abramN

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by abramN 11mo ago
Atlassian has Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket - and their cross-platform search is getting better all the time. Confluence has AI search as well, so you can ask questions in natural language. I believe the underlying AI product is called
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by abramN 1y ago
that is bad, I think the even worse sin is putting sponsored apps above the app you really searched for so you end up clicking on the wrong one.
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by abramN 1y ago
Trump is going to be all over this - we can turn lead into gold everyone! Our problems are solved!
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by abramN 2y ago
we administer a coding challenge designed to ensure people can do some basic coding - we don't even have them compile it. But we have caught people who start talking about using a B tree to solve fizzbuzz and we know they're not
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by abramN 2y ago
"You are exchanging your effort for money" -> you are exchanging your TIME for money. FTFY
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by abramN 2y ago
anyone and everyone can be an underperformer - it's all relative
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by abramN 2y ago
MVP bugs me sometimes - because oftentimes it is all you end up with. Yeah, it's minimally viable, but wouldn't it be nice to build something with bells and whistles and actually delights users?
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by abramN 2y ago
now there's a WSJ Pro that I have to pay even more money for a subscription?
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by abramN 3y ago
Rocklin, California pros: great for kids, good schools, lots of parks cons: no place to walk to, boring
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by abramN 3y ago
demonstrated expertise in one or more domains, can guide other professionals, sets and enforces standards, knows how to manage up and communicate to stakeholders, IT project management knowledge
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by abramN 3y ago
society and culture are conformity, so to live in a society and/or culture and have some kind of influence or impact, you need to provide some kind of value that others deem as "good." We don't live in a bubble.
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by abramN 3y ago
I have noticed that if I learn how to play a song I really really like I don't feel the same about the song afterward - some of the magic is lost.
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by abramN 3y ago
>> Large models are trained on public data scraped via API. Content-heavy sites are most likely to be disrupted (why post on StackOverflow?) by models trained on their own data. Naturally, they want to restrict access and either (1) s
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by abramN 3y ago
this is where we need to start putting a premium on the customer's time. If a company sell you a product, and you spend 4 hours on the phone with support for an issue that turns out to be their fault, you should get reimbursed or cred
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by abramN 4y ago
And I don't know that either really handle the null case all that well, i.e. if the value isn't set at all. In that case, does it default to on/checked? or off/unchecked? They almost need a hover-over or message that po
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by abramN 4y ago
I actually have the candidates do FizzBuzz! And, it's still amazing how many people can't figure it out, or try and BS their way through it by proposing using a crazy data structure like a B-Tree (true story).
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by abramN 4y ago
I've been around since the birth of the internet, and just have been amazed with how much stuff there is to do and see and learn. Granted, there's a lot of cesspools, but lots of good wholesome stuff too. I mean, think about it
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by abramN 6y ago
I have been thinking about this. My idea, that I dubbed "The Mesh" basically has each person's profile data as a blob "somewhere" on the internet. The person's profile would have different tiers for the type
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by abramN 6y ago
second this - google photos makes it super simple to share pics and videos with select people
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by abramN 8y ago
I was a great example of the Peter Principle in action. I had climbed through the ranks of software development to become the director of software engineering at a mortgage firm, then after less than a year moved on to director of business
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by abramN 8y ago
a lot of it comes down to a strong and well-supported Information Security Officer and team, with detailed policies and procedures and a least-privileges-required security model. Someone shares credentials? Fired. The CEO or another exec
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by abramN 9y ago
hey, I deal with this too. Exercise does help with letting off some steam. What also does wonders is to list out the things that are bothering you, and then ask yourself - "is there anything I can (and should) do about this right now
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by abramN 9y ago
I went on Nutrisystem for a month as I needed a "reset." Our kitchen counters were topped with snacks and candy, and I had fallen into the habit of mindlessly snacking every evening. Plus, I like to eat! :) At my heaviest I was 2
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by abramN 10y ago
learn to recognize when a project is going south, and act immediately!
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by abramN 10y ago
Has no one realized that Microsoft and others are moving to a SaaS model, even with consumer OSes? Lots of other service providers update their platforms, and the user doesn't really have much say in WHEN it happens. We just get a me
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by abramN 10y ago
doesn't work on tablets with multiple cameras - doesn't let you switch the camera, and defaults to the rear-facing camera on the Surface 3, for example. just amazing that they wouldn't provide this functionality, considering
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by abramN 11y ago
coconut oil and a b vitamin - works wonders for energy. But sometimes your brain needs a break - give it one. There are times when I don't want to do a darn thing, and I have to fight the feelings of guilt that come with that. But,
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by abramN 11y ago
ok, let me ask this question: if Comcast is so terrible, why aren't we seeing reporters on CNN/NBC/MSNBC/ETC talking about it non-stop? Why don't we have late-night talk show pundits arguing amongst themselves abou