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by stevenameyer 14y ago
This part really confused me as well. The other thing that I was confused with(as someone who played the beta) was if they knew play style could have an effect on server load, why did they have such a restrictive beta? The beta was short an
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Ask HN: What do you think the biggest misconception within the tech industry is?
10 points by stevenameyer 14y ago|8 comments
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I think like most things ultimately peoples perception will boil down to your ability, but having an initial impression that doesn't fit with the traditional archetype means it will probably be a little harder to convince people of your abi
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Being on my 4th internship right now I would suggest to anyone hiring interns regardless of location that the best thing you can do to them is treat them as if they were a full-time. I know personally what I'm looking to get out of an inter
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
If you are dealing with a very talented developer you can not simply "hire a different programmer". People with high level talent are few and far between, and if you have managed to attract someone of this skill level you better appreciate
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
The issue with saying I'm not going to hire someone if I can do their job given enough time is that time is a very valuable resource. Ideally you would be hiring the best person on the planet with every hire but that is unreasonable and som
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
The internet has become a necessity in a lot of peoples lives and with such a high barrier to entry and only a few telcos controlling peoples access there is too much room for abuse of power by the telcos. We need to recognize that access t
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
There is a large place for generalists. A lot of companies, especially startups, love them because when you have a company of 5-10 people everyone needs the ability to wear a lot of different hats. My point was that being a pure specialist,
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
To me this question depends greatly on to how you define the terms. Personally what I would prefer someone who is unbelievable in one area, but is able to apply their knowledge to other areas if that's whats is needed of them. I would have
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
This is a good point that a lot of people sometimes forget. We should help countries that want our help, but at the same time it is not our job to try and make every country like us. Some countries function differently. And if the people ar
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
In the last couple years or so I've had the opportunity to travel Morocco, heard stories from my mom who volunteered as a doctor in Haiti after the earthquake, and got an opportunity to discuss some of the challenges that volunteers on the
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Apple and Google are able to take risks because the companies are all but guaranteed revenue every year. Google specifically does not really need a lot of their hardware to succeed because of their massive revenue from search. They are able
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I think programming really needs to be added to public school curriculums. Not just because there is a lot of job opportunities for people with the skill set, but also because I personally believe it is one of the best vehicles for learning
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
The number of comments on this thread stating sexism exists in all areas and seemly dismiss this as an issue that needs to be addressed in our industry is very surprising to me. Just because the problem is not specific to the tech industry
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Local restaurants in my area, depending on the type of food I feel like. When I want sushi: http://www.dakesushi.ca/ When I want Chinese: http://chinalegend.ca/ Steak: http://www.charcoalgroup.ca/main2.cfm
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Maybe, but I feel it's a little more the result of developers feeling like marketing is pushing their product on someone. I think the perception of posting something someones done on HN is more here's something I did, what do people who kno
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I can't speak for everyone but I feel like a large part of why I'm not very excited by doing marketing of a project is because I feel like the project should be good enough to market it's self. I think developers have a sense that if I focu
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Well what we really need to continue to improve clock cycles is better cooling. Overclocking modern chips is really easy and all you really need to get a pretty solid increase in speed is a decent cpu cooler. Yes to get drastic increases yo
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
He is uncompromising when it comes to the quality of his live shows. It's clear he cares a lot about them and is trying to master what he does. And wether or not you like his style of music I think that people need to respect that.
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
A lot of EDM artist do play instruments. A lot of them grew up with classical training in the piano and to a fairly high level.
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
There are big EDM artists that have really been pushing the envelop on what you can do in live performance for a while now. Deadmau5 specifically has a real obsession about trying to do everything live and it's obvious that this requires a
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I completely agree with this. I would be very hesitant to join a company that doesn't do a thorough job at evaluating potential employees, even if they have a sparkling reputation this would be a huge red flag for me. As well an interview t
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Android as a brand is becoming less emphasized because it is meaning less and less as time goes on. There are so many different android devices out there that deliver vastly different experiences that really the only thing that Android mean
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I am of a similar age(just turned 20) so I do understand your sentiment. However I think what you miss is that in a work environment that is a proper fit the company does not tie you down but rather empowers your ability to do what you want
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I have been working through this, and so far it has been very good. I just wanted some examples to help see what is out there and start to kind of get a taste of what things seem to work and not work.
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Thank you. This will definitely be helpful and keep me busy for a while.
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I would actually agree with you for the most part. Especially their more recent features which appear to have a real focus on design.
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
Well designed for what the website does. I'm a developer that is trying to get educated in design, so I'm trying to find examples of well designed sites. I want to look at these sites and figure out what it is about the design that makes th
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Ask HN: What are some examples of really well designed websites?
18 points by stevenameyer 14y ago|13 comments
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by stevenameyer 14y ago
I think that both ambition of youth and experience based wisdom are incredibly valuable in most areas. I think one of the major mistakes that people make is trying to focus on why one is better then the other rather then seeing what each of

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