thefastlane

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by thefastlane 10y ago
another wapo article hammering home its anti-government ideology. they think that a public agency can and should act, think, and feel just like a for-profit entity operating in a competitive market. that's nonsense. calling 18F a &#x27
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Genetic testing fumbles, revealing ‘dark side’ of precision medicine(statnews.com)
1 points by thefastlane 10y ago|0 comments
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i appreciate you pointing this out concerning the Fn keys. at the end of the day, though, i want real keys. i'm not a starfleet officer and i don't want to type on a flat screen.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
they took away the Esc key and all the Fn keys. Apple's HIG is dead to me now.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
take a look at python+flask and clojure+ring+compojure (and other tech too) before throwing your hat in the node ring. going with a more general-purpose language might serve you better down the road. javascript will limit you to web dev ess
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by thefastlane 10y ago
one could argue that it's useful to have a grasp of relational databases (and SQL) in general. taking the longview, mongo is more of a niche technology.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i've noticed that if coworkers tend exhibit a high level of emotion in their voices during their conversations, that's very distracting -- e.g., some people seem to just have a pattern of vocalizing stress or confusion in their
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i don't have book suggestions, but a few thoughts: first, the usual: - get more sleep - cut sugar - cut alcohol - cut web surfing second, some great ideas on how to manage time/tasks in these articles: https://theweek.c
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by thefastlane 10y ago
curious what you mean by 'complaint ideology' ?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
any response at all following an interview puts a company at above average these days. that said, my experiences with google have been way above average. probably one of the few companies where i genuinely enjoyed interviewing (i usually
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by thefastlane 10y ago
> 'If Harvard, Stanford, etc., converted to corporations'... let's acknowledge that this is a completely absurd notion. but for fun, let's say it did happen: this would be the end of harvard's good reputation, i
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by thefastlane 10y ago
you're not very specific, but a couple thoughts i'll share: 1) So important to be intentional about your time, and your energy. Start planning your day: http://calnewport.com/blog/2013/12/21/dee
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by thefastlane 10y ago
just put everyone in a big bullpen, and make sure everyone sits as close together as possible for maximum collaboration -- that's basically what deep focus is, right? bonus points if you're right next to a heavily traffricked walk
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by thefastlane 10y ago
thanks, this is really helpful. over the course of my career i've become highly attuned to what are obvious hiccups in the interview process and i take them into consideration. but it's times when things are genuinely up in the ai
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Ask HN: After an interview, how long before you know they're just not into you?
2 points by thefastlane 10y ago|6 comments
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"My wife may or may not work." forget hobbies and the weather. you and your significant other need to sit down and work out an understanding of each other's career goals, and especially whether you plan to have kids. i am les
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by thefastlane 10y ago
medical software and agile development ... what could go wrong?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i just want to be a software engineer without having to continually burn away evenings and weekends studying the latest shiny, continually for the next two decades, just to keep my career afloat. is that even an option anymore?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"never" is a bit over the top, but your comment is basically correct. by all means, pursue a raise at your current firm, but i think the assumption of the above comment is that many organizations fall into category (2) (see CyberF
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by thefastlane 10y ago
you mean how it loaded instantaneously?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
the primary knock-on effect is probably that it accelerates the process of offshoring back- and middle-office teams to less expensive jurisdictions.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
what is your academic background? do you know which strats group?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i want to understand your comment better, can you expand on it?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
words like 'philanthropic' and mission statements like 'promote equality' are being bandied about but come on: this is zuck's VC arm investing in a potentially profitable startup, no different than any other funding
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by thefastlane 10y ago
would love to know what field / business domain this is in, sounds fun!
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by thefastlane 10y ago
I'm reposting as I thought this could use another chance for more discussion.
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University of California hires India-based IT outsourcer, lays off tech workers(computerworld.com)
3 points by thefastlane 10y ago|2 comments
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by thefastlane 10y ago
this is a frightening but not unexpected next step in a transformation that north american universities have undertaken to disregard their charters and instead run themselves like cold-blooded businesses. will these HCL contractors have the
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"Amazon said that it would introduce an online marketplace with tens of thousands of free lesson plans, worksheets and other instructional materials for teachers" i am extremely concerned with the notion of amazon pushing its own
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"Among the assignments was a 19-page paper, longer than anything he’d ever written." off-topic, but wow: no college graduate should break out in a cold sweat over a 19-page paper.

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