Hacker News: bmk44

New comment by bmk44 in "Why is Good Friday called Good Friday?"

bmk44 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:54:35 +0000

In Polish, it is called "Wielki Piątek" which translates as "Great Friday". Simiarly; the week is "Wielki Tydzień", translates as "Great Week". I always understood it in the similar vein as the Jewish "High Holidays" as the most important observation of the year.

The discrepancy between "Holy Week" and "Good Friday" always irked me when I learned these terms in English.

New comment by bmk44 in "Customizable HTML Select"

bmk44 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:42:24 +0000

Even with an average software engineer compensation, you probably got paid a lot more than a penny for every custom "select" you implemented :)

New comment by bmk44 in "Quake Brutalist Jam II"

bmk44 — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:53:59 +0000

"Almost Lost" and "Campgrounds" are brilliant works of level design art. Why bother playing any other map?!

Great game and it is still amazing to me how after all these years I am still finding new moves or nuances of the physics engine to learn and practice.

New comment by bmk44 in "Consider Disabling Browser Push Notifications on Family and Friends Devices"

bmk44 — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:23:03 +0000

I volunteer at a church by helping out with some basic IT issues from time to time. I recently had to disable Chrome browser notifications on one of their PCs because the McAffee anti-virus notifications just wouldn't stop. I thought I had already uninstalled the actual McAffee desktop software but I guess it embedded itself into the chrome browser somehow too.

On a related note, I wish Chrome had an easy way to permanently say "don't ask again" (on a site-by-site basis) to the "Do you want to login with a google account?" popup that so many sites have nowadays.

New comment by bmk44 in "SEC Charges Three with Insider Trading Around Equifax Data Breach Announcement"

bmk44 — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:58:21 +0000

The penalty against normal everyday people like these people seems much stiffer than the penalties levied at sophisticated financial professionals. The traders operating hard-to-prove frauds with a "nod and a wink" approval from their supervisors at large banks and hedge funds always seem to be allowed to reap hundreds of millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains and if caught, give back only a tiny fraction of it, without even admitting guilt.

New comment by bmk44 in "Ask HN: I did not get pay rise – as only person in team. Should I quit?"

bmk44 — Thu, 26 May 2022 16:52:14 +0000

Sounds to me like your abrasive attitude and deficiency in soft skills may have strained your relationships with your boss and coworkers. Improving your interpersonal skills will be very beneficial to you in the long term, even if it does not salvage your current situation.

If I were you, I would just start searching for a new job and make a conscious effort to be easier to work with in your next job. No one likes having to work with jerks, no matter how technically skilled or brilliant they may be. I'm not saying you are a jerk but it sounds like others may see you that way.

New comment by bmk44 in "Munchausen Syndrome by Recruiter"

bmk44 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 18:31:07 +0000

While I agree with the article's main takeaway that you need to have a good relationship and work together with recruiter, I mostly disagree with the negative scaremongering about sharing your resume. Every single recruiter I have ever shared my resume in order to apply for a particular role explicitly asked me to confirm a "right to represent" statement and only then would they share my profile with a target company.

In my most recent job search as a senior front-end developer, I turned my LinkedIn profile to be "seeking work - visible only to recruiters" and I corresponded with over 300 recruiters over the course of 4 months. My initial reply message to every recruiter who contacted me included a greeting, my salary expectations, my phone number, and my schedule during which I am free to chat, as well as a copy of my resume. They all appreciated that I laid my cards on the table since it eliminated 15-30 minutes of pointless back and forth required for them to get this information from me, and they could also cut the conversation short immediately if whatever role they represented wasn't a good match. This kind of job search process took relatively long but ultimately, with little effort, I was able to land a gig that's a perfect fit at the top range of my salary expectations.

Pro-tip: create a dedicated email address for the purpose of your job search and NEVER include your primary phone number on a resume which you share with recruiters or portals such as dice.com.