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Ask HN: Best interview language: Java, Python, C++?
2 points by sosilkj 8y ago|3 comments
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by sosilkj 8y ago
i think it's customary to do at least 100 to 200 problems to cover a decent range of topics. here are some relevant threads on Blind: https://www.teamblind.com/article/preparing-for-interviews-w... https:/&#
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"why would you want to" you want to if you have a mortgage payment each month, or there are people in your life who depend on you for food and clothing.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
I'm not sure I understanding you but I'm curious to hear more. What is an NNP? And are you saying that a colleague following the advice in part 1 of the article is slowing down your entire team? If yes, how so?
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by sosilkj 8y ago
Well, just to clarify, the term 'professor' usually means having a faculty appointment in a university or other academic institution. But, setting that aside, you definitely do not need an affiliation with a university to pursue a
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Ask HN: Getting into NLP in 2018?
95 points by sosilkj 8y ago|32 comments
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by sosilkj 8y ago
Heavily editorialized HN title. The "research" mentioned in the article is not discussed in any detail, nor is any reference provided.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"And that's it's not, on its own, harmful." I'm sorry to say, but that statement is incorrect. Even the gwern.net link has a section titled "Health Issues". I'll add that it is an immunosuppressant,
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by sosilkj 8y ago
No. It's a public health issue. while I would not be surprised if some have moral opinions about it, that's not the point. nicotine is objectively a toxic substance; it is an immunosuppressant and there is evidence mounting linkin
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by sosilkj 8y ago
the new york times has addressed this. the short answer is: apparently yes. "[Amazon] is conducting a little-known experiment in how far it can push white-collar workers, redrawing the boundaries of what is acceptable" https:&#x2
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"CVs should be tailored to the position." Makes sense, but then what's a good way to handle one's linkedin profile? it's the same profile no matter who looks at it. I'm assuming HR people and others will look a
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by sosilkj 8y ago
sounds great but I'm still expected to monitor slack and email all day.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
research is ongoing. https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/cellular-evidence-how-nicotine-and-...
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by sosilkj 8y ago
nicotine is harmful, though it is not the primary harmful agent in cigarettes. that said, it is an immunosuppresant and there have been studies linking nicotine with cancer. Known carcinogens present in cigarettes: https://www.ca
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by sosilkj 8y ago
Don't take a paycut for any reason. And options are worthless. Also, you said the startup won't provide benefits. Do you have other means of healthcare / health insurance? If not, then regardless of compensation, the lack of
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"sometimes I don’t want to discuss my actual career goals because it’s already been signaled that they are not in line with my current role or the needs of the company. I appreciate that a manager wants to “get to know me” and “build t
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Ask HN: Skipped during raise season when you're new-ish to the job?
3 points by sosilkj 8y ago|2 comments
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"fight for your inner fire" -- I can agree with that 100%.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
> "good to avoid people that have a tendency to game things" Sorry, but most employers essentially "game things": they extract as much value as they can out of you in return for the smallest amount of compensation the
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by sosilkj 8y ago
link takes us to a login page.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
Yes. i wish i'd gone into finance or accounting or something. i believe i would be in a much better place financially today, and the career path would have been much easier to navigate: ever met someone in finance who studied for month
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by sosilkj 8y ago
oops thanks
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by sosilkj 8y ago
according to this, half of google L3 engineers > 200k! that seems high and i'll admit i'm surprised. L3 is what college grads start at right? Edit: corrected my comment (thought figures were salary, but they're total comp)
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by sosilkj 8y ago
Which medication(s) in particular was this being done for?
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by sosilkj 8y ago
per task? find another job. life's too short for that kind of b.s.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
If you have gmail, consider using an imap client. it might take a bit of tweaking the configuration, but i'd say it's worthwhile.
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"$150k+/yr TC" ... is that considered an average/expected comp coming right out of college these days?
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by sosilkj 8y ago
A few thoughts: * the economics of staying in academia are just so amazingly awful , the decision to go into industry is a no-brainer for most anyone along the academic path -- grad student, postdoc, instructor, whatever -- who stops, look
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Ask HN: How to grow skills-wise (eg, dist sys experience) when in a small pond?
7 points by sosilkj 8y ago|2 comments
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by sosilkj 8y ago
"BUT does not become a clock-puncher" if my employer is tracking everything i do and asking me to log time against tickets/projects etc etc . . . yet doesn't expect me to be intentional about defending my own time/l

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