j_baker

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by j_baker 14y ago
I don't buy it. We have a culture that rewards everyone going to college, even if they'd be better off not going to college. And your explanation for this is that we don't value education? I'd argue the exact opposite. We value educatio
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by j_baker 14y ago
I think one could make an argument that Haskell is like Fascism. They're both extremely liberal applications of extremely conservative beliefs. This can make categorizing them difficult. Scheme, Erlang and company are more like communism:
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by j_baker 14y ago
I didn't mean to imply that at all. I'm merely trying to reconcile the different standards we (myself included) apply to Wall Street and Google.
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I'd be willing to bet money that after you add up the salary, bonuses, and benefits, the amount of money Google spends on the average Googler isn't all that much different from the average investment banker.
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by j_baker 14y ago
Somewhat random (but non-trolling!) question: Why is it considered good for Google to give its employees lavish benefits while it's considered extravagant for Wall Street companies to give lavish benefits? I personally feel this is a vali
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by j_baker 14y ago
Perhaps this is pedantic of me, but the article is mistitled. Musk is sending someone to the moon in 12-15 years. They're not going to have someone on the moon in 12-15 years. This makes a difference because I'm assuming the trip to
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by j_baker 14y ago
Why is Amazon making social games, you ask? Good question! We know that many Amazon customers enjoy playing games – including free-to-play social games – and thanks to Amazon's know-how, we believe we can deliver a great, accessible gaming
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by j_baker 14y ago
No, but I would definitely look up at the sky to see if it was raining before believing him. I only believe weather conditions that are given to me by people who are intelligent, respectable non-shills.
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by j_baker 14y ago
How exactly does "question the author's credibility" translate into "disregard everything he has to say"? Regardless of the author's political affiliations, I seriously doubt that his writing appealed to the likes of the people like Sarah
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by j_baker 14y ago
You know, I really have to question the author's credibility. The blurb at the bottom says: Todd is the author of “Dispatches From Bitter America.” The book is endorsed by Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Sean Hannity. Click here to get yo
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by j_baker 14y ago
It’s incredible to me that so many people still fail the most basic skill of “interviewing 101″. As soon as possible after the interview, send a concise thank you email. Do people actually do this? I've always assumed it was one of those
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by j_baker 14y ago
Probably not. That said, which would you rather do: * File a complaint/lawsuit and go through a difficult legal process that gets you your paycheck in an undefined amount of time. * Show up and do an exit interview, lie through your teeth,
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by j_baker 14y ago
Some bridges need to be burned. There is this sickness in business that is a kind of pervasive dishonesty. Apart from just being wrong in a moral sense, this is also counter-productive: it ruins the utility of reputation. Sorry, are you c
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by j_baker 14y ago
You get to choose whatever kind of startup you (and your founders) want. At the end of the day, all that really matters is whether or not you can build a business off of your idea, not whether you have relevant experience.
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by j_baker 14y ago
They've loosened up a bit. I was acquihired as an engineer without a college degree. And thus far, I don't think I'm getting "managed out", but perhaps they're just doing a bad job of it. That said, I don't know what they're doing for peo
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by j_baker 14y ago
I disagree. I think that if you understand functional programming and abstraction, you understand a certain amount of Category Theory even if you don't know to call it "Category Theory".
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by j_baker 14y ago
But the notion of "taking credit" is sort of at odds with the micromanagement of the employees. No it's not. "You wouldn't have completed this project if I hadn't been there to correct your mistakes." Good leaders correct details because
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by j_baker 14y ago
This entire post seems to be predicated on an invalid premise: Math is hard and liberal arts is easy. There are certainly some liberal arts majors that are easy blowoff majors. But there are also plenty of very challenging liberal arts m
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by j_baker 14y ago
More likely they haven't built up enough experience to know how few of the things they learned about writing resumes in college really apply to a job search for a serious technical job.
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by j_baker 14y ago
You're placing too much emphasis on completing things. The vast majority of startups won't be around for the length of time you're suggesting. The vast majority of BigCos have plenty of people who can finish projects and maintain the stat
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by j_baker 14y ago
If he's being asked to do it the wrong way, is it possible the company could be even more successful?
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by j_baker 14y ago
also if the ceo managed to scale up to 30 people without any help something tells me that either he's doing something right or has enough money banked to make and learn from his own mistakes. How do you know this business was built by the
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by j_baker 14y ago
You know, sometimes it's best to leave others to solve their own problems. The executives in your company can worry about themselves. How is the CEO affecting your work?
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The Identified Patient Pattern(ayeconference.com)
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Never Act Like the Smartest Guy in the Room(forbes.com)
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by j_baker 14y ago
I'm curious if USB could be turning into the next electrical socket. Imagine if everything you plugged into a wall outlet used USB. Not only would it probably be safer, but it would probably mean the end of country-specific electrical ada
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by j_baker 14y ago
This is a pitfall I see startup founders getting into frequently[1]. Some people think that as soon as they start their own startup that gives them a position of authority, they can tell others what to do and that's it. Unfortunately, eve
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by j_baker 14y ago
Correction: most people you interview don't demonstrate that they're good, for whatever reason. Is that because they aren't good? Or is there another reason? Since you won't be working with them, you'll probably never know.
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by j_baker 14y ago
(CNN) – I look forward to the day when a pregnant engineer becoming CEO of a major tech company isn’t news. I'm always skeptical of meta-Journalism. To me, this translates into "Major media outlet criticizes major media outlets (itself i
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In Silicon Valley, Chieftains Rule With Few Checks and Balances(dealbook.nytimes.com)
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