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by freyr 14y ago
That's an interesting point. So we can differentiate between top-talent coders who are in high demand from top companies, and the bulk of programmers working for far less at companies like Infosys, Wipro, etc. But who are Facebook, Google,
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by freyr 14y ago
True. It would be interesting if they could break out salary growth for top developers vs. average developers. The common sentiment here seems to be that there's a shortage of highly talented developers. If this is true, then their salaries
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by freyr 14y ago
"The reality is that we need to expand immigration in the former category and hit the brakes on the latter, but this also doesn't fit nicely into the "immigration is purely a means for exploitation" narrative that some people are trying to
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by freyr 14y ago
> There is massive, and growing, demand in all sectors for software developers, and our universities aren't graduating them faster than demand growth, and as a result software dev salaries are rising (or at least not falling). This is a
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by freyr 14y ago
I agree. It was honest and raw. People are constantly trying to sweep their problems under the rug, hiding them from customers, investors, employees, and themselves. Smart employees are never fooled by this, and they'll end up viewing leade
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by freyr 14y ago
The mean salary in New York City's finance industry rose from $80,000 in 1981 to $360,000 in 2011, while average New York City salaries rose from $40,000 to $70,000. You may be right, but I just don't think there are a lot of tech companies
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by freyr 14y ago
I've noticed it too. I think many of us believe that the size of the financial sector is extremely disproportionate to the value it adds. It drains talent by offering smart people salaries that other industries can't afford. It gambles with
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by freyr 14y ago
Yeah, it's been weeks since anybody's purchased a useless half-baked app for $30M. The bubble must be over.
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by freyr 14y ago
It's an interesting counter-point. The allegation is that admissions committees are looking at intangible factors in order to discriminate against Asians. But it's possible that they're forced to consider these factors because so many stude
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by freyr 14y ago
The full TL;DR of that article is that Jews are "the new WASPs" (e.g. are over-represented relative to recent performance on measures like STEM competitions) and both Asians and non-Jewish whites are "the new Jews." The author suggests that
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by freyr 14y ago
> This guy wasted a lot of time trying to guess what they had done. According to the article, many people wasted a lot of time attempting to recreate their results. Further, the paper is highly-cited and it probably shaped, directly or
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by freyr 14y ago
Nick, since you're advocating transparency, I'd be curious to know the salaries paid by venture capital companies, such as North Atlantic Capital. For instance, what does an associate, managing director, or marketing director make?
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Why stop there? They should sue the Internet.
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To be fair, that's just barely a majority. But I suppose it's great in the "lessor of two evils" sense.
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by freyr 14y ago
Thank you! The worst is when pinch-to-zoom is disabled on an image viewing/sharing page. I believe Twitter is guilty of this. It's idiotic. I've also heard many arguments that responsive design makes pinch-to-zoom unnecessary. A page should
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by freyr 14y ago
>> It's bullshit propaganda, Source? Do you have ANY evidence of this whatsoever? >> "Oh noes! Don't hack our taxes!!" Logica is a big, bloated IT services company that makes (shitty) custom software Are you suggesting, beca
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by freyr 14y ago
> Crowdfunding is not about "give me the money and trust me" You speak on behalf of the crowd? The entire crowd? If Ron Gilbert's (hypothetical) proposal is unattractive to people, they won't support it.
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> it's weird to feel sad for someone making $250k+ per year, but I've heard their first hand accounts of how much they hate their jobs. Most people hate their jobs. And very few make $250k+ per year. Investment bankers and traders are s
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by freyr 14y ago
What did I learn from this article? I learned that a college junior at the University of Michigan will stop talking to me, and won't be impressed with my resume, if I take a summer internship. Great. Obviously, a student could learn a lot w
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by freyr 14y ago
In English, many adverbs end in -ly. Adverbs modify verbs. Often, adjectives can be turned in to adverbs by adding -ly, as in the case of quick and quickly, or sly and slyly. Obviously, Optimizely is like jumply, in that it doesn't make sen
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by freyr 14y ago
> yet, people are continually surprised and disappointed when a company takes a profitable course of action I think this is a fairly recent phenomenon, that's gone hand in hand with the development of the Internet. First, we had compani
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by freyr 14y ago
After growing up in Southern California and moving to a city in the north east, I really miss driving. And the sun. Austin is sounding better every day.
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"After four years of trying, I’ve finally gotten it through my thick head that I will not get a job—and if you go to graduate school, neither will you." Clearly, her personal experience can be extrapolated to everyone everywhere looking for
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by freyr 14y ago
Interesting credentials, but I prefer to rank professional software engineers on the Freyr scale, which ranges from 'Fink Melange' to 'Banana Whelp'. It's a complex system based on myriad factors, and even discounts for spatial-temporal mis
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by freyr 14y ago
"Big, dead, web 1.0 company" You do realize, Yahoo remains one of the most-visited sites on the Internet? It drives an enormous amount of traffic. By our standards, Yahoo may not be an exciting or innovative company. But it's in no way dead
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Young programmer showing a glimmer of promise, overhyped technology, no adoption, acquihire, a tree falls in the woods.
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by freyr 14y ago
> it arguably violates the spirit of open source. Open source software is meant to be free and available to everyone. Open source means open source. There's no implicit requirement that the developer must have received no monetary compe
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by freyr 14y ago
I agree. Although, many of the individuals are nutritionists at reputable scientific institutes, so hopefully their opinions are informed by scientific studies. There's no guarantee of that, of course, but at least their credentials are sta
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When the author chooses the distribution channel, the channel is essentially part of the asking price. People are then free to gauge whether or not the asking price is too high, and opt not to buy. Ultimately, the choice of distribution cha
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by freyr 14y ago
> "They are not even in the same ballpark as 'raking in' the amounts of money content creators charge." What does the magnitude of TPB's profit have to do with anything? The morality of an action is determined by how much the offender p

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