AMA Request: Potential hire recently spooked out of a job interview by HelloFax
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The justice system takes care of unacceptable social behavior. Everything else is a difference of opinion.
To that end, I still feel the biker is compelled (and actually is, legally so) to, ultimately, stop for the pedestrian striding out into the intersection on a green, if necessary. And I feel no sympathy for the biker, should he hit the pedestrian.
That said, I think it's entirely in-line for the biker to give a chewing out to the lackadaisical pedestrian who's disobeying traffic regulations.
All cyclists should follow the law and follow predictive traffic behavior! It's pretty simple.
-Completely ignore bicyclists. This may perhaps cause them abruptly stop and not like me. I don't care, because I have the right-of-way, and they are in the wrong.
-Beat the living piss out of any biker that collides with me. (As a result of their vehicular assault, which is what recklessly hitting me with your bike in the crosswalk represents. This includes throwing their bike into traffic where it hopefully gets run over, for good measure.)
Fortunately, I haven't had to do the last step yet. I've cut off plenty of bikers as they attempt to zip past me in a crosswalk and have had them curse at me and just give them a 'fuck you' smile. :)
Listen bikers, the rules are simple and have been around forever: when you're in the roadway, conduct yourself as a vehicle. This includes obeying all traffic signs and patterns. If you ultimately have problems hitting people, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG.
Am I the only one who's really tired that having a gender is being translated into a crime now? This is just absolutely ridiculous.
Yes. It's you.
...so what you're saying is you don't really do anything?
In fact, literally the ENTIRE WORLD is your oyster, assuming you can reliably, regularly find power, wifi, and a team that'll work with you on your timezone's timeframe.
More accurately, you can 'remotely disable features so, if you shipped something broken, you can turn it off'.
You're being almost misleading using phrasing like you can 'fix iOS bugs live'. You can disable parts of your implementation. That's quite a bit different.
Stop trying to mislead the biz side of the house that doesn't know any better.
...but that still doesn't negate the fact that expecting anyone worth their salt to give up a current level of security for a 45 day gamble with Buffer is a smart hiring strategy.
I understand the problem for Buffer, but this isn't the solution.
I've heard of companies who offer people to consult on weekends for a predetermined total number of hours to accomplish much the same outcome. Annoying, but I'll play ball.
...but really. I seriously doubt any high-end dev talent is willing to take such risks. And if you think this hiring strategy would be successful in attracting high-end dev talent that really cares about Buffer, well you haven't examined the hiring market lately and are likely high off your own supply.
I'm an experienced dev (3+ years of wholesome experience + a solid work portfolio) and I could even deal with the rather significant pay cut I'd be taking... but a pay cut + risking not having employment, when I'm already settled in a current job?
No thanks.
But good luck.
There's lots of very well-vetted science supporting the problem of ADHD and attention span disorders. Ditto for the pharmaceutical interventions that are the main-line treatment for them (amphetamine is one of the most well-studied drugs in existence).
Sad to see Time sinking to clickbait headlining.
Do you think that's a realistic expectation for all of society? Much less an enjoyable one?
I, for one, thought this calendar came out very tasteful, while still maintaining a feminine (even a 'strong female') message. Nobody is 'reduced' and these aren't girls in bikinis.
Loosen up a little and have a more moderate viewpoint.
Spoiler - Men (nay, everyone) are judged on their appearances in every facet of life. Look at the numbers: tall and traditionally beautiful people, on average, go further in life, purely based on their appearances. It's just human nature. But we can be a more evolved and sophisticated society by balancing our urges with an appreciation of objective metrics, not looks.
Whoever Satoshi is does control an amount of BTC that could significantly shift the market if they suddenly did something with it...
Did somebody have this website sitting, waiting, ready to go?
While it seems some management might be required to sufficiently route high traffic partners, does it really require 'building new pipes' or 'special infrastructure' that has a non-trivial cost?
I thought the wonderful aspect of the Internet is such tasks and distribution could be had for very, very cheap.