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Ask HN: Why are managers so bad?
8 points by aspir 13y ago|15 comments
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by aspir 13y ago
If Microsoft products are truly better than Google/Apple, they should move the conversation to those products, rather than discussing their competitors. I hear more about Chromebooks from this campaign than I do from Google's own
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by aspir 13y ago
Did anyone really need convincing that the Scroogled campaign was childish? This campaign is so bad, it's going to be used in case studies for years to come. We're literally looking at history in the making with this campaign. If
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by aspir 13y ago
Job boards start easily, but you'd be surprised at how much they can spiral into some of the most convoluted code you've ever seen. They're almost the exact definition of a scope creeping CRUD app. This is compounded by the f
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by aspir 13y ago
The concept of social security as a form of investment/retirement account is a bit of a misconception. In reality, your immediate payments into social security are for the current population that is elderly or disabled. The "promi
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Fastly Introduces Historical Stats(fastly.com)
1 points by aspir 13y ago|0 comments
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by aspir 13y ago
It could be argued that VC involves the building of technology businesses, rather than simply investing in a hands off manner. It's a fine line, but the famous VCs that come to my mind (Doerr, Andreessen) help mentor and grow a company
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by aspir 13y ago
I couldn't find any videos of shot towers in action, but I did find a video of a man demonstrating a handmade modern shot manufacturing machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwVvdIFyQ0Q
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by aspir 13y ago
Shoot an email to support@github.com with a link to your repository. A 500 isn't an intended feature :)
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by aspir 13y ago
Yes, you'll need to reapply after the two year period, but the turnaround is quick.
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by aspir 13y ago
Yep -- all students are eligible.
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by aspir 13y ago
The belief that someone will produce their "best work" in a stress-filled deadline of _one project_ is shortsighted. If by "best work" you mean "maximum extraction in a short time frame," you're probably correct. But the belief that someone
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by aspir 13y ago
If the Octonauts wikipedia page ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octonauts ) is correct, the show's airing was 2 years after the founding (and copyrighting of the octocat) of GitHub
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by aspir 14y ago
GitHub's Make Me project might be close to what you're looking for. https://github.com/blog/1368-releasing-make-me
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by aspir 14y ago
It may not be enough, but GitHub does provide free private repos for students -- https://github.com/edu
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by aspir 14y ago
You might want to try support at your company for a period of time. It sounds like your company may be agreeable to it, and it's easier than you might think. After communicating with users for a length of time, you might find that you're pa
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by aspir 14y ago
Actually, there are no extra features with GH's paid plans, from what I remember. Paying enables private repositories, and all of the good stuff is still available for open source projects.
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by aspir 14y ago
I wouldn't consider this abuse of the tool. I'm also learning a few things about the home improvement process from this. Isn't that the point of the open source movement -- shared knowledge for the improvement of others?
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by aspir 14y ago
As much as I agree with you, your examples prove how little "regular" users consider this. With technologies that are historically user-unfriendly, such as email, individuals may be aware of the importance of separating work and personal, e
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by aspir 14y ago
This very reason is actually why my company is migrating to Box. No one I work with is the type to jump ship on a company just for one feature, but this is a major liability. I'll still keep DB for my personal use, but my company had ~30 TB
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by aspir 14y ago
This is how we do it at GitHub on a day-by-day basis. https://github.com/blog/1230-optimizing-sales-for-happiness Its still sales in name, but in nature and application, it's similar to what cdixon spells out.
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by aspir 14y ago
Oh definitely -- Legal, Medical, Real Estate, "Corporate Leadership" -- those guys are definitely out for the payday. They also usually are thrown by niche publication/magazine firms, so there's even more to be made.
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by aspir 14y ago
Conferences are lower margin than you think, particularly in tech. They're normally thrown for the good of the community or as a loss leader for some other business/product. If you're lucky, there's a slim profit that can be reinvested into
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by aspir 14y ago
Thanks for posting this. I kind of needed it. Recent projects are getting pretty tough, to the point of looking for a supplementary job, and the job search itself isn't any easier. I'm not in any kind of "bad spot" mentally, but it is reass
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by aspir 14y ago
I see your point, but if you have 5 sales reps with the authority to green-light extreme features, you're not really a startup anymore. You're officially a full-steam ahead business, or you should be. It also comes down to the amount of mon
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by aspir 14y ago
I assume you're referring to BigCo, or even just a non-startup. If you're referring to a startup, I have to disagree with you -- revenue in the door when you're starting out, even if you have to alter your product, is invaluable. In fact, y
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by aspir 14y ago
In my earlier post I was referring to publishers -- they are partial owners on the content. I agree that their business models need an overhaul, but simply pointing a finger from afar, and telling these entrenched organizations to change wo
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by aspir 14y ago
I would take posts like this from the FSF more seriously if they proposed or endorsed a solution, rather than simply proposing a protest. FSF may claim to be about "Free as in Speech, rather than Free as in Beer," but DRM straddles both of
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by aspir 14y ago
The problem is that you're trying to link a recreational culture predominantly consisting of 18-22 year olds with a degree of affluence to that of a lifelong trade career. They just aren't compatible. No one will ever list "10 years of soci
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by aspir 14y ago
I'm really more surprised that Path has let presentations like this continue. I've seen 4 separate MVH presentations, with each one being in step with these complaints. and it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth regarding Matt and Path as

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