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by dirkdk 10y ago
This is the original title from the BBC. I am always against using different titles than the original article.
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by dirkdk 10y ago
Sounds like you loved working at the company and got a lot of responsibility. However in our field there needs to be progress, and it sounds your company is more in zombie mode. Have a heart to heart with your CEO and ask where he sees the
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by dirkdk 10y ago
that increase in value is peanuts compared to Benioff's net worth of 4.2 billion https://www.google.com/?ion=1&espv=2#q=benioff%20net%20worth
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by dirkdk 10y ago
this doesn't work anymore on iOS apps that use ATS. ATS is enabled by default and will be required by Apple by the end of 2016
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by dirkdk 10y ago
True. Just that I bet with the $$$ that iPhone owners have, a massive chunk of Spotify's revenue comes from iPhone owners
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by dirkdk 10y ago
Regardless of pricing, this is Windows/Internet explorer vs. Netscape all over. Easy to see Apple introduce features tied to Apple Music that Spotify can't because it doesn't have the same control over iOS
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LinkedIn feared employee churn because of excessive stock compensation(mobile.nytimes.com)
2 points by dirkdk 10y ago|0 comments
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User-friendly push notifications(blog.mobtest.com)
2 points by dirkdk 11y ago|0 comments
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by dirkdk 11y ago
I have had a decent number of forms that would not allow me to enter my last name because it contains a space: De Kok. Apparently over the centuries americans coming from Europe would drop spaces. For instance Vanderbilt is a Dutch name, th
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by dirkdk 11y ago
The inertia of the US government on immigration in general and particular for startup founders is astonishing. Once a place like Vancouver or Berlin gets enough traction combined with money for investments, international founders will stop
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by dirkdk 11y ago
LinkedIn built its new iOS app completely in Swift. Only with Swift 2/Xcode 7 it seemed to be feasible, and then still required Mac Pros to compile everything http://www.slideshare.net/KyleSherman/swift-at-linkedin
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by dirkdk 11y ago
ha yah, and that is a great series. Too american?
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by dirkdk 11y ago
that mapping from routes to sites seems also great to be stored in a Memcached machine, as it is probably set once and then stays the same for months if not years. Memcached and MySQL is always a great combo
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by dirkdk 11y ago
And you are limited by a 30 year old standard (IMAP) with an insane message format. Building a truly new email experience would require a new protocol as well.
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Mexico city is one of those places where you wouldn't want to dare to get a normal cab, such a bad reputation they have
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by dirkdk 11y ago
In general I think no visa is compatible with startups. Even a relative simple H1B transfer takes months. All work visas are linked to an employer, and this is at odds with the fluid nature of startups
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by dirkdk 11y ago
In San Francisco you need $4,225 for a 1br http://blog.sfgate.com/ontheblock/2015/06/02/san-franciscos-...
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Europe is not that bad. Yes it is nice to earn $120k in Silicon Valley, but life is extremely expensive with $3500/m rent for a 1br apt. Get a job in my home town Amsterdam, earn $80k and spend only $1000 on an apartment. Uber moved it
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After 10 years of failed automation, 1 immigration form is online(washingtonpost.com)
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Right now the best apps are still by far created with native code. The HTML champions have said for 5+ years that HTML is the future but we are not even close. Given that, I think it is safe to assume that the next 2-4 years native code wil
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Awesome that you got the O1 without a lawyer, however I would recommend against it. Yes the amounts you quote are correct ($3-$8k) but compare that against your own cost of opportunity. Getting an RFE will set you back months. O1 is one of
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by dirkdk 11y ago
working on your US company, or your foreign company, is not allowed when you visit the US on a visa waiver. You are allowed to represent your foreign company, look for partners/customers, do marketing, visit conferences etc. But not be
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by dirkdk 11y ago
No, as a founder you can forget to get a H1B visa, even 2 years in. Unless you have a legit board of directors and you can demonstrate you could potentially be fired, they will argue that you started the company to employ yourself and get y
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Yeah, they have become more strict over the last 2 years. Mentorships is another thing they value less
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by dirkdk 11y ago
One of my Dutch banks, a small investment bank, kicked me out because I am on a temp visa in the USA. This means I have to pay taxes here and therefore need to report my Dutch bank accounts with the IRS. They told me the US penalties for no
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Mike Lynch, Founder of Autonomy, Sues Hewlett-Packard for $150M(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by dirkdk 11y ago|0 comments
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by dirkdk 11y ago
It sounds like most of this abuse goes with employees that are here for a much shorter period than the visa is valid for (2 periods of 3 years for H1B). That is a clear indicator that they were here for only training purposes
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Let's build more housing in Oakland. Way more space than in SF. And unfortunately Oakland is not building as much as it should https://medium.com/@Scott_Wiener/want-to-know-why-the-bay-ar...
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No More Custom Browser Views in iOS Apps(blog.mobtest.com)
2 points by dirkdk 11y ago|1 comments
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by dirkdk 11y ago
Is this running in Salesforce datacenters? Not Amazon anymore, as it used to be?

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