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by dgabriel 16y ago
I agree with you. If the point of "prep" for an interview is memorizing and reviewing stuff you haven't used in years, and will likely never use while you're employed at the place where you are interviewing, then it's largely meaningless.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Not entirely: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/26/48hours/main570187... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/19/60II/main612675.sh... http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Did-thes... I'm sure I can find more ev
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Welcome, new sales guy, new HR rep, new project manager! Now set up your gmail, google calendar, share with this list of other calendars, use this other password to sign into your laptop, on which you should install these apps (you can pro
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Bad QA is worse than no QA. In my 15 year career, I've seen two decent QA analysts, and they both had extensive technical backgrounds.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
It depends. If MS is offering a complete SDK, then it's a whole nother ball of wax... unless you're on a Mac or linux distro. IANAL, but I also assume there will be legal issues with distributing a commercial kinect app without the expres
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Considering I work with one of the most incompetent QA engineers I've ever had the displeasure of encountering, I couldn't agree more. This person wastes my time, and the organization's time, and has not actually increased the quality of s
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by dgabriel 16y ago
What's the point of catastrophic insurance if they can drop you when you need it? It seems like you're paying for nothing.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I pay about $550/mo for the 5 of us, but that's just because my employer pays 2/3s of the cost.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I googled a bit, but wasn't able to find any corroborating evidence. Please post it here when/if you find it. In any case, it will be interesting to compare the APIs when MS releases theirs.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I am guessing it will be more like the OpenNI drivers, since PrimeSense is already a MSFT partner.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
There's already a $20,000 prize for a natural interaction based browser: http://www.openni.org/developerschallenge There are probably more.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
This is awesome. I've been playing with the openkinect and OpenNI drivers, and it gets pretty painful.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I'm also a non-twitterer. I do not care at all about this app or its rankings.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I imagine you could hand out a million dollars to 300 random people and see a much better return rate.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
The 15 and 20 year returns are stunning.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I am hardly surprised that the ten year return rate is as miserable as it is. Ten years ago, in 2000, we were in the midst of the tech bubble, and many companies got funding that they should not have. It's like looking at the ten year ret
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by dgabriel 16y ago
She did accept blame for her attitude. I think this is correct, though. If you don't think you're creative enough, you might as well take your PhD and teach at a community college. Or become a science writer. I do think she has an intere
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by dgabriel 16y ago
We like to think of the field of science as a meritocracy, but it is fraught with politics, trendiness, and other human pitfalls. I have known FAR more post-docs who burnt out than succeeded, and not because they were lazy or unintelligent
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I think her more important point is that to be a "successful," scientist, you have to be a domineering, workaholic, self-promoter with connections. Perhaps there are other ways to do science that don't push out brilliant people who want br
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by dgabriel 16y ago
The xbox/zune/netflix combo is really amazing. And the kinect is poised to create a different revolution in a different space. Tablets are not the whole future of computing, not by a long shot.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Here's a recent example: http://geekfeminism.org/2010/11/29/white-male-tech-startups-...
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by dgabriel 16y ago
They actually don't discriminate against men. The rule isn't "no men," it's "at least some women." See the FAQ: http://www.astia.org/component/option,com_easyfaq/Itemid,751...
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I would definitely not apply for a programming job that included "porn star," anywhere in the description. I could do the job, but I'm sure as hell not going to.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
You can also do this with Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=2...
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I think it is selection bias. The American mythology, as evidenced by the lack of social programs in comparison to other similar countries, is that hard work is everything. Americans work more hours, take less vacation, and receive fewer
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I find the atmosphere at hacker news quite hostile to women, which is why I skim these days and rarely post.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
It's true. I failed something called "Running, Skipping, and Jumping," when I was in kindergarten. I was a clumsy child, and I also had difficulty understanding what the gym teacher was barking at me. My parents found it hilarious. I can
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by dgabriel 16y ago
I would avoid the William Faulkner look, but this site is wonderful. It makes me want to wear more men's clothing.
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by dgabriel 16y ago
Just a warning: there's a place between 3 months and a year where your evening productivity may drop, depending on how well your baby sleeps. I was doing ok for a while, then went back to work full time, and got pretty much nothing done on
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by dgabriel 16y ago
When I was pregnant with my twins, I worked full time, mostly from home. The key was a sweet recliner, good laptop, and laptop stand. I got plenty done. After they were born, I spent so much time nursing them for the first 2 months, that

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