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by andrest 10y ago
> getting Amazon on their resume (or Facebook, Google, etc.) is somehow a big feather? Because it is. Everybody knows these companies get to skim the cream and they vet their candidates thoroughly. As a start-up with no HR and poor hirin
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by andrest 11y ago
Not to excuse your case but a company I work for just got funded and posted a job ad on AngelList, it's been a week and there are 50+ applications sitting in the mailbox. We produce and sell a physical product so one of the founders ke
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by andrest 11y ago
Remember, software has no (or very little) marginal cost. Software businesses only become insanely profitable at scale. The kind of scale Microsoft, Google and others have. A single percentage point improvement can pay your salary. In Europ
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by andrest 12y ago
The maintenance crew is still needed to keep the engines running. It's just that it can be piloted remotely. This, however, is nothing new technologically speaking. We could very well take away pilots from commercial airliners but it w
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Doing anything worthwhile can’t be done alone(medium.com)
1 points by andrest 12y ago|0 comments
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by andrest 14y ago
Thanks for the input :) Perhaps you can shed some light on how things work from the inside: How much interest is there for foreign interns, what is the competition and expectations like? Were there many people like you? In terms of compensa
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Ask HN: Is it possible for a EU student to get an internship in the States?
6 points by andrest 14y ago|2 comments
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by andrest 14y ago
Well said. I wholly agree with "learn to code" != "become a programmer". Learning programming has helped me in many other walks of life. It has taught me that every problem can be tackled with a systematic approach, given enough time. I lik
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by andrest 14y ago
If you really need to get stuff done then there is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dOM3p-80HI&hd=1 Sorry for the late reply :)
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by andrest 14y ago
I feel that Kap-Slap is too close what you hear to radio on every day. For working there is nothing better than repeating, simple melodies and patterns. What I consider to be a good song is something that you can work along with and not eve
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by andrest 14y ago
It's definitely worth reading. Although as a person with substantial programming experience, I would recommend you to have a look at Chapter 4 first. The first few chapters deal with code examples that are not meant to be understood (at tha
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by andrest 14y ago
All fair points that I agree with. Mruby is promising but it's still in its infancy. Whereas MobiRuby is interesting on its own, but lacking advantages over Obj-C for real development.
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by andrest 15y ago
This was the case for music for a long time (still is, but to a lesser extent) before iTunes came along. Downloading music through Napster, Limewire or BitTorrent was simply easier and more effortless. Even though people were willing to pay
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by andrest 15y ago
I follow a similar series of steps. But, my step 4. is slightly different. I also give them some time; and 24 hours is an excellent choice. Now, I ask them to draw me the logo they saw the other day, and reiterate it in words. Depending on
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by andrest 15y ago
These numbers show the point I'm trying to make here. The resources currently occupied in putting the current inefficient technology to use could be instead used in R&D to develop the next generation solutions faster. During this period
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by andrest 15y ago
Don't take this the wrong way, but when the scientists or the government set an ambitious goal like this, that are 4 decades away. It usually means that currently we have no clue how to go about solving it and hopefully our successors will
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by andrest 15y ago
No mention of encrypted networks, so I'm assuming it only works on open, non-password protected network?
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by andrest 15y ago
Throughout the whole article no mention of any specific alternatives to be used? 23% is a big amount to make up to. A relevant TED talk by Bill Gates (Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero): http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html In
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by andrest 15y ago
In the States, a black person has a much higher probability landing in a jail. Does this mean we should say that all the black are criminals and the rest are law-abiding citizens? The world isn't black & white. On another note, corrupti
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by andrest 15y ago
How did they come up with the estimate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eixjRLlvtk (full documentary can be found on YouTube) Having had some business interests in the same region I can tell you from first-hand experience that people like
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by andrest 15y ago
The rule?
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by andrest 15y ago
With all due respect, if you truly believe what you're saying you don't know what you're talking about. A good counter example would be Estonia. But what's a good argument without data, right? http://www.heritage.org/index/country/estonia
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by andrest 15y ago
Works in FF and Chrome
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by andrest 15y ago
A bit off-topic, but I find it interesting how motivated people are to post stuff on HN. It took just under 2 minutes for the person to find the post, 'digest' it and submit it. The video is 50 minutes long.
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by andrest 16y ago
I might not be the best solution in the long-term, but it's certainly a start in the right direction. Teaching is roughly the same as it was 50 years ago. We're yet to harness the power of computational revolution and Khan Academy shows the
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by andrest 16y ago
Wont work out :) This or that questions wont help. You might ask: blue or white? I say depends; you might ask: smart or casual? I say depends. There are no questions that can 'solve' my style preferences and even if they do, the items I buy
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by andrest 16y ago
Macbook Pro. -THE strongest and most rigid case I've put my hands on (the unibody alumnium) -UNIX kernel -OSX and iOS development -More options for OSs -No major issues with current models Sure, you might not get the most processing power f
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by andrest 16y ago
Well, depends on a few factors: a) What languages do you currently know b) What do you want to program These 2 factors are different for everybody, as such, there is no one answer for your question.
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by andrest 16y ago
What my local operator is offering is this: ZTE S202 Specs: http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/en/products/mobile/mobile_detail_291... Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClXKPRDzLI&feature=playe... The price is 70 euros. The buttons have n
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by andrest 16y ago
The way a product cycle works at Apple is that first Jobs comes up with an idea (or approves a one, doesn't matter), designers draw it, engineers build it and Cook is responsible for the supply-side (he optimizes the production to keep the

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