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by angdis 15y ago
One of the pleasures of the great cities in the world is the fact that merely getting around is an enjoyable and engaging experience. When I say "great cities" I mean places like Paris, NYC, Toronto. Putting people into individual 150mph co
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by angdis 15y ago
The other half of the problem is that management (especially nontechnical "PMP" types) suck at understanding the realities of software development and obsess too much on deadlines and "accountability" when they would do better to focus on r
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by angdis 15y ago
I think that blog post was a bit hasty. Sure, I can see how LinkedIn might have poor signal-to-noise for a well-connected venture capitalist type whose job consists largely of making connections. It doesn't work for HIM, and that's OK. Howe
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by angdis 15y ago
Very nice. Glad to see patent system abusers get their comeuppance. The true test of integrity, however, would be for Nest to NOT also abuse the patent system once _they_ get established.
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by angdis 15y ago
Indeed. But don't forget that while you're feeling lucky, non-tech coworkers and management are also overjoyed that you're doing the programming and they are not. One thing about this craft is you either enjoy it immensely or can't stand it
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by angdis 15y ago
Sorry, but productivity is best measured by evidence previous work-- not one's piss, blood, hair, or facebook friends. The other reason that drug testing is senseless and stupid is that it is imprecise. "False positives" do wreck careers an
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by angdis 15y ago
Sad. ESR should stick to his core competencies: writing about open source software.
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by angdis 15y ago
No, it means that we've gotten ourselves into a situation where employers can force candidates into having to choose between being free or giving up their privacy so some asshole in HR can judge whether they are "worthy" of a job based on s
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by angdis 15y ago
In theory I agree, but for people who are in a situation where jobs are not plentiful, saying "no" is not a realistic option. Unless, of course, one is willing to back-up that "no" with arbitrarily expensive legal wrangling (which also happ
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by angdis 15y ago
Good of them to do that and nip this practice in the bud before it has a chance to become widespread. After having just pee'd in cup last week for a pre-employment screen, I do hope that someday governments will also ban senseless and stupi
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by angdis 15y ago
http://pghcareerconnector.com/ Pittsburgh technology council "career connector" is a good place to put your resume. I had a couple of high-quality interviews after doing just that. It is not silicon valley, but there are lots of smart peo
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by angdis 15y ago
Elitekeyboards also offers models from Leopold. ( http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyles... ) These are a lot less expensive than happy hacking and also have a reduced size form-factor (no numpad). I got the model wit
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by angdis 15y ago
Yep. The reason is "drinking problem." Nothing special or geeky about it and it is very common across all professions and lifestyles. It means one is at risk for alcoholism. Not trying to be alarming, like I said, it is common. But it is a
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by angdis 15y ago
He is sixteen. "Meaningful" has a different definition for someone that age. I am in awe of the achievement not only because of the stupendous scope and complexity, but the sheer willpower and colossal amount of time it must have taken. I h
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by angdis 15y ago
You _can_ tell someone. Tell you co-founder if you have a strong relationship. The "end-game" for burnout is complete dysfunction and possibly worse for an extended period of time. If this happens the first thing your co-founder will say is
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by angdis 15y ago
One of the pieces of advice that is drilled into anyone that is looking to improve their interview skills is to _never_ criticize previous employers. This question practically begs for that. As a result, a hiring manager is practically guar
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by angdis 15y ago
It depends on what is meant by "failure" and by "acceptance". I guess some people need simplistic slogans/mantras to get motivated. At one start-up I worked in, the founder frequently ended his emails with the phrase "Failure is NOT an opti
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by angdis 15y ago
Almost no one can actually write down what "quadrillion" means correctly, because no one uses such a word in actual practice. Much better to use 10^16 or 10e16
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by angdis 15y ago
Why do you say he doesn't understand how switch works? What is he "obviously" misunderstanding?
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by angdis 15y ago
As far as I can tell there is a one-to-one mapping between constructs in VB and C#. Once you get past the syntax of each, they look "the same". I find it slightly annoying that Microsoft doesn't just drop C# or VB, the resulting "shock" to
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by angdis 15y ago
Another way to say it: Be careful what you say in public in case some asshole decides to tweet it (and then write an article about it) even if it isn't his concern.
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by angdis 15y ago
If you want to use the actual Rasberry Pi in a product, I think the most practical choice is a range accessorized hobbyist platforms. This would be much like the arduino and its shields except that it is possible to exploit multimedia capab
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by angdis 15y ago
I don't get it. Cable landings are effectively invisible except for the presence of a boring nondescript building. Why would someone be interested in this?
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by angdis 15y ago
I think that the word "photorealistic" should be considered in a more philosophical way. The goal of games is to create an immersive and convincing environment but that does NOT necessarily mean that it would (or should) be indistinguishabl
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by angdis 15y ago
I've used jungledisk for a long time and felt they've really squandered a great opportunity (or maybe getting acquired by rackspace _was_ the opportunity in the first place). I agree the jungledisk UX could be better, but the idea was good:
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by angdis 15y ago
Google drive will certainly NOT be a failure if they match the user experience of dropbox at a price that is better. Dropbox, however, should have a plan to avoid being "mapquested" by google if they want to stay relevant. What I don't unde
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by angdis 15y ago
Right on, the timeline seems aggressive for a internship that won't start for months. It is understandable that the company would want to get commitments and perhaps it will be a great internship but they should have been more reasonable ab
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by angdis 15y ago
There are many things that influence how much it costs to transport people or anything else-- including weather, how much taxiing is involved and the style of the pilot. I am sure the airlines have taken this variability into account. No ne
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by angdis 15y ago
Disagree. In every project of any significant size, there is ALWAYS a certain amount of "grunt work" involved. A team composed entirely of "A players" ends up with serious dysfunction because everyone wants to do (AND IS PAID TO DO) visiona
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by angdis 15y ago
People are so sick of filling out insipid job application forms these days (only to never hear back anything), you can't blame someone for not taking it seriously every time. The situation is probably far worse for admin assistant jobs. How

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