sloaken

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by sloaken 8y ago
It depend on the economy, but in general yes. This is the annoying role where headhunters can be your inside track. It is a system I hate, but the reality is if you have 2 candidates. Equal in most aspects, with one key exception. Your w
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by sloaken 8y ago
I had a teach who once was reviewing the history of computing. She explained how time sharing was invented in the 1960s. The ability for a computer to do more than one thing at a time, was a HUGE improvement.
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by sloaken 8y ago
If you are able to move it back easily, then you did not move it far enough away. Have the auto withdraws go somewhere harder to access. A mutual fund or something. Or a bank with a saving account where you need to GO to the bank to get
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by sloaken 8y ago
So you know writing it out makes is more intellectually honest, as well as help point out issues. As for hours, I expect the startup to need more. Work friends are nice, and I have had many who I go back to. Not as many real personal frien
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by sloaken 8y ago
You are correct! It is a fully time tested method that can work for anyone.
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by sloaken 8y ago
I just had a nice vacation. Have spent some quality time with family and friends. One child started Uni and has a good part time job. Other child is doing well in school and has some quality friends. Lost 10 pounds of weight. I am happy. Th
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by sloaken 8y ago
1) money is not everything. 2) I am not sure you have done a proper cost delta analysis You mention the new job is in the Northern part of England, where are you now? Typically lower salary implies lower taxes. Depending on your life styl
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by sloaken 8y ago
'Ask HN: How do you fix engineering culture?' Based on your question, I would start with a mirror. 'but can't keep engineers' So why are they leaving? Although it could be pay, it is doubtful the prime issue. &#x27
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by sloaken 8y ago
Thanks :-) this fits my needs exactly: Natural Language Processing with Dan Jurafsky and Chris Manning, 2012 on youtube.
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by sloaken 8y ago
How are taxes in the UK as coimpared to Estonia?
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by sloaken 8y ago
Step one: Find a GOOD toastmasters group to join Warning there are bad ones, find at least 3 and try each one out. I personally looked for one that was friendly and not overly strict. The very strict ones, IMHO, have trouble keepi
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by sloaken 8y ago
A key question is: Did you enjoy taking the class? The love of money is a dangerous mistress. When you have a family at home, spending time studying can often feel like you are cheating your kids out of your being a good dad. You can keep y
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by sloaken 8y ago
Another boss, president of the company. I do not know what I want but I will know it when I see it. This was after he explained what we made was not quite right.
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by sloaken 8y ago
Had a boss once who wanted a web page, here are the requirements: Get to anything in 3 clicks (note this thing had at least a hundred different areas and easily 100K documents) Make it clean Easy to use And most important it has too look re
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by sloaken 8y ago
You have run afoul of one of the 3 prime questions: Will you do the job? The question 'will you do the job?' is about your passion for the job advertised. Even if it is a low minimum wage job, companies like to think you will nev
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by sloaken 8y ago
Let me start with, I am not a customer, as such my views are as an ordinary person. I do not advertise anything anywhere, nor do I sell anything. From a website perspective: I like the colors, font and in general the presentation. I do no
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by sloaken 8y ago
And this too shall pass.
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by sloaken 8y ago
First thing to do is to understand the 3 Key points of an interview. Almost all questions break down to 3 questions. For the pedantic I know you can come up with a corner case, but this is still a valid rule. 1) Can you do the job? 2) Do
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by sloaken 8y ago
Lie: Tell management it will take twice as long as you think. Tell your staff they have half the time you feel they need.
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by sloaken 8y ago
Do you have any links where I could read about these, well not the quantum. But the other 2 I have never heard of.
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by sloaken 8y ago
A friend found this https://www.coursera.org/learn/programming-fundamentals I took the class so I could help her if needed. It is a very good class on how to THINK as a programmer. It does not teach any programming l
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by sloaken 8y ago
A friend told me a story from the early 80s. He had double majored in CS and Accounting. He was interviewing and the guy told him programming was doomed. EVERY thing he needed he could do with this new fancy spreadsheet. LOL When I went
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by sloaken 8y ago
Throw us a bone, which company?
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by sloaken 8y ago
First question is why? Are you making systems programmers? Are you trying to ensure they have a deep understanding of how a computer works? Personally I would recommend teaching some simple type-less language first. This will be their &#
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by sloaken 8y ago
Time is money, so for many benefits you can do a simple cost / value analysis. One benefit, that I was envious of, a couple friends got to work overseas. Now I have that benefit and love it. Another benefit, no Overtime without compe
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by sloaken 8y ago
My good Looks :-P My Children Charge cards
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by sloaken 8y ago
Been there done that. Especially the LUNCH interview is to see if you guys can get along. The one I did, the guy was slightly senior, but he took it as way senior (i.e. not going to do wok, but just tell us to work harder). This as LONG
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by sloaken 8y ago
try this name: Sloaken, or the short version Sloak
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by sloaken 8y ago
Plastic wrap - you know where the juice will be spilled Insurance - because you know the hands will slip Make sure you do the backup. You will need to do a restore or complete wipe at least once if not twice. In addition if you have GREAT
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by sloaken 8y ago
US answer: If I was doing it, the first thing I would do is look into CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests. About $30 a Credit hour I believe. You can knock out 2 years of school with it. To be fair, some are not easy. Like som

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