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by acconrad 8y ago
Going sugar-free is great and I am certainly not knocking the overall strategy to reduce wasted/empty carbohydrates. Just understand that not ingesting something that has sugar in the nutritional facts doesn't mean your body doesn
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by acconrad 8y ago
I haven't asked a whiteboarding question to candidates in years. In fact, the only questions I ask are based on real-world problems I ran into that can be solved (or at least started) in an hour and can evolve over time. One way to sou
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by acconrad 8y ago
I haven't received a dime from my parents since I was 16 (when I got my first job). Paid for college myself, paid off my debt myself, bought my first house myself, and have essentially done everything without their help since I was leg
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by acconrad 8y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Back-end, front-end, DevOps, PM, Data Science, Computational Biologist | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ We're the fastest growing unicorn you&#
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by acconrad 8y ago
If the idea guy isn't the developer they have to be the sales and marketing person. So if they have great ideas and can sell them and get money in the door then I'm happy to work with them.
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How do you use this as a screener? I can't filter on things like EBIT/TEV or FCF?
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https://conradadam.com I'm a UX engineer so my focus was on a site that loads quickly, is accessible, and is easy to read. It gets 100s across the board on Google Lighthouse because it's built with one HTML file. The C
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by acconrad 8y ago
It sounds like from the blog post that the OP opted out of EM in favor of solutions architect but this is still great advice and an accurate portrayal of who this person is (i.e. a junior director not an EM). The only thing I would push bac
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How the body and mind talk to one another to understand the world(aeon.co)
1 points by acconrad 8y ago|0 comments
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The Cholesterol Controversy(sciencebasedmedicine.org)
3 points by acconrad 8y ago|0 comments
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I run my own consulting firm and I offer a money-back guarantee. I had one very short-term client who was dissatisfied with our service in spite of very clear deliverables. Nonetheless, I didn't hesitate for one second to give them bac
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by acconrad 8y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Back-end, front-end, DevOps, PM, Data Science, Computational Biologist | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ We're the fastest growing unicorn you&#
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Catatumbo Lightning(en.wikipedia.org)
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by acconrad 8y ago
Douglas Crockford has argued against using "this" for years: https://vimeo.com/118740253 (start around 35:40)
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For things I need to do that have a date and time: I put them in Google calendar. Even for the most mundane of activities. For things that don't have a specific date and time but I know I need to do them: I put them in Asana. And I hav
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by acconrad 8y ago
I'm not sure I agree. AR is like a HUD for your life. It didn't take off with Google Glass but I still believe it will improve one's current life; only a subset of folks want to truly escape virtually. VR is still very cool,
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by acconrad 8y ago
This is how I've approached joining the last two companies I've signed on with. In the hiring process I ask to speak with finance and the founders to see if the company has the legs to be a real rocket ship. Remember that an inter
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I only see real estate as a good investment two reasons: 1. Capital/equity appreciation - the value of the home + land is worth more in the future. This is not a guarantee in most parts of the country. There are a few areas that are fa
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by acconrad 8y ago
This is very cool! What do you believe to be the prime use cases for this kind of tool?
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by acconrad 8y ago
Been an EM for a few years. A few quick tips since a lot of people have covered stuff: * D E L E G A T E => Your job is to keep your people productive and effective. Doing that starts with yourself - do the things only YOU can do and del
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by acconrad 8y ago
Indigo Agriculture | Back-end, front-end, DevOps, PM, Data Science, Computational Biologist | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ================ We're the fastest growing unicorn you&#
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by acconrad 8y ago
Congrats on the weight loss! Happiness with friends and family is vastly undervalued.
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Indigo Agriculture | Back-end, front-end, DevOps, PM, Data Science, Computational Biologist | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us We're the fastest growing unicorn you've never hear
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by acconrad 8y ago
Make it a good one!
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by acconrad 8y ago
How isn't really the right question. That's fairly well documented: * Write them down (use SMART as a framework for this) * Ask someone to help you stay accountable * Use both external (e.g. payment for failure to reach goal) an
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Ask HN: How did 2018 go for you? What went well? What didn't?
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> “This idea that people should eat less and exercise more — if only it were so simple,” Dr. Hall said. For the majority of people, it is that simple. That doesn't mean it's easy. To give most folks a hall pass on their poo
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by acconrad 8y ago
> I've found snowboarding sucks compared to skiing if your skiing in somewhat consistently icey conditions You should try New England :) I'd add that skiing is superior if you're doing a lot of backcountry traversing as we
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I never thought I'd see a fusion of these two, but I am so happy it's here! Snowboarding has been my connection with nature since I was a kid. When I finished my Eagle Scout project and moved to the city, I was left with this hole
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I just audited this class. One thing to note about this repository is that it usually (not always) includes the odd solutions to the problems in the book. And they aren't verified by Prof. Skiena, so it would be advised to run the pr

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