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by synnik 17y ago
I have the same complaint about almost every other new site I visit - I don't immediately know what the site is about. My screen is filled with "Movies Coming Soon." The actual point of the site is barely visible at the very top, and the ve
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18/20 - Didn't look at the letters at all, just looked at which one had fuzzier edges, and was therefore likely run through Photoshop more.
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I've always said that certifications are a base level of competence for a job, not a proof of expertise. When a senior dev rants about how they don't need a certificate, I agree, but counter them with the question: If certificates are so ea
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"As far as I know, there is no company that says - We are ok. We could be better, but thats not our priority." This author needs to get out more. Many corporate IT shops have this attitude. You can argue whether it is good or bad all you wa
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That is exactly why I have to take this article with a grain of salt. They may have valid points, but they also wrote a book, and this article promotes their book. I grow weary of anything on the web with an undertone of "Buy my Book! Buy m
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There is nothing wrong with saying, "I make websites." If the person you are talking to is interested, they will ask for more detail. If not, nothing you could possibly embellish it with would matter to them anyway.
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Butterflies.
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I went there, wasn't sure what the site was about, nor why I should use it. Then I saw your explanation... But if you need to explain it here, then your site doesn't work. Put this explanation on your site. Make it brief, make it clear.
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I got two minutes in, and he still hadn't actually said anything. So I stopped listening.
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I've been in 2 startups that didn't have cash for payroll. Startup #1: The CEO took payroll out of his own personal credit cards and paid us all anyway. That startup went public and grew to be very successful. Startup #2: The CEO was alread
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This is very similar to emailing someone the password to their email account. Fine, lets say your address is constant no matter where you move... then how does the post office know where you are? You'd need... yup, a secondary Address. Add
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Kung Fu Instructor. Artist. Cook. I'm actually working on all 3 right now, hoping to switch in the future.
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Buy a motorcycle. You won't get any more reading done, but you'll have much more fun.
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There are two false assumptions in his analogies: 1) That corporations don't already know this: I think most do, and cut their costs on infrastructure, overhead, and process, not on areas that impact quality and customers. 2) That the reces
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This would be difficult to calculate, because many of the resources dedicated to EY would still be running without the contest - they just would be doing something else. Figuring out how much extra power is used solely for EY, that would ot
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90s Chick Rock. The Cure. Urban Folk. The soundtrack to Run Lola Run. And Meatloaf.
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100 years ago, education was rarer, but very strong. The records we have from those days are from the best and brightest. Today, education is more broadly available. We can read the words of the brightest of our time, and the dimmest. They
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I've noted, over the years, many sites that scrape craigslist data for one purpose or another. They run for a few months, get popular, get noticed by craigslist, get shut down. Do you have ongoing communications with them to avoid this fate
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According to math folk, yes. According to philosophy folk, no. This crowd is more likely to be math folk. Both crowds just need to get out and relax more.
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You might not have to go all the way back... I've thought of this concept before, and I think the key is to measure based on contributions to functional goals of the project, not amount of code added. For example, participating in a discuss
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I think you'd need to define the value of contributions before you ever begin. Otherwise, time will be spent bickering of the value of work, and not actually doing the work.
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What about them? What makes you think your waking mind is "factually correct"?
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Consciousness is binary. It comes on, and stays on until death or mental incapacity. If you are talking about thought capacity, analytical thought, ability to form and evaluate philosophical positions, etc, etc... those continue to grow yo
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Many customers will do this, and no, it is not a sign to walk away. But neither does is mean anything. Pretend that they are saying, "Hi, I had rice krispies for breakfast." Smile and nod, and know in your heart that what they said has no b
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... Because I've injured myself. I cannot practice kung fu for 6 weeks. I need something to do in that time. Taking over your project sounds a lot more productive for both myself and future customers than just sitting around playing MMORPGs
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Your logic is flawed. Games based on reaction time do not reward higher IQ. Both reaction time and higher IQ are a product of faster brain chemistry. What you are really asking is for a way to take biology out of the equation, and just let
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You offshore repetitive work, and/or work that is administrative and common to all companies. You in-house leadership, development, and creative work, and anything that is specific to your company.
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... and with that business model, you'll lose $1 on every sale. :)
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Just curious -- how exactly do you know that any given signup is a HN member?
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... But it could tie into an idea I had for people trying to simplify their lives and sell their excess posessions: If the inventory could be tied to either a custom sales/swap site, or even craigslist or e-bay, it could actually manage you

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