asbestoshft

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Ask HN: Critique my company
52 points by asbestoshft 9y ago|73 comments
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by asbestoshft 10y ago
Yes, it is finance! Prop trading more specifically. We could set up milestones such as (1) implement this exchange interface with this latency or (2) implement this trading algo with this latency but really none of that matters if you don&
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Ask HN: Compensation at a firm with a cash cow
2 points by asbestoshft 10y ago|3 comments
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Schools and The G Factor ( 2004 ) [pdf](udel.edu)
1 points by asbestoshft 10y ago|0 comments
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I've tried searching reddit and google for this question on reddit but I can't find it. Do you have a link to that question on reddit?
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I meant you might get bumped out of your room and even the hotel if you decide to stay another day for which you don't already have a reservation. If you have a prior reservation you can't get bumped. Well, maybe you can. I&#x2
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
Aren't most of these things something that a hotel could charge customers? You want to check in at 1 PM instead of the standard 3 PM, OK, that is more money? You want to be able to cancel up to 12 hours before check in, OK, that is m
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I did a quick google and found http://www.ahla.com/content.aspx?id=35603 which says that 40% of guests are on business and 60% are leisure travelers. This data is for the the USA for 2012.
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
It would actually seem like a win for everyone as hotels could charge more for rooms that are better just like airlines do for premium seating. That room away from the elevator that is another $25/night. They already do things like t
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Ask HN: Why don't hotels let you pick your room?
11 points by asbestoshft 12y ago|15 comments
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I agree with you on points one and two but how do you figure that out in a interview over a couple of hours? I can figure out how skilled they are technically, I can figure out if they have decent communication skills which are also import
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
That is a really great suggestion. I'm going to try that next time I find myself in this situation. Thanks for your time and input on this.
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
Since you say that code reviews helped him the most can you give some details on how that was done, who was involved, how much time was devoted to it, etc?
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
Interesting points. I do suck at hiring but I also think I'm better than average at it. Its just a really hard problem where if you are really bad at it in some absolute sense you are actually pretty good at it in a relative sense.
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I agree that hiring is random and the focus should be on making a star team. That is what I have done and I'm pretty happy with how it has turned out. Have you ever seen a big change in the level of productivity of a given programmer
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Do below average developers ever turn into average developers?
6 points by asbestoshft 12y ago|13 comments
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by asbestoshft 12y ago
I have a lot of experience with HFT. Lets clear all of this up. How exchanges work for dummies. All of the modern US stock exchanges work as a limit order book. Orders are filled on a price-time basis. In other words, you put in an order