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by colmvp 11y ago
How is this Zuckerberg's fault? Where was the Product and Design leads on this implementation? I see everyone liking posts from them on Medium but suddenly they are absolved from changes that irk people?
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Goddamnit I was so convinced...
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This is where I disagree with Justin Kan who said "turns out most people don't really care that much about discovering new music." Maybe he's right in the nuance of monetizing that specific feature, but Discover Weekly b
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I'm sure a lot of decisions were made by him, specifically business related, that aren't visible as much as product features, but that sarcastic comment made me chuckle. It reminds me of my brilliant designer friends who have done
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I had a pretty famous startup in Toronto decline a second interview because I flat out refused to do a take home test that probably would've been at least worth a day's exploration. In comparison, a YC company (who eventually got
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Online dating stats, at least from OKTrends, show tall men have more sexual partners than men below the average height. I also wouldn't be surprised if that also holds true for receiving more responses compared to short men. Furthermor
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Matt Krisiloff? https://www.facebook.com/events/1088219411199460/
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I've had interviews with some notable startups that gave a take home design test, such as here is problem x now design a solution and show your process. I did it once in my naive young years when I really wanted to work for a specific
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> c) also specific to me: I genuinely liked the instructors and most of my cohort, and writing anything negative seems impolite - not wanting to hurt someone's feelings or seem ungrateful. Irrational, but there ya go. I was reading
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I guess. I think it's implicit with practically every study that the results aren't necessarily applicable to everybody.
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Right? In my past of applying for jobs as a designer, I had companies that would ask for take home tests. I always refused and of course didn't get the job. Conversely, other companies I worked for offered freelance positions (probatio
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I agree with the sentiment that people should specialize and spend the majority of the time working what they are proficient at. That said, I personally like working with engineers who at least try to participate in the design/front-en
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Congrats to the team. Can't wait till they expand someday (hopefully) to my city.
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Sit down or get them to sit down. E.g. NBA players who huddle around their coach
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I've worked in a similar situation, providing pricing/inventory information to buyers from vendors, and it's hellish as a middleman with limited clout to ensure vendors remain consistent in transmitting up-to-date pricing and
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One web design agency I used to work for in the U.S. has exploded in growth. When I first started, they were a few dozen people. Now they have hundreds of employees and offices around the world. Many of these employees left to start their o
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While I have friends who read, they admit they don't read as much as they used to. So giving books or even games to them often results in an expensive dust collector. And while I admire the act of giving books away, either to BoA or on
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People have good criticisms about e-readers like the Kindle. It's not great for technical books. It can be a little laggy and not as sensory compared to paper books. That said, the ability to retake space is soooooo worth it. My Kindle
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Arguments seem to glaze over the ethics of advertising and imply that it's a benign, acceptable practice. Yet the more I read psychology, the more I am aware of ways advertising can manipulate the thoughts we have towards brands when w
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Making the cover of a magazine potentially highlights a zenith period in a persons career. It's pretty unrealistic to assume anyone, entrepreneur or executive or athlete, to consistent perform at their highest level or exceed it. If an
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Same. Most of my friends don't regularly use Twitter. But I don't care. Writers ranging from William Gibson to influencers like Edward Snowden to editors like Nate Silver to basketball reporters like Zach Lowe populate my feed. Wh
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People say that Mayer won't get another CEO job, but I wouldn't be so certain. There's a lot of defenders for her in the tech industry who just attribute her failed tenure as Yahoo being Yahoo. Plus, she has a lot of money an
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You've touched upon the idea of people unwilling to admit that they are in control of their own actions. I read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell recently. He posted an exercise where by the end of it, it revealed certain internal biases I hav
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Your question is one I've been exploring since the New Year. One thing to consider is that the gut is a collection of relationships and groupings based on experiences and cognitive processes. This is great for some circumstances. I don
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I wonder how many employ Kahneman's recommendation based on his book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow": > Suppose that you need to hire a sales representative for your firm. If you are serious about hiring the best possible perso
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Wouldn't be the first time Hollywood glossed over contributions for a better story. Regarding Argo: “In the movie, Canada and Ottawa didn’t exist,” said Kenneth D. Taylor, who was the Canadian ambassador to Iran at the time and helped
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Buying a kindle and setting boundaries and goals (1-2 books per week, save interesting long form articles to kindle, no computer an hour before bed, no addictive games/apps on my phone or computer) really set my mind back on track afte
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Funny considering two of the biggest companies in SV in Facebook and Google make incredible revenue from ads. I wonder if their employees use AdBlock or click on ads.
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The thing about Twitter is unlike Facebook (to some extent), you can pretty much customize it to just give you information that has utility. Since everything right now is shown chronologically and following individuals is fairly simple, you
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Your second paragraph resonates. Were it not for friends, insightful books, and Meetup.com meetups, I'd be a lot more demoralized over the dating process. IRL social settings at least provide something beneficial, specifically meeting

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