mathattack

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   Buy charity now while it's still cheap(marginalrevolution.com)

   3 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   That's two links away. Do we really need to hold HN to such a high standard?
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   I think I read that first in Goldfinger. :-)
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   A lot of this is the context... You're not trying to prove something is mathematically perfect. You're trying to figure out if the variation is common cause [0] or a special cause. It's ok if you get this wrong from time t
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   Won't the same programmer who got flustered in front of a white board also get flustered explaining the code? I'm being the devils advocate here, trying to hone in on the best way to do this. I still think work products are a muc
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   I hear you on unskilled interviews. I guess the challenge in this situation is that the whole reason for take-home work is that introverted interviewees get flustered in person. Won't this happen when the review happens? This still se
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   by mathattack 11y ago

   I like these great in concept. When I've been between jobs, I've been very happy to participate in them. A couple open questions: 1 - Is it reasonable to expect a 10x programmer whom your are trying to poach to give up so much ti
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   “Computing Professionalism: Do Good and Avoid Evil” Donald Gotterbarn (2014)(youtube.com)

   1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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   Randall Kroszner on how bits are replacing banks(chicagobooth.edu)

   1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    I met someone who did a similar reinvention. He said, "I used to be an introvert, and one day decided I would be the type of person who gives hugs." Up until then, I thought being introverted or extroverted was a fixed trait.
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    As Twitter Flirts with Hearts, Will You Miss the Stars?(npr.org)

    1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    Dropbox Hires Google, Facebook and Twitter Veteran Todd Jackson as VP of Product(forbes.com)

    2 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    Twitter's Reputation for Chaos Is Costing It Employees(thestreet.com)

    2 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    What Do Programmers Care About – Joel Spolsky, Stack Overflow (2014)(youtube.com)

    1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    I agree - many folks like having flexibility. This could be an example of a subset of disgruntled workers and their lawyers killing the Golden Goose. Of course I still believe that the Ubers of the world need to follow labor laws.
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    Strange that a recording artist would do this. :-) Makes one very cynical about his reasons for running for congress. And also very cynical about Mary following her father's footsteps.
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    "Electric flight isn’t new—it can be traced to 1973 West Germany—but it’s not about to dominate the skies either." I think this says it all.
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    The NYC middlemen do a lot: They bribe doormen and janitors, they screen for "undesirables" that owners don't want in the building, they make you wait long times.... Apartment hunting in NYC is one of the sleaziest businesse
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    Goldman Sachs is a complex place, with lots of competing interests inside. I see a few things going on here... 1 - Goldman Sachs wants to be able to offer it's investors access to tech companies. This used to be access to IPOs, and n
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    There are questions that you can ask without getting them in legal trouble. Asking "Would you hire them again?" is a way to do this. Also, the recipient of the call doesn't need to answer anything they don't want. I thi
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    Let's start that I agree with your base position: Asking someone they have prepped should not get you much information. However, if you can even get good information 10% of the time, it's worth doing. (Most interview techniques a
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    Very good post, though I disagree on reference checks. I've seen hiring mistakes where a good reference check would have caught issues.
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    How Much the Self-Driving Version of Your Car Will Save on Insurance(medium.com)

    1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    Rhino horn camera 'could save rhinos from extinction'(bbc.com)

    1 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    I was expecting a history of visual programming languages - which would be much smaller. :-)
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    Dropdowns Should Be the UI of Last Resort(lukew.com)

    535 points by mathattack 11y ago|234 comments
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    I had an email from a Google recruiter go to the Google spam box. I didn't have the courage to send her the screen shot. The lesson I learned is we still need to review the spam box once every day or two.
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    This gives me a tremendous amount of Pride in humanity, even though I had nothing to do with it. (Other than perhaps pay a little bit of taxes)
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    by mathattack 11y ago

    I've been on both sides of this within the past year. (Have been let go, and had to let go 40% of a company) Ben Horowitz writes about this, and it's required reading. [0] Some thoughts: 1 - When you have the announcement, be cl
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    What I Got Wrong in the Peanut Butter Manifesto (2013)(businessinsider.com)

    2 points by mathattack 11y ago|0 comments