dba7dba

60 ms·

1. 571.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   > I've been to management seminars where they downplay the importance of money, saying that employees are mostly motivated by other factors Classic example of telling stories that the audience wants to hear? WHAT management consulta
2. 572.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   Looking at the ranking, I am flabbergasted South Korea is picked #1. South Korea getting picked even in top 20 would've been shocking. But #1? Let's consider some of the odds that were in the way. 1. no modern education or social
3. 573.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   Japan is also infamous or famous for stealing ideas from the West and then put their spin on it and improve upon it.
4. 574.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   I agree Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, and other cities directly bordering Pacific beach were already expensive and rising steadily. But the cities I was talking are places like Westchester, El Segundo, and Culver City. Detached house price
5. 575.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   In the case of silicon beach, it is the tech companies that sparked this. They moved in to Santa monice and nearby areas. In a matter of 5 years or so price of detached houses in near by cities (with decent commute meaning no driving on 405
6. 576.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   Don't we all? :)
7. 577.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   I apologize for not including source as I was typing it on my phone. I just googled "public company ceos are psychopaths" and found http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/13/1-in-5-ceos-are-p.
8. 578.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   I read half or quarter of top 500 public companimy ceos are considered psychopaths clinically. I think for anyone to reach such high level of achievement, you are crazy to begin with.
9. 579.▲
   by dba7dba 10y ago

   Everybody roots for their local boys. The only court system that gave Apple a major win over Samsung in the patent case was in Silicon Valley, CA. Not in Germany, Japan, and other 3rd party countries...
10. 580.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Lol so true. I see small business people who try to make a sense out of all this tech stuff WHILE trying to avoid spending $$ a lot and yeah, some try to lie and cheat to get what they want. Not all, just a few.
11. 581.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Engineers talking about engineers that should act ethically is good, but self limiting, and even self defeating. For every engineer that builds a terror weapon, every architect that builds a McMansion, every chef that brings out unhealthy f
12. 582.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Would Ycombinator be willing to start a separate product with its ranking/reputation system to allow other sites to host comments section? Comments section allows discussion and debates, which is what Democracy is built on.
13. 583.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Few random thoughts as I've gone (and am still going) through same experience. 1. Zed Shaw of the "Learn Python the Hard Way" said programmers are dime a dozen. What's really valuable is a programmer who has experience f
14. 584.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I wish Apple never had their success with iTunes and iPhone. It was like winning lottery for them. And you know what happens when someone wins lottery. They forget about their roots and in the end, only ruin remains.
15. 585.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Inspecting plane from defector or mis-shipped missile is different from grabbing a piece of equipment floating near a naval vessel in the middle of international water.
16. 586.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    China also seized South Korea's newly developed K21 IFV few years ago. The static model had been shipped on Maersk shipping for display at an international arms convention. The Maersk cargo ship made a stop in Hong Kong and Chinese aut
17. 587.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I believe sighting of Russian fish trawlers (actually sig intelligence vessel) off Florida coast during earlier launches of space shuttles was pretty common. That didn't lead to nuclear wars.
18. 588.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I believe sighting of Russian fish trawlers (actually sig intelligence vessel) off Florida coast during earlier launches of space shuttles was pretty common. That didn't lead to nuclear wars.
19. 589.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    This 'old' book from last century (that is year 1999) sums up well why you don't need 'news'. https://www.amazon.com/How-News-Makes-Dumb-Information/dp/08... . Excerpt from desc of the book
20. 590.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I disagree one can stay informed while following the 24hr "news" cycle. In fact, I would recommend staying away from so called "news" to stay informed. This 'old' book from last century (that is year 1999) sums
21. 591.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Have you heard of LG Prada phone that was announced December 2006, 6 months before iPhone? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Prada
22. 592.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I've heard that all these different brands in eye glasses industry are mostly owned by just a few holding companies. Hence the high price for everything related to eye glasses. Never bothered to actually check but I remember hearing th
23. 593.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    US casualty is no where close to what Germans killed in Russia.
24. 594.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    You obviously have no idea how bloody the fighting between Germany and Russia was. While US made critical contribution in WW2, it was Russian blood that sucked German army white.
25. 595.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    All this anger against 'fake' news reminded of a book I started reading years ago but never finished because I wanted to spend more time reading news. https://www.amazon.com/How-News-Makes-Dumb-Information/dp&
26. 596.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    Agree, especially since hardware (especially something like a laptop) cannot be modified once it leaves the factory, unlike software.
27. 597.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    I'm nowhere as accomplished as the original author but let me try adding a few other tips. Plan on spending a lot of hours learning/practicing/tinkering to explore and pickup new tech skills, OUTSIDE of your normal work hours
28. 598.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    About 19 years old, during college freshman year. $2000, early 1990s. Windows 3.1. No name beige computer. Had a 3½-inch floppy disk drive. Agonized over getting 5¼-inch floppy drive also but didn't. I was aware of Apple computers and
29. 599.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    > Experience and track record are the most important things in securing a position. Luckily in tech, you can build your own experience by doing things and not waiting for things to be handed to you. Very true. As a new pilot, you have to
30. 600.▲
    by dba7dba 10y ago

    He has a degree from University of California, Berkeley (aka UC Berkeley or Cal) and it's a top notch university in US. It's often ranked #1 public university in USA and in top 5 or 10 even when other expensive private universitie