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by jkubicek 6y ago
I don't think there's any chance at all this is going to happen. Security theater in airports is perpetuated by an agency that depends on fear to secure its funding and a government that depends on us fighting the "bad guys&q
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by jkubicek 6y ago
That's why you don't pay per click or impression. The newspaper/magazine model has worked fine for 100 years. I fully understand why advertising companies would be opposed to this, it's in direct opposition to their valu
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by jkubicek 6y ago
“Cant’t take a joke” is a terrible excuse for making people uncomfortable. People are sensitive, impostor syndrome is extremely common. The people who work for you are always going to be worried about their job at some level. Don’t take adv
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by jkubicek 7y ago
There’s plenty of pop and pop-adjacent music out there that has depth, complexity, and holds up well to repeat intense listening. Radiohead, Flaming Lips, most of El-P’s work. What I think is completely missing in today’s music is the preva
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by jkubicek 7y ago
I do the same thing for this slightly longer alias git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(committerdate:short): %(refname:short)' refs/heads/ Including the dates is crucial; I'll frequently go i
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by jkubicek 7y ago
The analysis of the generated profile images is all well and good, but a much better indicator of a bot account[0] is the incessant tweeting about certain issues with little to no commentary or context. 0: a bot account or a friend not wort
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by jkubicek 7y ago
I feel like the money quote was buried in the postscript. > Another solution to this problem is to think about startups that can become quite successful with less than ten people. As compensation packages from the giant tech companies c
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by jkubicek 7y ago
This is incredibly out of touch. I moved to the Bay Area on a $120k household income, lived in Menlo Park and did fine . We were never going to be able to buy a house, but I wouldn’t describe our situation as “barely scraping by”
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by jkubicek 7y ago
Also, Bay Area homes in expensive areas (PA, SF, Berkely, etc) tend to sell for far over their list price. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this particular listing went for $1MM over list.
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How Unprofitable Companies IPO(caseysoftware.com)
2 points by jkubicek 7y ago|0 comments
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by jkubicek 7y ago
> It’s wrong. And not just superficially; it’s deeply wrong, based on a very wrong premise. If you read further down in Phil Plait’s article, the video is based on a conspiracy-theory-style paper written by a crazy guy.
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by jkubicek 7y ago
Here's how I'm thinking about it with example numbers: I own 0.1% of the company. Based on our market and performance and valuation of peers I expect us to be worth $10b. With no dilution my stock is worth $10mm (minus taxes, stri
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by jkubicek 7y ago
To clarify, I think I have a good sense of the dilution I should expect, but there's always stories about someone working for years, expecting a big payout after IPO, and ending up with $20k.
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by jkubicek 7y ago
Yeah, I've always considered it a lottery ticket, but I'd love to get a sense of whether I'm holding a $10k or $10mm lottery ticket. FWIW, I've done the math based on my percentage ownership, expected valuations, timelin
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by jkubicek 7y ago
> Most of that was down to booking stock-based compensation plans for employees, who earned $894m from Lyft’s initial public offering Could someone help me understand what this means? Is this compensation above and beyond employee stock
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by jkubicek 7y ago
That's an interesting perspective that I just don't understand, and I would claim that exact opposite is true. Just look at the debate over healthcare. As a group, the democrats created a clear vision for US healthcare reform. At
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by jkubicek 7y ago
I don't know for a fact, but I'm guessing it's because theres a lag in the supply chain. NIC checks may instantly reflect a drop in sales at individual stores, but it will be a bit before that drop works its way back up throu
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by jkubicek 8y ago
I’m so pleased with this. I’ve been burned by counterfeit apple Products in Amazon before, after they make the change I’ll be a lot more comfortable getting free 2 day delivery on my Apple Watch bands. I’ll fine paying a small price premium
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by jkubicek 8y ago
I think it’s not a great idea for onboarding. New employees aren’t going to have the context to get the most out over even the most well-written decision documents. That said, this is a fantastic idea for all your current employees. Documen
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by jkubicek 8y ago
Writing tests for small, personal projects is hugely valuable for me. Running a well-written test lets me iterate much faster than running the entire script or booting up the whole app and poking at the UI.
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by jkubicek 8y ago
As a kid who grew up on a farm, I found the non sequitur footnote to be delightful (and true)
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by jkubicek 9y ago
If you have a long commute, it’s nice to have a 4lb battery strapped to your back
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by jkubicek 9y ago
You can also turn attention awareness off. They didn’t specifically mention whether they turned it off or left it on.
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by jkubicek 9y ago
I'd love to see stats on total comp for engineers at "normal" established companies. Sure, everyone knows that you can make a lot more at Google / Apple / Facebook, but it's also significantly harder to get tho
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by jkubicek 10y ago
You make a good point, but: > Some will do "Cracking the coding interview" type shit, some will do code reviews, some will give you a take home thing you have to present, some will do pair coding. Some do algorithms only, some
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by jkubicek 10y ago
I have an Apple Watch and I use Siri multiple times daily. Most frequently to set timers, but sending iMessages to friends and family is a close second. I also frequently use Siri to control music while I'm washing dishes or my hands a
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by jkubicek 10y ago
I loved this game. One of the more satisfying computer games I remember playing in the 90s. I have no idea how I got it, I almost certainly didn't buy it. I'm guessing the CD-Rom came free with our family Gateway 2000 desktop.
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AT&T Stream Saver(att.com)
1 points by jkubicek 10y ago|0 comments
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by jkubicek 10y ago
I used to try this method, but it's never worked for me. My productivity is so incredibly low when I'm trying to work on something I don't want to do that it's just a big waste of time. If it's something actually im
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by jkubicek 10y ago
I would strongly recommend avoiding a rebase-based strategy. When developers at my company run into git issues, they are almost always the result of a bad or confusing rebase. My team's process is simple and easy for anyone to follow:

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