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by jaaron 7y ago
Then just be honest and say it. "I left this organization because I felt uncomfortable there. If you want more detail I can provide it." And yes, as the hiring manager, I may want to understand the cultural issues at your last com
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by jaaron 7y ago
They're not great, but the data they questions are trying to gather can be useful: - What makes a team or a workplace a good one? - What motivates you to seek change? - Do you have self awareness of your own strengths and weeknesses? -
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by jaaron 7y ago
This is fantastic and surprisingly close to how I tended to explain computer science to students and graduates: In Computer Science, there are 3 kinds of problems: 1. The problems that Math gives you: algorithms, data structures. These are
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by jaaron 7y ago
"If you are an hourly-paid employee, you can't just choose the times that suit you" Why not? Or more specifically: the law doesn't require this, so why would it have to change? The bill merely states, "hey, this fle
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by jaaron 7y ago
Why would the bill eliminate this niche market? The bill does NOT say, Uber drivers need to change the way they work. The bill does say, the way Uber drivers work is considered employment with respect to the law. It changes the definition o
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by jaaron 7y ago
Good point. I can start doing that for mine.
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Singularity 6 | Software Engineers, Artists, Recruiter | Los Angeles, CA | Full-Time, Onsite We're a new, VC funded game studio in LA dedicated to the idea that online games can deliver deeper, more meaningful experiences. With our fir
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by jaaron 7y ago
I agree on addressing root causes; however, I've increasingly come around on the idea that pointing to root causes (poverty, broken families, cultural norms, etc.) is a case of the "perfect being the enemy of the good" and is
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by jaaron 7y ago
The difference is between "wanting blood" and "restorative justice." In former, vengeance is a motivating force, potentially with little regard to making amends. Simply inflicting pain can be sufficient. In other, the go
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by jaaron 7y ago
Soil salinity is a serious issue in the central valley of California [1]. Converting more of that land (often currently fallow) to solar is an interesting solution to the problem. [1] https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralva
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by jaaron 7y ago
Singularity 6 | Software Engineers, Artists, Recruiter | Los Angeles, CA | Full-Time, Onsite We're a new (1 year old!), funded game dev studio in LA dedicated to the idea that online games can deliver deeper, more meaningful experience
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by jaaron 7y ago
This. So much this. I've spent all my adult life bouncing between the US and China. It's fascinating to see the biases from both sides. In some cases, it's outright propaganda, but most of it is just plain, simple lack of fam
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by jaaron 7y ago
It's definitely an impressive response, but it also looks like the sort of state sponsored responses typical of Chinese propaganda. That's not to say it's inaccurate, just biased.
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My understanding is that YouTube is staying in the newer offices in Playa Vista and it's the Venice offices that are moving over to Westside Pavilion. This is still a couple years away.
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by jaaron 7y ago
Changing cars every two years?
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An Open Letter to Game Developers from America's Largest Labor Organization(kotaku.com)
11 points by jaaron 8y ago|0 comments
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by jaaron 8y ago
The point I think a few are trying to make is that the censorship in China issue is completely unrelated and irrelevant with respect to the monopoly issue. You want to break them up with anti-trust because they're a monopoly? Sure. Go
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by jaaron 8y ago
But there's the rub: "We would not need affirmative action if [reality was different]." Ergo, we need affirmative action. That is not to say we shouldn't also put significant effort into eradicating institutional prejudi
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by jaaron 8y ago
On work-life balance: I expect this is a team-to-team different. In my experience, I've had _more_ work-life balance than at any other company. I have more flexibility over my calendar. I can leave early to pick up my kids from school.
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by jaaron 8y ago
The "remote only" movement would do itself a huge favor if: 1) Advocates didn't dismiss the real disadvantages as merely things other people are "scared of" 2) A recognition that optimizing personal productivity doe
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by jaaron 8y ago
So happy to see this. As awesome as kubernetes is and is becoming, I've always been a fan of the Mesos architecture. For managing large, complex, diverse workloads, it's perfect.
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by jaaron 9y ago
Yeah, my sense was that Santa Monica simply wanted to get the company's attention so they could cooperate. Now that their talking, it seems like they've backed off a bit. Still want the cops to warn or ticket the folks who ride on
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by jaaron 9y ago
Happy to see them succeed with two caveats: I really wish people using the scooters would (1) not ride on the sidewalks and (2) be more considerate of where they leave the scooters. I've had them left in front of my apartment driveway,
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by jaaron 9y ago
I'm not convinced that there still is that full sense of "freedom to choose" that you suggest. In your argument that genders naturally tend towards certain careers, how certain are you that you've eliminated systemic bia
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by jaaron 9y ago
It is.
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by jaaron 9y ago
Not sure how long ago you were here, but there's an increasing number of tech opportunities here and nearby. Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, Hulu and more are all in or next door to Santa Monica. Over at Riot Games, we've got
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by jaaron 9y ago
Ok, I can't read the WSJ article because it's behind a paywall, but I did read an ArsTechnica story about the issue [1]. With _only_ that information (which isn't admittedly much) it appears to be a run-of-the-mill story of Y
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by jaaron 9y ago
top-posting still makes me sad.
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Overall I agree with you. I was very skeptical when I took a job at Riot Games several years ago. Luckily, Riot operates a successful massive online game and therefore operates more like a traditional internet company than it does a traditi
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by jaaron 9y ago
A lot of it is, but it doesn't have to be. I'd argue that over at Riot Games, we see crunch as antithetical to what we do. But then we're lucky enough to run a massive online game that needs to be up 24/7 year after year

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