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by wisty 13y ago
Alibaba hasn't IPOed yet.
902.
by wisty 13y ago
I think Alibaba is private, and its "valuation" is just an analyst's estimate. That estimate could be an old figure, so the article is using inconsistent data.
903.
by wisty 13y ago
4) That dirty back-room deals are usually done by lobbyists. In reality, a company that wants to pay off a politician will just donate the money, or offer a lucrative job. Lobbyists are under a lot of scrutiny, so they are the worst peopl
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by wisty 13y ago
If you're going to build up a large code base, you don't want to have to port it when the libraries you need stop supporting Python 2.
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by wisty 13y ago
You'd make a better CTO than him. I'd rather work for a CTO who listens to good advice than one who is really sharp, but fucks people over. Obviously, you are fairly technically competent (or he wouldn't need you around, and
906.
by wisty 13y ago
I don't think it's that strong a network. Drivers are businessmen - they aren't going to shun another app just because it's too much trouble to sign up. So there's big no chicken / egg problem - any competing n
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by wisty 13y ago
Stolen from https://www.python.org/doc/humor/ (in response to a claim that it's not a true OO language): > Indeed, and because it doesn't support closures, it's not a true functional programming
908.
by wisty 13y ago
I was going to disagree, but a Google search for Chris Cannon finds a site calling him a RINO (Republican in Name Only - the term extremists use for moderate Republicans) for his softer immigration stance. He's in fairly safe electorat
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by wisty 13y ago
Newton actually released most of his work as graphical proofs, not calculus, partly for this reason (and partly because he was an asshole who wanted to keep his methods a trade secret). Before Newton, math was graphical. The problem is, it&
910.
by wisty 13y ago
You can do this by adding all the logic to the database. The author is a CouchDB fan. There's pros and cons to this approach. It's not a new idea - see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1473624/business-
911.
by wisty 13y ago
I've read dozens of articles on Wave, and have never known what it is.
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by wisty 13y ago
I think you're bickering at cross purposes. An onsite interview can (and probably should) involve sitting you in front of their computer, and getting you to close a ticket. If you give people homework problems, then it's possible
913.
by wisty 13y ago
If you run a kennel, and someone is a few days late collecting their dog, do you call them or shoot the dog? Yes, I know the margins on pico dollar backups don't justify a call. But for a $50 / month plan, it's a lot more fea
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by wisty 13y ago
You can find ads online. Basically, get a degree in a related field (international politics, security, languages, demographics, economics, etc), and have decent marks. Apply. Don't tell anyone (until they have briefed you on what you c
915.
by wisty 13y ago
If you do this first: null = None Infinity = float('Infinity') NaN = float('nan') (But no, it's not quite Python)
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by wisty 13y ago
People often work long hours because they feel more productive at the end of a long stretch. It's hard to be stressed when you're sleep deprived. You just say "fuck it, X will work well enough, and I'm too tired to care
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by wisty 13y ago
If you work 3 years in IT, and switch jobs, you get a raise. I don't think a PhD works the same way.
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by wisty 13y ago
If you're talking about Yahoo Japan, that isn't Yahoo. It's an independent company, which Yahoo holds a 35% stake in.
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by wisty 13y ago
When I last heard, Yahoo seemed to have a net value of less than zero ( http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-03-17/is-yahoo-s-... ), once you exclude their minority stakes in alibaba and Yahoo Japan. That cou
920.
by wisty 13y ago
I think it's interesting to hear from people like her with both experience in academia, and industry experience (especially from people who went back into academia, not the ones who got industry jobs then never wanted to go back). If y
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by wisty 13y ago
> Companies like Yahoo exist to make money - or, at least, they must continue to make money in order to continue existing. Hows that working for Yahoo now? Actually, that's kind of disingenuous. Google optimises for less clicks per
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by wisty 13y ago
Devil's advocate - CSV is superior, because edge case bugs (a comma in the data) are likely to be tested. The edge case bugs in ASCII codes could still crop up. It shouldn't, but then, valid SQL shouldn't crop up in a web for
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by wisty 13y ago
It's the gold standard debate all over. The Euro prevents the Greeks from printing their way out of a crisis. They can regulate their banks, but not control their currency. I think Soros would rather be speculating on fiat currencies,
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by wisty 13y ago
> Socially, excluding Android users seems almost prejudicial. Unlike Android is difficult, this isn’t about about mere convenience; it’s a value judgment on who is worth designing for. Put uncharitably, the root issue is “Android users a
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by wisty 13y ago
You can, provided you can convince the judge.
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by wisty 13y ago
Also, the guy ran a grocery store. Funnily enough, you don't need to be a brilliant person to manage a 1920s grocery store. You need someone who's reliable, honest, and good at keeping minimum wage workers reliable and honest.
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by wisty 13y ago
It will also make people less stressed when dealing with cops (as they know the cop will behave well), and it will discourage people from resisting arrest / attacking the police, because they know they'll be caught on camera.
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by wisty 13y ago
Zero outside discussion doesn't mean zero awareness. There's bound to be someone who brings it up. But he's saying that you don't have a debate over it, and certainly don't pay off the people who complain - you fix
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by wisty 13y ago
No, it's a "let's say this in a way that won't look too sexist" thing. I don't know if it's sexist to make generalisations about women if it's clearly just a generalisation. And it might even be true,
930.
by wisty 13y ago
It's a lot more tactical than that. That's just his first step (which is fluff, as you say). He suggests some methods for sorting out problems which seem really counter-intuitive; but political problems are not most problems. A po

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