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New comment by lcedp in "English: A vs. An"

lcedp — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:46:28 +0000

If only it were that simple. "I bought a car yesterday" -- Did I buy a specific car?

New comment by lcedp in "More German than many Germans"

lcedp — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:52:14 +0000

Have anyone seen similar articles about other countries?

New comment by lcedp in "A 1960s schools experiment that created a new alphabet"

lcedp — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:36:19 +0000

I wonder if it's possible to come up with an alphabet where different sound clusters are addressed by individual letters. For instance:

'h𐑬se' and 'aut' - where 𐑬 is read as 'au' in RP, but as 'oy' in NI.

The downside is that the said alphabet would have more letters and it won't be always easy to guess the spelling based on pronunciation (still easier than currently in English), but the upside is that one can always read any word correctly in their accent.

New comment by lcedp in "Dropbox Engineering Career Framework"

lcedp — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:20:32 +0000

> do I need to get to the next level?

It depends on the company. A few companies have a terminal level that is approximately equivalent to Dropbox's IC3/IC4. This level does not involve managing people, but it does require owning projects that can span across several teams.

New comment by lcedp in "The case against living in the Bay Area, for ambitious tech people"

lcedp — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:49:04 +0000

The boom _during_ Covid has been crazy, but I think it's still possible to get a FAANG job that will get you to the US. The other route would be joining a FAANG in the UK and then changing teams after 1-2 years.

New comment by lcedp in "Understanding Big Tech Salaries"

lcedp — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:59:11 +0000

> The simple answer? They can afford it.

I'm honestly not trying to nitpick, but the explanation "they do X because they can X" is not a good one. Being able to do X is a prerequisite for doing X, but it is not a sufficient condition. Why do they choose to, though? Perhaps, a part of it is vanity, but

> nothing to do with your skills

is a bit much. I might assure you, a FAANG interview requires certain skills[1], and it's easy to fail or be "downleveled" to a lower salary.

[1] - not to discourage anyone from trying to, you just need to put in some time and work.

New comment by lcedp in "A cautionary tale about software dependencies during major geopolitical events"

lcedp — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:37:48 +0000

I have trouble discerning the author's point exactly.

- Yes, you can't rely on open-source project going in the same direction as you want.

- Yes, any process involving people has a phycological and interpersonal component.

> To this day we read about the war and it feels distant[...]

> [..]don't get blindsided, especially in times of war[...]

I'm glad the author is not affected by the war, but I supposed it's fair to say that it is not hard for the author to stay unbiased (or it might be just indifferent).

Odd-looking strip could revolutionise the way we distribute computer data (1986)

lcedp — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 21:24:59 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1721437262041477570

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38502181

Points: 2

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New comment by lcedp in "Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in the US and Canada"

lcedp — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:01:25 +0000

In many Russian policies, the concept of a border is definitely lacking.

New comment by lcedp in "Cursorless is alien magic from the future"

lcedp — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:51:50 +0000

Chronic stress, when cortisol levels are consistently high, can lead to chronic inflammation.

New comment by lcedp in "Cursorless is alien magic from the future"

lcedp — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:43:00 +0000

That is a great insight. I noticed similar tension in my hands hovering over the keyboard instead of resting nearby.

New comment by lcedp in "Java 21 VirtualThreads vs. Clojure Lazy Seqs"

lcedp — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:48:20 +0000

> a Seqable object that will invoke the body only the first time seq is called, and will cache the result and return it on all subsequent seq calls.

To guarantee "only the first time", I suppose you need to have some kind of synchronization at some level.

New comment by lcedp in "India’s pickle people: Decades-old culinary heirlooms, nostalgia"

lcedp — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:46:15 +0000

> Did people end up eating potassium permanganate? I think that would be pretty toxic.

It is definitely toxic and dangerous. Yet, we used a very light solution of it (I'm thinking <0.1%, a very light shade of purple) to cause vomit reflex.

New comment by lcedp in "Engineer’s guide to career growth: Advice from my time at Stripe and Facebook"

lcedp — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:49:53 +0000

Can I pick and choose?

I see a lot of people are going with `climb the ladder' + `have kids'. Others go for `side hustle' + `fitness`

New comment by lcedp in "Leaving Haskell behind"

lcedp — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:35:30 +0000

The page appeares to be hugged to death. Google cache: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uWo0Ni...

New comment by lcedp in "Working quickly is more important than it seems (2015)"

lcedp — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 11:53:55 +0000

> I’ve noticed that if I respond to people’s emails quickly, they send me more emails.

That's funny: when I learnt this, I have encouraged myself to reply with a delay so that give people a chance to resolve problems on their own and generate less emails for future me to handle.

New comment by lcedp in "The culture map: How to navigate foreign cultures in business"

lcedp — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:07:30 +0000

Surely, Dutch understand the concepts of sarcasm, irony and euphemism.

New comment by lcedp in "Fuck being productive"

lcedp — Fri, 12 May 2023 11:54:23 +0000

He/she refers to this https://medium.com/@pskallas/4-hour-life-glossary-4740bca641...

New comment by lcedp in "The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness"

lcedp — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:02:57 +0000

Perhaps, in the second sentence, they meant total calories. More fat with protein is good, more fat with carbs - bad. According to this paper. But, yes, the abstract section could be greatly improved.

New comment by lcedp in "A Gambler Who Beat Roulette"

lcedp — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:41:09 +0000

It must be quite a book if you reread every year. Could you elaborate on what questions that book answers?