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1. 5311.▲
   by mathattack 13y ago

   The best perks for a very small startup are the ones that don't scale, because then Twitter can't copy them. For better or worse, serving lunch scales. Laundry service scales. What doesn't scale? - Find out what your employ
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   Technology Is Not Driving Us Apart After All(nytimes.com)

   8 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   How to motivate a young musician(psmag.com)

   2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
4. 5314.▲
   by mathattack 13y ago

   Exactly. Donors of non-profits like to see where the money is going. If you're doing an arms length transaction, then it's ok to say "No need to look behind the curtain, and feel free to buy from someone else."
5. 5315.▲
   by mathattack 13y ago

   At least we're not making this comment about a person!
6. 5316.▲
   by mathattack 13y ago

   I recall another telecom building (owned by AT&T, formerly Ameritech, formerly Illinois Bell) that was designed with resale in mind. It was set up for an easy conversion to a mall, in case they had to sell it.
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   Idiots Abound: NEST Edition(kiddynamitesworld.com)

   1 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   Smartphones get more sophisticated, but their owners do not(washingtonpost.com)

   2 points by mathattack 13y ago|0 comments
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   by mathattack 13y ago

   I'm not intending to be snide or rude, but it's been so many years since I've heard it mentioned that I assumed it was dead.
10. 5320.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    A disproportionate amount of tech CEOs (and I suspect older HN readers) also played D&D. Correlation or causality?
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Nothing is needed in terms of academic training - a good mind can work around lots of things. If you're a poor communicator, you can still develop software, it's just harder. Same with knowing low level languages, and what goes o
12. 5322.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    Yes - but it looks like a lower base. The initial # is very closer to Chicago. Almost like NYers were too cool for it for a while, but not now?
13. 5323.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    It sounds like the knives and "I told you so" peanut gallery are out in force on this one.
14. 5324.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    I like the list but what are all the source companies? (And in the spirit of survivor bias, failed comparison companies)
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    If cities complain about Uber and AirBnB, I can't imagine them not raising hell about this. Even if it's perfectly legal, cities will fight like rabid wolverines to protect their revenue sources, especially ones that they don&#x2
16. 5326.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    Grandma and Grandpa seem to be more than compensating for lost teens. A couple other #s surprised me: - NY's 100+% growth. I would have thought NYC would be an early adopter. Why so different than Chicago? Chicago's 2011 # seem
17. 5327.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    Can I get one that says, "Die Techie Scum, and Take Your Tax Contributions and Technology With You!"?
18. 5328.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    Practicing is VERY under-rated. If I've practiced a speech 4 times, I've nailed it. Practicing with people who are willing to call me out on "Ummms" is great too. Having a hostile practice audience works wonders. It
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    A paid hour is a reasonable amount of homework if someone is actively looking for a job. You can't pull someone from a firm that isn't looking, but for contract work, it's reasonable. If I'm actively applying for a job
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    This is very true, but to be a good engineering manager, it's hard to fit all the other things in: Representing the team in dreaded meetings, coaching, hiring, fire, career advice, direction, etc. It is a very fine line to balance. 0
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    This seems very consistent with Cialdini's pioneering work on influence and persuasion. http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~a0083545/cloud/Robert%20Caldini_...
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I get that this is an issue, but I'm a little curious why AT&T's stock price didn't pop as a result. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=T+Interactive#symbol=t;ra...
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I will only believe it if they preface it with "honestly" or "frankly". :-) Where is Orwell when we need him?
24. 5334.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    I've been using it to learn Python, and to your point, frequently thought "this would be much easier to do recursively"
25. 5335.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    I've been using Euler to learn Python too. It's been so much fun that I kept going. Now I wonder if I should switch again.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Is there any danger that someone has seen the problem?
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    The most troubling lesson she learned from Mullen, Gomez says, is how readily misleading information can migrate from a posting on an Internet forum to official status. “In a second, what’s false becomes true,” she observes. “All it takes
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    I was thinking the same thing. Why would she want to advertise this? It almost guarantees that they won't be able to help her in the future.
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    by mathattack 13y ago

    Different models for different services. Some services are 1 to Very Many. (TV) Some encourage more involvement (StackExchange in the early days, or HN now). As a principle it's good to be on top of this, though. You have to treat
30. 5340.▲
    by mathattack 13y ago

    There is a sense that more of something means less of something else. Perhaps this is true in terms of market share, but it doesn't happen to be true in devices. TVs didn't kill talk radio, though radio may have shrunk. The PC di