reporting 911 dispatch outages.
09/28/20 5:27 PM
Several states are reporting 911 dispatch outages.
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Sunday, 27 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade?
Does Machine Translation Affect International Trade?
16 by cracker_jacks | 8 comments on Hacker News.
16 by cracker_jacks | 8 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: DevUtils.app – Developer Utilities for macOS
Show HN: DevUtils.app – Developer Utilities for macOS
9 by trungdq88 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
This is a project I've been working on since the start of Covid-19. I built an app so that I don't have to put data into online tools like JWT debugger, JSON formatter, URL decoder, etc... https://devutils.app The app works entirely offline and is open-source. I'm selling the pre-built version of the app to earn some revenue for my time. If you want to try the app but can't afford the price or don't have XCode to build the app, drop me an email (my profile), I'll be happy to provide you a free build. I would love to hear all the feedback/suggestions. Thanks!
9 by trungdq88 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
This is a project I've been working on since the start of Covid-19. I built an app so that I don't have to put data into online tools like JWT debugger, JSON formatter, URL decoder, etc... https://devutils.app The app works entirely offline and is open-source. I'm selling the pre-built version of the app to earn some revenue for my time. If you want to try the app but can't afford the price or don't have XCode to build the app, drop me an email (my profile), I'll be happy to provide you a free build. I would love to hear all the feedback/suggestions. Thanks!
New top story on Hacker News: Brain-eating microbe: US city warned over water supply
Brain-eating microbe: US city warned over water supply
10 by open-source-ux | 2 comments on Hacker News.
10 by open-source-ux | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, 26 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: The First Appearance of a Real Computer in a Comic Book
The First Appearance of a Real Computer in a Comic Book
3 by ADavison2560 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by ADavison2560 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 25 September 2020
Thursday, 24 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: The Need for Stable Foundations in Software Development
The Need for Stable Foundations in Software Development
4 by kennethfriedman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by kennethfriedman | 0 comments on Hacker News.
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Night 2: Confrontations escalate in Louisville as curfew inches closer, follow live updates
09/24/20 7:09 PM
Night 2: Confrontations escalate in Louisville as curfew inches closer, follow live updates
09/24/20 7:09 PM
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DOJ sends stern warning to PA county after multiple military ballots found trashed
09/24/20 5:56 PM
DOJ sends stern warning to PA county after multiple military ballots found trashed
09/24/20 5:56 PM
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
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Two Louisville police officers shot as nationwide unrest spreads over Breonna Taylor grand jury decision
09/23/20 6:21 PM
Two Louisville police officers shot as nationwide unrest spreads over Breonna Taylor grand jury decision
09/23/20 6:21 PM
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Louisville police say one of their officers has been shot as protests over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling intensify
09/23/20 6:00 PM
Louisville police say one of their officers has been shot as protests over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling intensify
09/23/20 6:00 PM
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: How to Say No, for the People Pleaser Who Always Says Yes
How to Say No, for the People Pleaser Who Always Says Yes
49 by themodelplumber | 8 comments on Hacker News.
49 by themodelplumber | 8 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: So I Hired a Homeless Guy
Ask HN: So I Hired a Homeless Guy
46 by temp141516 | 30 comments on Hacker News.
I own an old bricks-and-mortar kind of business. Over the years, I’ve often tried to go a step beyond to help people out in hiring decisions, giving folks a second-chance. This “policy” (if you can call it that) has worked out well exactly once (but a spectacular success). The same policy has turned out quite poorly on several occasions, and twice, disaster. We have an in-house software project. One applicant (call him “Jake”) interviewed rather casually, in dirty clothes. His interview was great. His portfolio was very good. His references responded tersely. I hired him. Jake excelled at the project, worked long hours, and the project made fast progress. He became project lead. After a couple of weeks, Jake surreptitiously “moved in” and started sleeping at the office. After hours there started to be problems. Damage to the walls (~a dozen holes). A tile in the bathroom shattered. One of Jake’s monitors shattered. Complaints from the other building tenants about screaming on the weekends (yes, screaming). (He fixed the walls and replaced the monitor.) The problem is this: during the day, when we’re focused on the software, he’s great. Really great. When he veers off into his personal past, or if he’s having a bad day, it’s a lot of unresolved parent issues and talk of witchcraft and auras. Then he tells you earnestly that he’s not crazy (he uses the word “crazy” a lot, actually). The seemingly obvious solution is for him to move out. He could easily afford a local apartment. Judging from his responses to my suggestions (and our in-house experience) it may be difficult for him to keep an apartment. I have concerns that his odd behavior might put him in jail (he is also black). Everybody was fine with him at the beginning. His work is still great. Now everyone has become apprehensive about him. So my choices seem like A) Leave him alone, B) Move him out, C) ...I don’t know.
46 by temp141516 | 30 comments on Hacker News.
I own an old bricks-and-mortar kind of business. Over the years, I’ve often tried to go a step beyond to help people out in hiring decisions, giving folks a second-chance. This “policy” (if you can call it that) has worked out well exactly once (but a spectacular success). The same policy has turned out quite poorly on several occasions, and twice, disaster. We have an in-house software project. One applicant (call him “Jake”) interviewed rather casually, in dirty clothes. His interview was great. His portfolio was very good. His references responded tersely. I hired him. Jake excelled at the project, worked long hours, and the project made fast progress. He became project lead. After a couple of weeks, Jake surreptitiously “moved in” and started sleeping at the office. After hours there started to be problems. Damage to the walls (~a dozen holes). A tile in the bathroom shattered. One of Jake’s monitors shattered. Complaints from the other building tenants about screaming on the weekends (yes, screaming). (He fixed the walls and replaced the monitor.) The problem is this: during the day, when we’re focused on the software, he’s great. Really great. When he veers off into his personal past, or if he’s having a bad day, it’s a lot of unresolved parent issues and talk of witchcraft and auras. Then he tells you earnestly that he’s not crazy (he uses the word “crazy” a lot, actually). The seemingly obvious solution is for him to move out. He could easily afford a local apartment. Judging from his responses to my suggestions (and our in-house experience) it may be difficult for him to keep an apartment. I have concerns that his odd behavior might put him in jail (he is also black). Everybody was fine with him at the beginning. His work is still great. Now everyone has become apprehensive about him. So my choices seem like A) Leave him alone, B) Move him out, C) ...I don’t know.
