Let's be honest, their model is not good enough for them to get any ROI on it if it was closed source.
They're making it look like a benevolent decision, but they really don't have another option.
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They're making it look like a benevolent decision, but they really don't have another option.
We're all just getting too used to having great models for a fraction of the the value they give us.
As if all of your education (and probably side-projects, life decisions) is meant to lead to YC.
Probably one of the hardest new laws we'll ever have to implement.
1 for my full screen IDE: 3 files side by side, multiple terminals
1 with 2 browser windows: my product (a web app), and another with specs, stack overflow, google
And my macbook’s screen with slack or email.
Whenever I have 2 monitors or less, I find myself switching windows around all the time! With 3 I just move my eyes and mouse.
Their Bluetooth setup is abysmal ! Hate using these QC 35 for that reason.
Between the F-35, the ethiopian crash, and plenty other related topics, I’m amazed at the quantity and quality of the comments.
I would expect this topic to be kind of niche, and not attract >100 comments everytime!
So you better log in with your own email, but of the 3, I’d rather pick Apple as the lesser evil!
We’re hiring a full stack developer with a focus on front end for our young fintech startup in the mortgage industry.
Our goal is to automate the mortgage industry by connecting all stakeholders with a suite of modern webapps to make the entire process simple, transparent and educational for the future home owner.
You will be the first engineering employee at our company working directly with me (CTO) and owning almost all of what you’ll be doing. I’m looking for a strong JS dev who can take the lead in building our React/Meteor/Mongo web apps.
We put a lot of emphasis on design and UX, so I’d love to see candidates with some taste in design.
Ideally you have experience with React and are fluent in JS and flexible to build whatever it takes outside of your official job description (backend, financial math algorithms, email templates, etc.), learn fast and be responsible for your code.
Write me an email at florian [at] e-potek dot ch!
By the way, who’s gonna pay all those engineers who fit all those components in such a nice box?
In the US and europe, I always felt like people were more self selective than in Asia (India is the place I’m familiar with), meaning that more young people would not apply to top schools because they convince themselves (rightfully or not) that they’ll never get in. (Application fees are obviously inportant to consider: 100$ in the US vs free or very cheap (comparatively) in asia)
In India, I met lots of people applying to an unreasonable amount of jobs and colleges, because demand is so small compared to supply.
This means that admissions rates are likely skewed between different countries. Based on my anecdotical evidence, I’d say the average Harvard applicant is more skilled than the average IIT applicant, though the admitted students are probably as skilled.
EDIT: spelling