MattLaroche

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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   They do this with Buzz too. It's super annoying, IMO, and not clear enough boundaries between systems.
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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   I left for a few reasons: a) Google has good infrastructure, but there's a high barrier to adding a new technology in production. If I put 5 engineers in a room with a rough design for a product, they'd probably suggest the same components.
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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   It's about avoiding situations where your work and your personal life are in conflict ("conflict of interest") and many employers ask you to sign such a thing. If you're not working on something similar to what the employer is working on, i
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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   After more than 5 years as an engineer, I left Google on April first. I was surrounded by intelligent, friendly, and honest coworkers. Across the company, good, reusable, well-documented, well-designed code was normal. People also go out of
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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   They don't. When I created a fitbit account, I chose whether or not I wanted my profile public. Then, when I want to log an activity, I enter in a name and duration for it. So if I choose to have a public profile, accessible to the world (w
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   by MattLaroche 15y ago

   On most planes I've flown on that is exactly how it works. The flight attendant comes by and presses it again when he gets to the row. Some others have call and cancel buttons separately in either remote controls or armrest built controls.