highlander

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by highlander 16y ago
I liked a lot of these, but I am really uncomfortable with the idea of begging when you don't need to. You're lying to the people who donate to you and you could be depriving those who really needed that money. It would be better if you don
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by highlander 16y ago
I don't like receiving unsolicited template emails from recruiters. However, you never know when you might need them, or their colleague, in future. So, although I don't respond to unsolicited template emails, I politely respond to individu
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by highlander 16y ago
1. The answer to "What do you do?" is "Whatever it takes". 2. What do you want to achieve? Figure out the gap between where you are now and achieving it. Figure out the first step, however small you can take that'll bring you closer. Take i
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by highlander 16y ago
I don't know your definition of corporate hell but here are a few which might help: Q: What do you consider important when measuring performance of your engineers? Q: Can an engineer fix a bug without permission? Q: Do the dev teams have ac
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by highlander 16y ago
Well I'm a guy but if I wasn't married I'd be flattered.
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by highlander 16y ago
If it seems odd, don't do it. If you're the only person, I think it's fine just to use 'I'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_plural ;) 'In a frequently-repeated story, United States Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover told a subordinate w
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by highlander 16y ago
I will disclose my total compensation (but not my salary) to competent recruiters/headhunters from good companies. The reason I disclose total comp is that it enables a like-for-like comparison. Now, because these recruiters know my current
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by highlander 16y ago
It's a balance. With overly simplistic languages, one ends up with too much code and repetition. However, when languages get more, well, 'advanced', it just gets harder to hire people who can work with it. Sure you need fewer people, but th
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by highlander 16y ago
Instead of having everyone come to your own site, can you integrate your idea into existing bulletin boards or social networks as an app or even deeper? Seems like that would be the way to get a ton of users onto your solution quickly.
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by highlander 16y ago
It's fascinating that these latencies are an order of magnitude faster than most 'web services'. Can anyone provide more insight into what is specifically involved in executing a single trade? Are they just enqueueing a trade message in thi