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by poof131 11y ago
My main point is that there are likely multiple factors and a headline titled “Can the ‘Right Stuff’ Become the Wrong Stuff?” with speculation and hand picked comments doesn’t help the investigation or preventing accidents in the future. I
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by poof131 11y ago
I don’t think this article is fair and borders on click bait, with a salacious headline and handpicked responses. 1. All all the facts are NOT in, yet judgment has been reached and mudslingers are throwing. 2. By the NTSB preliminary report
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by poof131 11y ago
Use the radar all the time. Tough to do if in a turn practicing instruments and single seat. The pilot was probably heads out looking for the aircraft. Could have switched to a visual acquisition mode, but probably task saturated at that
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by poof131 11y ago
Why not split the difference, go for a mid to late stage startup? If you don’t really know the founding team of an early stage startup and don’t have experience, it’s tough to assess the risk regarding the team, the product, and the market
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by poof131 11y ago
From second hand knowledge, I believe this is non-trivial. My good friend is on an H1B and just raised a $1M seed round, but he has to be an employee. His cofounder (a citizen) is the only person on the board and is the CEO. Technically,
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by poof131 11y ago
Agree with your points. There are plenty of smart people in the org all trying to do the best they can. There is a sink or swim mentality, which can be effective, but as the company grows it’s tougher to reward the swimmers and not have t
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by poof131 11y ago
Agreed that the biggest challenges are often non-technical. The article really hit home, especially the ‘Tragedy of the Commons”. I’m just about to leave a ‘unicorn’ startup that is beginning to implode due to team and individual sub-opti
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by poof131 11y ago
I think under this context, a student asking about node’s uses, drawing the distinction between io and node isn’t really relevant, especially since there are plans to merge the two.[1] But thanks for the link, didn’t know about Electron, s
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by poof131 11y ago
One of the most memorable was early in primary flight training for the Navy. It was my last flight before the Christmas Holidays and it went poorly, not F but C- quality. I really liked the instructor, a cool guy helicopter pilot. Walkin
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by poof131 11y ago
I think Angular is actually great for productivity, with the limiting factor being performance. Certainly, the initial learning curve can be painful, but after that I believe productivity is one of its strong points. I’m trying to think ab
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by poof131 11y ago
I like the advice given here: https://medium.com/@davidbyttow/abc-always-be-coding-d5f8051... I'm thinking about making a move and am slowly prepping algorithms and data structures again myself. Going to focus on
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by poof131 11y ago
As a veteran, I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I’ve a lot of respect for the people I’ve met from the Special Operations community, some incredibly talented people, but it sounds like one found himself leading a team he shouldn’t h
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by poof131 11y ago
If you feel like you are no longer learning or growing then you should probably look at moving, especially if pay and benefits are below average. At least start a slow search to see if there is someplace worth moving to. And since you are
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by poof131 11y ago
Personally, I prefer HTML too. That’s the reason I enjoy Angular so much. It essentially allows you to use an enhanced version of HTML, so you keep the strengths of a DSL without the limitations of basic HTML. But in pure HTML, how do you
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by poof131 12y ago
As a former F/A-18 pilot, I’m actually a huge fan of drones, but I’m also suspect of betting everything on them. It strikes me as having the same problem as the JSF: ‘all your eggs in one basket’. If one key flaw can be found with the
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by poof131 12y ago
Interesting that you mention the bison upgrade. The U.S. defense establishment’s inability to iterate quickly with technology is becoming an increasing liability. More, cheaper planes, with specialized roles, that can be upgraded quickly
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by poof131 12y ago
There is definitely some risk.[1][2] Aviation is inherently a risky endeavor. Operations in war zones make it even more so. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_shootdowns_and... [2] http://en.w
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by poof131 12y ago
While I think your use case for events is clearly a good one, I’ve also seen the pattern abused, e.g. a widget opens a dialog selector and the selector fires an event to transmit the selection rather than just returning a promise that it re
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by poof131 12y ago
Yes, a good piece of regulation, but who believes in no regulation? To me, no regulation means no law, which means anarchy. And the only people who want anarchy are the same types of people who would be dead the first day it broke out. Bu
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by poof131 12y ago
I think the bridge between math and programming is relatively small, so if you have the most mathematicians in the world, you probably have some pretty good programmers too.[1] But for contractor, there are job boards for people with cleara
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by poof131 12y ago
I agree. To companies it's just business, but I will forever view HP as a degenerate company that deserves to go bankrupt for the rapacious deal it carved out from the U.S. Navy for NMCI.[1] It's not just business for the people
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by poof131 12y ago
Rain is good. No matter how smart you are, you can still be an idiot sometimes: "Von Neumann knew that it was only a matter of time before the Soviet Union became a nuclear power. He predicted that were Russia allowed to build a nuclea
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by poof131 12y ago
I feel your sentiment. I’ve had a love hate relationship with the medical community. It took two plus years for a diagnosis of Celiac’s. Along the way, I met a number of doctors who took the attitude that if they couldn’t figure out wha
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by poof131 12y ago
I agree that it may not work very well as a filter and that you have to be extremely cautious with any 'negative' statements when interviewing for a job.
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by poof131 12y ago
"Would you rather they hurt their business by keeping on employees who won't work out?" I don't disagree that letting him go might have been the right decision for both parties, but to not compensate him properly for w
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by poof131 12y ago
"For all we know, the OP sat around and did nothing productive." Working his network to help get a startup's first few customers at large, brand name companies? I'd hardly call that unproductive. In fact, if they ite
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by poof131 12y ago
I agree, especially based on pg's past comments on VCs and handshake deals.[1] This was a handshake deal for employee number 1 and they screwed him. Why it happened we don't know and it could be the right call for both parties.
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by poof131 12y ago
They withdrew an offer of employment. They didn't withdraw an offer, they terminated someone who had accepted and was actively working for the company. They didn't do anything wrong. Yes, they did. Is it okay to let the OP go
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by poof131 12y ago
But I can't think of a circumstance under which it benefits you to disclose your grievances with a former employer to a new or potential employer. I think the circumstance is like @jheriko said, as a filter. If an employer sees trea
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by poof131 12y ago
YCombinator people talk to one another. They should talk to each other about why this was bad behavior. If the OP mentions the name, the company can respond with their reasons in an adult and professional manner, explain why they needed

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