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by erhserhdfd 4y ago
I am by no means an expert on this, but I am curious: 1. What makes you think Jerome Powell is raising rates to prop up short-term stock gains? Don't higher rates typically decrease short-term stock gains? 2. Even if you disagree with
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Stratechery is great for general business strategy Software Stack Investing is targeted towards investors in SaaS companies, but I also find it interesting from a strategy perspective. AI Weekly is a pretty good recap of all AI related news
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
This is a fascinating list. I wonder if it would make a cool open-source project to automate much of this analysis and package it as a tool that journalists and others can use for investigatory purposes.
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
I initially was extremely skeptical that USB-C was an improvement, but after having used it for 6 months I am totally sold. I was able to buy a relatively cheap dock from Dell, plug in my charging cable, 2 external monitors, printer, ethern
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
This is incredibly impressive. I especially appreciate that they made their code available, they made their data available, and they developed a nice interactive dashboard. code: https://github.com/ihmeuw-demographics/p
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Has anyone extensively used DBT? What was your experience? What other alternatives did you explore? I have seen demos of DBT, but nothing I never saw made me say "Oh we have to try that!", but I am probably missing something. Woul
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
"If you work at Amazon, you cannot use and refer to this document because of the copyright violation issues." --> This is really interesting. Does anyone know the background on this? Has anyone else seen this someplace else?
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
In my observation, Data Engineering leadership is the hardest skill to find recently. There is a good amount of entry-mid level individual contributors in the market, but at the Manager+ level the market is insanely competitive .
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People". I found out about the book after learning that it was a favorite of Warren Buffet ( https://www.ft.com/content/d02c
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
"The UK government explicitly states that their nudge unit believes in the use of masking as a way to remind people that coronavirus is about." --> I tried searching for this, but I couldn't find where this was stated. Can
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Flatland is amazing! Without giving anything up, its a short-story that takes place in two dimensions, where men are polygons and women are lines. It's a brilliantly written satire of Victorian culture and an interesting thought experi
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
I agree with the majority of the other posters; internal is typically best. In my experience, usually how this plays out is: 1. Establish yourself has a high performing SSE. You need to build this reputation both on your direct team and dep
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
I am surprised to see Matlab so low on this pay scale. My impression is that the typical Matlab user is a highly trained scientist or non-software engineer (mechanical, industrial, etc). Maybe those non-software engineering roles are less i
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Thank you!
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Does anyone have any context or background on this paper and why its just now appearing in HN? Is this the seminal paper on random sampling? Has this recently become contextually relevant for some reason, or just an old gem that people are
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
"KPIs" (Keypoint Indicators)" --> I believe KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. Source: https://www.klipfolio.com/resources/articles/what-is-a-key-p... "Another problem with these corp
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
I 100% agree with all of this. A few tips: 1. This chair comes in sizes. Make sure you are actually getting the right size for your body. 2. I was able to find several of them used on Craigslist locally with a few small minor defects such a
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Many struggling technology companies will go private to all them to substantially invest in RnD. This allows then to make those expenditures without having the overhead and distractions of having to be a public company where investors are e
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
This is an interesting move. Many companies are still operating on-prem, hybrid cloud or they need to have a multicloud strategy (to operate in certain geographies or to avoid vendor lock-in). If Cloudera can get to the point where they hav
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by erhserhdfd 5y ago
Gorilla Glue! Jokes about using it as a hair product aside; this has saved me thousands of dollars. I recently used it to repair a wicker outdoor dining table that was fraying. I recently used it to fix the base of an expensive blender that
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by erhserhdfd 6y ago
If you have an appetite for a more in-depth book, the McKinsey book "Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies" is a classic that is taught in many business schools and used extensively in practice. Although the tit
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by erhserhdfd 6y ago
Milk Street Kitchen is the absolute best periodical for recipes and cooking in my opinion. https://www.177milkstreet.com/ Its by the same founder of America's Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated, which is another respe
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by erhserhdfd 6y ago
Obligatory "I don't understand why people still use Excel and just don't learn to program" comment
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by erhserhdfd 6y ago
This is a great tool I use all the time. In addition to about 2 dozen hotstrings, I have a script that will automatically open my email editor, a script that will open my calendar to allow me to schedule a meeting, and a script that will op
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by erhserhdfd 7y ago
Anyone have a copy of this not behind a paywall?
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by erhserhdfd 7y ago
A remote start for my car. I live in a chilly part of the country and unfortunately have a long commute. Being able to get into a warm car is really comforting!
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by erhserhdfd 7y ago
In briefly skimming this, the things that standout to me are: 1. Almost every single moment is accounted for. There is very little slack or break times baked into the schedule. 2. It seems like there is a high percentage of time spent on ce
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by erhserhdfd 7y ago
Love the question. I would be curious to hear others' feedback on my method and understand what others do. Assuming we are talking about technical writing and nonfiction, my preferred method is outlining. I will typically have one sect