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@zkat__ ("kat marchán") wrote:

bad idea of the day: "I should write a NuGet client in Rust"

:|

@travisthetechie ("Travis Smith") retweeted:

@GalvinAlmanza ("Emily Galvin-Almanza") wrote:

Me, explaining Montessori to a 3 year old: It's a school where they believe that work is play...so they think playing is your job.

Her: Playing is not my job.

Me: ... what is your job?

Her: Being a grizzly bear and living my life the right way for a grizzly bear to live.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Then, when that thing we said was gonna take 3 weeks actually takes 6 months, people should be gracious and look the other way. Don't mention it and pretend it's not a big deal. Because who could've anticipated right? But I still deserve a raise and a promotion btw.

@ewarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:

I have nothing against hobbies. Or outer space. But I have a bone to pick with rich people who avoid paying their fair share. It is time for a #WealthTax in America.

Video:

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

We wish somebody could just peer into our soul (by glancing at our portfolio) and see that we are worthy and good. And then give us $150K without question. But also just not pay attention to what we're doing for the first few months while we fumble around getting up to speed.

@AnnTelnaes ("Ann Telnaes") replied to a tweet by @AnnTelnaes:

(from the archives)

@gaywonk ("Carlos Maza") wrote:

Wearing my mask to the gym and coffee shop after a brief summer of hubris…

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

There are many things that are more correlated with what's important about your job. Here's the other thing y'all don't wanna hear. Being evaluated for those things produces equal amounts of anxiety in many candidates. Because the truth is none of us want to be evaluated at all.

@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") retweeted:

@definitelyvita ("✊🏾🇵🇷Vita is not here, leave a message🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Leah helped me finally set up the landing page (that's all I got for now, working on it!) of my website.

https://definitelyvita.com/

Big ups to @TeaPowered for taking that dope subway photo!

@AnnTelnaes ("Ann Telnaes") wrote:

Read--->

Trump to acting AG, according to aide’s notes: ‘Just say the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me,’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-rosen-phone-call-notes/2021/07/30/2e9430d6-f14d-11eb-81d2-ffae0f931b8f_story.html?tid=ss_tw

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Taking a problem you just learned about and producing working code to solve it within 45 minutes. That's actually fucking amazing. It's just not an important skill for being successful at modern dev jobs. And it's only loosely correlated with what's important. So we threw it out.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I don't do whiteboard coding interviews in my programs. But it's not because many people hate them these days. It's a learnable skill. People just aren't learning it these days. The reason I don't use it is because it doesn't evaluate anything I care about.

@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") wrote:

Lost their bid because the powers that be really want to gentrify that area, aka anti-Black discrimination

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565647-black-community-group-loses-bid-to-acquire-downtown-la-mall-despite

@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") replied to a tweet by @Maryxus:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565629-father-of-five-told-family-i-should-have-gotten-the-damn-vaccine-before

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

More importantly though. I still got positive feedback regardless of which of these techniques were in practice. Because the problem is not the exercise. The problem is creating environment that helps mitigate people's anxieties so they can put their best foot forward.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I have tried many different interview techniques. From take home exercises to project breakdowns to pairing exercises to whiteboard system design. Any of it can give strong signal about a candidate if you know what it is you're actually evaluating for.

@zkat__ ("kat marchán") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:

The difference is that MSFT apparently actually cares about improving the dev experience in a direction that people actually want and are actually supporting the ecosystem now?

@zkat__ ("kat marchán") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:

(hint: it never was. We just pretended. Windows devs have always been the majority but a bunch of startup kids thought macs were cool and forgot about that little fact)

@zkat__ ("kat marchán") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:

Seriously, macOS isn't the dev platform of choice anymore.

@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") replied to a tweet by @Maryxus:

"[T]he virus will not stop changing until almost everyone has been fully vaccinated."

@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") wrote:

"[V]accines alone will not stop the emergence of new coronavirus strains, and could actually accelerate the evolution of new variants that evade their protection if safety measures like masking are stopped prematurely."

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/565645-new-study-says-vaccines-cant-stop-the-delta

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I've built interview processes at multiple companies that consistently get positive feedback from candidates. Whether they get an offer from is or not, they report that the process felt humane and considerate.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I'm being a jerk right now. But just so y'all understand why I'm annoyed. This is how much work can go into a good interview process. This is my job. https://review.firstround.com/my-lessons-from-interviewing-400-engineers-over-three-startups

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@RBReich ("Robert Reich") wrote:

What was the point of busting our as*es getting Democrats elected if they can’t do a simple thing like protect voting rights?

Biden should call for the Senate to delay its August 6th recess until enough votes can be mustered for the For the People Act.

@zkat__ ("kat marchán") wrote:

self-serving tweet of truth:

If you're writing devtools and other CLI utilities and Windows isn't a first-class platform for whatever you're making, what the hell are you doing in the YOL 2021?

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@Lollardfish ("David M. Perry") wrote:

just a reminder that the autocratic attempt was a multi-month nationwide effort from the election to after 1/6.

And the broader attempt to overthrow democracy has not ended.

And there have been zero consequences for the conspirators, even though the evidence is open.

@zkat__ ("kat marchán") retweeted:

@MizTeeFranklin ("♿️TEE FRANKLIN HAS FAILED THIS COUNTRY🌈") wrote:

And now for a preview of #HarleyQuinn #EatBangKillTour

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@DCComics ("DC") wrote:

They're in their honeymoon phase ❤️️💚

Hit the road in @dcharleyquinn: THE EAT. BANG! KILL. TOUR #1, coming to #DCUniverseInfinite 8/3: https://bit.ly/3yrdHwM

@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") retweeted:

@gwennoschmenno ("Gwendolynn (Human Kākāpō)") wrote:

I'm dying 😂😂😂

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

My dude said "just look at my portfolio". Like that will produce less bias and more effective hiring. I can't. Just say you wish the arbitrary nature of interviews was tilted in your favor rather than in favor of the employer. It's simple, it's honest. The rest is shenanigans.

@trixiemattel ("Trixie Mattel™") wrote:

Detroit & Milwaukee! Additional tickets are on sale now for Trixie And Katya Live. Upgrade packages are also still available in both cities. #trixieandkatyalive

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