nymph

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by nymph 12y ago
You're welcome to question his motives, rather than address the substance of what he's saying, if you'd prefer.
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by nymph 12y ago
BTW: the point about drug testing applies to the handful of cool, geeky, "Agile" companies that adhere to this ridiculous practice, too. In fact, a certain company by the name of Pivotal Labs comes to mind. So -- anyone from Pivo
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by nymph 12y ago
Everyone knows the hours are bullshit, and actually impair productivity and judgement. But they're there to serve a Higher Purpose: to engender classic, Stockholm Syndrome endearment -- and unquestioned obedience.
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by nymph 12y ago
It's like so obvious, if you've spent any time at all working for one of these places. Or heck, even interviewing with them. Here's what it all boils down to: aside the quants, the genuinely alpha traders, and few other won
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by nymph 12y ago
Precious. Another instance of the principle that money is, in many ways, like violence: you'd like to think that if it hasn't solved your problem already, if you just keep throwing more and more at it it, you'll solve it even
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by nymph 12y ago
Not a bad analogy (despite the fecal reference). Arguably the U.S. should also have been sanctioned by the world community for the abuses at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Bagram and elsewhere. Not to mention for the conditions endured by prison
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by nymph 12y ago
Positive activities like this competition will probably help make an end to this insanity How, exactly?
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by nymph 12y ago
How'bout a drone to enforce the death penalty for the open practice of homosexuality (UAE being one of 10 countries in the world to do so): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_United_Arab_Emi... http:&#x
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by nymph 12y ago
This makes business ethics a lot more complex. Complex, yes, but not nearly as complex as junior founders tend to think they are. Like as not their definition of a "complex" business ethical comes down to, more or less: "Sa
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by nymph 12y ago
Sarcastic it was, I confess. But to the friend of mine this happened to (at the hands of a 25 year-old first-time "founder"), it was anything but. And when they gave their "explanation", it was pure deadpan -- without th
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by nymph 12y ago
What do you mean, "without cause"? There are plenty of good reasons for firing people just after you've hired them: "We really appreciate your strong backend skills (especially being as we're still trying to figure
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by nymph 12y ago
More likely it was an aggregation of events that prompted it. It's amazing the extent to which (what should be) self-evident principles such as this whole "fairness and respect" thing, "honoring handshake deals", an
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by nymph 12y ago
A couple of remarks: (1) I'm just putting this up there for the picture feed; not because I support the viewpoint in the blogpost (which I declined to translate further, once I came across phrases like "Typical Hollywood (USA&#x2F
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by nymph 12y ago
California's right of access to the shoreline does not override the pre-existing property right. I think what you meant to say was: " The defendant's position is that California's right of access to the shoreline does
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by nymph 12y ago
"Underpowered" would have been damning enough, and a reasonably fair accusation to make. But it wasn't good enough for Horvath: in order to get her point across -- and to play with your head -- she needs you to believe that
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by nymph 12y ago
"No investigation" was just another instance of manipulative communication tactics on her part. She knew very well that an investigation was being conducted; it just wasn't an investigation to her liking.
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by nymph 12y ago
The patently evasive language of Horvath's non-denial -- contrasted with the very specific language in the (albeit anonymous, but credible-sounding) medium post -- make it increasingly difficult to take anything else she's saying
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by nymph 12y ago
...for some value of "parsing"
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by nymph 12y ago
If you've ever watched someone pass -- you'd know how true this is. Tens of thousands of times over, they've desensitized us to the most intimate and intense of experiences. Yet when it happens right in front of you, to some
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by nymph 12y ago
That's about what I thought. But as it happens, no, I wasn't doubting the claims -- I just wasn't following the story obsessively and wasn't aware of the details.
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by nymph 12y ago
Thanks.
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by nymph 12y ago
Downvoters: Would you mind explaining yourselves? It was a perfectly reasonable question to ask.
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by nymph 12y ago
There was a lot of specific stuff she mentioned that seemed inappropriate. Such as?
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by nymph 12y ago
It wasn't "trashy"; it was misogynist. And as such, there's no place for it on HN.
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by nymph 12y ago
Grow up, please. The b-word was completely uncalled for.
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by nymph 12y ago
Taxis are insanely expensive in Germany. Like lots of other things in Europe, some things are cheaper, and some thing more expensive than in North American cities. But to say that taxis are "insanely" expensive is not just overd
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by nymph 12y ago
Strange that a practice that has been practiced for tens of thousands of years by cultures all over the world has to stake a legal claim for itself, and re-brand as "Open Source" in order to survive. Very, very strange.
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by nymph 12y ago
That's totally a legitimate concern. No, it's not. If it were, you'd reveal your identities, just like in any business transaction.
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by nymph 12y ago
"Benjamin, I want to say one word to you. Just one word … ” "Yes … What is is, Mr. McGuire?” "Plastics.” http://youtu.be/PSxihhBzCjk
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by nymph 12y ago
Fun part is that, if convicted, he'll stand to receive a punishment multiple orders of magnitude greater than the repercussions his tormenters stand (in terms of expectation values) to face, for even a single day of the abuses they s

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