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by NTDF9 9y ago
"Non-technical reasons" is the way to stifle growth. I completely agree. If only there was a way for employees to rate their Manager instead of the other way.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
This is endemic to our industry. The problem really is short-sighted management. They only value something that shows themselves in good light with their superiors. Managers absolutely don't seem to care about actually building a team
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by NTDF9 9y ago
> Subsequant American wars - you're referring to how the US saved South Korea from being destroyed by the Communist north and equally impoverished? And how the US attempted to prevent a similar outcome for South Vietnam, as the Nort
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Yes, and none of those wars were at the scale of World Wars, Vietnam War, Middle Eastern Wars, War on Terror. Scale of war matters.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
How many of the above countries were destroyed in imperialism, world wars and subsequent American wars? Look at China and India today. By not getting involved in any wars, they focused on their economies and got themselves out of it. India
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Suburbs are growing farther and farther away. More indoor entertainment than ever (Internet, video games) No free spaces, parking lots for kids and young adults to just go out to walk/play Took some time for the cumulative effect of al
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by NTDF9 9y ago
You are above average. Simply because you realize that interview processes are tangential to real world development. If anything, I don't think you are the failure. I think the companies who hire based on fake proxies and false metrics
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Hey, they can traverse trees though! Isn't that what you need for the job?
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Reminds me of a recent interview where they asked me, "How does the client to a server?" I replied "over the socket" To which they replied, "Using REST over HTTP" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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by NTDF9 9y ago
There are two kinds of developments: 1. Application level: Typically manipulating lots of strings and data massaging. I prefer Java or python for this. The IDEs and eco-system just is so much faster to start with 2. Systems level: Typically
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Lol! Also, too much effort, only to be rejected because he couldn't remember a corner case of a toy whiteboard problem.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
China also sells to the rest of the world. Who will buy overpriced American solar panels?
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by NTDF9 9y ago
The previous one and the current one aren't the only 2 choices. A third one would be to pass a law saying US companies and US subsidiaries need to repatriate 80% of foreign cash at 35% else the executives will be jailed. Guess how much
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by NTDF9 9y ago
And then come the tax cuts which reduce essential services, which are disproportionately more important for the poor. Make no mistake, the world is bought by the rich, directly or indirectly. If you sit on a 401k with $1M in it, you are a p
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by NTDF9 9y ago
I think you'll find this relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTRxRO5SRA
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> FWIW, preparing for interviews is standard practice irrespective of the industry. Industry is sane. They ask stuff relevant to actual work or real basics. They don't make a gameable process full of rules and techniques.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
So, Stanford grads can't pass interviews without training for it. Looks like a degree is really worthless. Al that matters is memorizing these problems.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Of course?
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> Switzerland did wonders for Kim Jong Un. It did. You don't see Kim Jong Un threatening Switzerland.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
I used to participate in these competitions a decade ago. So so so so much more fun than fixing social media likes.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
I mean, just pull something from HongKong's playbook? Or Singapore or even NYC. Why does the government have to be incompetent? Maybe just admit that prop 13 was a bad idea?
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by NTDF9 9y ago
I assure you that Europe and Australia are quite western.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Do you live in chronological time? The rights were given to them, that's when a lot of spouses gave up their careers elsewhere to build a family life here. Now, like a video game, the rights are being yanked away. What are they suppos
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by NTDF9 9y ago
First, they put everyone who are not like them at a disadvantage - Poor funding for some school districts - Lack of accessible transportation options for folks in far flung areas - Lack of funding for individuals to go to college/expen
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by NTDF9 9y ago
It's called RDD. Resume driven development
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Every time I hear/read about automation, all I can think about is the movie "Her". Humans are weak and companies are just waiting to exploit that.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
And maybe that's a good thing. Don't want Raleigh to become another SV. Life in SV is a miserable rat race. Raleigh-Durham is fun, relaxing and a great place to raise a family.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
I mean RDU has fewer direct flights to the west coast. That's where tech is, investors are, initial customers are. NY has an advantage that there are flights to SF, SEA all day every day.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Raleigh is a hidden treasure. Educated populace with good schools, pretty decent jobs, yet peaceful and green. Their only drawback is isolation from west coast hubs.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Like the music industry?

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