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by bjpcjp 13y ago
As an ex-program manager on major chip projects, I would be astonished if open-source alternatives exist for major design tools. GMs can complain all they want about seat license costs, but they will stick with a proven tool until somebody
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by bjpcjp 13y ago
Don't forget that many large-company positions - HW or SW - are being filled in design centers in India, China, E.Europe and elsewhere. Yes, there is an income difference. But their economies are pumping out hundreds of thousands of enginee
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Grad student lives in a van to avoid debt(nytimes.com)
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
Remember the Milk for me. The right balance of simplicity & features. Plus a Chrome extension.
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The Incredible Two-Headed Product Manager | The Mud Dauber Chronicles(brianpiercy.com)
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Partners needed for hellhole escape plan
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Career advice needed
4 points by bjpcjp 14y ago|1 comments
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
Old guy here. Musing about the reaction if I reblogged this post with "younguns". Don't get me wrong, the points are valid. But I'd bet an equivalent post about what could happen to a startup when a young new hire comes in would get uber-fl
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
I'm pretty much convinced that the GH movement is merely a recognition that us product management folks now have a deeper pool of data on which to base our decisions. This is, in the bigger scheme of things, a recent development and not ava
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It’s Not Pretty: Lean Startups vs. Brick and Mortar(brianpiercy.com)
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
+1. I almost never make it through a video tutorial. The only exceptions are Railscasts, and my batting average there is only .500.
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
Same here. Here's to hoping that some contact info gets shared.
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by bjpcjp 14y ago
Chip prices are a function of supply v. demand and the supplier's learning curve as a function of cumulative volume (ie, yields). Chip prices DO increase as they approach the natural end of their lives due to other suppliers dropping out.