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New comment by bazooka in "Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Marcotte"

bazooka — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:40:54 +0000

Hot take. It’s also untrue. Software developers overall are not millionaires.

I am discounting non-liquid assets like the main residence.

New comment by bazooka in "Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools"

bazooka — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:39:42 +0000

Being able to hold a pen in your hand and write a note that looks legible is a fundamental skill. One should be able to write a message on a card that does not make the recipient want to puke or at least wonder if whether the author survived what looks like an obvious stroke. It’s a matter of self respect.

New comment by bazooka in "Ability to see expertise is a milestone worth aiming for (2022)"

bazooka — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:16:15 +0000

He is not deflective. Your comments are rather dense. The orthodoxy of ‘changing frame’ and ‘putting it in a language they understand’ is layman drivel. It is not always possible to do so and it is overwhelmingly untractable if you eskew the fundamental reasons in a discussion with a non-expert that insists on technical justification and just doesn’t take your cookie-cutter time/money/competitive advantage talking points and can’t provide you with specifics that can be quantified.