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by johngalt 15y ago
Obviously the satirized sysadmin has never read TPOSANA. Automation and consistency are highly regarded in the sysadmin field. I've seen significantly more casual attitudes towards operational needs from the development side of the house. D
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by johngalt 15y ago
Worked on me. I had to do the math. 180,000mi/sec * 5280 * 12 = 11404800000 / 3,000,000,000 = 3.8inches. Extending that a little further... on a 45mm i7 chip going from one end to the other and back would be ~3.5inches of travel. Gives me a
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by johngalt 15y ago
The majority of us haven't.
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by johngalt 15y ago
* Because there is more than one competitor. Some may be able to follow, but at least one will opt to buy me instead of follow me.
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by johngalt 15y ago
No police officer has ever smoked weed, yet they all instantly know and can identify the smell? I doubt they disqualify ex military members because of the potential for flashbacks.
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by johngalt 15y ago
"In reality, the Dow is not at 13,000 today as we knew 13k to be back in 1998/99 during the huge stock market bubble. Inflation has eroded that nominal value by at least half. The Dow is more likely at 5,000 to 6,500 depending on what you b
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by johngalt 15y ago
From the background check interviews: "<Blank> concluded the interview by stating that even though he does not consider Mr. Jobs to be a friend, he (Mr. Jobs) possesses the qualities to assume a high level political position. It was
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by johngalt 15y ago
Having integrity would be easy if you never had to fight and the results always benefitted you. Life is not a fair thing. Engineers place a lot of emphasis on having the right answer and almost no emphasis on ensuring their influence. It do
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by johngalt 15y ago
The example given in the article destroys any credibility this argument has. If you take a 500+ seat plane and increase every passengers weight by 20% it only costs an additional $472 for a trip from Sydney-Singapore-London. That's less tha
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by johngalt 15y ago
Won't work. Different network and different hardware.
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by johngalt 15y ago
5., Apple convinced people to pay enough to get good equipment. An IT department implementing anything PC based is constantly fighting against the $300 acer netbooks on the shelves of the local best buy. Management will cut corners on a PC.
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by johngalt 15y ago
Don't use honesty as an excuse for letting someone pick your pocket. Here's what happens when Mr. Niceguy mentions his requirements first. You: I'm looking for $90k Boss: Oh I think we can get you there, we start everyone at $70k then adjus
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by johngalt 15y ago
I find it hilarious that you are trying to act as if this is anything but a negotiation ploy on your part. If it's so vital that you know you're in the same ballpark, why don't you give the salary range up front? When someone insists on a
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by johngalt 15y ago
IT guy here: Anti-virus tools are a net loss, but we can't remove them without appearing to be irresponsible.
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by johngalt 15y ago
Not a fan of apple products, but those are awesome results. Nice work apple.
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by johngalt 15y ago
Equity is only useful when combined with some measure of control, and you can't run a successful company by employee consensus.
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by johngalt 15y ago
Prof. Thrun is an amazing teacher, but I think the 160,000 student sign-ups were due to the Stanford affiliation. Giving up that affiliation will cut enrollement sharply. Any likely business model will cause another sharp decline in enrol
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by johngalt 15y ago
So if he doesn't fight for your cause by exactly your standards, then any good YC is doing is worthless? You've set standards in a way that only you could possibly meet them. You should start a business of your own, and you can refuse to do
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by johngalt 15y ago
Try to avoid getting bogged down in 'fairness'. If your startup makes a nice exit, chances are that someone will get more money than they 'deserve' (hardly ever you), and someone will get less money than they 'deserve' (almost always you).
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by johngalt 15y ago
Another indicator of this is verbal ping-pong. How granular you have to answer questions/give direction. If you get a lot of "What do I do next?" or "you never told me to do that!" A non-resourceful person would say "How am I supposed to kn
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by johngalt 15y ago
It's just as fun to be a coach. FIRST is an easy way to give back and help future engineers. Volunteer to be a coach or mentor. Very few public schools have teams.
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by johngalt 15y ago
Additional Quick Tip (Salary Judo): If they try to play hardball on salary negotiations. Turn their high standards around on them. Bring a copy of the job listing/requirements. Boss: "So we'll start you at $<salary>, and welcome abo
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by johngalt 15y ago
I'm convinced that interviews are a complete crapshoot for both sides. My first job interview went like this. 1. 45mins late for the interview. 2. Quizzed a chain of brilliant engineers. Couldn't answer a singe technical question they asked
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by johngalt 15y ago
Maybe it was colored by my expectations going in. With no prior experience, I'd assumed that sales was an arcane art. A combination of charisma and manipulation. Working in a sales role, I felt out of my element for months. Until I learned
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by johngalt 15y ago
I was very pro-comissions until I worked commissioned sales. Completely agree with the author. I had extremely high numbers, but I hated the work environment. Suddenly every other salesperson wants a piece of you. Trying to stick their name
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by johngalt 15y ago
Gaming killed them. WoW has made more money than any movie ever will. As the top shelf creative types realize the winds have changed, you will see a brain drain. The next Spielberg or Lucas will work for a game studio, and the movie industr
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by johngalt 15y ago
What do you think of offering an hour block purchased in advance, then billing that block in daily/weekly increments? Provided the customer is onboard. It may not work for the worst of the worst evil AP departments but might help with the e
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by johngalt 15y ago
Depends entirely upon the person buying the work. Penny pinchers = lowest rate, but only as a discount when buying an hour block in advance. Rates are double for afterhours/emergency work. Waffles = Project based billing so they have to des
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by johngalt 15y ago
Lorentz factor only makes a large enough difference when you're very close to the speed of light. Edit: changed from 'c' to 'the speed of light'
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by johngalt 15y ago
The author underestimates guns while overestimating "kinetic missiles". Speed imparts a lot of energy, but it wont transmit all of that energy to the target. You'll have a <missile diameter> hole in the ship. Your ships are closing

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