thingummywut

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by thingummywut 10y ago
Do 1/3 of engineers produce more value for their company than than their pay? That seems high from the minority of engineers that produce the majority of the value at large companies. I'd argue a small minority is vastly underpaid
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List of Strange and Ridiculous Buildings in China, Reactions(chinasmack.com)
1 points by thingummywut 12y ago|0 comments
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by thingummywut 12y ago
"That sounds like advice from a relatively inexperienced developer." I would say it sounds like advice from someone who has never worked at a larger organization. I believe what he says holds more true in smaller, very product-dri
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by thingummywut 12y ago
It's the normal "China is evil" FUD. http://www.paragon-re.com/Home_Buyer_Seller_Dynamics_in_San_... Articles that claim that Chinese are buying a significant portion of homes tend to conflate immigrants &#x2
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Lumosity’s Smartest Colleges 2013(blog.lumosity.com)
1 points by thingummywut 13y ago|0 comments
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by thingummywut 13y ago
Why is ECDHE+3DES a "lulz-worthy combination"?
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by thingummywut 13y ago
"A number of [larger] companies are getting paid for the information. If you go establish a tap on Google’s network, they will charge X amount per month. Usually the government pays it." This is directly contrary to what every &qu
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by thingummywut 13y ago
Warren Buffett recommended to buy it several years ago if Steve Jobs believed that the stock was underpriced at the time. Buffett was describing to Jobs the advantages and disadvantages of potential ways to spend extra cash. I'm re-iteratin
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by thingummywut 14y ago
So you're saying that the 2.5 year old CR-48's test hardware (2 GB Ram, 1.6 Ghz Atom processor, 16 GB SSD) is why you're not buying a Pixel?
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by thingummywut 14y ago
Someone in an HR role would have familiarity with this. Also, glassdoor would be able to provide stats on this for decently large companies if they implemented this. I'm just a little hesitant to trust their numbers as is since some tech co
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Ask HN: Salary Increases Over Time
102 points by thingummywut 14y ago|91 comments
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by thingummywut 14y ago
Google got Matias Duarte from WebOS at the end of Gingerbread so he had minimal effect on that / honeycomb. Android is a huge, slow beast so it took a while to improve.
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by thingummywut 14y ago
What about Asians in the US that speak English? Title should include "Chinese" not "Asian". The article only references Chinese. How does pronouncing numbers help with anything more complex than counting?
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Ethiopian Kids Hacked Their Donated Tablets In Just Five Months(fastcoexist.com)
69 points by thingummywut 14y ago|21 comments
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Chinese Architecture, Old and New(theatlantic.com)
114 points by thingummywut 14y ago|26 comments
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by thingummywut 14y ago
It's 100 kB now. If the plot had a similar curve from 0-50kB would everyone still be commenting? What about 0-5 kB? Is this about the absolute values or the curve? Unless everyone is expecting exponential page size growth to continue indefi
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by thingummywut 14y ago
"However, Apple's surprise announcement left Google with no recourse but to heap complaints upon Apple's new Maps while having nothing to offer as an alternative apart from its own limited web app. " Wait... So Apple's Maps is actually wond