alienfluid

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Making instagram.com faster – code size and execution optimizations(instagram-engineering.com)
11 points by alienfluid 7y ago|0 comments
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Making Instagram.com faster – cache first(instagram-engineering.com)
3 points by alienfluid 7y ago|0 comments
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Making Instagram.com Faster: Part 2(instagram-engineering.com)
4 points by alienfluid 7y ago|0 comments
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Making Instagram.com Faster (Part 1)(instagram-engineering.com)
10 points by alienfluid 7y ago|0 comments
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Instagram: Adaptive process and memory management for Python web servers(instagram-engineering.com)
4 points by alienfluid 7y ago|0 comments
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by alienfluid 8y ago
Wut. The SEC doesn't dictate how a company is valued - it's up to the markets and the participants. There is no "right way" to value a company. Not sure what the author is talking about.
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by alienfluid 12y ago
Axial ( http://www.axial.net/about/current-openings/ ) - fulltime, New York, VISA-transfers OK We are hiring backend, frontend and QA engineers. Our stack consists of Python micro-services (Pyramid web framework) ta
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by alienfluid 13y ago
These are equations that changed the world, for better or for worse. Black-Scholes opened up a whole world of asset pricing that much of the financial system today is based on. It can be argued that it did indeed have a deep effect on the s
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Data Debt(farhan.org)
2 points by alienfluid 13y ago|0 comments
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by alienfluid 13y ago
FWIW we are a Go shop (well, mostly) and are hiring. Check out cbinsights.com/jobs if you're interested.
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Analyzing a claim in the 2014 Gates Annual Letter(farhan.org)
2 points by alienfluid 13y ago|0 comments
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by alienfluid 13y ago
I haven't looked into it yet, but it shouldn't be too hard. If nothing more, it could be a simple wrapper over the existing email protocol. You're spot on about why coding is fun! Edit: thanks, btw!
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by alienfluid 13y ago
This was a weekend hack but I'll take the compliment!
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by alienfluid 13y ago
Oh cool! Did not know about this.
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by alienfluid 13y ago
OP here -- happy to answer anything that's not clear in the post!
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Build your own Buffer App service – a weekend hack(farhan.org)
55 points by alienfluid 13y ago|9 comments
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by alienfluid 13y ago
Is there a strong correlation between being active on Twitter and being a successful CEO?
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by alienfluid 13y ago
That's fair. I was just wondering why the MBA was specifically mentioned in the comments.
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by alienfluid 13y ago
Would it have been better to hire someone from the outside with no experience in software/technology AND no MBA? Just trying to see if you (parent and g-parent) consider an MBA an overall negative signal, regardless of someone's b
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by alienfluid 13y ago
I wrote up a post [1] about running my own mail server a few months ago. I ran into issues with my emails being rejected by certain ISPs (AOL for instance) even though I (supposedly) had set up SPF and DKIM. Ended up moving to Outlook.com u
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by alienfluid 13y ago
Hey folks - author here. I wrote this as a way to introduce some of my colleagues to R and (hopefully) have them be more productive in their jobs. I welcome your feedback on how I can improve the content. My email is on my profile. Thanks!
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A practical guide to getting started with R(farhan.org)
3 points by alienfluid 13y ago|1 comments
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by alienfluid 13y ago
Personal opinion, based on: - Lack of traction as evidenced by dismal ratings on the App Store compared to competitors - Supposed focus on international markets without clear commitment to establishing a presence there - HR troubles (as com
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by alienfluid 13y ago
What an utter waste of capital.
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by alienfluid 13y ago
CB Insights ( http://www.cbinsights.com ) - Front End Developer (Full Time), New York City, NY Want to build beautiful, intuitive UIs and data visualizations that will enable world class venture capital firms and Fortune 500 corpo
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AOL Smacks Startup for Using CrunchBase Content It Gave Away(wired.com)
64 points by alienfluid 13y ago|9 comments
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by alienfluid 15y ago
Original email with headers: http://alienfluid.com/email.txt
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by alienfluid 15y ago
The email is quite predatory and I suspect quite a few vulnerable people are going to fall for it. Just goes to show how sophisticated and targeted spam mail is getting (no longer do you just get emails for V1AGRA!).
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I won the green card lottery (well, not really)(alienfluid.posterous.com)
3 points by alienfluid 15y ago|3 comments
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by alienfluid 15y ago
Um ... thanks!?

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