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by s2g 8y ago
It's more than 50%. I'd guess more than 100% before exchange rate. Then you do the smart thing and come to Seattle instead. edit: ah yeah the difference is clarified below.
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by s2g 8y ago
They have had an office for years (at least 5-6, that's where I applied initially). That and MS have a rep as being a place to stash people for a year so they can get L-1 instead of H-1B.
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by s2g 8y ago
> Even if it takes longer than 3 years you can just not leave the US until you get the GC. uh, unless you get AP/EAD then aren't you in violation and isn't that reason enough to reject your green card (hell, isn't it
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by s2g 8y ago
You can, but it's risky. There is nothing preventing the company from filing everything and you go through the normal process. The catch is, if you have to leave then a green card application can be reason to deny you entry. As you hav
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by s2g 8y ago
No whistleblowing?
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by s2g 8y ago
There really can't be, since people leadership becomes more and more required as you go up. But if you can handle the amount needed, you can still rise. Just seems to be a lot slower and harder to rise as an IC.
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by s2g 8y ago
I'm pretty convinced half of that is ability to handle arbitrary bullshit, and the rest is just an IQ test with a different name.
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by s2g 8y ago
It's real, but I'm not a fan of the application in tech. You have junior people who are evaluated according to arbitrary metrics. So they try to put in a process and get a bunch of people to give feedback. So now you have these pe
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by s2g 8y ago
> I don't have much sympathy for major news organizations because they are publishing opinions more than they are publishing breaking news based on investigative journalism. This is the same sort of "say it enough and it become
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by s2g 8y ago
Arbitrarily across an entire TLD. Because IANA decided to start selling off the web for companies to abuse. > What if I want to use local.my.app for development; You can switch to .dev... oh right.
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by s2g 8y ago
> does anybody know of existing projects in this direction? namecoin
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by s2g 8y ago
> So a cynical profit motive is not why we're doing it That's, if anything, less reassuring. Google doing it to make money makes sense. THey are a for profit company, it's what they do. Goodness of our hearts just makes me
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by s2g 8y ago
That's not competition in the browser space that's just giving Google more power. Google is an incredibly evil company and are hellbent on destroying the open web.
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by s2g 8y ago
Makes sense, given their mission to monopolize the internet. Break up google.
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by s2g 8y ago
SYAC: "getting to space"
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by s2g 8y ago
They are also a notoriously bad company to work for. They have a bad rep for quality control. They don't really seem to listen to the market all that much. Apparently the CEO is just a horrible boss.
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by s2g 8y ago
No, you can stick around. I wouldn't consider someone who spent 5 years on AWS, especially if they moved internally, out of date. Whereas I've done nothing remotely close to where I want to be in about 3 years. I feel very scared
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by s2g 8y ago
You get them doing interesting work on the system as often as you can. Fixing bugs and babysitting all day isn't going to convince people to stick around. Best you can do is get them something they can try to work with.
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by s2g 8y ago
Imagine if you were an airline that didn't bother to maintain planes. When you build software you should plan to maintain it. Bug fixes, features, upgrades, etc...
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by s2g 8y ago
It sounds like literally any other piece of equipment you buy.
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by s2g 8y ago
> Something that the kids of IT today will never learn Why, because you're busy being condescending to teach? Software should be considered a system that needs ongoing care and maintenance, just like anything else.
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by s2g 8y ago
> I don’t think there should be jail time for copyright infringement or counterfeiting (or any white collar crime for that matter) So you don't think someone like Madoff deserves to be in prison?
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by s2g 8y ago
meh, pick your battles.
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by s2g 8y ago
I thought they never did?
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by s2g 8y ago
But the person who makes a mistake should be willing to own up to it and buy the other person a new lunch, at least.
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by s2g 8y ago
Not every place is so insane, this sounds like a small company with an involved owner.
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by s2g 8y ago
That would suck, but it's a good story. I'd hope the owner of the company would be willing to provide a reference explaining that he was the victim of misconduct.
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by s2g 8y ago
> Movies should be an artistic expression, not a mathematically-optimal plot to maximize repeat viewership wrapped in as many special effects as they can pack into 90 minutes. Why? I want to be entertained and who the hell are you to say
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by s2g 8y ago
Meanwhile they cut deals that ensure very good shows, like "The Expanse", get pirated to hell because people won't wait for stupid regional delays. Hell, I'll pirate a show to avoid waiting until the next day to watch it
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by s2g 8y ago
Porsche produces incredibly high tech supercars. The Mustang has always been about a big engine. It's supposed to be cheap power and a great exhaust. I'd love to see an electric vehicle that captures the idea of cheap power. Fast

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