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by acconrad 6y ago
Now that everyone is working remotely, it's much harder to get to know your teammates. I built https://gettoknowapp.com as a Slack bot extension that sends you 1 question every M/W/F and posts it to a dedicated #a
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by acconrad 6y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Principal Front End Engineer & Sr Software Engineer | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site OR REMOTE | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ I usually post this long thing about why we'
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by acconrad 6y ago
This is a great resource! More of a reference / bulleted list rather than a playbook. I wrote something similar for my new front-line managers who were playing with the idea of transitioning from IC to management[1]. The big things rea
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by acconrad 6y ago
I could see this making sense for tobacco users that don't smoke (e.g. chewing tobacco) but for people that smoke...I mean this is a respiratory illness. If you have compromised lungs this seems like it would be a nightmare for smokers
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by acconrad 7y ago
https://adamconrad.dev It's awesome because it has hit the front page a few times so it resonates with this audience [1][2]. I write about front end development, engineering management, and programming (in general). It&#x27
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Coronavirus and the End of Economics(foreignpolicy.com)
4 points by acconrad 7y ago|0 comments
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Working Remotely When You Didn't Plan To(adamconrad.dev)
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by acconrad 7y ago
> By the time our guys get designated manager they've got 20 people reporting to them Oof, I hope not directly. Based on this evidence (also in An Elegant Puzzle ) you wouldn't want more than 8-10 direct reports: https:&#x2
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by acconrad 7y ago
> it's up to you, your subordinates, and your boss to define what is your role Totally! And this is exactly why we are using this TLM role so you can try before you buy into full management responsibilities. One of the gravest error
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by acconrad 7y ago
> If you are new to managing, chances are you'll be managing people earlier in their careers as well. I agree with many parts of your comment but I think this comment warrants some caution. In many cases, adding in a layer of new le
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by acconrad 7y ago
Thanks for the feedback. This was based on the guidance I received from "The Effective Manager." The idea being that brand new managers need enough reps in conducting one-on-ones before they start introducing new concepts. So... 1
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How to Try Out Management(adamconrad.dev)
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The Big Five in tech are paying like the Big Four in sports(adamconrad.dev)
43 points by acconrad 7y ago|47 comments
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The Killer Algorithms Nobody’s Talking About(foreignpolicy.com)
3 points by acconrad 7y ago|0 comments
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by acconrad 7y ago
Practicing for coding interviews are to FAANG companies what the SATs were for the Ivy League. It's not about how smart you are or how well you will do. It's about how good you are at studying interview problems/the SAT. And
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by acconrad 7y ago
> Revolutions, like bankruptcies, come gradually, and then suddenly. One day, somebody sets himself on fire, then thousands of people are in the streets, and before you know it, the country is burning. And then there’s no time for us to
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by acconrad 7y ago
Experiences are highly biased and individual. Counter-example: I was on Keto for 2 years and my blood levels became prediabetic (105 and 100 in 2 blood tests over the course of 2 annual doctor visits). As soon as I reintroduced carbs to nor
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by acconrad 7y ago
This is patently false. Martin Berkhan created a very lucrative coaching platform with Intermittent Fasting: https://leangains.com/ Many books have been written on IF for profit: https://www.amazon.com/Compl
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by acconrad 7y ago
So did you reverse your pre-diabetes? It's hard to tell from this message. You mention that you feel better and that it's "working for me" but how can you know unless you get that blood work done? You may subjectively fe
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by acconrad 7y ago
Please understand that everyone's body is different. What works for you may not work for someone else. This is SO important in nutritional research because in every single one these threads there is always someone who will say X worked
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Tail-Call Optimization in the Wild(medium.com)
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by acconrad 7y ago
Hi! My team is hiring for remote (over 90% of my team is remote) so YMMV
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by acconrad 7y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Software engineers (3+ yrs experience) | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site OR REMOTE | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ I usually post this long thing about why we're a great compan
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A Billionaire’s Guide to Buying Your Kids a Shot at Lots of Elite Colleges(propublica.org)
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by acconrad 7y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Software engineers (3+ yrs experience) | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site OR REMOTE | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ I usually post this long thing about why we're a great compan
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You Probably Can’t Use the Yield Curve to Time the Market(awealthofcommonsense.com)
1 points by acconrad 7y ago|0 comments
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by acconrad 7y ago
This doesn't work in farming because it isn't a free market. Most farms are owned by Cargill or Monsanto. And they are all propped up by the federal government.
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by acconrad 7y ago
I haven't studied hemp but there are two primary limitations: 1. Corn saps nitrogen from the soil. Soybeans add nitrogen to the soil. Since both are cash crops you want to rotate them. Since hemp is a weed and not a legume it would sti
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by acconrad 7y ago
I work in agtech and I'm not surprised by this at all. The major corn and soy producers have faced downward pressure for the last 4 years. It now costs more to plant the crop than to pick and sell it. And yet, the government pushes and
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by acconrad 7y ago
The one thing I was surprised by in this article is they didn't mention the environmental benefit to growing beans. Beans (particularly soybeans) help restore nitrogen into the soil and are a net-positive on feeding the soil without ha

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