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by ryanobjc 11y ago
anyone else notice that the blurring of that 5th memo about their advertising/monetization efforts wasn't so good? Looks like CBS Interactive was twitch's advertising partner. Additionally their 'premium' CPMs wer
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Larry Wall Unveils Perl 6 and no comments on hacker news an hour later. That's the new headline that sums up Perl: an anachronistic programming language that may never recover from the perl 5->6 decade long 'freeze'. Also
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
This is a unfortunate turn of events. When I worked for Amazon we were a neutral vendor and would sell anything that is legal. There were a number of first amendment right fights as well. But clearly that era has come to a close.
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
I've often been told about the benefits of "group work" and "collaborative working" and thus "open plan offices" but I feel like that much energy can reduce the depth of knowledge and thought. You're
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
fair enough, but it's often hard to diversify your time and employment. How do you diversity your investment in your employer?
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Interesting article. I see SF's finest out taking care of the homeless population more than they do anything else. I applaud them, and agree that society needs to do something better here. Unfortunately, I do believe that "the a
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Often times yes! First employees have an outcome differential of 10x vs founders. This is often marked up to founders taking on substantial risk. But the way funding works these days, with EIRs and networking, the founders are taking a lo
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
If by 'they' you mean Amazon, unfortunately that is not the case. Amazon does not have paternity leave.
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
As another Googler, agreed, that experience is not standard at all. A large number of my coworkers have children, are having children, etc all who are fully supported by the team and the org. Nothing is perfect for sure, but the full inten
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
There are only effectively 2 ways in which startup equity becomes cash: - IPO (least likely) - a top-10 unicorn which access to the secondary market Unfortunately during a buy-out, your options are not actually equity and you are not likely
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
A great overview of some really hairy stuff. So, is there any chance of something OTHER than the heat death or the decay of all matter? Or, another thought, is there bubbles of 'reality' that arent part of our universe but... exis
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
I'd skip it. I worked there for 5 years and hitting that mark was a big deal. A vp used to give bronzed Nike shoes for the 5 year anniversary. Also he stopped before I got one. The article picks some of the most egregious stories but l
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
One thing I have learned from my wonderful partner is stories like this can be incredibly alienating to women who don't fit into them. For example, the "all women get catcalled" - my partner notes that since she never gets ca
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Wow, how about: http://abc7news.com/technology/naked-sculpture-in-san-leandr... http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60713-d1... https://thebaylights.org/ Not to mention
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Sounds like you have a good deal. But the top end of things is very low in Canada. Top tier talent is just not for Canada.
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
OK, but i want to get paid $600,000 a year as an engineer. Now what?
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
As one of the talent in the united States, which ironically I went to school at ubc, there is very little chance I'd move back. I heard a senior dev maxes out at $85,000 a year. And with housing prices equal to the bay area, that'
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
SF is def way more than just those things you cherry picked. Also, the "more douchebags per capita than Manhattan" -- you're going to need a citation for that. Personally, I like the people here - both counter cultural, and
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
The real name policy is NOT responsible for the "civilness" on Facebook. The fact you're talking to your friends and there are real consequences for being a asshat troll is what constrains behavior. The evidence is whoever th
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
As a complete outsider reading the attitudes behind the original scientists, it seems to me that they resent the oversight and hate to do extra work. In defending their practices they fall back on "expert work" and essentially ar
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Not to mention a failed rebellion that was deliberately formed to protect the economic institution of slavery! Symbols are important, and for great evils people at different times have decided to ban symbols. And it's time for this on
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
then we can argue if the game has civil enlightenment purposes. Let's put it this way, if the game allows the south to 'win' then its fairly close to not meeting that standard. The reason is because it also serves the purpos
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Don't deflect - lets talk only about civil war game. Forget documentaries they aren't part of the argument, they are just tossed in there for lazy argumentation sakes. The issue is a game is trivially a propaganda piece and even
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
except the issue at hand is modern games in the iOS app store, not documentary. Banning the flag is about contemporary usage, not historical perspective.
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
I am quite optimistic about Rust. It combines an area that needs PL theory badly - systems programming. But does so in a very practical way. Instead of attempting to control side effects, it promotes immutable data as a default (yay!) an
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
While YOU may not see the flag as a racist symbol, I assure you that others do. The general term is called dog-whistle politics. Eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
This is really not unlike banning the nazi flag post WWII germany. The parallels are apt. Perhaps in time, the flag will lose its emotional charge but that isn't the case now.
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
I'm pretty much in phase #6. It's the only thing that keeps me functional on a day to day basis!
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
Standard political argumentation. The taxpayer vs government money thing is a perfect example of dog whistle politics. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
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by ryanobjc 11y ago
as employees are paid in county X and live in county Y, doesn't the second county receive tax side effects from the employees? Such as property taxes and secondary spending? Perhaps Nevada gave too much away (or not?), but the tone of

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