Tag: digital preservation
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Start as Early as Possible
by Brivael Every single one of the brightest people I’ve run into over the last few years realized the exact same thing at the exact same time: the degree system is a Ponzi scheme. The sequence is always identical. They get into a top school. Within six months, they realize that what they’re being taught…
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Why I Write (Orwell)
“Why I Write” is an interesting and inspiring piece of work written by George Orwell in 1946. I wanted to have it posted here on my website for digital preservation. I have a lot of content here in this website that serve that purpose: to be available. I don’t make a dime with this website.…
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Drunk Post: Things I’ve Learned as a Senior Engineer (2021)
A few years ago, a data engineer on r/ExperiencedDevs got drunk and wrote down everything he learned in 10 years of engineering. The original account is deleted, but the post captures something real — the kind of honesty you only get after a few glasses of wine. Preserving it here, typos and all. I’m drunk and I’ll…