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House approves spending bill in effort to avoid government shutdown during pandemic
09/22/20 5:53 PM
House approves spending bill in effort to avoid government shutdown during pandemic
09/22/20 5:53 PM
Monday, 21 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Is it me or PWAs are pretty much dead?
Ask HN: Is it me or PWAs are pretty much dead?
29 by NosmanWert | 17 comments on Hacker News.
It does not make business sense for Apple or Google to allow them for obvious reasons. They get money from in app purchases. If every app was a PWA they would lose a lot of revenue. Even for businesses that are ad supported they are better of with native apps. You can block ads on a PWA very easily because it's a web app. With a mobile app good luck switching the ads off. Now, I get the technical advantages of a PWA but it seems to me that it has failed to take off because of the business reasons above. Is my assessment correct?
29 by NosmanWert | 17 comments on Hacker News.
It does not make business sense for Apple or Google to allow them for obvious reasons. They get money from in app purchases. If every app was a PWA they would lose a lot of revenue. Even for businesses that are ad supported they are better of with native apps. You can block ads on a PWA very easily because it's a web app. With a mobile app good luck switching the ads off. Now, I get the technical advantages of a PWA but it seems to me that it has failed to take off because of the business reasons above. Is my assessment correct?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What are your instruments for investment?
Ask HN: What are your instruments for investment?
27 by imheretolearn | 13 comments on Hacker News.
I am going to get my first salary so I was looking around for investment options. Do you have any advice for someone just starting out? How do you manage your investments? Any apps/services that stand out? Also, any resources for understanding index funds would be great. I know they are a basket of securities but I don't understand why they're traded on the stock market just like a stock. Because if they're traded on the stock market then they're prone to be affected by the forces that affect the stocks.
27 by imheretolearn | 13 comments on Hacker News.
I am going to get my first salary so I was looking around for investment options. Do you have any advice for someone just starting out? How do you manage your investments? Any apps/services that stand out? Also, any resources for understanding index funds would be great. I know they are a basket of securities but I don't understand why they're traded on the stock market just like a stock. Because if they're traded on the stock market then they're prone to be affected by the forces that affect the stocks.
Sunday, 20 September 2020
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2020 Emmy Awards: Complete winners list
09/20/20 8:43 PM
2020 Emmy Awards: Complete winners list
09/20/20 8:43 PM
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Favourite blogs?
Ask HN: Favourite blogs?
5 by rhezab | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Whose blogs should I read? Can be technical or personal or essays. Basically anything interesting!
5 by rhezab | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Whose blogs should I read? Can be technical or personal or essays. Basically anything interesting!
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2020 Emmy Awards: Complete winners list
09/20/20 8:29 PM
2020 Emmy Awards: Complete winners list
09/20/20 8:29 PM
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WATCH: Trump sits down with Mark Levin to discuss law and order, the pandemic and the 2020 election
09/20/20 4:59 PM
WATCH: Trump sits down with Mark Levin to discuss law and order, the pandemic and the 2020 election
09/20/20 4:59 PM
Saturday, 19 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Your Favourite HN Comment?
Ask HN: Your Favourite HN Comment?
4 by higerordermap | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Every once in a while there are some good, __in-depth__ replies to posts on HN, worth bookmarking. What are your favourite HN comments?
4 by higerordermap | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Every once in a while there are some good, __in-depth__ replies to posts on HN, worth bookmarking. What are your favourite HN comments?
New top story on Hacker News: Raspberry Pi – UASP, Trim, and Boot Performance via USB
Raspberry Pi – UASP, Trim, and Boot Performance via USB
11 by geerlingguy | 0 comments on Hacker News.
11 by geerlingguy | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 18 September 2020
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Biden says the next person elected president should choose Ginsburg’s replacement
09/18/20 6:55 PM
Biden says the next person elected president should choose Ginsburg’s replacement
09/18/20 6:55 PM
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WATCH: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reacts to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing
09/18/20 6:42 PM
WATCH: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reacts to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing
09/18/20 6:42 PM
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Trump reacts to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing: "She was an amazing woman"
09/18/20 6:21 PM
Trump reacts to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing: "She was an amazing woman"
09/18/20 6:21 PM
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McConnell says Trump’s Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’
09/18/20 5:59 PM
McConnell says Trump’s Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’
09/18/20 5:59 PM
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87
09/18/20 4:37 PM
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87
09/18/20 4:37 PM
Thursday, 17 September 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Visual artist Noelia Towers on being compelled to create
Visual artist Noelia Towers on being compelled to create
3 by axiomdata316 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by axiomdata316 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
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WATCH: President Trump speaks at rally in battleground state Wisconsin.
09/17/20 6:09 PM
WATCH: President Trump speaks at rally in battleground state Wisconsin.
09/17/20 6:09 PM
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
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Co-winners named for Entertainer of the Year at ACMs
09/16/20 8:20 PM
Co-winners named for Entertainer of the Year at ACMs
09/16/20 8:20 PM
