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by amathyst 2y ago
Nobody take the bait
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by amathyst 3y ago
There seems to be such a strong anti-RTO/pro-remote sentiment on HN. I don’t hold that against anyone: if you prefer working from home, then I’m happy for you! But here’s another take: I’m a software engineer and I love working from th
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by amathyst 3y ago
You’re probably right but, man, I hope you’re wrong. We’ll see if anything comes of the sealed section of the report that’s been referred to the AFP (FBI equivalent).
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by amathyst 3y ago
Where on earth do people find interns this is good
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by amathyst 4y ago
> China stages such incursions on a near-daily basis, part of what are termed “gray zone” tactics, aimed at intimidation and wearing down Taiwan’s equipment, exhausting its personnel and degrading public morale. So probably not the start
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by amathyst 6y ago
Used to work there now work at McKinsey. “Tech McKinsey” is apt. Just a lot more tshirts and LotR references.
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by amathyst 6y ago
Thanks. For my understanding, what’s the standard definition of “when it is earned”? If it’s a 5 year contract must all revenue associated with that contract be spread across all 5 years?
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by amathyst 6y ago
It’s not. They don’t have any data of their own. They offer a data integration platform and then a slate of apps on top of that platform for institutions to perform analysis on their own data. They do make a few plugins that mine social me
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by amathyst 6y ago
I heard from some friends that work there that over the last two years, they have been offering very large discounts on 5+ year deals if they were paid for upfront. One can assume that this is to shift revenue into the pre-IPO financial yea