thetrumanshow

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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   I respectfully disagree. This is a fantastic move by NetFlix. NetFlix knows that the ISPs are already pissed at them and are moving to throttle them, so they fire back by showing consumers which of the ISPs are a better fit for their NetFli
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   Fire up another poll and link to it here.
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   I have a similar experience. I work full time for a BigCo, so I have to work at finding spots off campus where I can go and comfortably code for an hour or so during lunch. It has been a non-trivial venture, living in a not-so-tech-friendly
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   Ah, and I too would have been rejected, if nothing else than for poor reading comprehension. :{
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   ok, added.
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   A great story of persistence, until the last bit. Were you just playing a game of tit-for-tat hard-to-get against Google hiring managers? Joking, but I am actually curious why you finally said no.
7. 247.▲
   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   (Late entry) I applied and received an offer, but I rejected it. Touché!
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   Adding more choices. Thanks!
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   by thetrumanshow 16y ago

   So, at least one person said they were hired by Google. I have a question for those folks... When you applied, did you have any reasonable expectation that you would actually be hired to work there, or was it just on a whim... like a lotter
10. 250.▲
    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I setup a poll to see how many of you won't ever apply to Google simply because you don't think you have a snowball's chance. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2140822
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    (Rare?) I never applied, but was hired anyway!
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I tend to think that Google really suffers when smart people like you don't even try to apply. I think the typical awesome engineer is just a shade too self-deprecating to even think it possible to get hired there.
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    Poll: Have you ever applied to work at Google?

    65 points by thetrumanshow 16y ago|99 comments
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I applied and was hired
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I applied and was rejected
16. 256.▲
    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I never applied because I don't care to work for Google.
17. 257.▲
    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I never applied because there is no way I'd get hired.
18. 258.▲
    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I never applied (other reasons). Explain below.
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    App Engine and Heroku have recently taken a couple of my projects infrastructure costs down to nil... so it is getting less expensive. However, the opportunity costs are still eating me alive. :)
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    What on earth could it be using to make this estimation? Pete? Edit: "61.5 years is about the time it would take to rank in the top 3 results for the keyword 'google'." Awesome, my grandkids are going to be so rich!
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    When the first deposit from a paying customer hits your bank account, or the first serious investor opens their wallet to validate you, or you convince some innocent wide-eyed soul to quit their job and join you, then you can call it a busi
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Chivalry is the result of poor estimation of the liquid value of an act of kindness, specifically its ability to be exchanged for adoration from a female. IMO, engineers have a tendency to calculate the value more precisely. :)
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Or, build apps, lots of them, keep them alive, find distribution channels to push them through (platforms), improve the winners, sideline the losers, find a niche, build apps for the niche, keep slugging away at it, build up a portfolio of
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Sounds like someone has been beating their husband into submission for years by criticizing every decision he tries to make, therefore rendering him afraid to try anything even remotely useful. The cure: both people must accept that the oth
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Thanks, you're absolutely right. My intention wasn't to detract from his means of self-fulfillment, but perhaps that is what I have done.
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Is it really a pie fallacy? Here's what I really mean by subsidizing, in context, and you can decide if it fits, or if I am suggesting something else... If you buy into the idea that a developer, for example, can be 10x more productive than
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I'm not really arguing against these points at all. What I mean by my comment is that, as an entrepreneur, when I detect high marginal return on a given activity, I want to find ways of extracting more value from the situation for myself (p
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    It is very possible, I agree. I have often wondered why some companies (even mature ones) actively recruit entrepreneurially-minded folks. It just seems to me that they would create trouble for you once they realize you aren't acting like a
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    Even so, if you're a top performer, you end up subsidizing the paychecks of a lot of people.
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    by thetrumanshow 16y ago

    I certainly didn't mean that I think these gaps shouldn't exist at all, but rather that I am spurred to move up the value chain and have a chance at taking a greater %... as opposed to just getting to play with neat technology.