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by vfulco2 8y ago
Focused on learning AWS Lambda & serverless generally and plan to do much more with it (IT noob). Wave of the future for small scale SaaS & microservices.
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by vfulco2 8y ago
As others have said here, practice. In my career coaching service, I guide clients to practice 10-20x the length of the interview. Have a close friend test you on concepts or talk about the biggest potential areas for red flags on your re
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Why would anyone listen to this guy?
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Remove objective. The employer doesn't care what you want. They have problems in search of problem solvers. Write a short paragraph detailing your strengths, achievements, hard skills and soft skills. Use the job descriptions and op
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by vfulco2 8y ago
With weird Atom issues now (on Ubuntu 18.04 I can't install or update my packages), would love if anyone had a good browser based IDE service which is cheap and private.
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Is serverless too bleeding edge? I am grubbing around for something similar with limited IT skills; know almost nothing about node.js world regrettably. I see serverless django etc. being mentioned more often.
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+1
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the old "want to spend time with my family" line?
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by vfulco2 8y ago
As an aside, I've messed with EC2, and used Linode and DO hosting Dokku and Docker containers. Can't complain as they are excellent service providers. Still not worrying about the server is a g-d send for those who just want to
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by vfulco2 8y ago
As I like to joke, I am a simple liberal arts major...with about 24 years on/off Wall Street. Have been an intermediate user of R seemingly forever. While I find node.js painful, early days still, the capabilities that I have and will
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I am not a huge fan of established religions, grew up catholic, but when a society has no moral compass, endemic instability is a constant. There are reasons for the most violent of boom / busts besides all the actions of the "whi
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I've got a friend in the packaging business over here. Was a babe in the woods until he found the agencies working with him on sourcing taking an extra cut of $125,000 kickback from the factories (on top of their negotiated fees). No
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So what's new?
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Go in the opposite direction and quickly. Never look back. These events in one's life can destroy you. But they are a source for some of literature's great stories too ;-)
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I run a professional services business in Shanghai China, think English resumes, LinkedIn Profile editing, interview coaching for global job seekers. Most service providers balk at the career counseling part because they can't charge
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by vfulco2 8y ago
This story saddens me and reminds me of the well documented stories of Israeli defense industry selling to the apartheid government in South Africa. Ok to feed oppressors so long as it isn't affecting the chosen people. Criminal.
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Chinese talk about generations classified in decades by when they were born too.
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I don't believe this for a minute given what I have heard from FB employees about the place.
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by vfulco2 8y ago
In my resume writing business, I get a ton of kids who've taken their cues from the student books put together by university career centers. Everything possible is jammed onto one page in as small a type as can be minimally read. Rea
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Agreed. Living in SH, you get tied to the convenience of Wechat. I had a few hour issue with an update to my phone and I realized the vulnerability is enormous. Your entire adult network and ability to function is lost without it and its
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Here's a couple of links of Kyle doing just that. Really high quality work. https://blog.kylegalbraith.com/2018/05/27/how-i-launched-a-n... https://blog.kylegalbraith.com/2018/08&#x
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by vfulco2 8y ago
One of the great things about getting older is you are no longer taken in by charlatans. Too many re-write their past to be extraordinary, after they become rich often due to very little of their own skills or natural talents. All it is is
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Finally the Pied Piper is revealed. This stuff is nothing but drivel that someone creates after being in the right place at the right time in history
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I wish my updates didn't get borked recently with some grub efi/non-efi issue :-( Amazing news otherwise
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Capitalism...workers are just another expense to be eliminated
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Agreed. There are a lot of crappy, manipulative, less than ideal partners who lose their effectiveness and raison d'etre with technology and other forms of satisfaction (sex bots, conversation bots, etc.). It's easy to see why s
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by vfulco2 8y ago
Kyle finds some of the best material for his chosen areas of focus. I continue to be very impressed with his curation skills and original content. I have been meaning to promote his stuff on my Chinese social media channels and need to fi
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by vfulco2 8y ago
I really appreciate your candor and open question. I have similar issues organizing my clients for a professional services business (think editing resumes, creating LinkedIn Profiles, interview coaching, etc.) The timing and short/lo
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by vfulco2 8y ago
You nailed it. I continue to be shocked by the naivete of the West in all things Asia--work practices, education, rule of law, protection of IP, role of women in society. This after having lived and worked in Eastern China for 3 years. Tho
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by vfulco2 8y ago
My foreign friends, especially older professionals are leaving in droves from Shanghai the last 12-18 months as foreign companies dis-invest. It's a sad trend to watch.

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