Can someone provide a little more context on this contamination theory of obesity? Does it actually hold up? I'm reading an article linked and it seems convincing enough, but I don't have the time and expertise to accurately assess that right now.
The way this question is worded makes it seem like it's so easy to go into agriculture / homesteading...there is a wealth of knowledge you have to have to have to do it right, it's not just buying land, plants and watering them. And more often than not, that knowledge is not readily available online, and comes with time and immersion.
great point. I work the land daily and often look up to think [ i need help/more hands and "folks would love this experience" if they just tried and unplugged a bit. interesting enough i see a great shift happening, folks or more than ever interested getting their hands dirty/working the land.
The downside is that you're normally a small fish in a big pond as opposed to a big fish in a small pond somewhere else. The perks seem like the pay, the scale at which you work generally, and the quality of your coworkers is higher than normal.
If you like hacking on features, not having to do robust A/B testing or walk through tons of leadership / management hoops, and having a wider role in the development of something, then a smaller company or startup would be better.
TLDR: as with any thing in life, it depends on the person, and what makes you happy at work.
If you like hacking on features, not having to do robust A/B testing or walk through tons of leadership / management hoops
Definitely. Working for big companies sometimes makes you miss the days when A/B testing was the only tedious part of the SDLC. I have now dealt with legal review (checking every single page to verify that correct disclaimers display to different types of users, or e2e testing of CPRA delete my data functionality) and financial integration testing (replacing Stripe with a different payment processor that integrates with backend accounting software, and verifying that deposits, balance due, payment plans, adjustments, and refunds flow to the correct account and cost center).
Not sure, I'd recommend checking a number to see those that resonate with you. I also avoid the over the top kind. There are some really helpful streamers out there
Uh, well I just started working a few months back...but I can say I haven't noticed this at all.
This particular passage stuck out to me:
"Bring your whole self to work" was the Big Tech mantra. Tell people about your cool hobbies, share your politics (if you're far left only), share your sex life."
I can't see this happening at any true big tech company, maybe at a startup or something. The writer seems a bit disgruntled to me.
+1 for Bunny, if you cannot take advantage of a free tier somewhere and have to pay. Setup a client of mine on it for video and images, real-time image modifying/branding, smooth video playback (without using a special product) all using the equivalent of presigned URLs - for a surprisingly low amount of money each month. Lots of good stuff going on there.
They also have their own storage options that are tightly integrated to their CDN, but basic FTP and simple API for it still. No S3 or bulk options there yet. Promised S3 API support “soon” though
Reflective for the people posting about it on Blind...they're usually at a top tier software engineering company. As a whole, I would imagine the salaries are a lot less than the TC you see represented on Blind. The workplace is also a lot less intense.
FWIW - I've only ever worked in big tech outside of an internship in college at a slow F500 so small disclaimer.
I think it should be available without signing up first, at least for a quick demo. I really dislike signing up for anything when I don't even know what the features are, that I'm signing up for.
