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by sloaken 5y ago
That is what happened with Enron. Company went under, peoples 401K were in the company stock, company matching was in the company stock. After that I noticed companies would either not let you put your donation to the 401K be in company s
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by sloaken 5y ago
The lack of network support and thus no backdoor is one of the reasons I love SQLite.
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by sloaken 5y ago
Wow that is really impressive. I had thought CP/M had passed away years ago.
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by sloaken 5y ago
Sadly that was about my work.
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by sloaken 5y ago
My preference is to have a main project, and 2 or 3 side projects with relaxed schedules. When I get tired on the main I shift. Usually the main is no fun, but the side ones are, so it takes a bit to shift back during the day. I usually
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by sloaken 6y ago
Stop drinking coffee after 12 noon. When I feel hungry after dinner, drink water. Late hunger is often the brains cry for food to keep you awake. Usually within 30 minutes I am sleepy. Going to bed early, so I do not have to use the alarm
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by sloaken 6y ago
Where / how do you find inflation linked bonds?
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by sloaken 6y ago
Have you considered posting a link to your resume in this question so people can look at it, and provide suggested improvements? Assuming it does not violate the HN rules of course.
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by sloaken 6y ago
Sadly one of the best methods is to go to a headhunter. Last time I seriously looked, I had the similar problem. If I had one interview per 50 resumes I would be surprised. That said I had one occasion where the HR person from a company c
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by sloaken 6y ago
I agree with you. Not that I have looked recently, what I see missing is a 'northwid' or 'contoso' database. As well as some MOOC with a gentle ramping up of skills. If you know of a good MOOC on RDF I would love to kno
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by sloaken 6y ago
I love the article 'if management isn't a promotion....' Wish I had read this years ago. Of course it was not out years ago ...
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by sloaken 6y ago
I am in a similar situation. I am doing everything but coding. Like you I loved SW development. Unlike you, PM would be a happier place than where I am now. That said, I am planning, when I can (Sept 2022), to go back to SW development.
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by sloaken 6y ago
I was in a similar situation. But in my situation, the acquiring company was very clear, they only wanted to take our customers. They did not care about our tech or our people. Some people moved to their company, maybe like 5%. The rest
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by sloaken 6y ago
When I learned Ruby I found it to be a lot of fun. I was using C++ and C# before that. I did not enjoy Rails so much as the tech was changing too quickly and IMHO the documentation was not keeping up.
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by sloaken 6y ago
Glad to hear the came through on pay. But a major part of compensation, if you are paid enough, is job satisfaction. If you can get the SAME or better pay, with more job satisfaction then I would consider doing that. But if your current j
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by sloaken 6y ago
You had me at: >- I don't care what kind it is, just get me a beer.
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by sloaken 6y ago
Was it just title, or did you not get the money originally offered? Is your role not the same as they said in the interview? Deep down I would have a trust issue with the company. Although often titles are handed out as fake promotions an
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by sloaken 6y ago
Money issues: I agree get a Credit card. There are 4 primary choices: 1) American Express - charges an annual fee, but provides benefits, which are typically of value to travels. Accepted at most places. 2&3) Visa / MasterCard.
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by sloaken 6y ago
Vision and dental insurance is typically not worth it. If you have a LOT of issues, you might break even. Often schools will have a health plan / HMO style office to address common issues. I would recommend paying into the school heal
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by sloaken 6y ago
Yes but OP did not say "low barrier". Had they said that, then you would be correct.
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by sloaken 6y ago
> If you have enough $$ to buy a passport then you are probably not using HN or a jr developer Facts not in evidence. OP in no way implied they were poor, or of limited means.
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by sloaken 6y ago
Yes it was true: https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/20/buying-eu-citizenship-wh... In particular Malta and Cyprus, evidently had low barriers. But according to the article, 19 EU countries provide some kind of
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by sloaken 6y ago
Based on your entry, I looked it up and found this page with 3 (FREE) books: https://sre.google/books/
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by sloaken 6y ago
I assume the easiest method is to obtain a EU passport. So the followup is how to get an EU passport? If I recall correctly (read it a few years ago), some EU countries, you could buy your way into a passport. Not sure if it is still true.
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by sloaken 6y ago
As always, make sure your resume is up to date. Maybe shop it a bit to see if you are over or under paid. Depending on your industry, it might be there are a lot of people in that industry who are out of work. When the IT market is soft, a
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by sloaken 6y ago
In all likelihood, the best use of your skills is to make money and then donate it. Find a good charity. Of course with charity you want a quality charity that spends on the intended target and not the management or ad agency. My 2 favor
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by sloaken 6y ago
Several answers, first an article about a system, and concurrence about opinion of PDP assembly: https://www.i-programmer.info/news/82-heritage/12819-experie... Article references a PDP emulator box that runs usin
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by sloaken 6y ago
First step is learning C. Second is an assembly language. Fro EASY to learn assembly I recommend finding an emulator for either PDP-11 or Motorola 68000 (they look surprisingly similar). Do a couple of small projects to become familiar wi
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by sloaken 6y ago
When I am doing SW development, which I love, then it is useless. When I have a to do list of more than 4 items its is a godsend. Setting my timer now. I do not always use 25 minutes. Sometimes I do more, but never less. I do not like t
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by sloaken 6y ago
Time Price or Quality Shift the deadline Pay contractors Sacrifice quality by either working overtime or reducing standards Depending on organization the hiring process can be fast and effective.

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