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by josh_fyi 11y ago
When you are currently employed, it is understood that you cannot ask your current boss for a recommendation. So long as the new employer does not know that you are under the ax, you will not have to give this reference. In jobs after that,
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by josh_fyi 11y ago
You bet we do. Trains, buses, stadiums, everything. Think of the upside: If you ever thought it might be interesting to visit a police state, traveling there costs a lot less than it used to. http://www.nytimes.com/2013&#x2F
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by josh_fyi 11y ago
Google slices users into buckets, and Mitt Romney has binders full of women. I needed a laugh today. Thanks ;-)
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Because that is illegal, people usually discriminate (in favor of women, men, whites, blacks, whatever) with euphemisms like "Diversity." (Discrimination against the old usually less euphemistic, with terms like "we have a yo
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Use TrueCrypt for deniable encryption!
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
> I've came to the conclusion that I need to be useful to a company to expect any sort of investment of time/energy from them That is true. But a little bit of "I'm God's gift to humanity" will go a long way
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Thank you for publishing my first-ever article in the software field back -- back when publishing on dead trees had more cachet than the web! http://www.drdobbs.com/collaborative-applications-and-the-ja...
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
He supported Labor Zionism. Like other Labor Zionists, he opposed the right wing of Zionism. Also, like other so-called cultural Zionists, he was more concerned with establishing a homeland where Jews could express their culture, but was le
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
He does NOT pay US tax under the current system. So, he is not trying to avoid US tax. He is trying to avoid paying $5K to an accountant to do his US tax forms for which he does not owe any tax.
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
The argument here is mostly NOT about paying tax. There are exemptions that cover that. He wants to not pay $5K a year to an accountant and have his bank accounts closed by banks afraid that the US government will confiscate 20% of all mon
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Selection bias: These are the few successful people. They are naturally going to talk in platitudes: Love your work, be creative. They are not going to say: Play politics, stab backs, be lucky. I actually think that these unpleasant answers
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
C++ has always been used, in practice, together with many C language features that should long since have been abandoned. That's just what people do. Maybe they shouldn't, and you don't have to, but the sociological fact is
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Notice the 29 hour-a-week job? Healthcare, anyone?
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Ask HN: Want to stop recruiter spam?
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
Is this a football match? Would it be a more interesting game if more Israelis died? That is the implication. It would be far better if no one died. Given that Hamas is trying to kill Israelis, per their own statements, it is very good that
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
I write free articles only for marketing, and only on sites that will give me traffic that makes it worth my time. This means that such sites will get only thinky veiled marketing.
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by josh_fyi 12y ago
LessWrong meetups. You're in the Bay Area, where they have the strongest community.
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
Let me get this right. Major diseases are the most important reason for health insurance to exist. But in the US, if you get a major disease, you lose your job, then within 18 months your coverage, and then the insurance is gone. Is this co
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Show HN: Developers recruiting developers(fiveyearitch.com)
8 points by josh_fyi 13y ago|4 comments
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
It's in the NY Times "Lede" blog now http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/video-from-snowd...
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
Find a famous open-source project that interests you and that is open to contributions. There are webapps to help you do this. Contribute to the project, starting with simple bug-fixes. They will be glad to have your help. You can then say,
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
Wishful thinking. But we can wish, can't we?
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In Praise of the Office Kegerator(pando.com)
8 points by josh_fyi 13y ago|4 comments
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
United States v. Reynolds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Reynolds
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
No, my point was not that. My point is that sometimes, showing how tough you are makes you appear more successful and more desirable--a type of signaling. I'd certainly prefer a situation where no one has to do this, much less VCs!
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
These terms are so good that Kima may have put itself in a strange position of looking "too good to be true." Standoffish arrogance in VCs is unpleasant, but it can signal that the VC is so successful that he or she doesn't
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
To solve a resume gap, just say you were a consultant. To make sure it's truthful, get a few gigs, no matter how low-paid (this guy did). If you're likely, some of the customers will serve be willing to serve as references. Most i
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
Actually, I agree with you. But for some people at least, when your contribution to the human species is visible and direct, it makes a difference.
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
Sure thing, take a look at http://open-source.fiveyearitch.com/us
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by josh_fyi 13y ago
There was an Ask HN yesterday https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6720789 about finding meaningful jobs, which got a lot of comments. Our specialized listing of "jobs with meaning", new this week, is exactly in t

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