Hacker News: tictoc

New comment by tictoc in "The software industry's greatest sin: hiring"

tictoc — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 02:14:42 +0000

If they prepared, why wouldn't they be hired? Unless there is rampant ageism.

New comment by tictoc in "The software industry's greatest sin: hiring"

tictoc — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 02:14:11 +0000

Is it actually an IQ test? Can you practice for an iq test like you can for an interview? I don't see it being that difficult to just grind on leetcode enough to snag a FAANG job.

New comment by tictoc in "Zoom banned from New York City schools due to privacy and security flaws"

tictoc — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:22:39 +0000

What a fall from grace.

New comment by tictoc in "ToTok, an Emirati messaging app, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race"

tictoc — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 04:55:09 +0000

Hypothetically, if people just got off their devices, wouldn't this entire digital arms race disappear? No phones. Not even computers except the bare necessity use.

Ask HN: How to Relax?

tictoc — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:59:34 +0000

I get frustrated. I have a lot of anxiety and tension. I have tried exercise, cannabis, float tanks, meditation, prayer, and doing nothing. The underlying anxiety is there. Is this something therapy can achieve? Can a sense of relaxation come at all?

I am usually anxious about doing something I don't want to do for a living, and the thought of leaving that job for something less stable and amigious. I am anxious about the meaning of it all. I am anxious about my personal worth as a human being. I am anxious about my short comings in life. I am anxious about money. I am anxious about the state of the world.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21671571

Points: 1

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Ask HN: What can I reasonably expect to make at a FAANG?

tictoc — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:05:33 +0000

Say I am a mid to senior developer. I've heard people making ridiculous amounts of money. Where do I get the cajones to ask for a price that high?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21664431

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by tictoc in "WeWork Founder Adam Neumann 'Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan'"

tictoc — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:46:36 +0000

I love the idea of billionaires sitting together thinking they are geniuses, ensuring the demise of the entire world with their buffoonery.

New comment by tictoc in "Differences between expert and novice brains in mice: study"

tictoc — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:55:14 +0000

Is the rat aware he's being used for a scientific experiment for human entertainment and a stepping stone to the mass enslavement of other species?

New comment by tictoc in "Joel Spolsky and Clive Thompson discuss the past, present, and future of coding"

tictoc — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 22:28:24 +0000

Joel is a great speaker. I am 100% on board with whatever he says. He's awesome.

New comment by tictoc in "94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet"

tictoc — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:54:19 +0000

Yeah. The very rich intrigue me. I wonder what they think, where they go, what they eat, and what they watch. Can't be the same shit we got.

New comment by tictoc in "Slack’s Shares Plunge After It Predicts a Larger Loss"

tictoc — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:52:59 +0000

Slack feels like employee surveillance beyond the chatting capabilities

New comment by tictoc in "Weighted blankets might ease insomnia and anxiety"

tictoc — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:36:52 +0000

Is it comfortable? What's the brand?

New comment by tictoc in "Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing"

tictoc — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:20:28 +0000

I think for the consumer who is willing to put in the effort, it's not hard to find the true artists. Sometimes they may be on the billboard 100, but chances are most of them are not. There's a rabbit hole of art to consume and pontificate over. I don't think the tragedy is that more people aren't aware of great artists. I think the real tragedy is that even if they were aware of it, they wouldn't give a damn.

Perhaps a solution should be engineered for that consumer who is looking, and that would be an art to avoid the mainstream bloat that would come with producing a mechanism like that.

New comment by tictoc in "Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing"

tictoc — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:15:32 +0000

I don't think people stealing would stop an artist from creating art. I think for people who view it as an ends to a mean, and make a living, it might make them seek other means of employment. But for the idealistic morons out there who create for the sake of creating, this wouldn't stop them in the least bit.

New comment by tictoc in "[dead]"

tictoc — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:18:12 +0000

agreed

New comment by tictoc in "Hiring Is Broken: What Do Developers Say About Technical Interviews?"

tictoc — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:21:12 +0000

Am I still hirable as a developer past age 35?

New comment by tictoc in "I completed Ultimate Go, took good notes and commented directly on source code"

tictoc — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:22:46 +0000

I feel like tests have always been the best way for me to understand what's actually going on in the code. Seems like a great way to learn!

New comment by tictoc in "Ask HN: Is there a project based book or course on Go for writing web APIs?"

tictoc — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:20:49 +0000

That url...

Ask HN: Where can I learn about Nikola Tesla?

tictoc — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:17:11 +0000

Documentaries, books, podcasts, or websites?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20708040

Points: 23

# Comments: 12

New comment by tictoc in "WeWork isn’t a tech company; it’s a soap opera"

tictoc — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:01:19 +0000

What VPNs should one be using? Should I create my own because what's the guarantee of a vpn actually being trustworthy?