ablerman

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by ablerman 13y ago
This is something that Flex excels at. Perhaps the only thing that I really miss. For instance, in flex, to do a 3 column layout, I could do something like: <HBox> <VBox width="33%"> [Content] </VBox
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by ablerman 14y ago
It depends upon the company. If it's a young company that's growing then they might like to give you the salary but can't afford it. By giving you part of the salary as a bonus, it allows them backload the cost.
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by ablerman 14y ago
Don't use that pay information openly during negotiation, at some companies that sort of thing is grounds for dismissal. ( I'm assuming that you're in the US, other cultures might treat it differently. ) More to the point though, it sounds
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by ablerman 14y ago
This would make a great plot element in a movie about money laundering.
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by ablerman 14y ago
I've looked at splitwise. ( http://splitwise.com )
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by ablerman 14y ago
The alternative is to send a single use link that points to a form to set your password.
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by ablerman 15y ago
I couldn't agree more. It more important to be aware of it than to live by it. We're all adults here. ( Well, most of us anyway. ) So, as long as we understand the tradeoffs, then we can decide for ourselves when the complexity is too great
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by ablerman 15y ago
Cyclomatic complexity has been used for decades as a measure of software quality. ( Less is better. ) Any discussion of "reducing code nesting", should include a mention of it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity
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by ablerman 15y ago
Who cares if it's in a "standard library", as long as it's available in a library?
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by ablerman 15y ago
San Francisco, CA Presence TeleCare ( http://www.presencetelecare.com ) We are looking for a full stack developer to join our team. Relevant technologies are Python >> Django and Javascript >> JQuery. We're fundamentally
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by ablerman 16y ago
Science is the study of the fundamentals. Algorithms is clearly a science as is compiler design and even electronics ( someone has to create new types of components, transistors, memristors, etc... ) Building things with those fundamentals
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by ablerman 16y ago
From my blacksmithing days: "When in doubt, get a bigger hammer."
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by ablerman 16y ago
Checkout the arduino. It's currently the most popular prototyping platform out there. It's pretty cheap and easy to use. http://arduino.cc/
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by ablerman 16y ago
Who's claiming that it's "open-source". They're only claiming that it's an open standard. That just means that they'll tell you how it works. Not provide code or anything else. Nor does it imply that it's royalty free.
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by ablerman 17y ago
Presence TeleCare is hiring. ( http://www.presencetelecare.com ) We're looking for a good Flex engineer. We're an early startup and it would be our second technical hire.
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by ablerman 17y ago
The startup culture around here is typically that of flexibility. We work long hours, we don't keep track of vacation time and I don't care if you sit at your desk. Currently, my favorite spot is the office couch. Maybe next week it'll be t
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Ask HN: How do technologies like Farecast (now bing) and Flightcaster work?
3 points by ablerman 17y ago|3 comments
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by ablerman 17y ago
I'm in the bay area, and also batting around some ideas. We should chat.