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2xlbuds··on Reddit CEO eliminates salary negotiations for new employees
This is absolutely true, in my very first job out of college I turned down the initial offer and asked for more money, they gave me 7500 more base salary, and by my first eligible performance review I got a 7.5% raise on my base salary. Always negotiate, it can only help you.
2xlbuds··on Reddit CEO eliminates salary negotiations for new employees
She sued and lost to help her husband pay off his Ponzi scheme. My hero.
2xlbuds··on Reddit CEO eliminates salary negotiations for new employees
> Reddit CEO Ellen Pao, feminist hero,

What?

2xlbuds··on Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy
Wow, reading up on Project Azorian was damn interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian
2xlbuds··on Permissions asked for by Uber Android app
Uber uses the card.io SDK to let you enter your credit card information by taking a picture of the card, which requires the camera permission.
2xlbuds··on Shop with a Girl
Anecdotal, I know, but 18-19 is when most people go to college, and get to shed whatever labels they had in high school. It certainly happened that way with me and my college friends.
2xlbuds··on Tilde.Club: I had a couple drinks and woke up with 1,000 nerds
This might help! http://theonion.github.io/comcastifyjs/
2xlbuds··on Report ranks U.S. metros based on how many jobs residents can access by transit
One thing that this report didn't really take into account is the ratio of car travel time to metro travel time. Sure, you can get to most places in San Jose on the VTA in under 2 hours, but you can also drive there in under 30 minutes.
2xlbuds··on Twitter sues U.S. government over ability to disclose surveillance orders
Would any jury convict those people? I'd like to hope the answer is no. Again these are just rhetorical questions, I don't work for twitter.
2xlbuds··on Twitter sues U.S. government over ability to disclose surveillance orders
I'm curious as to what would actually happen if Twitter just decided to release the exact numbers. Would they be slapped with a fine? What if they didn't pay the fine? Would they be forced to be shut down? People would not tolerate that one bit.
2xlbuds··on Woman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain
I'm really curious, how would this woman react to alcohol?
2xlbuds··on The Apple Watch
The LG G Watch.
2xlbuds··on The Apple Watch
I completely agree, having watched this year's Google I/O panel on smartwatch interaction design, it is very obvious that Google has put an enormous amount of thought into their watch platform. They came to a fundamentally different conclusion for what a smartwatch should do, and I really enjoy the experience. The contextual information from Google Now is incredibly useful and it feels like my watch tells me not only what time it is, but information personally tailored to my lifestyle. For example, I always go out after work on Tuesdays, and right now my watch is telling me that there is lots of traffic on the way to my favorite bar. In the morning, it tells me how long my commute will be and what the weather will be that day. I can start navigation from my watch with my voice and get every direction as I need it. I can control any music player with notification support. I don't run any interaction-heavy apps on my watch, and I can't imagine ever wanting to do so. The thought of browsing a photo library or sending my heartbeat to someone seem like features for the sake of having features but in reality are completely unnecessary.
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