thebigjc

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by thebigjc 3y ago
This is happening in Canada. It's a huge boogie man from the opposition, even if it's revenue neutral.
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by thebigjc 3y ago
And the "TV Pickup" in the UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup
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by thebigjc 3y ago
https://www.edisonmotors.ca/ is making diesel electric trucks. They only claim a 5-10% improvement on long haul loads.
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Evaluating Python Dependency Managers(recursion.com)
2 points by thebigjc 5y ago|0 comments
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by thebigjc 8y ago
ecobee Inc | Multiple roles | Onsite, Toronto | Fulltime | https://www.ecobee.com/jobs ecobee makes IoT devices that make your home more comfortable. We're best known for our Thermostats, we have a lightswitch with Ale
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by thebigjc 9y ago
Their pricing looks great. Has anyone used them?
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by thebigjc 9y ago
ecobee Inc | Multiple roles | Onsite, Toronto | $100k+ CAD + Equity | https://www.ecobee.com/jobs ecobee makes IoT devices that make your home more comfortable. We're best known for our Thermostats, but have more produ
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by thebigjc 9y ago
The CEMU patreon is quite well funded: https://www.patreon.com/cemu
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Self-Ranking Search with Elasticsearch at Wattpad(engineering.wattpad.com)
6 points by thebigjc 10y ago|0 comments
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How Wattpad became obsession with their Slackbot(ndaversa.com)
1 points by thebigjc 11y ago|0 comments
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by thebigjc 11y ago
This is super important - I've run a number of 'oversized' instances just to get better networking. AFAIK none of the cloud providers offer a way to create a 'network' optimized instance, though containerized deploy
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by thebigjc 11y ago
Lots of research here, but the most interesting part is their distributed graph approach. Scaling up CF is a challenging problem, and the current open source implementations have problems at really large scales. I hope they open source thei
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by thebigjc 12y ago
Housing is getting expensive, but most Cost of Living indexes put NYC/SF 30%+ higher than Toronto proper, and areas around Toronto are still somewhat affordable.
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by thebigjc 14y ago
Snapshops / backups with MVCC isn't that complicated - you take a snapshot of the versions, and then backup the data at that version.
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by thebigjc 16y ago
Is there an equivalent or similar metric for non-subscription commerce sites? I operate one, and I'm struggling to find good references on the best way to determine I've 'lost' a customer.
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by thebigjc 17y ago
There's two ways to do it: 1) Go simple - affiliate fees in ecommerce range from 4-8%. Pick a number you're comfortable with and use that. 2) Do the math - estimate their revenue per year/month/week, do a Net Present Value calculation, usin
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by thebigjc 17y ago
It should be a % of their gross, not their net. Don't make the mistake of letting their profit margin determine how much you get paid.