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The Terrifying Reality of Long-Term Unemployment(theatlantic.com)
228 points by vellum 14y ago|342 comments
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Online Education Lifts Pass Rates at University(online.wsj.com)
1 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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California Court: Even Checking Maps on Phone While Driving Not Okay(allthingsd.com)
1 points by vellum 14y ago|1 comments
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by vellum 14y ago
I agree with all of the above, except I'd recommend having enough for 1.5 years. You're going to spend the first few months doing setup work for the business.
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by vellum 14y ago
You should put in some kind of protection for a max drawdown loss, like if you lose x%, you exit. Sometimes your algorithm messes up, or market conditions are bad. http://www.businessinsider.com/hedge-funds-smashed-worst-qua... Long
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Majority Now Supports Legalizing Marijuana(people-press.org)
2 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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The Great British class calculator(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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The Talent Shortage Myth and Why HR Should Get Out of the Hiring Business(pbs.org)
68 points by vellum 14y ago|64 comments
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by vellum 14y ago
You should get someone to proofread your writing. Your English is very good, but there are still a few things that sound weird. People spend 30 seconds skimming your CV/profile/resume. If you can make it more readable, it can only help
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by vellum 14y ago
> natural gas plants can already be switched off and on They can be, but unless the government steps in to subsidize them, it's not very profitable. Due to low gas prices, a lot of European gas plants are being shut down. http://mobi
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by vellum 14y ago
A lot of the Russians took their money out via loopholes. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/cypriot-parliamen... At the end of January, some 40 percent of all savings held in Cypriot accounts were on the books of those two banks
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Where in the World Are Windows Phones Outselling iPhones?(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
1 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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by vellum 14y ago
Get your annual exam and see if you can check your vitamin D levels on your blood test. Most people are lacking in it. I'd recommend taking 2000mg a day. There are two kinds of vitamin D. D3, cholecalciferol, is the one you want to take
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Looking for Evidence That Therapy Works(well.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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When "What Do You Do?" Is Taboo(nytimes.com)
41 points by vellum 14y ago|33 comments
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by vellum 14y ago
That’s the problem, they’re just ideas. If you can build an MVP and show some traction, that will be far more effective at recruiting people.
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Life After Oil And Gas(nytimes.com)
4 points by vellum 14y ago|0 comments
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by vellum 14y ago
You should put the US as the first choice in the drop down box, since that's where most of your traffic will come from. Later when you have more data, you could put the top 15 in the first choices.
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by vellum 14y ago
If you hit "flag", it basically downvotes the article.
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by vellum 14y ago
Try going to some meetups in a big city. There's a lot of work out there and if you mention you're looking for a gig, and you seem knowledgeable, people will probably refer work to you.
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by vellum 14y ago
I sometimes think companies fall under power law distribution, when it comes to being interesting. Most of it is CRUD app work.
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by vellum 14y ago
It depends on what the base salary is. If it's at the 95th percentile mark, I think a lot of devs would be ok with that, especially if all the other working conditions are good.
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by vellum 14y ago
You shouldn't need a reason. But if it's a close choice between you and someone who's really good at faking enthusiasm, who do you think they're going with? We're only human, and people like being told their company is awesome. It valida
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by vellum 14y ago
She did tweet and make it a public issue, but we don’t know that she didn’t also complain to her employer. There was a lot of space in between the time she tweeted their pic (3/17) and the time she got fired (3/20). I agree that overhearin
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by vellum 14y ago
It's an interesting case. (Standard IANAL disclaimer here). http://www.lcwlegal.com/66894 Under California's Fair Employment law, if you complain about harassment, your employer can't fire you for it. It doesn't have to be real harass
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by vellum 14y ago
H1B visas are hard to get.
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by vellum 14y ago
Hang out in NY or Boston. Attend every meetup you can find and let people know you're looking for a job. You don't have to be super pushy. Just do it in the middle of explaining your background. -“What kind of work do you do?” -“I do thi
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by vellum 14y ago
Considering it's something any script kiddie can do: yes.
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by vellum 14y ago
Maybe he was more junior. If you look on Alex Reid's linkedin, it says he's a core engineer. I don't see anyone else in Playhaven with that title.
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by vellum 14y ago
It was 20%. https://twitter.com/doughellmann/status/313319682943905793

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