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by zzalpha 10y ago
And then if there's an unrecoverable read error on one of those other massive drives during the rebuild, you're in deep trouble.. and the bigger the drive the more likely this is to happen (reaching near-certainty once the drive i
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by zzalpha 10y ago
But that's not what this article is about. It's not that these people don't accept (that is, comprehend and agree with) basic facts. The photographic evidence is irrefutable. The conclusion is necessarily that they're k
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by zzalpha 10y ago
The real shame is that his boss didn't know how to manage him . Unfortunately, it's not unusual for middle managers to languish without decent coaching. I feel like this often happens due to one or more of: a) the senior managem
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Actually it is not. Well, the HBR studies cited, here, indicate a correlation between a manager who could do their direct report's job and job satisfaction of that direct report. It does not claim that this is necessary for dir
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by zzalpha 10y ago
No argument here. I'd never claim good managers don't have additional skills beyond the technical. Only that the crisp line we try to draw between the two roles is a false one. I'd also claim the following: sometimes doer
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by zzalpha 10y ago
This is one of those great discoveries that is hardly surprising and makes you wonder why it hadn't be seen before. Well, the traditional view of "management" is that it's a distinct job from "doing". Theref
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Well, on the bright side, all you aspiring PMs out there, take note: see how low the bar is?? Speaking as a PM/PO that, I hope, doesn't suck, if you simply take the time to: 1. Understand the market. 2. Understand the product. 3.
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Eh, that line is fuzzier than it looks from a distance. Product managers are responsible for dealing with roadmaps and timelines. Managing expectations is necessarily part of that job. Add in agile practices where the PM may also be a PO d
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Saskatchewan. Good ol' Tommy Douglas. For those curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Canada#The_begin...
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by zzalpha 10y ago
like the once a year retreats with parties and trust falls and what-not Nice strawman! We got the team together, shared meals and drinks in the evening, and basically did engineering work during the day. The team took the opportunity to d
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by zzalpha 10y ago
I agree. In a meeting with 3 or more people, designating a scribe is a great idea!
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Meeting notes are a thing for a reason. Here's a recipe for a successful meeting: 1. Start by setting the agenda, and critically, the desired outcome. "At the end of this meeting I want to have a decision on X, or a date for when
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by zzalpha 10y ago
I find it telling that you were downvoted for this comment. Anyone who would claim this isn't the case is deluding themselves. It's starting to feel a lot like the open-office trend in business: it's turned into a religious
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by zzalpha 10y ago
I also think it absurd to presume that there's zero benefit to having folks face-to-face from time-to-time. Wanna work from home 4 days out of 5? I say go nuts. But I would want some amount of face-to-face time, not to see asses in se
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Yes, just as, as a man who's of below average height, I also can speak for little people. No wait, I can't...
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by zzalpha 10y ago
I think it unreasonable for you to claim to speak for everyone on the spectrum. Is what you say true for some? Sure. But there are many far more severely impaired who desperately need better support systems, as do their caregivers.
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by zzalpha 10y ago
All the qualities they identify, here, are, in my mind, absolutely necessary (though not sufficient) for someone to be a good leader. But, despite the title of the article, none of them are objectively quantifiable.
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Correct. Options exercised in a CCPC don't result in a tax hit until the shares are liquidated. Options exercised in a non-CCPC are subject to income tax on the difference between strike price and FMV of the shares at the time of exer
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by zzalpha 10y ago
This is actually a pretty good summary: http://www.taxplanningguide.ca/tax-planning-guide/section-1-... Not, the 50% income deduction also applies to non-CCPC shares if the circumstances are right, which brings the inc
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by zzalpha 10y ago
It's much worse in late stage startups where expiration means use em or lose em. It comes down to a gamble. With your numbers, a big one. But until that choice is forced on you, I say wait. There's no reason for an early exercis
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Doesn't apply to Canada, either. Well, unless the options are for shares in a non-Canadian controlled private corporation. Got bit by that little loophole in my late stage startup when facing options expiration...
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by zzalpha 10y ago
So the original exchange at the top of this thread was as follows: "Would you swear in an interview? No." Yes. And if someone held it against me it's unlikely to be a place I want to work. You were not the person who repl
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Accepting that folks you don't know might not share your values, and adjusting accordingly isn't "political". It's basic respect and professionalism. Now, from your perspective, you might think you're just test
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by zzalpha 10y ago
And conversely the UK previously benefitted from the enormous negotiating power of the EU block, an economy that every nation in the world would like to trade with (for perspective, in 2015 the UK contributed 17% of EU total GDP). In fact
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Well, I'd hold it against you (well, unless I set the precedent by swearing first...) :) In many professional settings (e.g. when in front of a client), where you may not be familiar with the social norms of those you're interacti
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by zzalpha 10y ago
That'd be equivalent to Canada choosing to end free trade with the US after 2008. It's the UKs largest aggregate trading partner by an enormous margin. They're cutting off their nose to spite their face and there will be sig
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by zzalpha 10y ago
And that's great for you. When I get to the end of a stressful ten hour workday, personally, I'd rather not stare down the barrel of another 3-4 hours of house chores that have piled up due to the aforementioned ten hour work da
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Actually, in that case you'd still see an increase in productivity (e.g. GDP / hours worked) as workforce participation declines while GDP remains static.
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by zzalpha 10y ago
What you're saying is true, but there's not that much you can say about languages that ISN'T personal preference, in the end. I agree, which is why I said your original comment (that these guys need to prove their language
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by zzalpha 10y ago
Eh, I've seen that claim enumerable times when reading about Lisps. "You can build any language you want on lisp!" Yeah, no one does that. There's a reason other languages exist and Lisp hasn't simply supplanted th

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