molbioguy

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by molbioguy 15y ago
If it's the early stages of talking with an investor, wireframes (psd or otherwise) are probably the best way to go. Although it's nice to have something working, unless it's really good you might be tripped up by the deficiencies of a prot
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At my six-month point I have benefits and drawbacks from the experience. On the good side, my back and legs feel much better than when I sat all day. I have lost some weight, though not enough to use that as a reason for standing. I am mo
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by molbioguy 15y ago
In exchange for providing power to the rack, home and office owners will get free heat and hot water -- from the article This only makes sense for the commercial data center that is already using the electricity to power the rack. For ho
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by molbioguy 15y ago
I wonder if there is a bit of syesthesia involved in people who have a strong affinity or (or dislike) for certain numbers [ see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia ].
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Reminds me of Spock's Tricorder in the Star Trek episode 'The City on the Edge of Forever'. Playing back history at high speed. Very cool.
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Thanks. I hope so, too. Good luck on your situation. I hope it turns out better than you fear.
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I like that! I never thought of it as electron flow. So to maximize employee retention I need to minimize the potential difference between the current job and the alluring startup. It all comes down to physics, as always.
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by molbioguy 15y ago
Thanks for relating your situation. I hope I haven't come across as unreasonable. I don't think (nor have I advocated) that employees bear the full brunt of any transitional disruption. I just think that we often tell people to follow their
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by molbioguy 15y ago
Yeah, that seems to be the take home message. I understand it, but I still feel that two weeks leaves most employers in the hole. I mean, you can't realistically have a list of people to fill the spot ready to go at all times. In my busine
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by molbioguy 15y ago
Origami! The modern stuff's amazing and so addicting. If you're reading the compiler book because you love to do that, I don't see the problem. Free time is for doing anything you want to, as opposed to things you need to because of obliga
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by molbioguy 15y ago
No offense was intended on my part. I rather enjoyed reading your comment as it rang so true to what I've experienced. I didn't want to comment further because it was getting OT. Sorry for any misunderstanding - it was a good comment.
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by molbioguy 15y ago
This entire post (not just your comment) has veered off from what I was intending. The "gifted" descriptor was general, not clinical. For what it's worth, I know firsthand about dealing with the profoundly gifted (like your son). I have on
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by molbioguy 15y ago
To repeat my and others' question: What's in it for them? Nothing tangible. Just good will and (in some cases) a clear conscience. I asked this question because I wanted to get a feel for whether my expectations were right or wrong. The
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after four years with the company it is probable that he had seen other people come and go and developed a sense of how the matter would be handled You'd have to know the company, but I can categorically say that this was not the issue.
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by molbioguy 15y ago
All good points. I fully agree that the employee is not responsible for ensuring that there is minimum disruption upon their departure, management is. But what I don't see is why there seems to be so much difficulty in expecting a departing
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by molbioguy 15y ago
Correct. But contracts stipulate the minimum. And I understand that if things go bad, the minimum is all that's necessary. But the credo of "just quit" seems to say that the minimum is al you ever need to worry about. I think taking your
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by molbioguy 15y ago
Excellent points and pretty damn insightful. Thanks. Was the open source project he contributed to something your company uses? If not, why on earth was he doing it at work instead of at home (or perhaps I misunderstood)? Some was used d
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My (poorly worded?) question was asking whether we should consider the employer's perspective when leaving to join a startup, and how do people most often handle this. In this particular case, there was clearly a failure to see that the dev
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by molbioguy 15y ago
That sucks. Your disillusionment is understandable. I guess my viewpoint on this assumes the employer is honorable. Maybe too narrow an assumption in this market. But your comment shows you did take your employer's situation into conside
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That's cool. I felt I did, but that's subjective. But this is exactly the kind of thing I would like to have seen. Absolutely leave jobs when you feel you need to, but work with your employer if you can to make the transition easier. Fulfi
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Well, from my perspective I would want more time to prepare for the transition. But putting that in a contract unnecessarily restricts people. Our company doesn't even require the 2 weeks, so I can't complain. But not everyone leaves under
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Is there a proper etiquette for quitting your job?
14 points by molbioguy 15y ago|34 comments