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by vermasque 2y ago
pbpaste and pbcopy to read and write to the clipboard and then combine with your favorite grep, sed, tr, cut, etc.
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by vermasque 2y ago
Got hired by a startup in 2011 via one of these threads. Hired someone from another thread a few years later. Thanks HN!
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by vermasque 3y ago
Bodyweight workout. Gym and equipment not required.
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by vermasque 3y ago
Sounds a lot like Michael Crichton's Congo
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by vermasque 3y ago
CS fundamentals like algorithmic complexity. This can also help in interviews where Leetcode-like format seems to be the norm. Aim to work at places that are flexible on the experience with tools (software, framework, OS, etc.).
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by vermasque 3y ago
I got hired at a startup posted here in 2011. I also hired someone from HN a few years later.
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by vermasque 3y ago
https://www.thestrangeloop.com/index.html
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by vermasque 3y ago
Bombed more than one technical interview but here's one example. Phone screen interview with Google. Interviewer asked about how I would keep track of the nth highest value in an infinite stream of values. I said I would use a heap.
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by vermasque 4y ago
https://www.audible.com/pd/Educated-Audiobook/B075F8MBMQ?act... https://www.audible.com/pd/Bad-Blood-Audiobook/B07C8GVTB5?ac... https://www.audible.com/pd/Boys-Will-
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by vermasque 4y ago
The 2% Way by Myron Rolle
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by vermasque 4y ago
"Have everything in writing, complete with date and signatures" It is possible that the executives won't take it well to all of the formality here (writing and signatures). How would you convince them that this is necessary?
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by vermasque 4y ago
Compared to REST APIs, I like how it eliminates the coarse-grained vs. fine-grained decision for designing queries in APIs. You can just spec out the model and let the clients decide what they need.
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by vermasque 5y ago
My Arris modem/router combo didn't need a cloud account.
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by vermasque 5y ago
Great question! Some mechanism to significantly improve intelligence. This could be in any form: book, coaching, game, etc. Some examples of benefits: - Avoiding making mistakes that cost time among other things (an ounce of prevention i
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by vermasque 5y ago
Yup! Also enjoyed the other two docs (Long Way Round and Long Way Down) but those were using non-electric vehicles.
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by vermasque 5y ago
Rivians were featured in the Apple TV+ documentary series A Long Way Up which was pretty good for those looking for travel/adventure stuff.
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by vermasque 5y ago
- Finding a life partner can be really hard for some (and that some might include you). Ain't going to happen for some of us. - You'll become more self-aware over time (what you really want out of different parts of life) but can
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by vermasque 7y ago
Can't vouch for this but the podcast TechMeme Ride Home has been promoting weworkremotely.com
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by vermasque 7y ago
Yeah, this seems like a more realistic perspective for most people. Find something you can like with tolerable downsides.
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by vermasque 8y ago
Yes, I got a job from one of the Who's Hiring threads. Beyond that, it is a daily news source. I check it multiple times a day to just get a sense of what smart people are talking about (glance at the comments and almost never read t
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by vermasque 8y ago
Interfaces can also provide read-only references of a instance. Consider interface Foo with accessors only and a MutableFoo implementation with accessors and mutators. The creator of the MutableFoo instance can make all sorts of changes t
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by vermasque 9y ago
A job that I've had for years and 2 people that I hired via the "Who's Hiring?" threads. Beyond that, a sense of what smart techies are talkin' about via the headlines and some comments.
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by vermasque 9y ago
Acquired. It's about acquisitions and IPOs.
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by vermasque 9y ago
Was made aware of this when listening to the Starbucks episode of the Acquired podcast ( http://www.acquired.fm/episodes/2017/4/3/episode-34-starbuck... ). Great podcast and great poem. I never read poet
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The Guy in the Glass: a Poem About Being Yourself (1934)(theguyintheglass.com)
1 points by vermasque 9y ago|1 comments
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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Turns 20 Today
7 points by vermasque 9y ago|4 comments
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Choosing Between Being an Engineering Manager or Individual Contributor (IC)(hired.com)
1 points by vermasque 9y ago|0 comments
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by vermasque 11y ago
Finishing your education is the better option given a long-term perspective. You can always join a startup after you're done with school. At least you'll have something valuable even if the startup fails.
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by vermasque 12y ago
TMZ Tour
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by vermasque 13y ago
Analyzing for a fixed duration and then going with your gut is what I've tried. However, I still get that nagging feeling sometimes that I'm not sure about a decision. In these cases, I either ask someone for their opinion or si

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