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halloween_spookster

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  • We all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?

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  • Putting question marks or exclamation points after "quotation marks"! I've never understood the point of putting the punctuation inside the quotation unless it's part of the quotation itself.

  • What's something people incorrectly assume about your line of work and/or hobby?

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  • It can vary a lot depending on the day and the company/job. Frequently there are meetings that are update/planning discussions, discussions with one or more other engineers on how to build a given feature, debugging existing code to figure out why it's not doing the thing we want (which is a different but overlapping skill set with coding).

    Ultimately there isn't really a "typical" day because we wear a lot of different hats. My current job is more coding heavy because I'm at a small startup with only a couple of engineers. In a given week I'm probably doing 10% meetings, 50% coding/debugging/configuration, 20% code review (reviewing other people's code), and 20% thinking/designing/experimenting with ideas. Those numbers vary a lot though. At a previous job I ended up spending an entire week just doing project management to alleviate my boss' anxiety over a project (which was somewhat self defeating because it meant I wasn't getting work done on said project). That job in particular had a lot of politicking and communication which was due to micromanagement.

    A lot of what people don't realize is that we aren't just building a feature. We're building a feature while thinking ahead to known or potential future features. How can we build feature A to enable making features B, C, and D easier/better/faster without also making feature E much more difficult or impossible? It's about building flexibility into the system while also balancing against time and cost restrictions. We as engineers have things that we see as necessary while the business wants more features and it's necessary to balance the two. At a healthy org that means that there's a negotiation of priorities between the two forces. If you only focus on the technical stuff, you won't ship features. If you only focus on the features, how fast you can deliver features will come to a grinding halt. Your system will also start breaking in unexpected ways which takes time away from building features.

    It's kinda a rambly response to your question but I hope it helps.

  • What's something people incorrectly assume about your line of work and/or hobby?

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  • Software engineering.

    Most people don't have a clue what we do. Especially management. Most people think we're code factory workers, just writing code all day. In reality, it is closer to being an artist than it is a factory worker. There's a ton of thinking, discussion, design, and unfortunately politicking.

  • U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran forced to self-deport from Hawaii

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  • I'm sure it depends on the country. Many do allow non citizens though. The French Foreign Legion is one of the most well known

  • U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran forced to self-deport from Hawaii

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  • Being a citizen is not a requirement for serving in the US armed forces

  • Beware games like this

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  • Idle games/games that have an idling mechanic

  • French Man Getting Arrested For Being French, France 1847.

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  • Bake him away toys!

  • What automation processes have you implemented that make your life easier?

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  • I've been playing Factorio with a friend. Our factory was getting large enough that him downloading the map and catching up was getting really slow (even though the factory itself wasn't that big). We ended up setting up a VPN which somehow made that process SIGNIFICANTLY faster. However, I really only wanted the VPN on while we were playing the game. So I ended up writing some automation to detect if I was no longer playing and the VPN was still active and then shut it off automatically. It's a small thing but I'm both proud of it and happy with the results.

  • What's a game you've played that you're surprised isn't really popular?

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  • I don't remember much of the specifics, but I remember it was with Dr Medico's alternate. It was something about being healed by the rest of the team which turned into damage that was redirected (and enhanced) where we wanted. I remember being able to do ~50 damage in a single turn.

  • What's a game you've played that you're surprised isn't really popular?

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  • I love Sentinels! A friend of mine and I actually found an apparent game-breaking combo a few years ago. We defeated one of the harder bosses in I think 2 or 3 turns? It really felt like we were doing something wrong but we couldn't find anything.

  • Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever

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  • Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever

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  • What category would he be eligible for?

    • Nobel Prize in physics
    • Nobel Prize in chemistry
    • Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
    • Nobel Prize in literature
    • Nobel Peace Prize
    • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

  • Some Los Angeles officials fear Marines' 'rules of force'

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  • Science fiction has always been a vehicle for social commentary

  • Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China

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  • Thank you!

  • Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China

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  • Do you have any sources at hand for this information?

  • What's something that massively improved your quality of life?

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  • A couple of small things for me:

    • Getting a knee pillow. It has helped prevent a LOT of lower back pain in the mornings
    • Nasal strips. They help me breathe better overnight

  • New York town official who shot DoorDash driver feared home invasion, lawyers say

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  • If you were the CEO of a small game development company would company field trips be a good thing?

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  • I recommend including a "no thanks" style option in the poll. Avoid implying they have to choose from options they aren't interested in.

  • BREAKING: Russia’s Crimean Bridge rocked by explosions, Ukraine’s SBU claims responsibility

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  • Oh interesting. I didn't realize it was that early