moocow01

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   by moocow01 14y ago

   The fix: work remotely. Besides call in meetings you can filter all your communications through electronic means. I check my email only every 4 hours. When I need to not be distracted I turn off my IM. It can be kind of lonely but Im ove
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   "let mobile browsers download small apps and execute them within the browser window" If you want to know how this turns out you only have to look at the evolution of browser plugins (applets->flash,silverlight,unity,etc) that has taken
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   I guess what Im saying is if you could have a tool that could compare 2 pieces of source code, be able to merge them, and maintain the formatting of each persons local copy it would be great. Its probably a pipe dream because your version
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   Maybe someone knows of a solution but it would be great if SVN/version control was able to store a standard formatted version of source code and then depending on client/user preferences could reformat the file accordingly on checkout and t
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   Except when they "all" go bust. There is only so much VC money to go around and when that contracts open positions do too. We've been in a good period for a while but tech is also very cyclical.
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   Exactly because you really are not. By the time you get diluted you effectively are a stockholder with way too much of your net worth locked into one likely extremely volatile company. If you are lucky enough to be in a succesful startup y
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   Id say your math is on par from a purely financial perspective. While you touched on it, if you additionally factor in your pay from a per hour cost perspective the equation can get even more extremely lopsided. Many employees who frequent
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   Because technically its not very sound. Examples of where "minifying" (removing whitespace) could go wrong if done across any served HTML document... 1) pre tags - being that pre tags take into account formatting, removing whitespace is go
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   by moocow01 14y ago

   I'd agree that while I really dont have a full picture of the economics of the current startup atmosphere (does anyone?), the culture right now is a pretty strong indicator to me that things are going to stagnate or trend down. IMHO there
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I think for the most part daily deals were a macro- experiment. Everyone jumped on board - startups, businesses of all shape and sizes, as well as end-customers with high hopes everyone would win. I think what were finding out through the
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Thats not what I said... Im saying that you can throw money at a team of dedicated startup employees to level the playing field. All the GOP has to do is establish a pot of money for political tech and be willing to take a risk on startups
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I would argue that they just directed that money in the wrong direction. If the parties advertise money for campaign oriented tech Im sure the startup community will increasingly take notice and be willing to service any paying customer.
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I lean Democrat but the GOP just took the wrong strategy this time around... they'll learn. If they can't find any good technologists that support their cause, pulling out a checkbook will reverse people's party alliances in an instant. Be
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    There is also a story that goes the other way... that as you grow older you realize its not worth working with those types of people. The last place I want to work personally is at a place stacked with narcissists all trying to figure out
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Thats a fair point but that can turn into a political shouting match pretty quickly so wont say too much about it. I think the difference there is your no longer talking about it in the context of core curriculum if only 25% of schools can
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I think probably your best trajectory is to try to find ways teachers can easily integrate programming as apart of their current curriculum and subjects. Ex. "build a small program that finds all 3 angles of the triangle" for geometry clas
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I suppose its an enviable effort but I wonder if its out of touch with the true state of education. Insisting kids learn to code in the current educational climate should not be a priority in most American schools. You see most of us have
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Anyone else getting a 404? ... seems ironic given the headline
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I hear these types of questions about many web companies from time to time in that the assumptions is you just need a small bundle of folks to run the website but in reality when a business gains traction the website is just the tip of the
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Yeah I think this is an issue for many people at Google in that everyone that I know that has worked for them recently (5 past co-workers... not exactly a fair survey) has overall been positive but negative on feeling overqualified for the
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    But isn't this essentially what the radio/podcast form of news essentially is? Each station/organization curates information (in a similar way web-based reporters do) and then reports as much of it as their resources allow via someone readi
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Im going to try to not be overly negative here... but arent there numerous other forms of media that already do this in a pretty crowded market? NPR, radio, podcasts, etc? I guess I dont really get why I would use this in that the audio f
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    You are correct that their is some privilege but depending on the situation the clean up / fallout of a failed company can really be quite bad. Many times founders can be left with astronomical debt pretty much guaranteeing bankruptcy being
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Yeah these points are valid (although it should be noted that they align with the author's background - sorry the TripAdvisor mention made me curious) I think they are more applicable to early career. In my experience, connections and relat
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Its probably NSFW but items 18, 31, 32, 33, 44, 45, 47, 49, 81, 98, 100 are pretty enlightening about the behavior of Bill Nguyen (I guess I should add 'if true')... very sad.
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    Color Labs And Bill Nguyen Sued By Ex-Employee Alleging Retaliation(techcrunch.com)

    136 points by moocow01 14y ago|85 comments
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I suppose its a lesson for them in how real risk works. They traded in an opportunity with a high chance of making 200k for an opportunity with a very low chance of making 1mm+ and a very high chance of making much less than 200k. They en
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Worked in that environment for 5 years... I honestly never found a way. Now work mostly remotely. I feel like I tried everything - headphones, locking myself in meeting rooms, being uninviting when people interrupted. I wish I could tell y
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    I think this misses the point of an employee handbook completely. Its meant for when things go wrong... employees are not looking at any company handbook on a day to day basis to figure out how the company runs and how they should act. Th
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    by moocow01 14y ago

    Just something to think about: the years that are most impactful on your retirement are when you are young. Id argue that he'll have a very hard time catching up through traditional means if he is young and things go south.