BlanketApple

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by BlanketApple 9y ago
Yeah, we've done that. And again, this is totally a cultural problem. But inevitably I end up writing that shared groovy code (because I have the most familiarity), and so when things go wrong, or it needs to be changed, I end up being
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
Man, I'm having this problem right now at work and it's been a nightmare. Admittedly the problem is like 90% cultural. People (on my team) don't understand pipeline and they absolutely don't understand Groovy. Before, th
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
All very true. I was more thinking from the company's perspective (who often are the ones overtly discouraging inter-office relationships).
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
> told not to get too close with them Well, I don't think that's true really. Nobody cares if you're close friends with your co-workers. Many co-workers are close friends. But, I get that you meant romantic relationships.
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
> I think, in general, that it is totally fine to have company outings, but propositions of any sort should be avoided. It's more that I wonder if this is just another nail in the coffin. Again, totally not based on data of any sort
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
I don't think that's anyone's typical definition of the middle class. It usually refers to work autonomy and relying on expertise to sustain yourself (as opposed to menial labor). Merely having liquid capital to begin with (i
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
I'd heard rumors about this at Vice. Glad to see it getting some air. Stories like this are important, because I think the traditional view of sexual harassment is that it happens at JP Morgan, or Exxon, or "stodgy" old compa
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
Were you riding during peak hours (7-10, 4-7)? That's when it tends to get really bad - even minor delays cause massive backups, because the trains are essentially running as close together as the (outdated) signaling technology allows
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
Of course, there's the old saying that the financial media has correctly predicted 20 of the last 3 bubbles
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
> My point is that Etsy needed more of a guiding light than their engineering department providing effective technology. They had that, though. Amazon for unique items. I think that's just not the guiding light you wanted for Etsy,
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
> That’s great – for their engineering department. Well, no - it's great for you too. Nobody can buy anything if the site is down. First-time buyers are especially sensitive to that. If their first experience with Etsy is a timeout
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by BlanketApple 9y ago
Disclaimer: I worked at Etsy, a long time ago. > The next group, headed by Chad Dickerson and Allspaw, seemed like they wanted to focus on technology for technology’s sake, more than what Etsy was actually doing with that as a company. I