Paul_Dessert

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Ask HN: Finding nonprofits that need help
1 points by Paul_Dessert 8y ago|1 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 8y ago
That's a good idea! Good luck :)
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by Paul_Dessert 8y ago
I made a similar tool. It just uses user input data. It gives you a good snapshot of the cost of a meeting, but doesn't go as deep as OP's tool. https://www.resumebeacon.com/planning-to-plan.php
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by Paul_Dessert 8y ago
Exactly. This doesn't necessarily mean these companies advertised the job to one gender. It simply means the ad was targeted at a specific gender. For all we know, the companies spent twice as much on a different ad set for women.
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by Paul_Dessert 8y ago
Do you live in Foresthill? I'm not too far away in shingle springs.
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
That does not say, "0% of non-white non-males were hired for an entry-level position".
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
Where does the article say this, "Prior to the author of this article conducting her live experiment, 0% of non-white non-males were hired for an entry-level position"? She's female. She got hired.
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
Exactly
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
Read this paragraph: "Finally, I suggested that if we reached the final round of hiring without any viable women or minorities in the selection pool, we should take this as an indication that we had not done a good job at outreach. We
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
A troll? The author is a hypocrite and I'm calling her out. The words above came directly from her article. And yes, I did read the entire thing. If you don't see anything wrong with what she said/did, I feel sorry for you.
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
"I had expressed dismay before at our hiring practices. It seemed that whenever we had our monthly engineering all-hands meeting, the new hire announcements featured three more young white guys. I felt that we could do better." So
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Learn how to convert more users to paying customers
1 points by Paul_Dessert 9y ago|0 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 9y ago
I met Carlos about 15 years ago while I was in school. He helped me with a project I was working on. Very helpful and friendly guy! I also remember going to lunch with him as he was building Corona. His passion was contagious. We hadn'
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Show HN: SeedTip – Find local farmers' markets based on your location(seedtip.com)
4 points by Paul_Dessert 10y ago|0 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 10y ago
This is a tool I've been working on for a while. It constantly scans Amazon and finds the best open-box deals. Products are 30% - 95% off. Most of the items have damaged packaging and can't be sold as new, so Amazon sells them at
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Show HN: JungleFlip – A bot that saves you money on Amazon products(jungleflip.com)
4 points by Paul_Dessert 10y ago|2 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
Absolutely. I got one a couple of weeks ago. It asked me to design some API and other arbitrary garbage. Obviously an auto response. They also had the nerve to "cap" it at 10 hours. I won't even respond to these "compani
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Show HN: Find the best open box deals on Amazon
3 points by Paul_Dessert 11y ago|0 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
Also want to mention that it's 100% free. No sign up, up-selling, lead gen etc...
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Show HN: Learn JavaScript and Google Maps API- 4 part video tutorial and sample code
4 points by Paul_Dessert 11y ago|1 comments
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
$200M Wouldn't be enough. They are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist for 95% of the country. Sure, there is a market for this, it's just not the size they are thinking. As the article says, "Figure Out Your Mo
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pji_IX-UacM
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
Google is simply another avenue for information. You could just as easily change the title to "Television Could Steal the Presidency". If you asked 2,000 undecided voters (BTW, if you're undecided when you go to the polls, do
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by Paul_Dessert 11y ago
I only had time to read about half of the article, but wanted to let you know this EXACT same thing just happened to me. We verified service (twice) before buying the house. Called to schedule an install and found out service wasn't av
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
There are others in this thread that disagree with me and I'm not calling them trolls. This person's tone and choice of words landed them in "troll category" in my mind.
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
Agreed, very well said.
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
LOL at "the token public sector person". So true. You have to sift through a LOT of trash to find the treasures.
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
Hello troll. I knew you'd show up. In case you missed it in the article... "Understand trolls will always try and bring you down. It's easier said than done. The reality is, it stings. You'll question your work. You&#x27
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
That's very good advice! Sometimes we completely overlook the basics, I know I do from time to time.
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by Paul_Dessert 12y ago
Thanks! It's a bit of a struggle at times, but I'm learning a TON!

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