mushroommunk

My STEM college was still big on humanities. We were required to take a writing and communication class specifically focused on effective writing. They understood it doesn't matter how good your engineering work is if you can't convey it to anyone.

I think the problem is a more fundamental flaw in how we teach and convey ideas and a core problem with the education process.

I remember one of my college professors commenting my papers were some of his favorites simply because he could tell I understood structure. He spent many hours lamenting the lack of continuity he saw in even the STEM students known for thinking logically.

Definitely not my experience at four different companies or what I've seen from my friends venting. I'm kind of jealous.

The only time I've gotten to improve things already written is when we had a specific contract to do so once. Other than that, yeah, small bug fixes but otherwise new development only.

Oh good lord no. Who knows what bacteria they'll start ingesting because the water is "raw"

You get to manage code? Once it's shipped it's gone. There's no time for refactor and only tackle major bugs. That's the corporate way

"Sometimes being a programmer isn't about the code you write, it's about knowing which libraries to use. It still takes skill." I tell myself as I add my 20th nuget package instead of writing ten lines of code to reverse a string.

It's been a term for some who causes mischief or stirs up emotions since the 1400s. It's not always negative as many in the civil rights movement are often labeled firebrands it can have notes of that

I guess it might not come across in text. I was more mocking Musk's tendency to over promise and under deliver by taking it one step further

My wife just reminded me I haven't made pozole rojo in a while. Guess this is my sign to get cooking.

I mean it's been a while since I watched any of it but I recall there being space Nazis and they used their overwhelming force to subjugate others.

Fuck it. Let's just make a Dyson sphere. If you can already circle the planet with enough satellites to cool it while letting plants still grow you're well on your way

For some that's their main hobby. If they've got an emergency fund, retirement account, and can cover expenses, why shouldn't they save for their hobby? Seems like they're doing it the smart way.