dgabriel

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by dgabriel 18y ago
Sorry if that came across as "trollish." It's just that adequate compensation is important, meaningful recognition matters, etc. Being enthusiastic about your job matters, but the big tech companies that recruit the cream of the crop (Go
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Still, I wonder if Alfie Kohn accepts sincere praise as payment for all of his consulting gigs...
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I wonder how this compares to the Dean Kamen invention: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/colbert-and-kam.h...
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Why are we downvoting this comment? It's not offensive, and it contributes a different viewpoint to the conversation. Is it going down because the opinion the poster presents is unpopular?
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I don't know. After seeing some pretty unbelievable crap in VB, php, and javascript, I bet it's more a matter of numbers. The kinds of people who program in Python or Ruby aren't off the assembly line because the industry demand isn't as
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by dgabriel 18y ago
That is terrifying.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Java is not the problem, the architecture is the problem. If you try hard enough, you can make something unwieldy and atrocious in ANY language. That's why enterprise architects get the big bucks.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Boomers have already started retiring. The first wave became eligible in 2007. Perhaps you mean the peak?
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I own about 4 of these skirts, in various colors: http://store.americanapparel.net/rsa7302.html . It's the most versatile, comfortable, awesome piece of clothing I own. I also have several of their dresses and leggings & socks, thou
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by dgabriel 18y ago
"So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in at about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't." Here's a guy who respects his employees.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
My father (who graduated with a BS in EE in 1970), said he was only allowed one hour of computer time a week, so the students did everything by hand, including scouring for bugs, before they got near a keyboard.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
But why does it necessarily have nothing to do with biology? It seems you've added a condition to the question that does not exist. Additional data points are quite useful, and using them to find the correct "real world," outcome seems mo
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I think there's a degree of deception involved when you try to pin stories like these to actual people. If you leave out the last line, yes, the story has value. But the fabricated link makes one more likely to dismiss the story as junk.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
My first instinct was also to verify the "no titles," thing at the employment page.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Despite what others here may have to say, we women are not a bunch of money grubbing whores. Thanks, HN, for downvoting the outrageous comments. Here's a different view of what may have been going on: man has a family both he & his wif
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Did you work for NUWC? I think they use BBN for most of their contract needs, and BBN is pretty quality conscious.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I bet he's doing better with his government pension than he would be with a 401k right now.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Oh, I don't think that's true. My dad worked as an EE for the Navy for 35 years, and he got to do cutting edge stuff with sonar, oversee computer installations on submarines, etc. And then he retired at 61.5.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
It is often referred to as an "internship." There is no way this can possibly be comparable to an actual MBA, but I am biased.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I worked very briefly as a consultant at a company that let you know you were axed when your key card no longer worked. You had to buzz the admin, who carried your box of belongings to the door and handed you your paperwork.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
What was easy for one exceptional person doesn't invalidate the research.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
It very strongly depends on what kind of product you're developing, and who your target market is. For a Web2.0 social app, skip the salespeople. For an app that capitalizes on your MS in material sciences and love of python, and targets b
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I don't think so, not beyond your very first couple of jobs. I've worked with MIT grads and college dropouts with the same title, salary, and job expectations. The big exception is in academia, where the college counts for a lot.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
It depends on how good you are and how hard you work. The point of the article isn't that elite colleges are bad for your career (of course not!), just that less prestigious schools aren't necessarily bad for your career, either.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Please don't.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Such a shame, but I won't be using it either.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Well, sure, and I wouldn't be reading SF periodicals if I didn't agree. However, in terms of poetry, it's not really cutting edge at all. In fact, most of it is miserable. Exhibit A: Bruce Boston.
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Slate.com, The Atlantic, and The New Republic all publish poetry and poetry criticism. Also Asimov's, but I'm not sure the sci-fi stuff counts :)
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by dgabriel 18y ago
I don't think these people really believe what they're saying, but it's very easy to let the Id take over when your name and reputation aren't on the line. All these young boys want to be the class clown, without the unfortunate ramificati
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by dgabriel 18y ago
Moms are incredibly active on the web. All you need to do is get in with the "Mommy Blogger" crowd, which is quite large and influential, and tends towards activism. iVillage is filled with moms, as are wahm message boards, etc., etc. Y

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