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by krn 8y ago
> in Zurich you have a crystal clear lake where you can swim There are more than 30 lakes in Berlin[1], and more than 100 lakes around it[2]. [1] https://www.visitberlin.de/en/lakes [2] https://www.brande
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by krn 8y ago
I think Berlin, Germany provides a much better value for money for software developers, because one would need to earn 200k in Zurich to maintain the same standard of life that requires only 100k in Berlin[1]. Switzerland is a great choice
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by krn 8y ago
SAP has a similar program[1], which has been profiled by CBSNews[2]. [1] https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/company/diversity/different... [2] https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hiring-auti
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by krn 8y ago
If you looked at the tallest and the shortest nations in the world, you would see, that most of them are not ethnically diverse at all. My point is, that the height of a person has nothing to do with the income, but rather with his anchestr
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by krn 8y ago
Netherlands is an exception. Most of the countries in the top 10 are extremely ethnically homogenous, and it has nothing to do with income. Montenegro (#2) is one of the poorest, and Norway (#4) is one of the richest.
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by krn 8y ago
Is immigration considered as a factor in such studies? Because many of the tallest nations in Europe are some of the least ethnically diverse. Also, 4 out of 10 tallest nations in the world are from former Yugoslavia, which is one of the po
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by krn 8y ago
> How is Microsoft a physical business? A lot of its income comes from licensing Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, which are physical products. And where Microsoft competes with Google directly, it often shows ads just like Google
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by krn 8y ago
> Microsoft? Major ISPs and wireless carriers? These are physical businesses, not internet companies. Bing has ads. Twitter has ads. Reddit has ads. Yahoo! has had ads since 1990s.
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by krn 8y ago
> historically there have been and are plenty of other businesses at their scale that did/do not need this at all. Have we ever had an internet company with over 1 billion active users not using advertising as its main source of inc
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by krn 8y ago
I don't mind Google or Facebook showing ads in their own products, because that's the only business model that works at their scale and for what their offer. Imagine the world, in which the access to the most advanced search engin
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by krn 8y ago
> If you're getting paid to write software, you're not a consultant, you're a freelancer/service provider. That's by definition: consult verb (used with object): to get information or advice from a person, book
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by krn 8y ago
> Why is there such a permission in the first place? Google Play and F-droid require it in order to update apps automatically. Essentially, you give one app a permission to install other apps. Whether it notifies you or not, it's up
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by krn 8y ago
> The ask hacker news section isn't really a good avenue for discussion I think "Tell HN:" is for such cases, but it's just not as popular.
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Consumers see wellness apps as a way to meditate. Investors see profits(nbcnews.com)
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Myspace apologizes after losing 12 years' worth of music(cnn.com)
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by krn 8y ago
> not comparable to startup founders. I was referring to early stage startup founders, which are very likely to fail in the first 12-18 months. After a startup receives VC funding or becomes profitable, of course the credentials of its f
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by krn 8y ago
I think as far as credentials go, it's pretty simple: (market capitalization of the company) * (the level of responsibility given at the company). The smaller the company is, the higher the position has to be to make the credentials st
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by krn 8y ago
Why would anyone use iPod Pro as a development machine, when Google Pixelbook is of a similar weight, size, power and price, and comes with a standard keyboard and a native Linux support built-in? Tablets are for consumption, not creation.
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by krn 8y ago
> If so the established term is “unlocked” (which is the default), making you free to use whatever SIM/provider you choose. "SIM-free" means "bought without a contract". In my country, even devices with contracts
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by krn 8y ago
From the FAQ of the UK-based Carphone Warehouse[1]: "What is a SIM free phone? SIM free phones are sold without any SIM card or network attached to them. Normally, people buy the phone and then choose a SIM only deal for their calls an
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by krn 8y ago
I am not sure how the mobile operators work in the US, but I was able to install a local SIM card in every country I have been to for more than a few days, which saved me hundreds in mobile data fees across the world.
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by krn 8y ago
> I am really conflicted about cellphones. I was unhappy with the crap ware preloaded on my Verizon Android phones. I am happier with a Verizon iPhone, as far as not having a lot of junk preinstalled. I personally prefer SIM-free Android
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by krn 8y ago
> Support is often viewed as a cost center Support is a cost-center for B2C companies, but one of the most important parts for B2B.
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by krn 8y ago
People without big salaries often have second homes because they built them themselves as a hobby over a long period of time on a plot of land they could afford.
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by krn 8y ago
> But I've been very careful not to inflate my lifestyle too much. I don't have an expensive car. I don't go on expensive holidays. That's what I noticed during my undergraduate years in the UK after growing up in con
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by krn 8y ago
> 200k in mgmt position at e-commerce company in Berlin For the context: this is an insane amount of money in Berlin, which used to be one of the poorest capitals in Western Europe. Most software engineers make 60-70k. > after PhD, A
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by krn 8y ago
Maybe he just wants to find out if MSc in Data Science is worth it.
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by krn 8y ago
> The reason for the email was the bandwidth I was using. Since I could only spend up to $500/month, I asked if they had any plan inside my budget. I was open to have less features, less POPs or POPs only in cheaper places (eg: US o
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by krn 8y ago
> Except NS1 don't actually offer any pricing. That's true, and it might have been a good enough reason to exclude it from the comparison, as I did with Akamai for CDN. Yet, unlike with Akamai, nothing seems to come really clos
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by krn 8y ago
I see CDNPerf and DNSPerf as a way to compare the providers relatively to each other, not as a trustworthy tool go get the real indications of time. I skipped Akamai, because it seems to be from the period of time, where the number of point

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