mathattack

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1. 4021.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   Yes - and very highly compensated for it too!
2. 4022.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   A couple things to note on this: 1) Market cap changes of the stock market doesn't tell much. If a company changes it's capital structure (more or less debt relative to stock, or Private Buyouts) the market cap changes. 2) A be
3. 4023.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   Normal employees. We had an Irish subsidiary too, though I never visited and saw the hours they put in. My impression is they were very industrious. (Though industrious doesn't have to connect with hours)
4. 4024.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   I previously worked for a private French firm with ~700 Paris based employees. They worked very long hours, even by US standards. I thought, "If it can't be mandated here, it can't be mandated anywhere."
5. 4025.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   In the early to mid-90s I saw a lot of strange systems building exercises. Large companies building their own email systems from scratch. Creating their own custom Windows widgets. Building their own databases from scratch. At the time I
6. 4026.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   Thank you for sharing.
7. 4027.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   I think working hours is just a symptom. Look at the funnel... Korean kids spend an ungodly amount of time in class and doing test prep. Putting a cosmetic limit to the amount of hours worked doesn't change society on it's own.
8. 4028.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   I worked at lots of places with official 8 hour days. In reality some (senior) people worked 6, and many (junior) worked 12-16. Hard to imagine a top down law limiting working hours will have much effect. It's attacking the cosmetic
9. 4029.▲
   by mathattack 12y ago

   Does SO get paid for it?
10. 4030.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Wow - is this a massive pivot for Stack Overflow? A new revenue model?
11. 4031.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Journals are an amazingly profitable business. There's a reason that Warren Buffett likes them. :-)
12. 4032.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    It's a judgment call, but if you have a fear that "This might be the type that will go after me" then that's enough to stay away.
13. 4033.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Yes - GSEs. But the GSEs have private capital. I don't think the post office does.
14. 4034.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    If you do this too much your ranking gets raised. And at that point, why bother?
15. 4035.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    I'm not sure of the legal footing, but I put them closer to public than Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The government has to approve their overages, and they have no private capital. (Or do they?)
16. 4036.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    One comment... If the non-compete is unreasonable (as this one is) it is likely unenforceable. It's worth digging a bit on the reputation of the company. If the company is known for going after people who leave, it's worth not
17. 4037.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    When I was at BigCo, they officially had 2 paths - one involved people leadership, the other technical leadership. The reality was technical leadership stopped a level below director, and only 2 or 3 even managed to make it that far. Afte
18. 4038.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Next you're going to request the title gets changed to "Ticketmaster is hiring"? :-)
19. 4039.▲
    Uber and the Media debate(cnbc.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
20. 4040.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    I thought the percentage dubious too, but even if the # is 5% likely (vs 0.1% in the general population) it's very valuable to an advertiser.
21. 4041.▲
    Cramer on Amazon(cnbc.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
22. 4042.▲
    How this company is 98% certain you want that Parka(cnbc.com)

    2 points by mathattack 12y ago|3 comments
23. 4043.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    There is acceptable gray if you're willing to live within the consequences. Big companies never do work until the contract is signed. Smaller companies live within the ambiguity. ("If we mess up, we're out of business anyw
24. 4044.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    I have to believe this is a bigger play than just T-shirts. If they're in the "create your own retail company" business, they're either in comp with Amazon, or an acquisition target of them. Either way, it's an in
25. 4045.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Very correct. And... You're not requiring undue capital or specialty expertise. I like the idea quite a bit.
26. 4046.▲
    Nokia launches a surprise Android tablet(bbc.com)

    2 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
27. 4047.▲
    Big Data Is Being Used to Fight Parkinson's(channels.theinnovationenterprise.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
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    Hungry Planet: Can Big Data Help Feed 9B Humans?(nbcnews.com)

    1 points by mathattack 12y ago|0 comments
29. 4049.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    1/3 of a year's salary (headhunter fee) is rarely justified by just sorting through resumes. The headhunter has to provide one of the following: 1) Confidentiality in the search 2) Access to people not currently looking 3) Acc
30. 4050.▲
    by mathattack 12y ago

    Definitely not linear. I'm pretty sure it's similar math to "If X of your friends have seen Viral Junk Z, then you most likely will have too." That's why I chose two very far apart #s. :-)