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by eVoLInTHRo 3y ago
Joined Microsoft in the early 2010s, and Google recently in the 2020s. I see the same bad company culture traits in both cases (incompetent & feuding middle managers, silos of information, promotion based on launches not business impact
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by eVoLInTHRo 3y ago
The xkcd comic seems more about the multiple comparisons problem ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_comparisons_problem ), which could arise in both an observational or controlled setting.
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by eVoLInTHRo 4y ago
Be honest and humble. The business won't work as you expect. Keep an open mind and adapt. Ego will prevent this from happening, don't let it. Be crystal clear why your business needs to exist. Not why you think it should exist. De
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by eVoLInTHRo 5y ago
I haven't listened to this specific podcast, but Ezra Klein went on paternity leave a couple months ago. He didn't host this episode, per the description. Seems like he's prioritizing something other than career at the moment
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by eVoLInTHRo 6y ago
Agree with the general idea. Data engineers are like the essential workers of the data world, people who today may not receive the appropriate level of appreciation that they deserve. I think the glut of data scientist occurs because we clu
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by eVoLInTHRo 6y ago
Here's my guess: - It's televised Sunday mornings (at least here in America), and it's way more interesting than anything else on at that time. - It's a soap opera/drama, but socially acceptable for men to watch. Yo
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by eVoLInTHRo 6y ago
In your mind, how many years is a few years? I watch Formula E, but it's hard to imagine it becoming the pinnacle of motorsport anytime soon. Formula E's definitely made progress: e.g. they no longer have to run two separate cars
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by eVoLInTHRo 6y ago
Econometrics is the application of statistical techniques on economics-related problems, typically to understand relationships between economic phenomena (e.g. income) and things that might be associated with it (e.g. education). Machine le
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by eVoLInTHRo 7y ago
The first half of the essay aligns with your takeaway. But the second half does start to delve into how to identify useful obsessions, starting with "But there are some heuristics you can use to guess whether an obsession might be one
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by eVoLInTHRo 7y ago
Like others have said, the technical infrastructure is usually a manifestation of the people processes of the corporation. I think it's valuable to kinda ignore the technical stuff initially, and instead first understand the requiremen