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by nell 7y ago
If I don't have FAANG on my resume and no open-source contributions are my chances doomed? Does age matter? What could I do to improve my chances?
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by nell 7y ago
"Learn through inundating yourself with examples rather than definitions." Source: listen from 28:35 to 29:35 https://overcast.fm/+Soyvpq978/28:35
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by nell 7y ago
There is no evidence that the software the contractors wrote ever ran anywhere on the plane. Given, how many admin tools are built for simple SaaS apps, a project such as a new airplane will have a ton of tools that are built purely for the
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by nell 7y ago
People in the industry would instantly recognize that there are many layers to a big system and some are less critical than others. There is no proof here that the contractor touched any critical flight system software. But this is written
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by nell 7y ago
Solutions to hard problems of big enterprises should be the most juicy way to make money no?
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by nell 7y ago
Let's assume pay is the only parameter in a job offer. Also assume Big tech (FANG) set the ceiling for software engineer salary. These companies hire every engineer that meet their criteria. Most engineer given an offer from one of the
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by nell 7y ago
If you already know all the usual advice or don’t think highly of them, try the graduate level works of Kapil Gupta. - kapilguptamd.com - He appeared in a few episodes on 33voices podcast - two recent appearances in Crazy Wisdom podcast wit
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by nell 8y ago
Somethings mentioned in the article are common in Asia. - Parents funding their children until they settle down to the extent they’re capable of. That’s partly why they tend to be frugal to a fault. - Grandparents helping raise kids. My gre
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by nell 8y ago
Read Matt Ridley’s lukewarmer argument.
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by nell 8y ago
Is it possible game the system? Take the $2000 outsource the learning to someone for far less.
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by nell 8y ago
Good to see the promise of free market competition at work, although it is happening within a duopoly bubble.
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by nell 8y ago
You hit on a good point. Some companies effectively have a caste system, and I have worked in a couple of those situations. - “You can work with us in our fields, but can’t dine with us.”
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by nell 8y ago
If enough people join, you can track response times, candidate experience, offer etc and surface data about that for paying customers. I haven’t looked at your product, but the premise is very real. It would be good to know what companies t
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by nell 8y ago
There is some sort of love of rules and law in America that other places handle very well through culture. Coming from India, I have family both in cities and villages. Rich and poor. Everyone tries to keep their home as tidy as possible fo
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by nell 8y ago
I have the same problem and my diagnosis is that is a symptom of not having a deep bond with any of those interests. I've deceived myself that the ease of discovery will automatically transfer to mastery. I realized in a world of abund
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by nell 8y ago
While the revenue from Twilio itself is insignificant at Facebook scale, it could be a sign that they will open up more to partnerships around the worlds without having to include advertising.
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by nell 8y ago
I wonder if that is why they opened up their API to Twilio. Twilio can now pay Whatsapp whatever it has to pay the carriers to send/receive SMS.
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by nell 9y ago
This is a tricky problem and there is no easy position to take. On one hand you don’t want anyone to have such lethal power. You could argue the atomic bomb is the warning we should learn from. On the other hand, this needs to be evaluated
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by nell 9y ago
I’m not an academic so forgive me for a noob question. Is there a good introductory essay/book on how the academic publishing industry is setup, the workflow and the incentive structure for each party involved?
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by nell 9y ago
My request to the courageous recruiter: please don't settle.
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by nell 9y ago
Counterexamples: Jeff Bezos, Jeff Lawson(Twilio) contemplated many ideas before starting on one.
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by nell 9y ago
I was at an AWS Aurora talk and someone asked the presenter (VP of DB engines) if there is a benchmark comparing Aurora to Oracle and he said that they are unable to do it because of licensing agreements.
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by nell 10y ago
To anyone on the Pix team reading this: In the section under "Hover Zoom Comparison", the Apple Camera photo is to the left of the Pix photo. In every other comparison, the Pix photo comes first. You should maintain that order bec
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by nell 10y ago
Ideas will be invented and patented. The best option is to get rid of patents entirely. The next best is to have such power in responsible hands. Given recent events and exposés, I'm more comfortable with the patent being in Apple&#x27
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by nell 10y ago
It looks like a thin line in one plane but 1AU in a different plane.
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by nell 10y ago
When 10 books is your norm, you start worrying why only 10?
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by nell 11y ago
I'm going to say something good about this handbook for a change of tone. Imagine an area of work that you have no idea about. Let's say Aerospace. If someone put together a set of links and categorized the stuff you need to learn
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by nell 11y ago
1Password has a TTL setting to clear passwords copied to clipboards. They've thought this through. Kudos.
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by nell 11y ago
Good to see a startup (unicorn?) taking costs and expenses seriously. The biggest let down to employees is running the company into the ground burning your money all the way. Good job Lyft!
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by nell 11y ago
If solar is really that viable of an option, India should be investing a lot in this research. Power is a huge problem there. 24 hours of power supply is a luxury even in top cities. Small industries in rural parts operate around availabili

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