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by bernierocks 7y ago
unintended consequences abound.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
This sounds like something a VC would tell the press as an excuse. It's no coincidence that Delaware has very low corporate taxes: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/09251...
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by bernierocks 7y ago
“Taxes don’t have a lot of impact on business decisions. It’s something that has been exaggerated for years” If I'm paying 50% in taxes as opposed to 10%, I will be making different business decisions. Most SF startups incorporate in D
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by bernierocks 7y ago
I've been seeing this for at least a couple of months. Especially speed trap warnings.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
Was this even advertised anywhere? I didn't even know it existed.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
"Marissa Mayer, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steven Spielberg" Most of the people listed here essentially built their own businesses. You don't really need to network and schmooze your way to the top when
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by bernierocks 7y ago
I've been working remotely for over 10 years and I get way more done than I never did in an office. Why? No water cooler talk, no long lunches with coworkers, no general conversation/disruptions that always seemed to happen 4 or m
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by bernierocks 7y ago
Indeed is also filled with recruiters. Almost every job I found on Indeed was a recruiter. Usually the ones that aren't have a much shorter and brief description of the job.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
"For example, the program defined one white woman as a “stunner, looker, mantrap,” and “dish,” describing her as “a very attractive or seductive looking woman.” Many people of color have noted an obvious racist bias to their results. J
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by bernierocks 7y ago
Duo security isn't really in Detroit. They are in Ann Arbor, which is much different. Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan and many talented engineers that graduate there.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
It's usually included when you purchase a commercial license. I work with a company that generally stays away from open source software, unless they have an in-house developer that can maintain it. Most open source projects (unless it&
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by bernierocks 7y ago
A degree only matters if you have zero experience, which could be supplemented by personal projects or open source contributions.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
"Does anyone really think 17 bots on Twitter tweeting messages in Chinese is going to change this?" Try 17 thousand or 17 million bots, Tweeting in English. This is also only a small fraction of what they are actually doing. If y
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by bernierocks 7y ago
China has been using armies of bots for many years to sway public opinion. Much scarier than Russia, because they have 10X the resources.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
When I was in high school (in the late 90s), we only had a C programming class. I took this class with 10 other students, who were all in the top 10 GPA of our school. I was the only one that wasn't and the teacher, who was also the
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by bernierocks 7y ago
This looks cool. How much space will this take up, to backup the entire site?
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by bernierocks 7y ago
If you expect money or compensation for your hard work, charge money and have a commercial license. Plenty of open source developers do this and make a living. It just seems disingenuous to me to give out your work for free, with little to
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by bernierocks 7y ago
I only read a few paragraphs of this article, since it's behind a paywall. The financial system in China may be technologically advanced, but it's scary. The Chinese government uses this system to track every transaction for ever
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by bernierocks 7y ago
To motivate me: No death marches, don't keep changing the task I'm working on and expect the completion date to stay the same, and respect my personal time after regular business hours.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
It's great to have a career over a job. But aside from some of the big tech companies, most companies will only ever offer you a job.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
My question is why hasn't the open source community shunned him for these sorts of comments? Someone like the ex-Mozilla CEO was shunned and booted out of his position for much less.
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by bernierocks 7y ago
It's a numbers game. I used Craigslist last year to find freelance jobs. I talked to about 40 potential clients in a month. Out of those, 30 were a no from me right off the bat (wanted to hire cheap developers, etc) and out of the l
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by bernierocks 7y ago
Last year, I was looking for contracting gigs and was posting on many of the various job boards. it's amazing how many jobs are posted by recruiters. On a site like Indeed.com, which I know pulls jobs from other sites, at least 60 or
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How to block your own IP address from Google Analytics(techblobs.com)
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by bernierocks 7y ago
AI technology has spread very fast in China because there is no regard for health, safety, or privacy. A good analogy would be the ability for a company to make a very fuel efficient car in record time..without having to deal with things li
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by bernierocks 7y ago
This is exactly why I'm against UBI: As more and more people get UBI, we will have more generations of people dependent on the government for all of their needs. This also means they have control over large portions of the population,
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by bernierocks 7y ago
I was on Grand Bahama island in Freeport last summer for my Brother-in-law's wedding. We took a guided tour one day and there were still entire parts of the city ravaged by the previous hurricane that came through. China Town was unin