sloaken

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by sloaken 7y ago
maslow hierarchy You can address each stage from the bottom to determine how you are doing. Some people count money, other count children (since money does not last as much as a dynasty), others count health (die early and the rest does not
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by sloaken 7y ago
When someone puts in their notice, have you asked them why? If you personally know someone who left, go ask them. They would be a better indicator than those of us on Hacker News.
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by sloaken 7y ago
Some products destined for government require a certain percentage being made in the country. Voters like that sort of thing. As if you spend 50K on a national hire, you might be able to spend 20K on imported hardware.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I vary between Classical, usually when designing, to something upbeat when coding.
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by sloaken 7y ago
Yes. If you do not, someone else will, and you will regret it.
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by sloaken 7y ago
On many surveys I get frustrated. Often none of their options is correct. As well as the question often does not make any sense.
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by sloaken 7y ago
Very well put. I would add, once something is explained to you, then you must know it. Nothing is worse than explaining the same thing 5 times. I find writing it when told is of value as it helps to enforce it.
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by sloaken 7y ago
Documentation, or the lack there of has always been a pet peeve of mine. I have inherited many of these. First step is to resist the temptation to strangle the person before you. I assume they are leaving the company as opposed to being p
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by sloaken 7y ago
I have heard that it is common for a drug dealer to put drugs on a victim, and tell the officials. The officials then let the 'real' carrier through.
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by sloaken 7y ago
Writing a parser where you create the BNF first.
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by sloaken 7y ago
There is a test called the GRE (Graduate Records Exam). Many but not all require it. If you can score well on that you might have a good argument for skipping an under graduate degree.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I suppose the first question is which type of programming are they interested in? Web pages? Embedded - where you build something with Raspberry PI? etc etc Is this just to remove boredom in old age, or starting a new career? For pure pr
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by sloaken 7y ago
Of course I do, because I am the only one who knows whats important. I then filter the email into a folder. What excitement when I look into the folder and say 'Oh crap I forgot I need to do ...' but glad I now remember.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I think historically the "←" was preferred but many keyboards (card punch machines) did not have the "←" so the used the ":=" as a simplified (more commonly accessible) version of "←"
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by sloaken 7y ago
Code that has not been reviewed. Worse is code that has not been documented. Code without proper test suite. Code without code management.
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by sloaken 7y ago
The simple answer is A+, Network+ then Security+. The more advanced ones are nice, but become more difficult. I am sorry to hear your degree is not providing what you expected. The problem is the CIS degree is very heavily subscribed.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I hand write notes. I have 4 different notebooks, one is a calendar based. The other 3 are subject based, as I have 3 completely different projects. The calendar one I primarily use for 'management type meetings'. For meetings (
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by sloaken 7y ago
There is nothing wrong with not wasting money. That said, you should avoid being a miser. I faced that problem years ago. A few things I did was: 1) find a charity that you believe in. I recommend looking at web sites that rate charities
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by sloaken 7y ago
Quality of internet - little to no redundency if the primary drops. Speed of internet. Trust that cloud companies are not: A) Selling my info B) Using it against me
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by sloaken 7y ago
Purpose of a certificate is to have a Knowledgeable Expert agree that you have a given skill. Like a University degree, but focused on a specific topic. Certificates are most useful when 1) your resume does not clearly show extensive skill
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by sloaken 7y ago
Been laid off twice, fired 0. Best was when I was given 2 months warning and they brought in a team to help people write resumes. Expect the person being fired to be angry - it is common to disable their accounts. When someone is fired, I
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by sloaken 7y ago
The proof that 1 is equal to 2. It has a fatal flaw, but it is fun to show people. In my experience, people who are active University students will figure it out. Others go OMG WTF!
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by sloaken 7y ago
If I recall reading correctly, to protect against exchange rate fluctuations, many organizations use the forex market. Forex being futures market in different currencies. So if you are worried the markets will go one way, then you place a
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by sloaken 7y ago
Move to a bigger city and get work doing Database.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I agree. A resume is not supposed to be so much a confessional as a brag sheet. If you are not proud of it, consider removing it. But be sure you have a cover story for the interview. e.g. "it was a job where so much went wrong. I
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by sloaken 7y ago
With only one job posted, how many developers do you expect to attract? Likewise if I had a job available, seeing only one other company had employed your services I would be hesitant to send work to you.
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by sloaken 7y ago
You have one job listed. You should take the plural out of your words.
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by sloaken 7y ago
What kind of project can you build around a layoff? Is your company planning to have layoffs and you are trying to see how to make it least painful (for company or victim)?
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by sloaken 7y ago
The sign of a great leader is one who is willing to stop a failed project. Learn what you can and go on.
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by sloaken 7y ago
I am so glad you said this. I thought it was just me.

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