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811.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
"Just for a recent example, see Amazon HQ2." That's a good example actually. It's hard to understand that NYC was offering subsidies to Amazon. NYC doesn't really need more people or more companies.
812.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I think there should be a national effort to "spread out" the economy and fight the trend towards centralization in a few areas. If you build more housing in CA, even more people will move there and the overcrowding will become ev
813.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
There is nothing wrong with stagnating but in a lot of companies the stagnation level for engineers is pretty low compared to management. You also have to deal with the fact management has decision power so you often get overridden by less
814.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
" I think maybe a fourth track at a lot of organizations should be special projects. Small teams (3 people max) given autonomy and clear objectives (revenue goals, user growth goals, etc). " I have been thinking about that too. I
815.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
An airplane is a mechanical thing and in the end you have to check that things really work physically. I am sure they have self-check mechanisms that check that the software works right and the sensors produce the right signals but you stil
816.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
Running a fusion reactor will still cost significant money. It's a very complex machine.
817.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
Yeah, it's pretty sad how even the international community combined can't come up with that money while they piss away multiples of that with weapons purchases and subsidies to already filthy rich companies and people
818.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
In my company it's certainly the case that in order to progress on the technical track you need to be extremely good and more importantly on the right projects. I see a lot of mediocre people advance on the management track but only ve
819.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I don’t think you have to be interesting but have an eye for interesting things. One way to do this is not to be “interesting” but to be “interested”. On the other hand it certainly helps to do unusual stuff so you can take pictures not man
820.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I think these books are very valuable for people in management and leadership roles. Instead of just working with the often misguided processes and setups in a lot of companies it’s good to go back to the basics and rethink how things are b
821.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I would guess that the choice of chat tool has almost no impact on productivity or quality.
822.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
As almost always for cost reasons. What I am trying to say is that some things are more difficult to replace than others. Moving away from slack is doable. Moving away from Outlook is doable. Moving from 100000 Windows machines to Linux is
823.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
"Uber has a big competitive moat, which is willingness to burn money. " that's a very bad long term strategy :-)
824.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I would agree. Teams is pretty half baked. It sort of works but the main reason for using it as that it’s cheap if you have office 365 already.
825.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
“Could you "replace Outlook" -- it's just an email client after all.” Absolutely. There is always pain in transitions but some are easier than others.
826.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
From what I have seen Slack may have a strong a foothold in some teams but overall it’s not hard to use something else when new teams are formed. I’m my company everybody is slowly moving to Teams. This can be done gradually. Definitely mu
827.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
How about Atlassian? Did they lose money for years?
828.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
They also don’t have very high barriers to entry for competitors. Replacing SAP is really hard after it has been established in a company. On the other hand replacing Slack is really easy. Same for Uber. Customers and drivers can jump ship
829.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
It’s still mind boggling that all these unicorns haven’t found a way to make money even after being in business for years and having a mature product. It’s a strange world.
830.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
If it's sarcastic the remark is fine. Otherwise it reflects the harshness of the current environment where common courtesy doesn't count anymore.
831.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I don't think that time is very hidden. You have to sift through a ton of resumes and then spend hours and hours interviewing and phone screening. If you have actual work to do it's pure misery. I also don't have time to real
832.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I have been thinking about that too. I go to work to do interesting technical stuff and deal with political stuff only as necessary. That's what motivates me. But I think it would be much better to go there for the purpose of self-adva
833.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
In a lot of companies you will NOT get hired without degree. It's pretty much the barrier to entry before you can show your skills or experience . Not sure if Udacity degrees count for this.
834.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
You get used to it. My mom says that sitting in a bunker during a long WW2 bombing (in Germany) is a life changing experience. It damages a lot of people permanently. The question is how they express that damage.
835.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
From casual observation (living here since 2000) I believe that being stressed and "busy" is a badge of honor in the US. For example during Christmas time everybody complains about being stressed with it. I don't remember tha
836.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
You need to find the right balance between bullshitting and delivering . Elon Musk or Steve Jobs are first class bullshitters but they also back it up quite often (not always though).
837.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
That’s pretty much the model of the gig economy. It used to be that in exchange for loyalty companies would provide pension, health care and other benefits. Pensions are already on the way out. Gig economy are slowly getting rid of all ot
838.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
Maybe Uber’s business model should be structured in reality instead of basing it on large cash inflows plus underpaid workers who get no benefits?
839.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
It’s not about deleting. It’s about having them on the desktop. On Android you have a drawer for all apps and only the ones you use often on the desktop. In iOS everything is on the desktop. In android I also can have the same app in two di
840.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
Current smartphones are an evolution of the PDA idea that started with the Apple Newton, Palm Pilot and others. People always dreamed of a handheld device that would enable them to communicate and get information. What do you expect a car t

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