anuj_nm

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by anuj_nm 6y ago
Thanks for the great explanation of the evolution of telecom technologies. However, I found the business case lacks substance. The author claims that an offline retail giant will have a higher chance of success when they try to go online be
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by anuj_nm 8y ago
This makes me thankful for Amazon's document-writing culture. Ambiguous words like very/could/should/few/large are avoided or at least qualified with a range. This helps us avoid ambiguity, regardless of the amount
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by anuj_nm 9y ago
If you're living in Canada, you're spending money in CAD. I don't think its fair to convert Canadian salaries to USD to make the comparison. Still, $160K CAD is considerably less than $200K USD.
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
Mine was 2 months ago. I'm surprised how stale these questions are.
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
I was asked pretty much the same questions for an SRE position at Google. Note that I only found the recruiter phone screen to be this kind of 'pop quiz'. The engineering interviews were more detailed discussions with engineers.
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
I keep getting marketing emails from Udacity about their nanodegrees. Some of them sound pretty attractive (like the ones related to self-driving cars) and I've been tempted to take them. Glad to hear an actual review from someone :)
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
Adding to this, there's an informal course review site that gives you pretty good reviews from other students. It should give you some more context: https://omscentral.com/reviews
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
I only take 1-2 courses each semester. Which means it'll take me a total of 3 years to graduate. Right now I'm about a year in, with 3 courses under my belt. One of the courses I took was time-consuming and difficult- maybe 15-20
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
I have an undergrad degree in Computer Engineering, and have been working in the field for 3 years. So I took 1st year and 2nd year Math courses during my undergrad, but I haven't really used them since.
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
Yes, I think it should be fine considering you have some work experience. Once you're accepted though, you'll have to complete two foundational courses within a year (with a grade of at least B) in order to continue to be eligible
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
Have you considered an online Master's degree in machine learning from Georgia Tech? Its offered through Udacity so its cheaper and more flexible, but you also get a full degree from Georgia Tech. Full disclosure- I'm currently in
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by anuj_nm 10y ago
I hadn't thought of it that way, thanks for bringing it up. Yes, I'll have to ask to see how its viewed culturally.
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Ask HN: Attention and Effort clause in employment contract
1 points by anuj_nm 10y ago|2 comments
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Maybe you can add some details about what stage your company is at (seed vs Series A/B/C), instead of identifying your company?
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
In the past year, I've had 3 colleagues quit their jobs at a Vancouver startup to work remotely for a US company (to get paid in USD). Tech salaries in Vancouver are too low for the cost of living. Its especially discouraging to see an
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I like that they're allowing customers to build custom applications using their SDK. Also, targeting industries seems like a much better way to build this kind of technology than building a mass market consumer product.
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
My girlfriend lives this philosophy of minimalism, and I try to follow it as well. She's had to move at least once a year every year for the past 8 years, and she brings her stuff down to two suitcases each time (with no storage anywhe
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Exactly. I'm currently working as a software engineer here, and the average wage is significantly lower than what Seattle companies offer (even if you ignore the difference in exchange rate). This combined with the housing affordabilit
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I went to UBC, Vancouver from my undergrad. A large part of my friends moved to the US (since the exchange rate works in your favor). Calgary and Toronto are also popular.
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Next Draft is awesome! I've been reading it for almost 4 years, and its one of my primary sources of general news. He limits it to ten stories a day, and his curation is excellent. I find myself looking forward to clicking through it e
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Change Heroes | Vancouver, BC | http://changeheroes.com/ | Prefer ONSITE but REMOTE possible for the right candidate | CTO, Senior Backend Engineer We're building the world's largest community of people taking act
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Change Heroes isn't a non-profit, but a technology social enterprise for sure. We help charities fundraise better through video outreach + microgifts. So far we've helped fundraise over $2.86m, and we're just getting started.
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I didn't realise that one city's market could be large enough to support that many. In Vancouver I've only seen 5-6 of them, and in Mumbai where this just started, I only know of one company running them. Yes, if you have &gt
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I've tried a bunch of these in Vancouver, Seattle and Mumbai. Most of them have been incredible. If you're the kind of person who enjoys the rush of solving puzzles under a timer, you would love this. Also, one set of rooms in Va
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
Just tried this locally and on AWS at Change Heroes and its great! We've been looking to become more metrics driven as a company, and this might be the tool that makes it happen! Thanks for building it and making it open source :)
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I took Nando's ML courses at UBC 2 years ago. He's great at explaining complex concepts in digestible chunks. He's able to show how ML theories are modeled after natural processes well too (such as how speech recognition and
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by anuj_nm 11y ago
I'm an engineer working for Change Heroes (www.changeheroes.com). Every Sunday night all I can think about is how excited I am to work on the product the next week. I've never felt this way before. Change Heroes helps raise money
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by anuj_nm 12y ago
Thanks for bringing this up. Hate to see how unethical telecom companies across the world can be.
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by anuj_nm 12y ago
Thanks for the post! I'm part of the founding team for a startup in Vancouver and work out of Mumbai, so this is super useful for me. Also, +1 for suggesting Cathay and T Mobile! Try Wind Mobile if you need a connection in Canada. They