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by j2bax 14y ago
Being someone that may soon be in a remote working situation, I'd be very interested to hear what tools you (and others) find crucial for your day to day remote communications. I am not an engineer, but in more of a producer role so persona
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Sure... Anyone that has the skill and know how to build a company that can build a game changing product like Tesla has...
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I am aware of their strategy, I just worry that the big automakers with their massive distribution and infrastructures already in place could easily come in and be 10 steps ahead of Tesla and provide a vehicle that isn't as sexy but has the
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by j2bax 14y ago
Considering what he's up against in the industry, I'd say what he's done is fairly remarkable. My concern would be that if at any point one of the big three see Tesla as a threat they will put efforts into creating an electric car that unde
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by j2bax 14y ago
One of my co-workers had the same problem OP posted about. He was really excited about the Retina screen, but as compared to every other LCD he's been using for the last 5+ years, it had a significantly worse ghosting issues. In the end, af
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by j2bax 14y ago
Wow, that sounds like a really bum deal. Thanks for sharing your experience. Hopefully it will help others avoid the same fate. Keep your chin up and keep pressing forward and you will come out on top in the end.
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I'm just going to assume that this comment came totally naturally.
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Thanks for the countless hours of SC fun over the years. Amazing how far things have come, but really how little has actually changed when it comes to what makes the game fun and engrossing. Did you guys have any idea what sort of an impact
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by j2bax 14y ago
Congrats Luca, you have achieved the ultimate goal! If you don't mind me asking, whats next?
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by j2bax 14y ago
Spotify is a bit snappier , and you can load your own local music through it. One thing I don't like though is that there is no EQ settings (at least that I'm aware of). I imagine they will probably eventually add that feature. If you don't
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0. Mostly, we do web game development in the US for larger corps. 98% of employees are onsite. 1. You are correct, currently we pay management salary and everyone else hourly. It was actually only recently that we even moved management to s
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Ask HN: Feelings on salary vs. hourly?
5 points by j2bax 14y ago|8 comments
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Being an interactive producer that loves chilling with the engineers, I abhor this comment! That said, we hired a sales guy once that was old school sales, and it didn't end well...
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Thank you! This is a great resource. Already reading through some of the articles and I plan on reading his book.
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by j2bax 14y ago
I love this plan. I can relate all to well to these sentiments. Is it common for smaller agencies to feel like they have to do this to keep up with corporate giant clients? I'm working on reducing my stressful late nights in the office.
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Sorry about that, I shouldn't have used the word 'heavy' figuratively when speaking of shipping. The items I will ship are in most cases going to be sub 1lb after packaging. Comparing prices between USPS and UPS, 1 Day shipping from the Nor
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by j2bax 14y ago
Thanks for the answer! I know I didn't give many details... And I suspect it may not get much easier than setting up a UPS account and just going for it. One slight concern that I have right now is shipping cost, as my product would in most
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Ask HN: Anyone working with physical products and shipping logistics?
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You could always just have the option to check the task off or put it in some sort of hold state with a time attached to it. When that time is up the task could become active and top most again. If your compile still isn't finished, just se
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This is from a small 18 man shop... Generally we hire based on potential as judged by our lead developers. Most of our best talent has been nurtured right in house. We find that this is generally less expensive and it fosters much better lo
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by j2bax 14y ago
I'd be interested to know what the overall costs and quality would be for a US startup to move to India for lower operation costs at least for the initial stages. Does anyone have experience with this? Silicon Valley sounds great, but cost