bigbee

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by bigbee 3y ago
Not really. It tries to measure "impact" and while direct measures like number of CLs can potentially go into that, this is definitely not the rule. Then again, Google is best thought of as a collection of semi-independent compani
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by bigbee 3y ago
It's true that the way to become a software engineering manager starts at being a good engineer. The way to become a senior manager however is usually to be good at management.
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by bigbee 4y ago
They don't need to, because it's already tied to Google's stock performance! Over 90% of top executives' pay is in equity, so as the stock takes massive hits their pay takes a massive hit as well. Last December the board
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by bigbee 4y ago
I've done exactly that in my early 30s. Bootstrapped, then raised a couple of rounds, couldn't raise again so went back to bootstrap mode, but ultimately failed. It was a rough period, but I survived to thrive as a senior in a FAA
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by bigbee 4y ago
Yes! And the monetization in this case isn’t display ads but rather charging businesses for communicating with their customers.
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by bigbee 4y ago
Costs grew due to a hiring binge (that can be easily stopped, or even reversed - it’s entirely in Google’s hands) and to increased costs for their data centers (hardware, electricity) which are cyclical. There’s no indication so far of any
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by bigbee 4y ago
GCP is the fastest growing Google product, and its revenue growth rate is much higher than its costs growth. So (1) there’s a clear path to profitability and (2) it’s Google’s best story so far for a revenue stream beyond ads. They’ve been
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by bigbee 7y ago
Original title: “Eat less, live longer Salk scientists show how caloric restriction prevents negative effects of aging in cells” What it should have been: Are you a lab rat? Eat less, live longer! Salk scientists show how caloric restricti
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by bigbee 12y ago
Another Israeli here. I watched those intercepts taking place over my head. Add to that the numerous YouTube videos of such intercepts and let's call the lot "experimental evidence". That should trump the article's theor
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by bigbee 17y ago
My experience running such a consulting firm in the (distant) past was that the best way to stay profitable is to focus on WOM. Use any connections you have now to get some gigs, do above and beyond (regardless of what those early clients p
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by bigbee 17y ago
I used to use RSSBandig ( http://rssbandit.org/ ) before switching over completely to Google Reader. Of course, it's desktop based, so doesn't fit your requirements. It does have a nice sync option with web-based readers - http://rssbandit
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User concerns over twitter OAuth. Ideas anyone?
2 points by bigbee 17y ago|0 comments
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by bigbee 18y ago
I looked at it for 30 seconds, didn't figure out why I'd want to switch over from shelfari and left. I think you should make it much easier for people who arrive at your website understand why they should stay.
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by bigbee 18y ago
We also use trac, although it's features are rather basic. We kind of gotten to it by default - because we got it packaged with svn and a wiki. I guess it's just good enough and there was never a reason compelling enough to switch.
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by bigbee 18y ago
The easiest way is to use MySQL's own query cache. Increasing its size yields wonderful results. On linux, edit my.cnf and add the following: [mysqld] ... query_cache_type=1 query_cache_limit=1M query_cache_size=128M # or more -
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by bigbee 18y ago
You have an idea for a start-up? Now work!
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by bigbee 18y ago
I used to suffer from RSI in both my wrists years ago. Switching to ergonomic keyboards solved the problem. I'm using the "Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard". Just to prove that this was indeed the cause, whenever I travel for a while wi
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by bigbee 18y ago
Start by building your best thing that works for most users. Most people work in 1024 resolution or higher, and don't bother with disabling cookies or javascript. Trying to support everyone right away is just like premature optimization. Ge
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by bigbee 18y ago
Everything from Seth Godin. Permission Marketing, All Marketers are Liers and Purple Cow are my personal favorites.
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by bigbee 19y ago
I've been using ServerBeach for about 8 months now, growing from 1 dedicated server to 4, and am quite happy with them. No downtimes or problems of any kind so far. If you decide to use them, you can use my referral code - ND86GGNNTQ - to
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by bigbee 19y ago
For the $10 it costs you to register another domain, I'd say it's worth the price to get the .net, .org, and possibly some European/Asian domains if you can see yourself doing business there in the future. I wouldn't go into companynamesuc
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by bigbee 19y ago
Our first lump of cash came from angel investors that I got to know working (as an employee, not a founder) in a previous startup. In general, people who know you already, are more likely to be willing to bet on you.