johnwh

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by johnwh 7y ago
Although I absolutely hate it, I interview every 1 or 2 years and use it as negotiation for refreshers. The only time I ever got a reasonable pay bump was by showing I had alternative offers. On the other hand, you have to also be willing t
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by johnwh 7y ago
Python (or really any dynamic programming language) makes interviews a lot easier, however I have started asking more in-depth questions to make sure they actually understand Python and have done a little bit of research into the language a
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by johnwh 8y ago
I chose a startup over a better Big Company offer (although no where near the difference in pay), and deeply regret it. Understandably the grass is always greener on the other side, etc., however here are a few things to consider: 1. Really
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by johnwh 8y ago
However isn’t the point that references are people who have worked with you and (hopefully) managed you. By calling a backdoor reference, you may not be calling a strong relationship and getting hearsay. For all the recruiter knows, they co
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by johnwh 8y ago
Backdoor references are very unethical in my opinion. Beyond the fact that you are telling a third party about someone’s job search without the searcher’s consent, you can also get a very biased opinion. My wife was fired from a job at a we
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by johnwh 10y ago
As someone just learning programming, I found the first few chapters to be super helpful, and ridiculously easy to understand. Honestly, if you want a pretty funny, and really simple book on algorithms, I could not recommend this enough. He
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by johnwh 13y ago
Thanks, I was able to find the SF Jewish Film Festival through this. I love the interface!
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by johnwh 15y ago
Actually I think that has to deal with the lack of "nationality" experienced among Jews. For generations Jews have experienced being treated as second class citizens (if they were considered citizens at all). Because of this being ingrained
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by johnwh 17y ago
I wanted to start off by saying that I do not support the actions of the Israeli Government, however this response is beyond unacceptable. I have only been on Reddit for a year, but I feel that World News and even Pics, is becoming a haven
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Does anyone else feel that Reddit is becoming increasingly hostile as of late?(imgur.com)
5 points by johnwh 17y ago|2 comments
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by johnwh 17y ago
From the little I have seen, the show is very American centric, and at many points is arguably xenophobic (isolationist to say the least). It is very strange that this would be shown in Brittan (much less popular).
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by johnwh 17y ago
I know that many Fox News Anchors use Macs on their respective shows (Fox News is on the TVs at work, do not judge me!), I wonder if Fox will react to this by pulling those computers.
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by johnwh 17y ago
Given the limits of the iPad (it running a stripped OS), are you at all nervous about the worth of the purchase. I really love the idea, and the OS will make it lightning fast vs a typical computer that you wait for programs to load, but 75
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by johnwh 17y ago
Not particularly, JIT is based on proper forecasting, something difficult to do with new products (especially form Apple's standpoint). It is more appropriate with established products, which may have spikes in their demand (iPods get bough