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by blowski 4y ago
Yes, hiring for a niche position is hard because you don’t have the luxury of choosing between many candidates. It seems like there are three approaches: 1. Pay above market rate. Retention can be expensive with this strategy because you ge
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by blowski 4y ago
I’ve also had good experiences with agents, but only when I learned how. Early on I was burned by pump-and-dump agents - they send you below-par candidates, bullshit both of you, pressure you into saying yes, and then walk away with their c
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by blowski 4y ago
I've been interviewing software engineers for around 15 years. In total, I think I've interviewed around 600 people in a range of roles. My main advice is to listen to your gut instinct. Things that mildly annoy or worry you in th
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by blowski 4y ago
https://www.wordnik.com/words/recursive This usage of the word is first recorded in 1620. > You may as well ask your grandma how she sucks eggs "recursively". I guess this would involve her using an alread
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by blowski 4y ago
> They are delighted with public libraries I dispute that. I did some work with a large book publisher in the UK. They hated libraries and had all sorts of tactics to work against them.
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by blowski 4y ago
Definition of recursive in the everyday English sense: > Of or relating to a repeating process whose output at each stage is applied as input in the succeeding stage. This sounds very recursive by that definition.
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by blowski 4y ago
Most engineering money is spent defining the test cases, and that doesn’t change here. It’s just that many organisations define test cases by first running something in production and then debugging it.
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by blowski 4y ago
> We're all a bit more anxious/pessimist than what's objectively needed for a situation You should meet my product manager and reconsider.
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by blowski 4y ago
It’s their job to beat people senseless?
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Leaders lead talented people into a position where their talents have higher impact.
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We've become so accustomed to Section 230 being a cop-out for any kind of accountability for big tech companies, we assume it will be played here also.
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by blowski 4y ago
Most of the tech podcasts I've listened to have had a very low information density because of: * over-use of sound effects * shouty people * unfunny jokes (might get a chuckle in the pub, but that's not why I'm listening) * s
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by blowski 4y ago
The “magic” seems little more than not having to compromise, allowing you to be selfish without the guilt of hurting others. With friends, the magic comes when the holiday has finished and you start saying “remember that thing on that holid
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by blowski 4y ago
There were similar arguments about Google in 2001. Google needed to "not be evil" because it was so easy to replace them that any mis-steps would immediately lead to a whippersnapper taking their business. Look how that worked out
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by blowski 4y ago
What would such a library do?
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by blowski 4y ago
True, I wonder how much internet points improve quality of conversation. Given some people keep arguing even when they're being downvoted into oblivion, there must be something deeper, like a need for engagement.
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by blowski 4y ago
It seemed to me that the whole example was too contrived. The garage could simply have the option to buy the oil and give it to the mechanic. func GetOil(oilType OilType) Oil { ... } func ChangeOil(c Car, oil Oil) err
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by blowski 4y ago
- The Mom Test - 4 Steps to the Epiphany - The Personal MBA (Josh Kaufman) - Lean Analytics - Good Strategy Bad Strategy
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by blowski 4y ago
What’s the difference between this and my Grandad’s nostalgia for 1950s tractors, or his Grandad’s nostalgia for 1880s ploughs.
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by blowski 4y ago
When you’re hiring a lot of people, a significant number of people will be underperformers - people who are either not motivated or capable of delivering enough value to justify their salary. In a bull market, large companies don’t want the
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by blowski 4y ago
Maybe, but it’s more likely to be boring noise from immature script kiddies who only want to use the newest tech because it’s cool.
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by blowski 4y ago
I upvoted it because I found it interesting because it was quirky and put together in an unusual way.
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For the uninitiated https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b83d9c655ee2954e756dcd...
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by blowski 4y ago
I'm no expert, but what you're saying goes against everything I've ever heard, including from a driving instructor and senior engineer at Ford. The internet also seems to disagree with you. https://www.eptyres.com&
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Lots of people love next-day delivery from Amazon, but also complain when all the local shops close down.
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In Q3 2022 they made about $4.4B net profit on revenues of $27B. Across the whole of 2022, it was $23B net profit on $117B revenue. Not sure what you mean by “core business”. About 97% ($113B) of their revenue comes from advertising on Face
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MAG?
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by blowski 4y ago
Exactly. Be humble and eager to learn, but recognise others may be suspicious of your motives anyway. Also, don’t be that engineer that tells all the other departments what they’re doing wrong, having done a couple of Udemy courses.
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by blowski 4y ago
Absolutely. And as a heavy user of Hacker News, I can express opinions about how “interesting” the discussion is.
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by blowski 4y ago
If it’s not interesting for you, then don’t submit it, upvote it, or comment on it. You can even hide it. Some do find it interesting, and would rather not have to wade through this swamp to have a conversation about it.

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