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Ask HN: What is this job role worth?
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by source99 10y ago
Can someone explain why their are so many startups concentrating on India? Is it in part due to the overall expansion of the internet and economy?
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by source99 10y ago
Read the book Bounce by Matthew Syed. It was pretty entertaining and gave me a whole new perspective on raw intelligence vs learned skill.
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by source99 10y ago
I think most companies can be characterized this way: "Develop a business that generates large cash flows, then relentlessly plow that money into more profitable side ventures."
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by source99 10y ago
Are there companies out there that include Github as a critical part of their infrastructure such that if the web front end or GIT hosting goes down that their production servers are affected? I'm sure there are but how many people wou
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Google's deepmind reduces data center energy by 40%(thestack.com)
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by source99 10y ago
Just for fun: $300K pre tax. Tax rate of 40% $180K after taxes High Quality Child Care for 2 Children = $6K per month or $72K / year 108K after childcare 3Br house in SF - http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/hhh?se
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Ask HN: If you had unlimited clean energy what would you use it for?
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by source99 10y ago
A technique I often use to test a theory is to change the inputs to be the maximum and minimum possible values and see if the model still holds true. I've found it to be incredibly useful in a few specific situations.
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by source99 10y ago
Has a security engineer ever reviewed anything that had good security?
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by source99 10y ago
What does a professor at CMU make?
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by source99 10y ago
Regardless of my opinion this was a very entertaining read.
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And now Facebook is down for me entirely.
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by source99 10y ago
The heart rate numbers themselves don't seem to make sense to me. 164 at the peak seems low for the drama/gravity of the situation. I work for a very large wearable company so I have some knowledge of how heart rate sensors work H
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by source99 10y ago
This article seems fake to me. The story feels a bit made up and the end reads like a tag line: "If you want to find out why I had the wearables on me — check out emozia."
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Ask HN: Who is still working on their YC app?
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by source99 11y ago
How are these 2 "new" products different from the normal echo?
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by source99 11y ago
$1245 per month for rent = 80% of her salary. $1245 / 0.8 = $1556 after taxes. $1556 * 12 months / year = $18675. Assume tax rate of 25%. Gross pay before taxes = $25,000 $25,000 / 8 hours per day / 5 days /
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Ask HN: Does performance really matter?
1 points by source99 11y ago|0 comments
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by source99 11y ago
There is nothing more than a handshake. No vesting schedule. 1 LLC. We have been close friends for 20 years.
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by source99 11y ago
Hi Michel and Aaron, 2 friends and I started an infrastructure inspection automation software company. We have 1 big customer. 2 out of 3 of us see big potential in expanding the software and customer base. The 3rd has very little drive a
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by source99 11y ago
Re-tagging the most popular books. Brilliant!
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Ask HN: When will you ride an autonomous taxi?
1 points by source99 11y ago|1 comments
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Happy new year
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How to deal with painful cofounder / friend?
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by source99 11y ago
Fitbit | San Francisco, Boston, San Diego -- https://www.fitbit.com/jobs/search#all Fitbit is hiring lots of positions in multiple locations. It is a great company to work for. https://www.fitbit.com/j
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by source99 11y ago
The theory that people will be healthier by decreasing fat and increasing carbs has led to our current obesity epidemic. I would classify the science performed that got us to this point as fulfilling your requiremen.
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by source99 11y ago
I've read a number of studies that contradict your statement. They say that the ONLY thing that matters is the amount of practice and natural skills play no part in level of mastery.
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by source99 11y ago
Did not read the article. All skills can be learned and there is no such thing as natural talent for a specific skill set.
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Lack of diversity means lack of black engineers?(linkedin.com)
4 points by source99 11y ago|0 comments

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