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by ak39 10y ago
Most enterprise software companies in the financial sector traditionally built solutions on Oracle. This was because in the 80s and even early 90s, the holy grail of financial systems (MVCC - multiversion concurrency control with guaranteed
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by ak39 10y ago
Keeping your day job until the opportunity cost outweighs the monetary value of your day job.
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by ak39 10y ago
The poor, uneducated and subjugated people of this "despotic nation" are the first folks we ought to feed, educate and look after. Despots are created and thrive on the backs of hungry and hopeless citizens.
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by ak39 10y ago
That clause is unlikely to hold against litigation on grounds that the paying customer was given the deliberate impression that he/she was entering into a contract agreement with United. Unless of course the ticket contract with paying
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by ak39 10y ago
Thanks friend! Without a doubt. The guilt though of taking time off is also a paradoxical contributor to existing stress.
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by ak39 10y ago
This is a crazy good article! I've always been fascinated by my recent inability to learn new programming languages and concepts and I believe it could be due to the concept expounded in Lee's article: no short-term memory buildin
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by ak39 10y ago
The inability to formulate a one-sentence product description is a symptom of an imprecise product strategy. It's not a case of "in spite of it". A mature & reliable product strategy (who you're targeting, what diffe
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by ak39 10y ago
Just two things for me. 1. Get my sleep schedule back on track (retire 10 pm, wake up 6 am). 2. Get my body standing, running, lifting most of the time.
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by ak39 10y ago
Thank you for this brilliant and detailed explanation showing the differences between CRIPR and the virus method! I haven't seen anyone explain the concept of viruses in the language of buffer overflows! Delightful.
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by ak39 10y ago
Is the goal of this project to homogenize syntax or homogenize the call level interface (api)? I can understand the need for the latter, not the former.
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by ak39 10y ago
I don't agree with this approach. It's interesting but I don't see how the nature of the work you're doing disqualifies you from charging for "research" even when you're NOT a hotshot. I think a better app
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by ak39 10y ago
Job and other tips I learned the hard way (still making some mistakes): Rule #1: Negotiate from a position of strength. Fact #1: We tend to negotiate badly when we are desperate. Human nature. Fact #2: Desperation is a state of mind. You ca
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by ak39 10y ago
Talk to your superior and ask for projects you believe are challenging, will benefit the company and allow you to use your creative skills. Talk to your boss.
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by ak39 10y ago
Dude carry on, you were doing a good job! I for one want to understand this Cloudflare fustercluck all over HN. Unfortunately i don't understand much of what is written about it!
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by ak39 10y ago
I wanna work in your office too!
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by ak39 10y ago
Eventually pancreas stop producing insulin. That's the full stage diabetes.
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by ak39 10y ago
Ok. All good. So what do we do now? Allow me to humbly suggest these: 1. Help folks struggling to pay rent for a short while. Give them breathing room to get their lives on even keel. You have superhuman powers now. Use it. They'll
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by ak39 10y ago
"Patterns" are to the art of good programming what organized religion is to the art of good living. Everyone loves the ideas, everyone hates the implementations.
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by ak39 10y ago
What a loss to humanity. This man's lectures and explanations of population growth epitomized hope for me. Empathy in motion! Heartfelt love and condolences to his family.
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by ak39 10y ago
Thank you for this. I am changing these three things: 1. Contract document signed first before any work is done (even free work) 2. Never appeal to emotions 3. Kill Phase clause Great advice.
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by ak39 10y ago
Excellent. Some more details? What happened afterwards?
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by ak39 10y ago
Scary prospect for us all. I read a Pilger article last year that sent chills down my back: http://johnpilger.com/articles/a-world-war-has-begun-break-t...
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by ak39 10y ago
This is one, OTOH, has excellent mileage. Well said.
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by ak39 10y ago
Thank you very much. This is great advice. I will use it for my conversation with my teenage son. I think many times before asking the "why" questions. Many times I simply don't know how to ask. Your suggestion is excelle
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by ak39 10y ago
Exactly. However this move isn't without immediate benefits. 1. Forces all participants in shadow economy to declare cash assets. So it's a data point from which to baseline total cash asset census. 2. Data collected about indiv
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by ak39 10y ago
Here's one: Never show your user/client any visible disappointment when they change requirements. In fact, give them the license to change their minds aggressively. Go at the hanging boxing bag later at home.
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by ak39 10y ago
Good. Now get rid of the crore and lakh "decimal" craziness.
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by ak39 10y ago
Good article. List of some of the things I don't like for which I have to occasionally take another peak to see if I'm finally wrong: 1. (In languages) Garbage collection and the idea of "safe code". I didn't like i
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by ak39 10y ago
I had to google your word "lede" in order to understand what you were saying. I found this: http://howardowens.com/lede-vs-lead/
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by ak39 10y ago
Agreed about identifying the real reasons why, habit wise, startup owners do things the way they do. I am talking psychologically, blind spots. Many of us can only introspect effectively when we're afforded sufficient space to thin

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