btaitelb

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by btaitelb 9y ago
The author has some serious design and coding skills. I just wish they were more precise about what it is (a window manager? an gnome user theme?) rather than trying to brand it as a javascript-based operating system.
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by btaitelb 10y ago
I do a lot of work helping early and mid-stage companies scale their workforce and technology. Some companies scale by the seat of their pants: they hire people for specific needs as they arise (e.g. servers crashing, or too many sales requ
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by btaitelb 10y ago
Markov chains are much simpler than Markov models. The lecture starts off with the simpler idea to motivate the more complex one that you're describing.
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by btaitelb 12y ago
I clicked on this link expecting a conversation about commenting in code, which is broken for several reasons. Commenting on this post seems to work for me though.
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by btaitelb 12y ago
I'm picturing something like this http://www.soundboardarchive.com/game/603/George-Takei.html but with audio and recording functions as well? A quick google search turned up http://www.mobilepodcas
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by btaitelb 12y ago
We stuck with facebook to keep it simple, but I agree it would be really nice to login via twitter. This is definitely on our roadmap, but I don't think we'll get to it for this time. If you have a great idea and think you can get
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by btaitelb 12y ago
I completely agree with this. One skill that I pride myself in is being able to internalize others' ideas. For example, I'm working on a startup right now (it helps that I have equity), and am pretty happy when I'm still up c
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by btaitelb 12y ago
Thanks for reporting this. It looks like the database connection went down just as you were submitting. I'll switch to a better database tonight to ensure the connection stays up. Would you mind trying to submit again?
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by btaitelb 12y ago
http://calacanis.com/2015/01/27/why-hackathons-are-important... is great for inspiration.
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I want to turn your idea into a demo
9 points by btaitelb 12y ago|12 comments
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by btaitelb 12y ago
You're right, if the winning idea is "build the control software for a self-driving boat that can search for a missing airplane," then the tech certainly will not be easy (and would be pretty awesome). What we were getting at
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by btaitelb 12y ago
Sorry about that, we had the permissions set too strictly. It's fixed now, and I want to thank you for bringing this to our attention before the competition starts.
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Coshx Labs is giving away $50k of development. No strings attached.(competition.coshx.com)
37 points by btaitelb 12y ago|35 comments
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by btaitelb 13y ago
I don't see any ethical issue here, but if there are hard feelings involved (like you're leaving his investment high and dry), he could make things difficult for you at company B. I suggest talking to your new boss at company B, a
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by btaitelb 13y ago
This is what I love about consulting - I can experience different team cultures and projects, and learn what works and doesn't work for various teams.
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Standup is not scrum(coshx.com)
2 points by btaitelb 13y ago|0 comments
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by btaitelb 14y ago
These are great specifics, and I agree with all of them. On a more general level, I don't consider someone senior until they can take a complex problem and break it down by choosing appropriate technologies for all the pieces. This is a nec
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by btaitelb 14y ago
If you go out on your own and contract with that same company, chances are good that you could easily pull in $100/hr (I've heard numbers much higher than that, but am trying to be conservative here). Now, there's a higher risk for contract
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by btaitelb 14y ago
I'm experiencing some wonderment, does that count?
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by btaitelb 14y ago
We used clicky with custom events for analytics, which I like better than google analytics, but doesn't have built-in support for cohort analysis. I'd love to hear recommendations for better tools based on others' experience doing similar a
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by btaitelb 14y ago
I tend to prefer having face-to-face interaction with interns, because it lets me determine more easily what they're understanding and what they're struggling with. Physically being in the same space can also create a more helpful environme
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Case study in validated learning: GigDog's 1st experiment(coshx.com)
2 points by btaitelb 14y ago|1 comments
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by btaitelb 14y ago
Is "Documentation" just an implementation detail for what you really need: "Communication"? If I can have a smooth learning curve and a well-understood contract, then I'll have an API that developers enjoy using and integrating into product
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by btaitelb 15y ago
I guess most of my beef is with "You're Cuking It Wrong" for giving such a poor example, which I think only furthers your point that we tend to develop bad code with cucumber and then tell clients that this is how they should be communicati
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by btaitelb 15y ago
I don't think the example story in this post is good for several reasons: 1. it was written by developers instead of the product owner -- good stories are all about business value 2. it seems that it was thrown over the wall instead of