salem

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by salem 12y ago
Isn't that also classic Steve, dismissing ideas until he is ready to ship his version of it?
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Can Apple clear its name in the ebooks drama?(fortune.com)
2 points by salem 12y ago|0 comments
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by salem 12y ago
This sounds like a great example of well meaning donors not really understanding the people they are trying to help. It would also be exciting to see some of these re-configurations reducing costs in developed countries.
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From 2012: Apple: Too smart to go MVNO(research.gigaom.com)
1 points by salem 12y ago|0 comments
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by salem 12y ago
Not to knock Xero, but isn't it sad that Australia's most innovative company is a payroll in the cloud company? Time to fix some of the policy problems: http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/50-most-innovative-co
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50 Most Innovative Companies 2014(brw.com.au)
2 points by salem 12y ago|2 comments
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FBI director says Chinese hackers are like a “drunk burglar”(arstechnica.com)
7 points by salem 12y ago|0 comments
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by salem 12y ago
He would also tell people that he didn't believe in work-life balance.
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by salem 12y ago
What you're basically saying is that Cisco is so incompetent No, I'm sure the company is very efficiently and rationally operated, but they can do that and still suck at innovation and retaining top engineers. They could pay an
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AT&T’s Cord-Cutter Pitch: Broadband, HBO + Amazon, for $40 a Month(recode.net)
1 points by salem 12y ago|0 comments
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by salem 12y ago
There were definitely racks of modems at small scale ISPs in the 90's. Once line speeds hit 56k and required more sophisticated equipment at the exchange/ISP, a lot of small ISPs got squeezed out because of the investment required
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by salem 12y ago
Well, you'd probably find that those 1/5 companies that don't suck at managing engineering talent are probably run by former engineers, not former sales guys. The best career options for engineers in Cisco are: * sales engine
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by salem 12y ago
Well, the jury is still out on whether this is sustainable, and, as the article points out, whether it produces the best outcome. Also, reading between the lines, it means you're a sucker if you don't ride the merry-go-round.
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by salem 12y ago
Cisco does this because they suck at assessing performance of, remunerating, and retaining top engineering talent. The best engineers figure out pretty quickly that they'll get more interesting work and more money by riding the Cisco-J
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by salem 12y ago
Sounds like he's doing it wrong. As Joel says, the people you want to hire are not looking for a job, so why expect them you play your recruiting game. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20070501/column-guest.html
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by salem 12y ago
One big difference is that cab drivers have a perverse incentive to drive their whole 12 hour shift, since they pay a flat fee for the car for their shift that they need to earn back in with cab rides. No shock that their driving is terribl
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by salem 12y ago
It's not unrealistic to think that this data will be sold to the car repo industry: http://betaboston.com/news/2014/03/05/a-vast-hidden-surveill...
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California law says companies can’t punish customers who post negative reviews(gigaom.com)
7 points by salem 12y ago|2 comments
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by salem 12y ago
It was pretty obvious in 2003 that PCS was too focused on the US market, and ignoring "niche" GSM touch-screen smartphones at their peril. In 2003 PCS China developed a Linux-powered touch-screen phone that ran Java (J2ME) apps, t
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by salem 12y ago
I was in Motorola labs until 2003, and the article is spot on. I had heard crazy stories back then, for example how the handset division (PCS) had to reverse-engineer Motorola Semiconductor products after buying a phone on the street in Hon
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by salem 12y ago
"suits and ties — or tie dyes and blue jeans" That says it all there, written by the navy times. Seems like there is a bit of a culture problem, and the perception of tech people by the regular army/navy/whatever. Appare
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by salem 12y ago
Or into mechanical stackers of some kind
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by salem 12y ago
It's good to have options. I'm surprised it took them this long to realize it.
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by salem 12y ago
Missing from this article is that most places outside California don't have laws in place to prevent employers claiming all the IP you generate on the side while being a salaried employee. Ditto for non-competes. This can make it even
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by salem 12y ago
The title does not match the gist of the article. It should be something like "Fear of war motivates politicians to do their job properly"
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by salem 12y ago
It sounds like this battery would be much more suitable for Tesla's automated battery swap station. Except you would install it in the frunk/trunk for longer trips, and ditch the extra weight when you're done.
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by salem 12y ago
Many below-market-rate places take a long time to sell because the salary restrictions make it difficult to get a loan, even with 10% down. The reality is that you need a large fraction in cash to afford these units. This might be the case
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by salem 12y ago
That is basically what it all boils down to. Patent as much as you can so you can defend yourself, and eventually make a cross-license deal that doesn't cost too much money. And just maybe, it might make you a little money. My personal
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by salem 12y ago
That is peanuts to a large firm who has now pushed a large legal burden on it's competitors. If this is about saving money and clearing the backlog, then the government is externalizing the cost back to the tech industry.
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by salem 12y ago
This fantastic validation for a person's undergraduate thesis. It's a real shame that she wasn't given proper credit at the time.

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