wuster

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   by wuster 15y ago

   LinkedIn is how Google recruiters kept track of me for many years before I sought them out for an interview in 2008. I work at Google today because I made a simple call back to the recruiter and got my phone interview scheduled the next day
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   by wuster 15y ago

   Agreed. There's usually an optimum value somewhere along the least -> most expensive spectrum.
3. 123.▲
   by wuster 15y ago

   Am I the only one who thinks his definition of 'frugal' is typically described by 'cheap'? Agree that he's just a total unlikeable dick all throughout the post. Heh.
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   by wuster 15y ago

   I'm a Googler, but I am offering my personal opinion - at a high level, you should be a passionate and knowledgeable user of technology. This means you're a power user of some tools, and knows how to leverage the right tech tools to get you
5. 125.▲
   by wuster 15y ago

   Hey I work for these people! =P
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   by wuster 15y ago

   I had similar worries when I started college in 2001, time of 9/11 and dot-com crash. But I did CS anyway, and it has been the best edu/career decision I've ever made.
7. 127.▲
   by wuster 16y ago

   I'm surprised no one has mentioned that you can just launch Terminal.app on OS X and enter 'python'. Or edit a file, save as <file>.py, run it through "python <file>.py" to see immediate results. A little more complicated: d
8. 128.▲
   by wuster 16y ago

   TWENTY-FIVE steps is not "simple". =)
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   by wuster 16y ago

   I know this is a more reputable community than the typical site, but I would be wary of clicking through these links in non-incognito/private mode... it's amazing how trusting people are.
10. 130.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    I unsubscribed them from my Google Reader today. I have MG fatigue, he posts more often than necessary, and his article contents are repetitive, predictable, and rambly.
11. 131.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    some of this may conflict with employer/employee agreements at many of the large companies - conflict of interest and such.
12. 132.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    Don't have time to verify this until the weekend, but if it works as advertised, this is brilliant.
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    by wuster 16y ago

    Question for those of you working inside of big companies: I am sure many of you are getting recruited to join startups. What's the general sentiment in this demographic - are you guys torn between feeling like you should join a hot opportu
14. 134.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    For option 1, if you're generating pages with templates, just hand off the domain portion to a util method, so if the domain ever does change, it should be a one-line change.
15. 135.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    I discover many new and interesting projects on HN, but there isn't enough time to sift through all the github projects I want to see, download that cool framework to get a hello world working, or just read some long articles. It's a zero-s
16. 136.▲
    by wuster 16y ago

    Working 8 hours a day, 1 hour commute each way, and up to 4 hours on personal projects... do you manage to achieve this while maintaining a relationship and friendships? =)
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    by wuster 16y ago

    Sounds like a good Gov2.0 open data project. This may be a good start for someone who finds time to build one =) http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/n1036.pdf
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    by wuster 16y ago

    I moved from Seattle to SF in 2008 and have lived in 3 places in the city. Border of Bernal Heights / Mission district - shared a Victorian with 2 roommates, paying a total of $3700. Large house, more space than what we knew to do with. 10