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That dev's salary is higher than mine(itmanagement.earthweb.com)
178 points by bhoung 16y ago|162 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
Pretty sure I read that applications increased 85% on the last cycle, so (on your numbers) that would take it to 1850 which is close to your estimate.
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by bhoung 16y ago
something about the t-shirt under the shirt look that detracts from the article.
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HP Depression-era working conditions in Australia(theage.com.au)
3 points by bhoung 16y ago|0 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
Crossed my mind to ask if anyone saw any parallels with Australia. Glad to see someone mention it. My rough interpretation of the article is that cheap labour from Poland distorted the Irish economy, and the banking contagion resulted in lo
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by bhoung 16y ago
Nice article. Should almost be understanding turnover rather than solving it.
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by bhoung 16y ago
There is a reason why people endure higher costs of living to be in locations of higher population density. I'd also like to see the same cost benefit analysis over a 5-10 year window. I guess the alternative US scenario mightn't be much b
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by bhoung 16y ago
Aside: The part about cramming for tests and getting good grades as proof of being smart reminds me of a piece of research (that I can't recall) which found that kids learn more when they are praised for effort rather than praised for being
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When it doesn't pan out(orgtheory.wordpress.com)
1 points by bhoung 16y ago|0 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
Was little more subdued than I expected. It could be just a reflection of the nature of tech hacker types but slightly surprised to see no fist pumping or much robust cheering; more polite applause to slightly louder polite applause?
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An Aussie in NY(delimiter.com.au)
64 points by bhoung 16y ago|29 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
is it any surprise that yahoo does so well in taiwan and japan when compared against google then...
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by bhoung 16y ago
Hate it when they don't tell you who the authors are or the title of the paper. http://www.psy.utexas.edu/
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by bhoung 16y ago
I dunno why but this reminds me of trainspotting. But choose life, right. One could avoid any risk of injury through non-participation but it's a deceptive opt out.
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by bhoung 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy Just to let you know, you're not alone there as a country.
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Ask HN: Any company use a HN style forum as an internal communication tool?
4 points by bhoung 16y ago|1 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
Jumping straight to the conclusion... "The same individual has a 30% higher return to general ability when active as an entrepreneur than when working as an employee. Nevertheless, the resulting earnings are higher as an entrepreneur than a
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by bhoung 16y ago
I know, I know. A gross over-generalisation which I conceded in the original comment. But clicking around on his blog, I found a quote from his interview by Tucker Max which shows that his inspiration was definitely Machiavelli. "I pitched
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by bhoung 16y ago
Can't remember where I read it but the good developers are hiding in good jobs and not actively searching...
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by bhoung 16y ago
Classic case of thinking that being right should be all that matters? With interviews and hiring it all comes down to the first impression...
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by bhoung 16y ago
Really enjoyed the article. I've skimmed Greene's book and thought it was just a modernisation of Machiavelli's "The Prince". This article really shows how passionate he is about understanding and accepting human nature. Because Greene's bo
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Discussion on decreasing social capital (christopherjoye.blogspot.com)
2 points by bhoung 16y ago|0 comments
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by bhoung 16y ago
The strongest points are 1) and 2): monocultures have a negative impact, and living in a city is inherently a social experience. Let's say NY and Silicon Valley are equal in the extent they are monocultures, it's apparent Silicon Valley com
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by bhoung 16y ago
Interesting. But mostly concerned at the amount of soft drink consumed.
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by bhoung 16y ago
This is a great example of what separates entrepreneurs from other people: the ambition and belief that precedes any action at all. Given the list of people identified as self-made men, I would hazard a guess that there is a long way to go.
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by bhoung 16y ago
Gladwell is an enjoyable read and is able to pull together seemingly unrelated threads. Telling plausible coherent stories is really the most effective medium of communication, which explains his popularity. He is clearly more an entertaine
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by bhoung 16y ago
This was exactly the technique employed by a young drug effected person asking for money who was standing outside the local supermarket. "My mother is suddenly ill and I need $10 / $20 bucks to get to X." Except the guy doesn't tell you his
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by bhoung 16y ago
After wanting to just create a simple online store and initially setting up Drupal and Magento, I've found Shopify to be surprisingly customisable and easy to use. Really impressed with their product. Love the start-up story also. I can see
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by bhoung 16y ago
try http://www.sinatrarb.com/ as http://sinatrarb.com seems to be something else...
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by bhoung 16y ago
From the Social Network: If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you'd have invented Facebook.

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