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by nlavezzo 16y ago
>>I also can't help but think that they could kiss further funding goodbye if they reported that driving faster is better. So true...
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
I agree that micromanagement (especially of employees whose job is creating things) is a really bad idea. If it's necessary, then you made a bad hiring choice and need to start looking again. However, if a developer came in "high and wearin
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
I can confirm this - large companies must show effort or risk losing their trademark rights. That doesn't mean they have to take you to court though.
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
>>People are too complex to be labeled "good" or "bad". People are extremely complex, and overall, bad or good (in relation to almost everyone's ethical standards). The sun is extremely complex... but it is fair to call it "hot". Th
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
All of those are valid points, but honestly unless someone is truly mentally handicapped, there are simple things they can do to improve their situation, and the situation of their dependents. I look at the "illegal immigrants" to this coun
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Sure is. STAYING poor is feeling like a victim of society and wallowing in that instead of taking a series of small steps in the right direction.
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
One more thing I want to comment on that you wrote: > From my own experience, the whole thing tends to dull the mind to an extent where opportunities are no longer so obvious - or so easy to pursue The way that is written shows a huge p
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
I'm sorry but I can't help but think that my ancestors (5 brothers that came over from Italy with almost nothing) who were poor from the start, had few if any social programs (other than help from other poor people in the community) to rely
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
There is a huge difference. Poor people in America have a much greater ability to change their circumstances - public education, needs based financial aid for education, job placement programs, military service, etc. Poor people in third wo
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
>Being poor is off-brand toys. >Being poor is a heater in only one room of the house. No... this is being "poor", i.e. still in the top third or more of humanity as far as living standards. Being poor is what the people I visited in
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Not if you're the most awesome friend they have though... So if your friend starts falling in love, step up your friend game ASAP. Getting in good w/ the new significant other is probably also a good move.
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Cool story, but not practical for me. Not going back to a 386 anytime soon - although maybe replaying some classic Sierra RPG's might do the trick?
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Excellent article. This was something we learned at our last company, especially early on. Sales people that had previously excelled at large tech companies with a full suite of presentation, training, marketing, and support materials, with
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Yeah, I agree that those were important, maybe more important factors too. But I know alot of my non-tech friends made the move largely because they were sick of myspace spammers constantly contacting them.
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Does anyone remember what happened to Myspace? Of course it was complicated, but I think the primary driver in the exodus from Myspace to Facebook were the perceived privacy benefits of Facebook. People do care about privacy, but will only
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
I think it's worth noting that most of those stories are random blog sites, which are kind of allowed (expected?) to post stupid, sensationalist stuff fairly regularly. The WIRED article was a cover story on a major technology publication,
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Agreed
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
This relates to an economic principle called Price Elasticity. The Wikipedia article is pretty informative on the subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_elasticity_of_demand What you've done is some basic "elasticity testing", which,
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
You didn't really ask this, but here goes... Do you really want to sell your company before it's out of private beta? If your product (and yourself as an employee) are worth six figures now, what is the likelihood that will decrease after g
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
IPO's are down all across the market, and I don't think it's just because the market is tough. With all of the regulations (Sarbanes Oxley, etc.) and liability (SEC Investigations) associated with being a public company, there are significa
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
I think responsible economic action is very popular with the population of California in general. Unfortunately, the general population of a given state doesn't get involved in local elections (what's the name of your local state delegate?)
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by nlavezzo 16y ago
Everyone who buys California state bonds (which are income tax exempt) is loaning the money. The interest rate California has had to pay to entice people to buy these increasingly riskier bonds, has increased accordingly as the state's fina