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by m52go 10y ago
Wow that's much lower than I thought. I've been looking through some 990s to get a rough idea, but that ballpark percentage difference is what I haven't been able to figure out. Thanks!
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Ask HN: Developer salary at nonprofit in Bay Area?
11 points by m52go 10y ago|10 comments
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by m52go 10y ago
Makes sense. For the record I've found Coindesk helpful for general updates, and I signed up for the blockchain course on Coursera.
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by m52go 10y ago
That's encouraging, but the absolute level of real incomes is still lower than it was before the recession.
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by m52go 10y ago
> but I definitely don't think it's due to someone actively deciding to fudge the figures. What they've done instead is change the CPI formula a couple times to avoid it from reflecting price increases. For example, they r
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by m52go 10y ago
Nominal income growth means nothing. Real income is not growing.
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by m52go 10y ago
Much of the conclusions were not very positive...how'd it end up with a 9? The Verge always seems extra giddy about iPhones. They'd never rate a ho-hum Android phone with "disappointing" and "incomplete" featur
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by m52go 10y ago
Good cold-calls are well-researched. In the sales world, the merits of research are well-known. An increased hit-rate is always worth the additional time in researching and qualifying before-hand.
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by m52go 10y ago
Recruiting is a sales process just like any other. No one would ever say it's unfair to expect a business developer to spend 5 minutes researching a prospect just because he/she sells for a big firm and doesn't have the time.
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by m52go 10y ago
Good point. But even buybacks are taking that cash somewhere...it's the market's way of reallocating capital to a place it can be more productive. It's hard to picture, since that cash is going from one entity (CSCO) to a lot
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by m52go 10y ago
I understand this isn't a good situation for the community, but what about the other side? That $980m isn't just disappearing into thin air. CSCO will use it to refocus their efforts into more valuable services, which by itself wi
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by m52go 10y ago
The XPS series is exceptionally well-built. The XPS 15 has a "business" version ("Precision" something) but it's virtually identical.
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by m52go 10y ago
It (a) shouldn't take more than 60 minutes MAX for a workout and (b) shouldn't require a partner to check your form. That's one of the big logistical reasons I prefer powerlifting over bodybuilding...it's simple & qu
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by m52go 10y ago
As others have mentioned here, Mark Rippetoe is my authority. He might not be perfect, but he's thorough and I trust him. Starting Strength is excellent, but if you'd rather wet your feet first with some video, check out the serie
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by m52go 10y ago
I used to start & stop exercising regularly...meaning I'd start going to the gym for a few weeks and then stop out of laziness / lack of motivation. That changed 1 year ago, when I stopped aimlessly 'exercising' and
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by m52go 10y ago
It was memorable. I'm not sure it taught me how to interview better, but it have me a first-hand glimpse of elements I will integrate into my company/team the first chance I get to run one. In spite of its flaws (which company doe
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by m52go 10y ago
Yah—Chief Compliance Officer.
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by m52go 10y ago
BINGO.
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by m52go 10y ago
I had an incredibly positive experience with Bridgewater. I didn't get an offer, but I witnessed their celebrated "radical transparency" first-hand. Everyone was respectful and courteous throughout, from the recruiter to the
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by m52go 10y ago
> Creative writing is somewhat subjective, but other fields have more established conventions. Yup. I began with the goal of helping business writers (mainly marketers). Even that's subjective, but we're doing what we can. Crea
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by m52go 10y ago
Right. Plus, grammar is only one component of concise writing. Many of the original writing samples in the game are grammatically correct but still terribly lousy.
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by m52go 10y ago
Very true. But from another perspective: even someone with the patience to sit through a grammar course will only learn about the colon in theory. This tool allows a player to see a colon being used, wonder why, learn why (explanatory video
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by m52go 10y ago
Thanks! It's far from perfect...I'm constantly working to refine it.
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by m52go 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback. You're right that it's crude, lame even. That's why I dragged my feet on releasing it for weeks. But if you're getting the incomplete message, chances are your response is actually incomplete. We
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by m52go 10y ago
But there is a game! It's called Write On Par. It teaches concise writing, playfully. Because no writer has the patience to sit through a grammar class...and no reader wants to read wordy, confusing writing no matter what the topic. h
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by m52go 10y ago
Yeah scoring can be made clearer. I'll try to refine that. Thanks for the feedback!
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by m52go 10y ago
I wanted to create something to help teach people concise writing without the pain of conventional writing classes. The result is a kind of "gamified" "learning by doing" sort of approach. This is just an initial 'M
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Show HN: Write on Par – Become a powerful writer without tedious grammar lessons(writeonpar.com)
8 points by m52go 10y ago|3 comments
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by m52go 10y ago
How about you tell me what you're doing before asking me to pay you??
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by m52go 10y ago
He's not the best writer. One reads his books for their ideas and wacky anecdotes, not the beauty of the writing style.

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