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by semerda 13y ago
Facebook doesn't use PHP the way other companies do. They ship & run binaries via HipHop/HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) in production. Other companies which use Facebook as an excuse (justification) to use PHP in production shi
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by semerda 13y ago
The training companies provide are nothing extraordinary. Usually few days of managerial training spread over few months on what you can and cannot say/question employees i.e. religion, race etc. and few other tidbits on general manage
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by semerda 13y ago
Great question. Was going to ask the same. There is no app for everything. lol.. Interacting with humans & learning the theories on emotions and behavior (ref Dr Paul Ekman) is a far better direction in becoming a great manager/lea
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The whole idea of selling products & services are built around emotions. Read the work of Sigmund Freud for deeper insights into how powerful emotions are and how our triune brain is wired for them. The lesson when/where emotions a
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Bigcommerce is Australian too. Notice on their website in the footer it is a "Pty. Ltd." co. Aussie! Great to see 2 out of the 12 Aussie companies :-)
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by semerda 13y ago
Great points! What many folks forget is that the version of PHP Facebook has in Production (HipHop) is not the same version most have when they deploy PHP. Legacy & inertia has retained PHP at FB but it is far better managed then what o
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by semerda 13y ago
Of course. But you missed my point that "technology is destroying a growing mind to develop". Once a mind has gone through the development phase, technology helps in ways we could have never imagined in the old days (as you pointe
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by semerda 13y ago
You may be getting emotionally & physically drained by your job? Working with wrong type of people and/or long distance travel will do that to one. Also try taking (or increasing dosage) of fish oil tablets for the brain. And if yo
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Yap. Totally agree. We are great at filling in our daily life with stuff giving us the perception we are too busy. But how important is that stuff. We are great at keeping track of our money but very poor when it comes to keeping track of w
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by semerda 13y ago
Isn't this common knowledge now? Our brains developed when we moved not sat on a couch. We know we feel better, look better and are more focused when we Exercise. Neuroplasticity is no longer a myth.
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Totally agree. It is such an important part of a Django project where Models are involved. Every release of Django brings exciting and well thought through features. Future looks great for this awesome Python framework!
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by semerda 13y ago
I don't believe the focus should be "how much" rather "is it enough to survive". Are founders paying themselves enough to meet their basic needs of survival (food, shelter, family etc) ref Maslow's hierarchy of
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by semerda 13y ago
Ditto here re Comcast, but in Mountain View. I am a stone throw away from YouTube HQ and still get bad performance. Tried the 8.8.8.8 DNS and not much different. Comcast is definitely squeezing the pipes!
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by semerda 13y ago
Oh wow.. ok I live in Mountain View and I love it here. Here are what I consider my fav in Mountain View: ( http://www.theroadtosiliconvalley.com/local-california/mount... ) from Coffee Shops like Red Rock to Sushi Tomi
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Yap this is a brilliant piece from Scott Adams. Being systems-oriented gives you no cap to what you can achieve.
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by semerda 13y ago
Anyone here read Emotions Revealed by Paul Ekman? I think after reading this book it has helped me better to understand and connect with people's feelings. Building empathy isn't just about listening to people. It is also about un
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by semerda 13y ago
Ditto. Stripe rocks! Simple to integrate and get it up and running in few mins.
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Maybe someone could shed some light why this simple stainless steel kettle is worth $179.95? Is it the Small Bird Shaped Whistle ;-) lol http://www.amazon.com/Alessi-Michael-Graves-Kettle-Whistle/d...
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by semerda 13y ago
How about the rocks that move in the death valley the size of 10 x donuts. Also vertical swirling column of air could move it. And we know those exist on Mars since those were responsible for cleaning Spirit's solar panels (rover).
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by semerda 13y ago
As I understand in PHP to work with Unicode you need to use Multibyte String Functions since Unicode encodes into 2+ bytes vs the traditional 1 byte. So doing a "substr" as per your example would not work unless you use "mb_s
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by semerda 13y ago
Does anyone else here find the PHP namespace format horrible and unlike the standard dot notation?
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Pic 1 shows an indentation where the jelly sits in Pic 2. What if the light is hitting the rock on a different angle creating this effect of a raised surface.. maybe?
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Didn't this jelly doughnut appear a few days later? I thought that mars has an active environment i.e. dust storms and an atmosphere. So stuff is bound to move?
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Hire fast, fire fast.
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Shouldn't the title of this article be "Why Hiring Exclusively for Keywords Doesn't Make Sense".. Hiring should be based on Achievements. And that comes from some sort of Experience. Yes there are many folks that sit in
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by semerda 13y ago
Exactly! I have seen this on a number of occasions too. People's behaviors are better understood when watched not spoken/written. usertesting.com is good & works well for small sample of users before it becomes too expensive.
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by semerda 13y ago
Nice site. Cheers for sharing! JavaScript Patterns by Stoyan Stefanov (made the list under reading/books) is a must for anyone wanting to learn JavaScript the right way. The content volume is just right with great examples. Can be read
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by semerda 13y ago
This article caught my eye. Just yesterday my GP in PAMF who also works at Stanford Hospital mentioned the H1N1 and how it is on the rise in the bay area attacking young folks. Someone who never gets a flu vaccines I actually got one this t
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by semerda 13y ago
I like Sam's blog posts. They are short and punchy. Always leaving me charged with energy. Good stuff. Keep it up Sam! "They have a whatever-it-takes attitude." - This is such a powerful trait that it puts the "big dream
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Yap because in those projects one works best in isolation. Growing a company is a lot different. Have you read this? The Lethality of Loneliness - We now know how it can ravage our body and brain http://www.newrepublic.com/a

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