adamzerner

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by adamzerner 9y ago
Do you enjoy coding when you do it for fun outside of work? If so, what about doing freelance work where you either work by yourself, or with people you actually enjoy working with?
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by adamzerner 9y ago
"I scratched my own itch" seems to be the most common response. I wonder if there's a notable bias towards saying what HN will approve of, and towards not wanting to say something HN won't approve of.
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by adamzerner 9y ago
Dev Bootcamp just shut down also - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14758364 .
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by adamzerner 9y ago
I challenge the idea that people in a company are working towards a collective goal. - The goal of those with lots of equity, like the founders and investors, is that "collective goal" of company profit. - The goal of one employee
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by adamzerner 9y ago
It's the world's most visited website. > Google is known for its sparse homepage, which, though mostly white space, has, according to analytics firm Alexa Internet, become the world's most-visited website.
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by adamzerner 9y ago
There's no universally accepted "right" answer to questions of ethics. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normative_ethics#Normative_eth... for some approaches. I'll provide a few perspectives. Act c
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The Elephant in the Brain outline(elephantinthebrain.com)
1 points by adamzerner 9y ago|0 comments
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by adamzerner 9y ago
That sounds like an insanely amazing experience. 1) To what extent do you think it was luck for you to find such a great company? 2) Any job search advice? 3) I'm curious - do you think the investment the company made in you has paid o
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by adamzerner 9y ago
> If you want to be productive it's less about technical skills (though they do matter) than about how you approach problem solving. You need to ask why, understand goals, and execute in a way that achieves those goals with minimal
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Ask HN: Develop skills, or “dive in” and start a startup?
6 points by adamzerner 9y ago|6 comments
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by adamzerner 9y ago
I know this is very tangential, but I hate the design decision to have the hamburger menu mixed in to the graveyard stuff at the top of the site. It reminds me of those hidden object puzzles. It very much prioritizes aesthetics over usabili
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The World's Worst Website Ever(theworldsworstwebsiteever.com)
5 points by adamzerner 10y ago|1 comments
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Being at the edge of your field seems important if you want to succeed at a startup. How much time spent developing skills should someone spend before starting a startup?
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Asking to be interviewed by your future boss seems like a proxy for asking to be interviewed in such a way where it's directly relevant to your job. If so, why not directly ask for the latter? Your future boss isn't the only one w
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by adamzerner 10y ago
I loved this book. I only read parts of it, but the section on $scope and the digest cycle gave me such an awesome lightbulb moment.
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Fair point, but the author still could have given some examples of common ones.
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by adamzerner 10y ago
I agree with the core point and it's nice to have YC's vote of confidence on this issue. However: 1) While the value of fundraising is currently overrated, it's important to not go too far in the opposite direction and underr
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Taken in a vacuum, there is nothing inherently political about this poll. But being practical and taking the timing of it into account, I do think it's political. Not that there's anything wrong with it.
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Just noting, this is a voluntary response poll. Such polls have biased samples and really shouldn't be used for inference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-selection_bias
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by adamzerner 10y ago
See PainScience for a thorough discussion: https://www.painscience.com/articles/chair-trouble.php Relevant excerpts: > The importance of extremely comfy and ergonomically dazzling chairs is exaggerated. There is sim
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by adamzerner 10y ago
This article is basically, "VR gets a vote of confidence from YC". That's good to know, but: a) It should be pointed out that this is what the article is doing (giving a vote of confidence, not summarizing, not making any sor
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by adamzerner 10y ago
The core idea of this article is that high reward is usually accompanied by high risk. To exemplify this, pg gave a great example of Newton pursuing physics, alchemy and theology. However, this was just one example. I think the article coul
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Decision Theory FAQ(lesswrong.com)
1 points by adamzerner 10y ago|0 comments
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Why Are Normal Distributions Normal? [pdf](aidanlyon.com)
3 points by adamzerner 10y ago|0 comments
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Also see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00003759.htm .
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Learning How to Count (Avoiding the Fencepost Problem)(betterexplained.com)
2 points by adamzerner 10y ago|0 comments
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by adamzerner 10y ago
If you're somewhat familiar with Elon's thoughts and ideas, this interview probably won't teach you anything new.
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by adamzerner 10y ago
This talks about aggregate earning rather than earning per unit of time. I think the latter is what people are/should be interested in, and from what I understand, startup employees put in a lot more hours.
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by adamzerner 10y ago
https://www.painscience.com/ Well written, thorough, and most of all... actually evidence based!
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by adamzerner 10y ago
Sorry I was on my phone and couldn't link - http://www.daedtech.com/the-beggar-ceo-and-sucker-culture/ . In short it refers to letting others take advantage of you.

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