tom_rath

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by tom_rath 18y ago
I find a Sword of Damocles helps.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I'm finding that ebay's Kijiji is providing a good alternative (though its name is annoyingly difficult to remember or relate to others in speech).
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I don't think the iPhone was so much a bet as it was an escape from a dying market. It's Apple's answer to the 2004 problem: "All phones will soon include free MP3 players. As this will eliminate the iPod cash cow, how do we compete with
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by tom_rath 18y ago
It's a Delta 2, not the shuttle. Relevant "It's on the Internet so it must be true" discussion at: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/08/todays_video_sh_1....
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by tom_rath 18y ago
If I've decided to purchase something from Amazon.com, I doubt an eye-blink's worth of waiting will change my mind.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Worth reading, but, the punctuation. was very, odd.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Great summary! One note of correction regarding W-9 and W-8 forms: Those forms are only required if your company intends to pay United States taxes. If your company is located outside of the United States and you have absolutely no U.S. p
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by tom_rath 18y ago
How do neurons become "worn from overuse"?! Is such a thing possible or was that just an analogy?
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by tom_rath 18y ago
The incompetence of this kind of character seems obvious in retrospect but I've found if you've only ever worked with competent people it's dangerously easy to miss these guys. I worked with someone similar a decade ago. I found myself thi
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by tom_rath 18y ago
That was the core of the problem though: Having framed the guy as an experienced VP clouded all following judgment and kept the author from giving him the boot.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Thank you! That video was marvelous.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
You'll be able to find the details (or the publications which contain them) here: http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com
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Simplicity Is Highly Overrated(jnd.org)
2 points by tom_rath 18y ago|1 comments
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by tom_rath 18y ago
We use Plimus and are very happy with them. I would recommend you avoid SWREG and other Digital River properties. Our experience with DR was very unpleasant and a quick Google search on "swreg scam" and a review of this summary: http://s
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by tom_rath 18y ago
This isn't a 'blood in the streets' situation. Not yet. Once you've lived through one, you'll find it easier to tell.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
It's back for us (~7:15 pm Eastern). Any estimates on total time of the outage?
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by tom_rath 18y ago
The most helpful grade I ever received on an essay was an 'F'. It was in my first year of university. I knew the course and knew the material but couldn't have been arsed to put together a paper which adequately addressed the subject. The
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I've found the CBC still delivers quality today. The show you watched is profiled here: http://www.cbc.ca/national/ Click "Latest Broadcast" if you'd like to watch it.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
..and for those who don't make the cut? A recent graduate in recessionary times rarely has the luxury of sitting back and waiting for the next application round. When there's rent to pay, food to buy and an empty bank account facing you, t
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by tom_rath 18y ago
>So you think that was hard? Not particularly, no. All I had to do was keep my wits and wait for the economy to turn around. These days, I can laugh off the entire experience and sum it up in a message board post. As you say, in the e
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by tom_rath 18y ago
At the time? Any place which would pay! Here's the dynamic a recent graduate faces in a severe recession: No companies in your field are hiring. Period. Contract work is out as well, since larger companies are now scooping up all of the
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by tom_rath 18y ago
2001-2002 wasn't bad. I know it seemed that way but it really wasn't. 1990-1994 was frickin' nuclear winter for (almost?) all engineering in (almost?) all western nations. Senior staff in many offices would be left reading newspapers at t
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Wow. Over 400(!) slides to say: "Identify a problem your customers face and make something worth paying for which resolves it. Don't get distracted by the technology of implementation -- it's the solution customers are looking for, not t
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I use the blank side of received business cards to write down details of my meeting with the person. Covering that space with a picture reduces the value of a business card for me. Is that reduction in usability Moo's business card selling
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I absolutely loathe writing them, but that's easily overcome by the sense of relief I get at being able to extensively test my software with a single automated script. Automated regression testing while I enjoy a coffee at the local cafe?
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by tom_rath 18y ago
It also appears to be immune to the accidental scratches and dings one gets from doors, shopping carts, flying gravel, etc.
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Typically between 7 and 10 am. I hear you lucky Americans see them on Saturday, too!
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by tom_rath 18y ago
Where do you plan to store the dictionary for reference?
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by tom_rath 18y ago
I find it amusing that these features almost always show a list of people I dislike. If I know a person and they're on Facebook, more often than not I've already 'friended' them. The friends-of-friends which are left tend to be those I'd r
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by tom_rath 18y ago
No matter how many mistakes you work at avoiding, you're going to run smack into some you've not even dreamed possible. Roll with them.

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