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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   This piece is genius. For those who don't get it, it's dripping in sarcasm . Not to say that the author doesn't think it would work (he may have some misgivings about just throwing money at developers), but that he's
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   Then...drop their salary? Are these companies being run by four-year-olds? "We lured developers with huge compensation packages because we only want rockstars, but we end up losing money on them!" Which is it? Is it a highly v
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   I've been in a similar situation. You're tackling the right problem: you should take your mental health very, very seriously, especially when you're away from friends aand family as you are. That said, be careful that you&
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   You should consider the advantage you have of being aware of the industry at all. Not everyone has that opportunity. Some portion of responsibility devolves on you to share the (not entirely meritocratic) good fortune you've received
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   I knew someone was going to ask this. I certainly don't have all the answers, but I have thought about this a lot. First: software is nearly always a dicey proposition. There are so many variables that it's just impossible to
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   As someone who's been going down this rabbit hole for the last year or so: Haskell is worth learning because a lot of the work done in FRP has been done in a Haskell mindset. Flapjax, Fran, reactive-banana, Elm---all are written in Ha
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   I also don't worship Sam, but even if I were the OP I'd say the same thing. It's just not worth the conversational overhead.
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   This will never, ever, ever happen. There is too much money, for both sides, in pretending this isn't true. The business side has been entrusted with a lot of money, its own or someone else's. Success has already been achieved
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   by dropit_sphere 13y ago

   I predict this will meet with surprising success, but only because it will self-select for women not averse to SF. NYC and SF attract different gender profiles for a reason . The dating troubles of the modern era are a wicked problem, sim
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    by dropit_sphere 13y ago

    These don't seem like very controversial statements to me. Male risk tolerance and female risk aversion are very well documented, although of course proving causality is impossible. And that is my blog, and I am certainly not a pick
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    by dropit_sphere 13y ago

    The reproductive system in its uncivilized state is a winner-take-all system; polygyny is much more common than polyandry. As such, it is not enough to be in the middle of the pack as a man; one must excel. Guys are more tolerant of low so
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    by dropit_sphere 13y ago

    This is my throwaway traditionalist account, and even I don't want to see this on HN.