drglitch

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by drglitch 11y ago
What is the long term ROI play here? Buying new eggs (low margin) along with a high margin jewelry or clothing item?
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by drglitch 11y ago
"Why? As a team, we’re very proud of the product we built, now used by over 125k developers, data scientists and businesses" ... from FAQ: "service will shut down Feb 29, 2016" In fact, they are so proud, they're gi
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by drglitch 11y ago
Although i would argue that asking for a raise should always come first, before interviewing. If it doesn't happen you do interview and leave the company. It is also good to interview occasionally to simply know your current market rat
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by drglitch 11y ago
"I really appreciate the work you do and think you do deserve a 20% bump, but I am confident HR will shut this down becase of [budget/end of year/upcoming org changes/bad lunch yesterday]. We'll do our best and get
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by drglitch 11y ago
I think some benefit of the doubt is allowed here - intern dev Alice codes the in private mode. Intern dev Brian creates the restore tabs on crash feature and integrates it hastily to make the (clearly rushed, if you ever used edge for more
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by drglitch 11y ago
a) brake lights - at least of same color - in front will not happen - because you instinctively know - especially in poor visibility) to follow red lights and avoid the bright white ones - which is oncoming traffic... b) in most of europe t
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by drglitch 11y ago
Speak to a professional, not randos on the internet, if it really worries you. Its current worth is about 5*$30.63 ~= Not much. So best advice is to sit on it and do nothing... and when you're bored, go to www.investopedia.com and read
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by drglitch 11y ago
What will all those people who invested 300-500 bucks into Beats et al headphones do? Buy another $39.99 adapter? That was the cost of 30pin>lightning when it came out. even today its $30. A surface phone cant come soon enough :)
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by drglitch 11y ago
As sad as that is, it's a pretty long life for a company that was killed by mis-management: they invented the digital cameras but chose not to cannibalize their incumbent analog business. To combat demise, they chose to fire people and
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by drglitch 11y ago
Generally "suspended" means "we won't fine you now but if you screw up again, you're paying up". Kind of like probation. The reason given gives me thought that they also simply don't have $50M
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by drglitch 11y ago
About a year and a half ago i got dragged into the hype (via family subscription) - and actually enjoyed the games for about 3 days. after that, the fact that they had a total of about 5 variations, with totally predictable ordering, got re
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by drglitch 11y ago
I am considering an offer from an early stage startup. Salary is being dragged down ~40% under market due to stock options. The role is being a 'first key engineer' hire after the three co-founders. What kind of common-stock equit
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by drglitch 11y ago
I'm glad to see that a lens flare photoshop filter is still a rite-of-passage in design just like it was back in late 90s :) Joking aside, this will have same terrible bias as BBB - bad reviews will be the only ones making it in. I am
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by drglitch 11y ago
December 2016 prediction: TSA PreCheck (including the $100+ fee) will become mandatory as well. You can always take a bicycle to your destination if you disagree.
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by drglitch 11y ago
The author tries to make some fair points based on anecdotal evidence, but at its core, the article simply states that "I had a strong opinion about X that i imposed upon others. After being influenced by a romantic interest, I biased
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by drglitch 11y ago
It would be great to see some screenshots of the product (or better yet, a demo account) without having to sign up. PS: You may want to set debug=False on a production facing site
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by drglitch 11y ago
There is a surprisingly good movie called стиляги about this culture: http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1239426/ - highly recommended for anyone who thinks Brooklyn invented the hipster :)
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by drglitch 11y ago
I almost got suspended from high school for using PowerGoo on a photo of my friend. Result was a trip to principal's office, a call to parents, and a day of detention. Apparently another student was "afraid i may create something
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by drglitch 11y ago
This is an interesting about-face because just about a year ago Microsoft was boasting about eventual 'unlimited for everyone'. I guess that's why people can't have nice things [eg http://forums.windowscentral
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by drglitch 11y ago
Blue book value that recently dropped because of the emissions scandal? ;) Requiring VW reimburse purchase price would make more sense, but still would not account for time spent having to look for new car etc. On the other hand, there are
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by drglitch 11y ago
This reminds me of a program in Florida (and few other cities?) where police gives free rides to drunk people back from bars. http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/too-drunk-to-drive-palm...
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by drglitch 11y ago
Very often yes, to a scary degree. The amount of data normalization, adjustments, aggregation, analysis, etc that happens in some poorly documented and ill maintained macro is mind-boggling (there is a term for it - a model/process bei
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by drglitch 11y ago
(exJPM here) This is one of the cleanest, simplest descriptions of Kapital and Athena I heard in a while :) one thing to also keep in mind is no matter the sophistication of models, there is always gonna be some person in front/middle&
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by drglitch 11y ago
i'm always careful with electronics, but the flight attendants and baggage handlers often arent unfortunately :)
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by drglitch 11y ago
To answer my own question: http://mashable.com/2015/10/21/microsoft-surface-book-review... > "I placed the Surface Book on my carpeted floor (office-style, so a pretty low-pile carpet). Then I held on
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by drglitch 11y ago
Serious question: Can someone please sit on top of a surface and surfacebook (in a closed position)? These devices have thinner-than-ever glass (and in case of sb, an air gap) and i am concerned that carrying them in a backpack can get them
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by drglitch 11y ago
> Some close to Mission Motors said it had reached a point of no return by last fall, when departures to Apple, and other companies, accelerated after a long struggle to find funding and a sound business model. So is Apple really to blam
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by drglitch 11y ago
Stop & Shop (Peapod), Whole foods, Shoprite, Kings, and until its bankrupcy, A&P - i.e. every major chain in NJ - all offer online ordering + free pickup and/or cheap (usually free with threshold) delivery for at least 3 years
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by drglitch 11y ago
+1 for peapod - and if you switch your grocery shopping to twice a month instead of weekly, you get discounted/free shipping anyway on orders over 100$. Something wrong with item (e.g. bananas too ripe or eggs broken?) - 10 min phone c
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by drglitch 11y ago
My primary concern with pre-paying is the lock-in for the year. With Prime Pantry/Subscriptions (at least in NYC/TriState), amazon bumped their prices up pretty significantly over the last year. Anecdotal case in point is perrier

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