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by zallarak 13y ago
It's pretty funny to see this compared to the S&P 500. Liquidity premiums alone could easily account for the difference in returns. I'd take 20% cash gains over 40% utterly illiquid gains any day. Much more interesting statist
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by zallarak 13y ago
Excellent essay. This really nails what I'd want in a dream job; knowing my effort influences my payout (via legitimately sized equity grants) and working on a mission I empathize with. Best article I've read in a while on hiring.
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by zallarak 13y ago
I believe a handful of motivated, and skilled engineers is more valuable than a large team. I think it is very wise for employers to spend lots of time finding a few great engineers and motivating/retaining them with high salaries and
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by zallarak 13y ago
That's sad to hear of a suicide attempt and I hope the author finds peace and stability. With that said, I am firmly of the opinion that it is not the responsibility of an educational institution to change to accommodate people who fin
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by zallarak 13y ago
You make a good analogy but in my personal opinion, stretch it too far. The greatest scientists don't get caught up in squabbles about creationism with fools - they simply let their work prove it wrong. They are too busy to engage in p
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by zallarak 13y ago
First off, congrats on the hard work and incredible progress you guys have made. I'd just comment that you responding to this, along with a YC partner, only adds credibility to the story. If its BS, it should be totally ignored. The fa
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by zallarak 13y ago
I understand that you guys have a ton of work going on, but if you are charging for a service you need to deliver and respond to your customers on time before they feel the need to go public. I started my career as a "customer service
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by zallarak 13y ago
I see a lot of these articles; someone feeling cheated because Google takes them off some or all search results. Google did not "mug" anyone - it is the reason for your traffic to begin with. The fact that you even ever had discov
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by zallarak 13y ago
While I agree the 60 minutes segment seemed like a commercial, I don't understand why one would waste time attacking this innovation (not the helicopters, but the logistics behind it). A more meaningful discussion would be what the act
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by zallarak 13y ago
23andme is a consumer genetic testing company. The testing is not meant to be clinically applied. I work for a company that is similar to 23andme, different in the sense that the test can be clinically applied; the catch is that everything
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by zallarak 13y ago
I like that this is being discussed more. Some related thoughts: - I personally find the numbers low; there is a glut of startups out there partially due to engineers realizing that they are more than often underpaid in terms of equity. - E
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by zallarak 13y ago
Nah, analysts will make 100Kish for up to 3 years, where they can then be promoted to associate which is 150-200K, maybe more if they are great or the firm has a great year. Some firms offer up to 150K for entry-levels but half that comp is
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by zallarak 13y ago
Entry-level engineers in NY or CA with a relevant degree make more than entry-level investment bankers on Wall Street..
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is interesting but a pointless optimization. I use a cheap brush and have no dental issues to date. Also, for those of you like me who will criticize this -- make sure your small business isn't a virtual analogue of this.
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is pretty awesome - they are ahead of the curve. It's quite appealing to be able to have access to a full dev environment/VM with just Google Chrome as a prerequisite. I know Google does a lot of development with a similar so
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by zallarak 13y ago
I wish you guys the best, but to quote a silly TV show: "Any man who must say he is king is no king".
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by zallarak 13y ago
Relevant: also check out Backlift ( https://www.backlift.com/ ) -- it includes stuff like pre-processing and includes Dropbox integration + a backend + more.. A potential game changer in terms of dev time.
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by zallarak 13y ago
I can empathize. My only constructive comment would be to never waste time complaining or exuding frustration. I understand your situation is tough, but everyone who does anything worth doing will undergo hardship. Find a way to make it wor
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by zallarak 13y ago
The goal of the book is not to "make you feel like you're awesome". I liked the more complicated exercises because it forced you to understand the associated concept well, attempt some problem-solving and get better at writin
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by zallarak 13y ago
You are totally nitpicking on semantics. Obviously the general concept of public key encryption is not at risk.
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by zallarak 13y ago
Very well written. When you turn against your customers' welfare, you're almost always going down a path of failure in the long run.
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by zallarak 13y ago
Trust me, anyone who perpetuates ageism is somewhat misled. A diversity in the ages of employees is probably the ideal situation, because I can think of advantages/disadvantages the presence of a certain each age group brings to a team
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is a wonderful article - too often we get caught up in our bubble of expertise -- most people don't understand basic software/internet architecture. As the Woz said, it's our job as tech workers to make things as intuiti
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is like slapping a very insecure solution on a problem that will eventually die (snail mail).
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by zallarak 13y ago
I totally disagree with you. You first question embodies a very non pragmatic mindset - the first question has no "right" answer. However, rejecting corporate funding for research/etc is something that in principle makes very
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by zallarak 13y ago
This is an interesting though experiment, thanks for writing. I'd note that some of it does not make sense to me. For example, you can't cover every angle of a photo because that is a non-discrete measurement.
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by zallarak 13y ago
This seems pretty obvious and applies to most popular web frameworks. From a quick Google search, one can see rails 2.3 came out in 2009. That is 4 years ago - in the context of web frameworks that is quite a while.
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by zallarak 13y ago
I'm really interested in learning more. I like the concept but am also wary of the science behind it. Is there a legitimate/credible scientific review of it out there?
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by zallarak 13y ago
I've worked on smaller teams and with consultants. What I can say with confidence is that consultants/contractors tend to have a bias in that they don't care for properly architecting something and are more about hitting deli
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by zallarak 13y ago
I've used desk.com and it was good enough. It also had a decently good API and email integration.

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