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How the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010)(slate.com)
108 points by calcsam 12y ago|65 comments
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by calcsam 12y ago
One hopes that the graph of life is linear and not a differential equation path-dependent on initial conditions...
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by calcsam 12y ago
Show, don't tell. Build something and then demo it when you are interviewing. That's how I got a job after teaching myself Python. My first project: fundmap.vc My story: https://medium.com/@calcsam/breaking-in
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by calcsam 12y ago
Location: SF Bay Area Remote: Open Willing to relocate: no Technologies: Python, MySQL, Javascript, Django, Mongo. Background in analytics and well-suited to data-heavy roles. Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sambhag
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by calcsam 12y ago
SEEKING WORK -- SF Bay Area or remote. I'm a backend engineer, and I help you see the data you need to know. Do you: - feel frustrated that the basic BI tool you're using doesn't give you the insight you need? - want to know
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by calcsam 12y ago
http://bentobox.io/ has links to everything you want and more
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by calcsam 12y ago
Use Ruby on Rails. PHP is dead and dying, especially around here (SF Bay Area).
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by calcsam 12y ago
- ODesk - Buying Facebook ads - Show up in SF and hit up all the various hacker houses / meetups / etc. - Outsource your job search: https://medium.com/life-hacks/3e990967a1f3 - Contact tech recruiters
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by calcsam 12y ago
I don't think you've been promoted beyond your level of competence, I think you enjoy coding more than managerial troubleshooting. There are lots of articles on engineers who prefer engineering more than managing. Not what you&#x2
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by calcsam 12y ago
pg's crucial insight here is that life gets easier for nerds as rewards are tied to accomplishments rather than mere popularity. So the more trendy a tech startup is, the more likely it is to fall into this trap.
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by calcsam 12y ago
This might be because you are male. Woman are likely to interact with you differently than they might interact with another woman.
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by calcsam 12y ago
Blake is a real guy and a friend of mine. Remove the scare quotes please?
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by calcsam 12y ago
The advice I've heard (don't remember where from) is if they are willing to pay 50-60k, say you are looking for 58k to 70k. Hook the bottom end of your range in just under the top end of theirs. Keep in mind also that SQL + web de
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by calcsam 12y ago
Note that the above comment is his first comment in 4 years :)
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by calcsam 12y ago
Psychological research suggests (1) narrowing down to a series of binary choices: Japanese or American brand? Japanese Honda or Toyota? Honda. SUV or car? Car Civic or Accord? Accord Used or new? New Red or black? Red (2) Decisions are emot
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by calcsam 12y ago
I've begun to notice that if someone is complaining that another company stole their idea, they're usually nontechnical -- business, design, etc.
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by calcsam 12y ago
SF Bay Area, Local, Full-Time Resume: linkd.in/1n75ZQX Stack: Python (+numpy/scipy/etc), Django, SQL, Git, JS Contact: calcsam at gmail dot com Overview: Currently Python backend engineer. Building out reporting, simulation,
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by calcsam 12y ago
SaaS as a service.
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by calcsam 12y ago
"Designers say users can post anonymously and should strip metadata from files they send." Talk about poor design. Instead of automatically stripping metadata, they rely on users to do so. On a mobile phone.
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Simplify Decisions by Computing How Much Your Time Is Worth(theeffectiveengineer.com)
3 points by calcsam 12y ago|0 comments
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by calcsam 12y ago
Second what quotient said above ^ The MVP (minimum viable product) is usually a landing page with a description of what you'll be doing and a box where people can enter in their email to stay up to date. You've got a great story t
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by calcsam 13y ago
Surprised this didn't get more upvotes. It's great.
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by calcsam 13y ago
You now have 70 shares. Price is expected to decrease to 1/7 of previous level.
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by calcsam 13y ago
Here's to wishing Snowden had asked Putin about this, rather than giving him political cover to orchestrate it...
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by calcsam 13y ago
And this is why you need strong/clear HR policies.
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by calcsam 13y ago
Not a domain expert here, but keep in mind your portfolio > your resume, every time. If you can talk intelligently about these concepts in terms of the things you've built, that will speak volumes.
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by calcsam 13y ago
You're right, with the caveat that you did accept the offer :)
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by calcsam 13y ago
See IFTTT, Zapier, etc. They are doing what you're doing; maybe you can build on top?
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by calcsam 13y ago
Zynga was basically built on top of Facebook. Upworthy was built on link traffic from FB. Then FB changed the way they allowed / promoted sharing and both companies took a hit.
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by calcsam 13y ago
My fiance made the point that praising a child for his hard work (rather than smarts) is actually praising his tenacity -- a moral virtue.

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