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by SandB0x 11y ago
Aren't there lots of famous Google engineering staff in that age range? Jeff Dean, Peter Norvig, Rob Pike, etc
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Web and desktop developers: Is Atom an example of a new standard of cross platform development practices? Or is it an example of trying to use too many fashionable technologies together for the sake of it (node, React, CoffeeScript)?
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by SandB0x 11y ago
> The real reason the industry is so slimy on that end is because enterprise companies are too old fashioned to view technology workers as people who deserve to be paid salaries on par or exceeding middle managers. Therefore, the salarie
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by SandB0x 11y ago
On top of this, make the work environment nice enough that your staff will recommend you. My current job was very strongly recommended to me by a friend and former colleague (who also got a small referral bonus when I was hired), and I&
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I recently moved jobs. Since I work in a fairly niche field, made plenty of good friends at my old workplace, and the company was looking to add to my old team while I was still there, I've had the pleasure of seeing several sides of a
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by SandB0x 11y ago
It is insane. One of my favourites is the "about.me" site, which is meant to be a simple online business card. Picking a random page from https://about.me/people/featured , you get a page weighing over 3MB! h
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The Power of Teams: A Proposed Expansion of Stack Overflow(meta.stackoverflow.com)
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I would guess the main factors are a) the huge range in prestige or quality between universities and b) the large number of media and business degrees that are classified as computer science. On the first point, look at the difference betwe
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Everyone in the video seems to be holding the camera in an awkward way to avoid getting their fingers in front of any of the lenses.
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Don't forget WhatsApp!
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I assume it is http://cs229.stanford.edu/
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Haunted by data(oreilly.com)
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I don't know much about this topic, but according to http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a17430/ezra-dyer-volksw... "All the other carmakers control diesel emissions by spraying a urea solution into the
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by SandB0x 11y ago
First, don't worry, we've all had crappy jobs. You will be OK. You have no reason to feel guilty at all. You don't owe them anything. You always have to go behind your employer's back when you're looking for a new
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by SandB0x 11y ago
By making the shitty products, you diminish the perceived quality of everything you make. On the other hand, having high standards even for your budget range (e.g. Motorola phones currently) shows that all your products can be trusted and
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I did read the article. I find it incredible how it pays absolutely no attention to the fact that he became a millionaire through RedSwoosh and how this allowed him to invest in your startup and "show up at your office one or two days
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by SandB0x 11y ago
> Although Kalanick had been a startup guy since high school, he was a grinder, not a mogul. He had made enough on his last one, RedSwoosh, to buy a house and do a bit of angel investing. Oh no big deal, only enough to have complete fina
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Masters of illusion: The great management consultancy swindle(independent.co.uk)
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by SandB0x 11y ago
It's been posted before but on this topic check out http://weputachipinit.tumblr.com/
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Should the first in a queue be served last?(bbc.co.uk)
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Now this is cheap populism I can get behind!
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by SandB0x 11y ago
The bpython interpreter is great http://bpython-interpreter.org/ http://bpython-interpreter.org/screenshots.html
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by SandB0x 11y ago
The recruiter wants to maximise (probability of you getting the job) x (recruiter cut) x (your salary) and they also want to maximise the first term. It doesn't necessarily matter if the job is the best option for you, from th
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Just tell them it's confidential.
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by SandB0x 11y ago
I'm in a very similar situation in terms of discussing a short term consulting + possible CTO role. I don't know if we will proceed with it, but based on my plan my advice is: First do the consulting gig, charge a proper market ra
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Desert aircraft 'boneyards' (2014)(bbc.com)
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Am I the only one to find the word "Browserify" intensely annoying? Which syllable is stressed?
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by SandB0x 11y ago
It is probably true though. It must be incredibly stressful trying to make your product successful and to try and keep both your investors and loved ones happy. If a struggling company is acqui-hired it presumably offers some long-term fina
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by SandB0x 11y ago
$15,000 relative to what level of salary? And at Google or elsewhere?
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by SandB0x 11y ago
Uber drivers don't see the destination until they start the trip. According to the drivers in London.

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