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by larrys 12y ago
"Unfortunately, the interview skills required to get into the top tech companies is biased against older software engineers" Maybe that's a good thing. A "top tier company" will squash you like a flea if they don&#x
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by larrys 12y ago
"which I attribute to that typing class. Had I just been left to my own devices to hunt-and-peck my way around" I learned on a manual as well. But by using a book. It took about 3 weeks. I actually stopped at the part where you pr
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by larrys 12y ago
The thought that comes to mind after reading this is "protest to much" and also in a very aggressive and condescending way. Not something I would have expected in tone from an accomplished academic. Plus the repeated use of the fi
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by larrys 12y ago
"all that experience and confidence will lull you into a false sense of safety" I've noticed that that happens with many different things in a similar way. You get confident, you slip up, you work faster, you make mistakes. W
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by larrys 12y ago
Yeah I really don't understand the parent making that comment either. As if it's so much work to have some safety gear on. From busting apart shipping crates as a kid I also realized that in addition to the goggles and helmet you
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by larrys 12y ago
Same happened and I didn't even watch full screen. Maybe this is a way to test those sea bands that I have that I think generally work. But now I do have motion sickness and felt it almost right away.
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by larrys 12y ago
Really great points. I think that when working around power tools it is sometimes forgotten how careful you have to be. Everyone innately knows certain things like "don't stick fingers in light socket" but other things aren&#
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by larrys 12y ago
Along the lines of why corporations don't innovate consider that while traditional corporations also use money to fix legal situations or messes they have gotten themselves into, they generally wouldn't enter a market where upfron
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by larrys 12y ago
"The traditional taxi service is terrible for drivers" The traditional taxi service, if bad for drivers, is simply because there are enough drivers that will work and be treated like that to make it terrible for the group as a who
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by larrys 12y ago
I like the question you are posing. Parent comment is interesting given this regarding the internet: (per wikipedia) "In 1992, the U.S. Congress passed the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1862(g), which allowed NSF
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by larrys 12y ago
"Most of what people worried about over the last five years -- inflation, rising interest rates, a double-dip recession, stagnant markets, Greece leaving the euro, a government default -- never occurred." Why? Because the reason m
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Domain Name Frontrunning(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by larrys 12y ago|0 comments
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by larrys 12y ago
It's a reasonable question you asked but I've noticed a tendency to get downvoted for asking similar questions. There is domain name frontrunning for sure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_front_runnin
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by larrys 12y ago
"There's no possible downside in letting recruiters email you." Totally agree. Over the years I've seen many variations of this. "serious inquiries only" used to be a staple of some classifieds back when people
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by larrys 12y ago
You probably should develop a different attitude for you own benefit. You are just starting out and the shit recruiter today may very well progress in their career (perhaps they are even a newbie to recruiting) and you may need them down th
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by larrys 12y ago
So you are saying that the audience for the blog post consists of an overwhelming number of people that understand that meme? As opposed to people who do not? I disagree.
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by larrys 12y ago
Why? Because it's not just being lighthearted. It appears to be bad use of english.
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by larrys 12y ago
Thanks for pointing that out (I didn't know that). That said I think it's a bit immature and out of place in a public blog post (which will no doubt be repeated elsewhere) for such a visible company that wishes to be taken serious
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by larrys 12y ago
Does anyone know if Musk requires non competes of Tesla's employees? Separately using the "All Our Patent Are Belong To You" meme (as has been pointed out below by peterarmstrong ) appears to be a clear "in your face&quo
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Sorry Moniker. It's Over.(domainnamewire.com)
2 points by larrys 12y ago|0 comments
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by larrys 12y ago
Excellent point. We actually did go through that and I had forgotten that issue. Agree.
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by larrys 12y ago
"Its what I want for christmas :)" No you don't you want some 2 letter .com's for Christmas.
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by larrys 12y ago
"if you co-lo provider sucks, you can move and keep your IP space. (This is vital for email, but I recommend it for everyone)." Why is this "vital for email"? I agree that obviously if you can you want your own space. Bu
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by larrys 12y ago
This is a generality but anytime I've looked at that what I see is a bunch of low loss leader prices (that lure you in) that when you add on extra features you get nickel and dimed up to a point where you are overpaying. I've seen
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by larrys 12y ago
"I actually find colo'ing a new server quite fun and enjoyable... even after doing it a half dozen times... as a techy... something is just so cool about putting a server in the same racks as some monster equipment." Agree. I
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by larrys 12y ago
".be domains must actually be renewed 30 days before they expire or you lose it" (In the space as well). I think I would point out here what you are (probably) referring to which may not be obvious to HN readers by "must actu
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by larrys 12y ago
Not claiming to be an expert here but I typically do this when confronted with a large number of files. Instead of: command * for i in [someregex]* do command $i done I know I could also do command [someregex]* but like the comfort of havin
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by larrys 12y ago
"Why are companies like GoDaddy allowed to just lose hundreds of millions of dollars every year? " What do you mean "allowed"? You mean "allowed" by the government or "allowed" by investors who perhap
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by larrys 12y ago
Nope. They were profitable prior to the buyout. Besides they don't make money on the domain registration they make it on selling other things (that you don't need in many cases) the domains are just an acquisition tool on that. A
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by larrys 12y ago
God knows I can't find it now but I remember a story line about Bob betting the ranch and almost running out of money when he started godaddy and using the money from his previous company to fund it. And almost didn't make it (alm

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