MetaCosm

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by MetaCosm 14y ago
I think you should cut/paste this to his blog as well -- so people not getting there via HN get the news.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
That sounds like a lot more work...
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
"That said, only a moron would use tabs to format their code." ( http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/04/death-to-the-space-... ) "In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice, they are not." That is why most teams (and langua
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
2010.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Using "Micro$oft" is like having a popped collar -- it is exceptionally useful tool for identifying yourself as an out of touch douche-bag.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Not to mention that conference generally generate a lot of "sex" -- the result of a successful mutually acceptable pickup. I personally know of two marriages with 5 "by products" of conferences. There are some good points in that post, but
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
When you go to "kiddie porn" to try to win an argument about community censorship, I think you should automatically lose, a new version of Godwin's law. Seriously, it is like listening to the US Congress talked about CISPA (to protect from
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
"It's now very common to hear people say 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights; it's actually nothing more...it's simply a whine. 'I find that offensive,' it has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
What about "My Two Dads -- Redundancy Works" -- Subline "Erlang redundant processes and safety"
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
What if we twisted the analogy the other way - what if the talk was "What my two dads taught me?" and the tagline was "Erlang -- two of everything is better". Some people would find that absolutely inappropriate, pushing the homosexual agen
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Also, it is chicken and egg. You need a pool of qualified people to pick from to promote the best. If only 20% of your workforce is women, the chance of the "best" person coming from that class is obviously reduced, you could decide to pr
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Many white Christians find gays offensive as well -- I don't care what they find offensive, them being offended doesn't give them rights. If the talk referenced "My Two Dads" -- they would be welcome to be offended, and leave.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Where does it end? If a religious person is deeply offended by a talk that references "My Two Dads" -- should that talk be banned? Should references to evolution, gay rights, anything that might offend anyone be banned? Being offended DOE
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Exactly, completely nailed it. Once you start catering to everyone who might be offended, where does it end... that is the real slippery slope. "It's now very common to hear people say 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them c
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Can we stop the drumbeat of victimization? You know what is really awful, the oppression of men in nursing! Less than 7% (versus 20%+ of women in tech) in an amazing growth industry with great salaries and equivalent educational demands an
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Author is questioning his own tepid support of anonymous, a personal problem put into the public space.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
"Like many, I have supported lots of Anonymous’s initiatives, as they’ve taken on something of a Digital Robin Hood-esque persona." -- I love how the freaking author couldn't even take personal responsibility for passive support, had to lea
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Not all industries have a very straight line between what the average employee does and how the company makes money. Google makes 96% of all revenue from advertising, yet obviously they don't channel all 40+ billion dollars into the adwords
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
All in all -- sounds really good, short turn around times and raises also keep people really focused. Sadly, it seems like this would only work in a specific "flavor" of industry. For example, wouldn't work for a software product that take
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
... what about 1/231 of a CEO? http://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-231-times-greater-ave...
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Offering a developer the option to go into sales is like telling an author that (s)he should stop wasting all this time writing books and get into the sales department of the publishing company -- regardless of the quality of their writing.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
We call that "certain type of person" a human. The vast majority of people do comparisons relatively, not absolutely. It is human nature. You covet what those around you have, you compare yourself to those around you based on the little k
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
So, is the structure of your company such that you are able to constantly adjust these carrots (commission, bonus and pay) on an as-needed basis? Would an adjustment down be possible (sorry sales, had to move 1% of your commission to ops to
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
But, wouldn't it be just as awkward if you went to you boss and yo said your co-worker that makes 2.5k more than you per year and your boss goes, "yeah, (s)he is smarter and more valuable than you". Seems to me that rejection is rejection e
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
Even in that situation I would think hard to evaluate/define/explain roles would be nightmare.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
That old saying "A's hire A's and B's hire C's..."
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
A few questions. Doesn't this create a culture of constant value fixation and envy? People think in terms of comparisons rather than absolutes, doesn't this encourage comparison thinking? Doesn't this create an odd culture setup where you
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
The product went down entirely for hours as a result of prior poor hiring decisions and terrible early handling of the situation. Sendgrid is in a crowded space... easy enough to switch.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
She acted as a developer evangelist, there is absolutely no way she could do her job. I would go so far as to say no company will EVER employ her for a job with that title ever again.
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by MetaCosm 14y ago
I am not sure I agree. I don't think that their customers want to be dragged into any of this, they just want working mail... and will be unforgiving when the service is down. As for being a "defender and promoter of women in tech" -- I gu

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