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by mcknz 16y ago
Wow. The guy creates an entertaining, creative, and novel approach to finding a job, succeeds, shares his story for the benefit of others, and is apparently still getting beat up. I'm just going to say thanks and congratulations.
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by mcknz 16y ago
see also: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1866952
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by mcknz 16y ago
Of course TRWTF is that he's applying for a job at Microsoft.
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by mcknz 16y ago
More like Wall Street. Generate excessive leverage and let the government bail you out via taxpayers.
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by mcknz 16y ago
I don't think it's too late. There are always voters who base their decision on the last information they receive. Last-minute ads can influence those people.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Clearly the liberal media is a global operation.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Ah, but this presupposes knowledge of their values. One person's busybody is another's good samaritan. You also seem to be describing the US Congress.
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by mcknz 16y ago
So this isn't satire?
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by mcknz 16y ago
Grade inflation is problematic, but is GPA of any use outside of academia (except for entry-level jobs perhaps)? Perhaps the inflation is a sign that the currency is worthless.
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by mcknz 16y ago
What's a little weird/bizarre is when kids cry upon seeing their parents, because it means they have to leave their nanny.
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by mcknz 16y ago
I don't get all of the animosity toward the OP. He has taken all the risk by documenting everything -- essentially saying "I'm doing what I believe is right, and you can prosecute me if you want." Making him "aware" of what he's done (and
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by mcknz 16y ago
I don't agree with killing the messenger here. His activity is in a decidedly gray area, but I think the results and discussion are valuable.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Although you may pop in one day, carrying the bread, to find no one at home, and the closets emptied.
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by mcknz 16y ago
I don't necessarily disagree, but it can harder to find a new job if you don't already have one. You also have to explain to your new employer why you left your previous job, and "the place was a nightmare," even if true, is rarely a good
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by mcknz 16y ago
Unless, on the day you start, the company announces that all bonuses will be reduced 75% until the company "makes its numbers." You don't have to be at a place long term to get screwed. A fair question to ask when negotiating would be what
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by mcknz 16y ago
Thanks -- an old roommate of mine went to Princeton & he was equally proud of his experience. Solid, sharp guy and definitely not a douchebag. :) I guess I wasn't thinking so much about the "brand" but the chance to get a quality educa
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by mcknz 16y ago
Don't know if you saw this article: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1816141 The writer claims you can potentially backdoor the admissions process by simply starting to take classes at the school you want to attend. Would be curious t
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by mcknz 16y ago
I don't know about down the toilet, but they are definitely settling in the bowl.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Could be -- I read it as "making NYC money on a non-NYC standard of living."
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by mcknz 16y ago
Yes, the reality is terrible, but as with anything else, it's risk/reward. I would rather enjoy the reward of going outside, even though there's a chance I will be struck by a car. In my opinion, the reward to the parents and the baby from
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by mcknz 16y ago
I was interested to see that as a Lead Application Developer, you can add: 10% for Microsoft SharePoint skills 11% for SharePoint skills There's gotta be some arbitrage opportunity in there somewhere.
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by mcknz 16y ago
CNN nails it again. Next up: Year of the Linux Desktop.
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by mcknz 16y ago
On the other side, NYC companies will look for remote workers in the midwest to save money. Consulting companies can charge NYC rates with an Indiana overhead. Midwest is the new offshore.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Probably somewhere between the lottery tickets and 5%. Both the individual performance and "hitting the numbers" scenarios are extremely subjective, and allow the company to justify cuts pretty much whenever they want. Bonuses make the of
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by mcknz 16y ago
Not so stupid. The error message is important.
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by mcknz 16y ago
The other 9% are self-employed.
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by mcknz 16y ago
This isn't really a question of secrecy -- you can be on any part of the political spectrum and still agree that troop movements and strategy should never be made public. This is more about disinformation -- if any entities (al-Qaeda, NATO,
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by mcknz 16y ago
Not totally -- you're looking at the right things. As people have been saying there are kind of two parts to it. The first part has a lot more to do with the page content than the technical specifics.
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by mcknz 16y ago
Took me about that long for the first step, then did a facepalm once I realized the solution. Was way overthinking that one, but it's like you either know it or you don't -- if you know it you'll figure it out eventually.

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