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by pyb 10y ago
An acquisition would have been much better for the employees. It's IMG's CEO who didn't want it as he enjoyed his independence...
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by pyb 10y ago
SwiftKey is not in the same league as the others apparently, but I didn't know that much about it.
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by pyb 10y ago
The difference is they did turn down acquisition offers from Apple and Intel, a few years ago. However they're not doing so well as an independent company atm. Many of the most experienced engineers are getting poached by Apple these
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by pyb 10y ago
But that's not the story with Sinclairs/Amstrad, who both launched bad products at some point, and never recovered from it.
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by pyb 10y ago
The issue is that these companies were doing really well, got acquired as a result, but then mostly shrivelled to nothing. Let's hope ARM doesn't get cursed that way...
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Microsoft to close Skype's UK office(theguardian.com)
3 points by pyb 10y ago|0 comments
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by pyb 10y ago
I'm sure they'll find another excuse to delay article 50, once the negotiators are hired.
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by pyb 10y ago
Not only is it hilarious, but it's the most likely outcome at this time. None of the alternative 'deals' we often hear proposed are grounded in any kind of reality.
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by pyb 10y ago
Perhaps a more exact personal observation would be that hiring managers always hire the same type of person.
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by pyb 10y ago
Agreed, but I'd put it that way: most companies I see are very interested in pretending to improve their recruitment processes. What they don't really want, is to take on people who are noticeably better than (or different in any
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by pyb 10y ago
This has been a deepening mystery throughout my career. I see most companies are utterly uninterested in improving their recruitment processes, and are at the same time frustrated that most projects fail or don't quite deliver. Meanwhi
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by pyb 10y ago
That's because the system is already optimised for the needs of HR people.
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by pyb 10y ago
FB's Graph API is not a stable API, there are frequent changes as to what information is accessible and what isn't. Looks like there are similar issue with user facing features like graph search.
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by pyb 10y ago
Yes, they're not measuring the same things. "having trouble leaving the house" != "never leaving their room"
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by pyb 10y ago
Anectodally, it seems to be a lot worse in the US. But why would it ? I would have thought the competition for great engineers is highest there. Humiliating them is not the best strategy...
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by pyb 10y ago
Agree that adding more tests and interview is self defeating, but I wouldn't be so sure that there are many more candidates? It's not like the number of CS students has gone up X00%. Visas are harder to come by as well. OTOH Mozil
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by pyb 10y ago
What is your location?
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by pyb 10y ago
Is it because there is a large surplus of awesome candidates these, that companies can afford to make them jump through any number of hoops? Or are software engineers, in average, getting more arrogant these days ? (_genuine_ question I&#x
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by pyb 10y ago
Reading further, it looks like it's getting fast-tracked, which is great news.
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by pyb 10y ago
This sounds like the holy grail for international founders, but how likely is it to pass ? Anyone here in the know ?
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by pyb 10y ago
There is not a 'big 4' in tech, despite increasingly widespread use of the term.
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by pyb 10y ago
In London, it's quite common to see cycle commuters with sports clothing. They take a shower and change clothes at the office
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by pyb 10y ago
Ok, but it's really lycra clad commuters I've had bad experiences with... some of them are just oblivious I don't find black cabs threatening. It's the Ubers who are usually really dangerous. Not sure if it's becaus
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by pyb 10y ago
> Here's an anecdote, since this already isn't an argument based on numbers and facts. I've never been hit by a car in London. In the space of a year, I've been hit by two cyclists and lost my takeaway dinner on accou
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by pyb 10y ago
Perhaps I should have said : more of a menace to me.
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by pyb 10y ago
Agreed, but the funny thing about London is that cyclists tend to be more of a menace than cars. There is a noticeable minority who just don't want to stop for pedestrians.
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by pyb 10y ago
Pair programming is great, but that can only happen between willing and compatible participants. As you say, it should never be imposed from 'above' to any arbitrary pair of colleagues!
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by pyb 10y ago
The URL is just a fairly random example.
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Google Maps is now rendered in 3D(google.co.uk)
4 points by pyb 10y ago|2 comments
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by pyb 10y ago
YMMV, but generally, 25% is nowhere near enough to justify sacrificing your work satisfaction.

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