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by ugh123 9y ago
L.A. has a major NIMBY problem: as soon as anyone gets a whiff of new housing development you'll see someone pile on the fud about how it will increase crime and homelessness (ironically) in their neighborhood.
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by ugh123 9y ago
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't this what Google Analytics is for?
903.
by ugh123 10y ago
I think thats exactly what he's saying.
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by ugh123 10y ago
Event Horizon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)
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by ugh123 10y ago
>slice and dice the problems in a way they can be addressed completely individually. So microservices.. err.. "microdevelopment"? Yeah screw teamwork, that never worked. Goodluck with that.
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by ugh123 10y ago
Not seeing any similarity there other than being a separate group. At least the judicial branch has to follow procedure and constitutional law, whereas a military can just rule via force.
907.
by ugh123 10y ago
>A democratic arm that rules the country day-to-day, and a "benevolent dictatorship" that will overthrow the democratic arm if it violates the country's "fundamental principles" Sounds a lot like Iran, although t
908.
by ugh123 10y ago
Having the same problems with overheating on street view and youtube app. I have a mother who is bed-bound in a nursing home right now (cancer.. bleh). One problem i'm having is that she isn't able to navigate the app very easily
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by ugh123 10y ago
> Wait, Adora is part of YC? I was really surprised by that too. Looking at her and her co-founder's handling of the shutdown as well as the overall fact that they just couldn't execute (raising money isn't executing). I
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by ugh123 10y ago
I avoid giving a number early on in conversations. Rather than naming a number, I like to 'seed' the conversation with talk about market rate, 'premium' on top of that, and similar phrases to move them in the right dire
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by ugh123 11y ago
Its hard to say as I don't know your complete background or the level of the role at this firm. If they're at top ML firm and you're applying for a research engineer/Data scientist role then you're probably competi
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by ugh123 11y ago
While I disagree with stuxnet79 about needing an advanced degree, you'll likely not find much without some kind of experience. In lieu an MS or PhD, you may want to start in entry-level development at a shop that also has some machine
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by ugh123 11y ago
>Ask yourself how come Asians & Jews do so well? They just work harder and push themselves more. Wait, is it that or are the schools "woefully inadequate"?? >No only are the schools they are graduating from are woefully
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by ugh123 11y ago
Sure there is. Sign up with a different email account. I hear they're free these days...
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by ugh123 11y ago
>with very little scope for making money. You've just described about 90% of over-funded startups!
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by ugh123 11y ago
You mean you tried to peddle your startup (for acquisition likely) to them and you couldn't get your foot in the door? And that could have made them a "contender"? Please
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by ugh123 11y ago
> popular horse drawn carriages Popular with whom? The minimal revenue it brings from primarily tourists? Most of the backlash has come from NYC residents who deplore the conditions for the horses. The welfare of the horses should take
918.
by ugh123 11y ago
My stomach needs to be bailed out after eating at Denny's
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by ugh123 11y ago
I always see large trucks on I-5 regularly spewing huge amounts of smoke when they hit the gas. It gets so bad that people speed around them to avoid the smog getting into their cars. This is mostly large commercial semis and dump trucks.
920.
by ugh123 11y ago
Two reasons are maintenance and hiring. How many talented Fortran developers are out there now (and living in NYC) available to fix and maintain code that your entire business depends on?
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by ugh123 11y ago
VIM's (and others like it) strengths are in its configurability and movement commands and lack need for the arrow-keys. So much so that theres a VIM plugin for just about every popular editor, including Sublime and Atom. I believe the
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by ugh123 11y ago
I would object. This creates exclusivity that somebody well-intentioned, but without an account (you don't need an account to browse HN everyday), wouldn't be able to overcome. If you want to prevent recruiters then the principle-
923.
by ugh123 11y ago
Don't forget about mc (midnight commander). Which is still hella useful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander
924.
by ugh123 11y ago
Ok, so what are you working on that you're planning to invest a decade in?
925.
by ugh123 12y ago
Thats pathetic that 3 years makes you senior wherever you're working at. You (or your hiring manager) need to up your standards. Although "senior-ness" shouldn't really be counted in years but in skill, no industry shou
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by ugh123 12y ago
I generally call these guys "non producers". Not much value to add to a project yet always seem to be hanging around either taking credit, giving input where its not needed, and usually both. I would throw most project managers i
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by ugh123 12y ago
having the problem of a few more posts to sift through is much better than the problem of missing something that might have been categorized as "Los Angeles" where the job is actually in venice or santa monica <- happens all th
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by ugh123 12y ago
i believe its not its own city. 2 posts for venice should be part of los angeles. you can still have venice its own section if u want, but excluding it from los angeles doesn't make sense. what u have is too simplistic.
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by ugh123 12y ago
I don't know what you mean by "feasible". Saudi Arabia neither has the population (28mil vs 38mil) of California nor the Farming needs (I don't have numbers on Saudi farms but i'll guess its somewhere near zero). T
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by ugh123 12y ago
I highly doubt even .5% of their revenue comes from that.

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