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by fsk 13y ago
>$50k employee == $100k subcontractor That's false. You can figure out out directly. Paying your own social security tax: +7.5% (say $7500 out of $100k salary) Health Insurance: $700-$1000 per month (say $12k annually) 2 weeks paid
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by fsk 13y ago
There's no way the big SQL vendors would switch to a common language. They want the user lock-in. Switching would break code for existing users.
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by fsk 13y ago
There are good work environments and bad work environments. I've seen both, and it does make a difference. If it really is a bad environment, you probably can't change or improve it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a bad environm
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by fsk 13y ago
Definitely this. Cut back to 40 hrs/week MAXIMUM. Start actively looking for a new job. The important question is: "Do you have an emergency fund of 6-12 months living expenses?" If you risk being homeless if you miss a pa
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by fsk 13y ago
That seems like the best plan. Get a regular job for a year or two and save up $100k, and work on the startup on the side.
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by fsk 13y ago
Tip: Never do a domain availability check unless you intend to immediately register the domain. When you do a domain availability check, squatters get a list of the inquiries, and they may choose to register the domain if you don't. Th
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by fsk 13y ago
Yes. My blog moved to "realfreemarket.org" now. I've been falling behind on posting lately, but getting back into it.
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by fsk 13y ago
One advantage of recruiters is that it allows "illegal filtering". You can give the recruiter instructions "No candidates over 40 years old!", and then it's almost impossible to prove that you did something illegal
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by fsk 13y ago
Your system can be summarized as the ACBL masterpoints system, where people earn points for winning but never lose points for losing. Then, the rating just measures how often you play, with better players needed to play fewer games for the
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by fsk 13y ago
Refuse to give it. Apply someplace else. Even if it's a job that requires a background/credit check, then they should (at the end of the process) make an offer contingent on passing the credit check. Don't give out your SSN
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by fsk 13y ago
What is your estimate on the value of the startup? If it isn't much, write it off as a learning experience and move on. The amount you pay a lawyer might be more than the value of your shares in the startup. If they are dishonest, bei
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by fsk 13y ago
That's why I moderate comments directly myself on my own blog, without using Disqus or akismet. Those systems have false positives. I eliminated almost all my comment spam by writing a custom version of the Growmap Anti-Spam plugin.
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by fsk 13y ago
Wait, he didn't keep a 6-12 month cash emergency fund?
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by fsk 13y ago
If you're having trouble finding a job where you can use node.js, try other things.
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by fsk 13y ago
Maybe you really are good enough for Google, but their hiring process is hopelessly broken. It's wrong to view approval from one specific person or corporation as your benchmark for success.
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by fsk 13y ago
What makes it even more insulting is that, I do the assignment, and still no interview. If you give a programming assignment, then you should at least have the decency to give an on-site interview to everyone who gives a solution that compi
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by fsk 13y ago
There is a trick. Loop over the array, remembering the maximum and minimum. If you've seen it before, the question is MUCH easier, making it a bad question.
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by fsk 13y ago
“Write a function that finds the longest positive-sum subsequence in an int array and runs in O(n) time.” That's a horrible interview question. If you know the trick (saw the question before), it's easy. If you don't know t
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by fsk 13y ago
What about candidates who don't have several hours to spend on a programming assignment? Everyone seems to want one nowadays, and I don't have time to do one for everyone who asks. I've done a bunch of programming tests, wit
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by fsk 13y ago
There are plenty of free graphics resources if you know where to look. Use simple placeholder graphics. Make simple tiles. If the game is fun, work on getting better graphics. If you have a working game with simple graphics that's fu
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by fsk 13y ago
According to that document, they only have enough assets to pay 0.1%-0.3% of customer deposits. That's a 100% loss to customers. There's no way the other Bitcoin users can afford to pay 100M to bail out their customers.
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by fsk 13y ago
Charge what you can get. Do you have too many clients? Raise your price. Do you have not enough clients? Keep looking and don't raise your price, or lower your price.
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by fsk 13y ago
Another way to look at it is the time spent already is a sunk cost. Figure out how much time it will take you to finish, and your effective hourly rate to get the remaining $10k. If it's a reasonable hourly rate, go ahead and finish.
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by fsk 13y ago
Problem is, if MtGox really is insolvent, there will be no bidders. Why assume the liability for MtGox's debts? Suppose MtGox has 50% of the assets needed to pay off all customers in full. Then, every customer is going to take a 50% h
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by fsk 13y ago
If they're asking for your GPA and SAT, then presumably they're rejecting you if the number is lower than a certain cutoff.
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by fsk 13y ago
Unfortunately, I don't have any useful contacts, so I'm blindly sending out resumes. There's no point carefully researching the company first, because 90% of them never respond, and many companies don't mention their na
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by fsk 13y ago
Regarding work sample test, what about candidates who don't have several hours to waste doing homework for each interview?
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by fsk 13y ago
Seagate
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by fsk 13y ago
I gave up on Wikipedia a long time ago. I'll read, but I don't contribute anymore.
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by fsk 13y ago
That's the risk of fixed-price contracts. Some clients will withhold final payment until you do lots of extra things. Following the sunk cost fallacy, having put a certain amount of time into the project, you'll do more so you ca

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