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by wjossey 8y ago
I'll tweak this recommendation and say that I'd probably not ask outright "how'd it go" to the final interviewer (they may not really know at this point anyway). Instead, I might look to say something to the effect
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Your comment about needing a great problem statement resonates. For me, I only achieve this by really obsessing about a problem in some form of deep thought for a while. What I wonder, based on your comment, is if I can distill exactly what
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by wjossey 8y ago
Thanks! I’ll definitely checkout that link.
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Ask HN: How much time do you spend “thinking” about a hard problem each day?
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Based on what you’re saying, adding greater understanding to the current codebase is problem #1, which you’ll need to solve before going to F#. Language migrations require two things, at minimum: [1] A really firm understanding of the busin
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by wjossey 8y ago
Property tax caps also incentivize people to not move, which in a city like LA contributes to our traffic issue. If I live in Beverly Grove for 15 years, and my house has appreciated from $350k to $1.2M, and my new job has relocated from Ce
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There was an ongoing discussion in a separate thread around LA's homeless problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17016427 For those still interested, at the bottom of this infographic is a helpful map that gives
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LA Homeless Population Map (2016)(latimes.com)
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As I’ve mentioned in other posts above, part of my experience is that the homeless are frequently harassing people and businesses on a daily basis to the level that I can believe the arrest rate should / could be higher. Whether it’s t
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by wjossey 8y ago
I'm not sure that's fair on the voters of LA. We passed a $1.2B sales tax to specifically try to go after the problem here (and not just push them somewhere else). As for the police, I honestly don't think I've ever seen
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It's my understanding of prop 13 that once a house is sold, the property taxes are re-assessed. I know some of the houses I've looked at in the past year would have had over $1,000 a month in property taxes, as an example. Even wi
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In a city which basically only votes one way, your primary constituency (liberals) and your donor base become your only constituencies. Your ability then, as a member of city council / as mayor, is your ability to allocate discretionar
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I think that's fair, but there's a minimum they could be doing locally that they're not. If we can't fundamentally solve the problem, we can find some better ways to manage it locally. There's a bridge on RT 2 near
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I was having dinner with a buddy last week, and we were discussing the issue, as he lives in Mar Vista and I live in Beverly Grove (just recently having moved from Santa Monica). It's become a remarkable problem for the city, and it&#x
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by wjossey 8y ago
Just looking at GDP (in the US), medical expenses do account for more of GDP than housing; however, a lot of those medical expenses come from Medicaid & Medicare, and are not directly out of pocket. I'd love to try to find the % GD
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by wjossey 8y ago
I had taken a nearly six year break from JavaScript coding until about 7 months ago. It has definitely come a long way and is pretty great to use now. There’s still a lot of “pain” left in the build processes, transpiling, etc, but they’re
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by wjossey 8y ago
I’ll echo what another poster said. I was one class shy of a religion minor in college, but I’m an atheist (although was raised catholic). To this day, I spend a lot of time learning more about theology, and it’s entirely independent of my
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Senator Sanders to Propose Guaranteed Work Program at $15/hour(thehill.com)
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Japan Discovers Centuries Worth of Rare Earth Minerals(www-m.cnn.com)
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“A request targeting a single customer app will only ever need to target a single Postgres instance.” This seems remarkably dangerous to me. Isn’t hotspotting a big concern? I suppose they are large enough at this point to know what a “larg
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by wjossey 9y ago
Thanks for sharing. First thought is that I was disappointed with a google login blocking access. I used a throwaway gmail account as I’m not interested in getting hammered with marketing emails until I like a service. If you’re truly seeki
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against MSFT for Harassment, Discrimination, and Rape(theguardian.com)
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Question for the OP- I haven't ever worked on chat services, so this may not be reasonable. Would it be possible to use some other termination endpoint that sits in front of the service, that allows you to maintain persistent connectio
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USDA Harvest Box: Blue Apron Meets Food Assistance(money.cnn.com)
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I’ll second this statement. Migraines for me (and my mom as well) used to be crushing, and would take me out for potentially days at a time. Sumatriptan was a miracle drug for me, and now if I take it in time, I don’t suffer. If I catch it
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by wjossey 9y ago
You mention a few things I'd love for you to unpack further if you feel willing. [1] You mention you have your competitor's customers churning onto your doorstep, yet your revenue is flat. Is your flat revenue then related to pric
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by wjossey 9y ago
Just moved from Main Street to the Beverly Grove area and I can attest that I knew a lot of people by face (and dog) but not by name. Having moved here from Boston I found the neigborhood remarkably friendly and welcoming.
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by wjossey 9y ago
I've tested the google API and I'd say it's quality is similar to what I see in this example result. In other words, not great. For me, this isn't close enough to be considered a "valid" transcription. Too much
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by wjossey 9y ago
My email is also in my profile. Here if you want to talk. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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Hey there. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I hope you still see this. Alcohol has very dangerous withdrawal for those who are daily drinkers. I’ve witnessed this first hand with a father who was a daily drinker that was forced i

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