jchendy

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by jchendy 8y ago
Probably this UI: https://www.facebook.com/live/create I didn't do it alone of course (probably a dozen people have worked on the UI, and hundreds on the backend), but it was my main project for around 9 months. L
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by jchendy 8y ago
> I would personally take a shuttle over the subway any day. If you're crossing any bridges or tunnels, a 15 minute train ride could easily be 45 minutes in a shuttle or car.
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by jchendy 8y ago
> // no curly braces, semicolons or parentheses Is this a good thing? It feels like saying "It's English without the periods or line breaks or capital letters."
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by jchendy 8y ago
> you could be at Google collecting a 1/2M paycheck That's director-level compensation. Would somebody whose only experience is 4-5 years of running a startup be hired straight into a director role?
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by jchendy 8y ago
Why didn't you like them and what changed your mind?
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by jchendy 8y ago
Why only biweekly?
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by jchendy 9y ago
> And strangely, a lot of people think we should both do that for free (at everyone else's expense) and that we should legalize the drugs that put them there. Why do you consider that strange?
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by jchendy 10y ago
Here's an interesting podcast claiming the Dow is meaningless: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/01/04/508261371/episo... The article might have already discussed this, but I can&#x27
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by jchendy 10y ago
Just in case anybody doesn't believe you: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richa...
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by jchendy 10y ago
Lawyer. With those skills and credentials, there are lots of clear and direct opportunities to help some of society's most vulnerable people.
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I very much dislike the idea that you, as an employer, are deciding what proportion of their income your employees should be spending on rent. With rent as a multiplier, it's like they're suggesting 100% of your income goes t
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by jchendy 10y ago
Thanks for the detailed response! I'm a little torn on #1. I definitely don't think anybody should be allowed to be paid less than minimum wage. But on the other hand, if these people are choosing to come to the United States to w
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by jchendy 10y ago
> In the US, you take the Engineer In Training (EIT) exam when you graduate university, then require 4 years of industry experience before you can sit the PE (Professional Engineer) exam. If you pass that, you can call yourself an Engine
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by jchendy 10y ago
I still can't tell _why_ you support the proposal. What are the actual problems with sanctuary laws?
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I'm guessing the same is true for most states. California is actually one of the lowest (42nd). The irony is that states where people vote for small government and lower taxes tend to receive a larger share per capita of federal m
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by jchendy 10y ago
> It is the same for the engineering profession. In some countries it is that way. I know Canada is very strict about who can be called an engineer. In the US, it is not that way. AFAIK, there's no legal definition of an engineer, a
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by jchendy 10y ago
What is the inconvenience of apps?
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by jchendy 10y ago
> has anyone you tried to recruit walk away because you mentioned the 40hr/week expectation? Why would they? Are you imagining somebody who only wants to be part of a team that's overworked?
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by jchendy 10y ago
> American females have a very similar experience as American males How can you say that after reading the first question in the article? Do you think the editor was just cherry picking the most extreme anecdotes they could find?
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by jchendy 10y ago
> Well, my own experience is that the $1.49 million would more likely be reinvested in the company as a whole: hire more developers, more salespeople, expand the office, etc A lot of it also goes to essential business expenses: HR, legal
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by jchendy 10y ago
I'm sorry your workplace is so hostile :( Luckily I've never experienced an atmosphere like that.
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by jchendy 10y ago
What does a 3 year prison sentence accomplish that 30 days wouldn't?
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by jchendy 10y ago
Terminal level is usually "senior software engineer" or the equivalent. Something that every competent engineer can reasonably be expected to achieve.
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I think he's getting at the fact that if they're in a cage they can't commit crimes while in there Yeah, that's what I suspected. To me, that line of thinking feels short-sighted and/or motivated by revenge rat
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by jchendy 10y ago
> They are piloting it on internal HR software which I think says a lot. There's a tendency for people to think that HR software and other internal tools are less important than public products, but if the company is allocating empl
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I think we could give them the benefit of doubt I've found that this is a much less stressful and more productive way to approach most things in life. > Some of the 60 hr/week employees are gunning for promotions and proba
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by jchendy 10y ago
On the other hand, I'm a software engineer who is able to keep a clear separation between work and personal life, and I would very much appreciate the ability to spend fewer hours on work. Though as others have suggested, a 3 month vac
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I've been told by people that work for Amazon that they can barely keep their teams properly staffed I think that's true of every tech successful company. There's always more +EV work to be done than people to do it, and
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by jchendy 10y ago
> I want them locked up, so they don't commit more crimes. Do you have evidence that prison actually reduces future crimes?
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by jchendy 10y ago
Why do you want them locked up? The things I'd like to happen are: 1) Reduce the liklihood that these people will commit further crimes 2) Discourage other people from robbing homes 3) Help you replace the things you lost I'

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