JesseAldridge

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   by JesseAldridge 11y ago

   GigWalk | San Francisco | Onsite | Full Time GigWalk is hiring Python backend devs: http://www.gigwalk.com/careers Flask, Mongo, Postgres, ElasticSearch I like it here. It's way less stressful than other places I&#x27
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   by JesseAldridge 11y ago

   I've had similar problems. I think it's an anxiety thing. Ever tried mindfulness meditation? Basically you just sit for 20 to 40 minutes and focus on your breathing. It's been working well for me. I would also look into
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   by JesseAldridge 11y ago

   FWIW, I just accepted an offer from Instacart (my first day is Monday). Phase 1 of the interview process was a 10 minute coding problem on Hacker Rank. Phase 2 was building a small web app in half a day on my own time from my own apartmen
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   by JesseAldridge 11y ago

   I played for several hours this morning. It seems playing cautiously and defensively is the best strategy. But splitting frequently and being aggressive is a lot more fun. Maybe adjust the balance to reward aggression more?
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   by JesseAldridge 12y ago

   I second this. I just finished interviewing on-site at Google. The phone screen was fine -- I was given a link to a Google Doc ahead of time. Audio quality was fine and the interviewer was personable. I actually found the on-site interv
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   by JesseAldridge 12y ago

   You might be able to get a kind of distributed mentor through Stack Exchange. Just post lots of questions to StackOverflow, programmers.stackexchange.com, and codereview.stackexchange.com. Just a thought.
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   by JesseAldridge 12y ago

   I think failed vs successful is a false dichotomy. Pretty much any idea could become viable if you dump a ridiculous amount of time and money into it. The best ideas are runaway trains and you have to struggle to keep up with demand. Tha
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   by JesseAldridge 12y ago

   I don't think there is a good, established way. It's funny how many devs answer this question by waving their hands and saying, "everybody's a winner!" I think one way that might work is to have many programmers ev
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   by JesseAldridge 12y ago

   Hey Mat. We met a few months ago (through Weave). I thought you seemed like a decent guy. IIRC, the main problem I saw was that you seemed strongly committed to an idea that I didn't find very interesting. I meant to follow up with
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    Ask HN: Is there a way to filter HN comments?

    1 points by JesseAldridge 12y ago|1 comments
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    by JesseAldridge 12y ago

    It looks pretty much the same with remote jobs removed: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/135901/whos_hiring_pie/B...
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    by JesseAldridge 12y ago

    http://www.chromeextensions.org/appearance-functioning/backs...
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    by JesseAldridge 12y ago

    Notational Velocity, Dropbox, and Workflowy There's a lot of synergy between the three.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    I click on the demo and see lots of women's clothing. Maybe Hacker News is the wrong demographic for this?
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    Show HN: PeerInterview.com(peerinterview.com)

    2 points by JesseAldridge 13y ago|0 comments
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Because Instacart made them say, "oh shit"?
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Pretty much anything that runs contrary to libertarian politics.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    > "where it's very positive" I don't understand what you mean there. The founders are feeling good about things? I realize it's probably much more simplistic than what you're looking for, but I did run acro
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    I think more friction would make the controls easier. Right now it feels like you're sliding on ice.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Some notes: Add stars to the background for orientation. Make the ships a lot easier to control. I escaped the arena by moving to the bottom-left corner and holding down. Make the bullets move faster. Add instructions; just "shift = mi
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Nice. Thanks. Most of the entries are from 2010 and 2011 though.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    My interest there is focused more on recommendations than on obtaining the actual games. I really just want to click on star-ratings and get recommendations based on those ratings.
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    Anyone in San Francisco looking for a co-founder?

    4 points by JesseAldridge 13y ago|5 comments
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    I remember when I first started programming. I had been drafted into this tutoring program in high school to help kids pass the big standardized test in Texas. During a lull one of the teachers there, Mr. Vega, started chatting with me.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Funnily enough, these days I'm spending most of my time writing Javascript. So that's like two steps back. But that's ok, because the language is not the bottleneck in software development. The big time sinks are learning
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    I worked on my own stuff for a long time, trying to live off next to nothing. It didn't work and eventually I ran out of money. I got a job as a programmer-grunt. I saved up basically everything I made. After two years my bank accou
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Is there video of the interview anywhere?
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Airbnb's review system fills the roll of licenser.
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    The graph doesn't mention whether it's adjusted for inflation. If it isn't then the trend is actually downward. $50K 1998 corresponds to $69K 2011. http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
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    by JesseAldridge 13y ago

    Did you make a post on Reddit/4chan/Facebook/whatever asking, "Does anyone know this girl?"