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12,052karma·2,819submissions·April 18, 2014
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I think there's often a way to use understand what motivates the "trouble-maker" (I dislike that label here) and use it effectively that doesn't take a lot of effort, just getting …
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---Disobey authority. Say “fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me” and change jobs. Challenge authority, but don't be an ass about it. Simply try to help them understand that you are doing them a …
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So my coworker, let's call him "Justin" woke up less than 2 weeks after midnight to two voices and somebody sticking his foot through his open window (lives in tenderloin, with his gf).…
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I live in SF and when I first showed up here, I too was really unaware of how bad the problem was. My car was broken into 6 times, once for only the change in my ashtray! (I can only assume, there was…
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Big deal man. I work in SF, at a unicorn, and most of the engineers I work with don't read HN or consider themselves a "community." They're just people who code for work and don…
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Um, it's not fair to liken yourself to hacker news when you refuse to give me a podcast without entering my email. And appear to be full of ads. {Edit: Intensify discontent after trying to use)
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This sounds pretty extreme. I would love to know both sides of this story. Without independent objective data I can't tell if this is a desperate plea for help from a lucky individual wrongfully …
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I think this title can be misleading, be sure to read the article closely. From the article, what when they say "error correction," all they mean learning a new task while under the influenc…
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Unfortunately that is not the only question worth asking. Let me turn this question around to help illustrate.
Do you think there is a correlation between IQ and candidate quality? Any correlation,…
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Or, there's a 1-million times better way to do this with a good library. In javascript for example FA('0...11'.split('')).chunk(8)
.map(x => parseInt(x.join('')…
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The one thing that really doesn't resonate with me is the undertone of bitterness. First, I bought Punch Club on steam, and enjoyed it. But I think the assumption that's easy to make is &quo…
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This is an amazing source of salary information. This must be a great when job hunting (especially as H1B) to see what ranges companies you apply to hire at.
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http://alexrohde.com/zennish/index.html A programming test build around the long term. Can you write code that adapts well to the unknown?…
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Meh, I for one deleted (not just disabled) my linked in a few months ago. I realized I never made any connections on there that served me in any way. The shit wasn't bad enough to stop me from si…
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I feel like this article is an angry criticism on a situation which I am unaware of. If he knows a company breaking the law then I propose he whistle-blow, rather than right a legal guide on a blog an…
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Am I the only one who doesn't understand why it's still considered "okay" to write C for security-dependent code these days? Processors have gotten order of magnitudes faster, spee…
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On the criticisms of PHP on swap, those are way out of date. Swap in php: list(a, b) = [b, a] Multiple return values: [a, b] = function(){ return ["one value", "another"];};
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I think this really illustrates one of the biggest concerns with concentrating software power in the executive: what if a totalitarian seizes control? How much damage can they accomplish? Last time, l…
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It's unfortunate that such a callous performance has to become the icon for his case. Living in SF, I agree there is a problem. In fact there are two. 1) There are the schizophrenics who need som…
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I agree. I'd even go so far as saying it's appealing to the audience's basest desire: to perpetuate an iconic enemy. You could do the same thing by changing "Tech Worker" to &…
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I think this generation shift isn't new, and I think it's "standing on the shoulders of giants." It's what makes each generation more effective than the last. Specifically, I&…
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Yahoo owns Tumblr, but it runs independently. If the Tumblr portion of Yahoo is hiring they should (and I suspect would have) put their logo up. And no, Tumblr is not "top tech" either. It m…
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I opened this link, thought the site looked interesting. Scrolled down, saw "Yahoo," "Microsoft," and a bunch of companies I've never heard of. Interest went from 70% to 0. Ya…
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I totally agree with request for more detail; I would love a breakdown of PPB by area. So I found this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/15&…
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Blaming the tax-system is an intellectually-lazy solution. "Here kids, we can't afford water without lead so take this." Super competent.