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901.
by partisan 12y ago
I don't think these types of places are the ones you find on HN. They're more likely mom and pop places, family run and really just waiting to benefit from automation. I did consulting at an HVAC company that had the vibe I am des
902.
by partisan 12y ago
Man, I can really relate to this. I sometimes consider taking a development job at a small, non-IT company. Just an easy, get-it-done type of place. The kind of place where the users will love you for saving them from spreadsheets and acces
903.
by partisan 12y ago
A visio/VBA script to parse a Tivoli Maestro job configuration file and create a flow chart of the dependencies of each batch job. I was asked to manually document this and would have spent months documenting the hundreds of jobs. Also
904.
by partisan 12y ago
Just curious as to why the article merits this type of vitriol. I'm a .NET/SQL Server guy from the states, so I have no skin in this game, but it just seems to me that this is unwarranted.
905.
by partisan 12y ago
Thanks for this. I have read the Chronicles of Amber and really enjoyed Zelazny's writing. I will put this on my list of books to read.
906.
by partisan 12y ago
Hard to say... had you asked me this question 15 years ago, I would have answered without hesitation, The Hobbit and Ender's Game. Today, it's a bit less clear, but here is what comes to mind. Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clar
907.
by partisan 12y ago
I am excited about the prospects, but fear that it will only serve to further widen the rift between the rich and the poor.
908.
by partisan 12y ago
I recommend doing a proof of concept to see if you can accomplish what you want using python, ruby, and ASP.NET MVC. Don't implement the entire application. Just implement one functional slice of it from front to back. Also, if the tec
909.
by partisan 12y ago
They aged out.
910.
by partisan 12y ago
I didn't want to bring that up on HN for fear of facing some backlash, but my wife and I were having that very same discussion just now. I won't dismiss whatever risks he took to get to where he is. That said, I am guessing he can
911.
by partisan 12y ago
I received a bonus like that at a job once. I stayed there about a month after that. They were upset when I left. Your bosses will get away with as much as you let them. The 70 hour weeks are on you, but you can certainly approach them to u
912.
by partisan 12y ago
This guy is silicon valley's dream. Self re-locating, driven and talented, and young enough to pay peanuts in salary. You late twenty-somethings have an expiration date now.
913.
by partisan 12y ago
I found the Arc language tutorial to be a really easy to read and understand. It has renewed my interest in Clojure and I am glad I took the time to look through it. http://old.ycombinator.com/arc/tut.txt
914.
by partisan 12y ago
It's pretty standard to take a break after a long period of hard work. Especially if it starts to feel like burnout. I'll probably write an enlightening blog post one day about how sometimes you have to take a nap during the day,
915.
by partisan 12y ago
The crazy part is that there are plenty of people making money off of "lifestyle" businesses. They cobbled their websites together using technologies we wouldn't even look down our noses at. They work 20 hour weeks and enjoy
916.
by partisan 12y ago
Start a coding school in a under served community. It's something I am considering doing and funding on that level and the quality of free education it brings could really make an impact in people's lives.
917.
by partisan 12y ago
I am a technical lead. I received a really good entrepreneurial offer through a recommendation and after meeting with the owner of the company, accepted it. The company was in a constant state of firing and hiring. It all seemed so reaction
918.
by partisan 12y ago
Make them hold hands in a circle? I am not a fan of these types of questions. I'm more of a slow burn problem solver, but I've been presented these types of questions at places and it made it clear that those places were not a goo
919.
by partisan 12y ago
Sometimes you have to seek what you want. It won't always come to you. If you know they are hiring for PM, go into your manager's office and ask to be considered for the position. Outline the many reasons why you would be qualifie
920.
by partisan 12y ago
I was a non-drinker during college, but learned to enjoy drinking in social situations after graduating. I got to the point where I was becoming an amateur whiskey drinker, but stopped drinking when my wife got pregnant. That lasted about 7
921.
by partisan 12y ago
I am running Windows7 on VMBox on a Retina 15". I currently run the virtual machine headless and RDP into it. It works pretty well from a graphics perspective, but not perfectly overall, due to network issues, but I am only using this
922.
by partisan 12y ago
Would you mind giving the model number of the one you selected?
923.
by partisan 12y ago
Developer: I welcome the challenge. I would rather do a timed code quiz than the "how many tennis balls can fit in a school bus" type questions. Interviewer: I wish we did more of this in our hiring process. A written code sample
924.
by partisan 12y ago
I can appreciate the frustration you must be feeling. Working with clients seems to highlight the best and worst of humanity. I believe that you should always lead with your best. A situation such as this can definitely impact your business
925.
by partisan 12y ago
I would fund research into self-reproducing robots. I would then launch them into space where I would use them to mine the asteroid belt, shooting materials back towards earth where they would trapped in earth's orbit and safely droppe
926.
by partisan 12y ago
Humans are incredibly dynamic organisms. They can adapt to such a wide range of circumstances. You are going to go on a journey in the next few years. The pregnancy is a step in the journey. Your wife will change physically, emotionally, an
927.
by partisan 12y ago
I hope you have found someplace safe to lay your head. I went through a very similar situation as you, attending an ivy league university only to find myself overwhelmed, unhappy, and feeling like there was no one I could relate to, cultura
928.
by partisan 12y ago
Grails. I'm a C#/.NET programmer. I've been trying out Scala with Play, and Clojure with Luminus, and RoR before then. Grails is making me the happiest as an open source alternative to C#.
929.
by partisan 12y ago
Thanks for the tip. I was just on the verge of purchasing a MBP and went through this path instead. I saved about 15% off the price of a new one.
930.
by partisan 12y ago
Solomo sounds the best, but it also resembles "slow-mo" which is a good thing and bad thing, given the meaning of the word.

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