smikhanov

18 ms·

181.
by smikhanov 11y ago
I actualy would agree with you and I should've said "99%" above.
182.
by smikhanov 11y ago
The article says that HN failed to predict the success of AirBnb. While factually correct, this says nothing about HN (or anyone in general). Nobody was able to predict the success of AirBnb, even the savviest of investors. AirBnb wasn&#x27
183.
by smikhanov 11y ago
It seems like ageism in tech is subject to a different dynamics compared to sexual or racial diversity. With age comes more work experience and most SV companies (even the unicorns) usually don't need it. Most of them is driven by pret
184.
by smikhanov 11y ago
When I was single that was exactly my experience; I'm probably just a very average-looking guy with no exceptional talents. But few weeks ago an article from Vanity Fair ( http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015&#x2F
185.
by smikhanov 11y ago
A more interesting indicator that authors may consider is how many people living in the area do jogging. When I moved to London's SE4 postcode three years ago (it's pretty close to Peckham, FWIW), the regeneration of the area has
186.
Nock, Hoon, etc. For Non-Vulcans (Why Urbit Matters) [2013](popehat.com)
3 points by smikhanov 11y ago|0 comments
187.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Care to elaborate on the difference between the two that you have observed? I'm genuinely interested.
188.
by smikhanov 11y ago
> You don't build a business by setting out to be Facebook. > You build a business by setting out to create thefacebook for universities. Paul Graham is the only person in the world who can get away with spreading t
189.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Lucky engineers in Silicon Valley. Nowhere else in the world developers have it so easy.
190.
Open-plan offices, creativity and programming(mikhanov.com)
1 points by smikhanov 11y ago|1 comments
191.
by smikhanov 11y ago
And here's an example of a tiny exclave that was not only completely separated from a "mainland", but also surrounded by the country extremely hostile to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinst%C3%BCcke
192.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Was it really "SIM auth for IMS" or is there a typo and it's "SIP auth for IMS"? Sounds like an interesting project you did.
193.
by smikhanov 11y ago
He's not in SF, but your comment is mostly spot on. I liked this part especially: This first example is a docx file. It means you’re likely using Windows, which is a negative in the Ruby world. Sure, file format is absolut
194.
by smikhanov 11y ago
... can't do this in your incredibly artificial, unrealistic context Oh, then you're a non-hire (rightfully so). If you can't adjust to such a simple context, there's no way I can be sure you can handle an occa
195.
The most important skill in software development(johndcook.com)
3 points by smikhanov 11y ago|0 comments
196.
Moments by Facebook(momentsapp.com)
2 points by smikhanov 11y ago|0 comments
197.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Don't forget to update us on the progress and the results after launch. It would seriously change my worldview if it will turn out that Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox, Evernote, Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, Square, PayPal and cou
198.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Oh wow: now this is a solid example of HN fandom. Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox, Evernote, Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, Square, PayPal and countless others are hiring their engineers using some variation of whiteboard coding. Enginee
199.
Open-plan offices, creativity and programming(mikhanov.com)
2 points by smikhanov 11y ago|0 comments
200.
by smikhanov 11y ago
As much as I'm pro-diversity, pro-inclusion and whatnot, I don't want to be associated with people who self-labeled themselves as "mediocre programmers", even if that group only includes Mr Kaplan-Moss. I want to aim to
201.
by smikhanov 11y ago
This is definitely not a joke. The guy in the video, Ivan Poupyrev (I'm super proud about graduating from the same university and department he has graduated from), is a world-class authority on UIs that are integrated into physical wo
202.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Compared to Silicon Valley even London is full of cheap talent -- on Angel.co one can routinely see job openings offering £35-45K.
203.
by smikhanov 11y ago
When searching for "google", one can find few interestingly named companies, like "google iniiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii": http://data.jobsintech.io/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&employer=goo... I wonder what those a
204.
The world’s most complicated software(mikhanov.com)
1 points by smikhanov 11y ago|0 comments
205.
by smikhanov 11y ago
Who is RMS? First results on Google are "root main square" and "Risk Management Solutions".
206.
by smikhanov 11y ago
> I would love to just spend some time learning Haskell, > writing an OS for fun, reading papers on Theoretical > Computer Science, or trying to find security exploits. What you describe sounds like what students
207.
by smikhanov 12y ago
You then send them to the 2nd tier VCs -- there they'll have a real chance.
208.
by smikhanov 12y ago
This seems to be true. And also, while internet is full of stories of "what it's like to work at Google/Facebook/etc", you will have hard time finding a similar one about Apple. My explanation for that is that the &
209.
by smikhanov 12y ago
You are right about most things here, but I'll add a minor remark: "photorealism" is an established term for describing paintings that have certain characteristics of a photograph, for example, depth of focus. It's a 20t
210.
by smikhanov 12y ago
This optimization may as well become global when it'll come to hiring in the future. Quote from the post: [...] what it is about the current stack that makes solving the problem prohibitively expensive and difficult Etsy,

More ›