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Unfortunately, I think the more realistic outcome would be that the rest of the world would be turned into farmland or pastureland.

That is correct. You should not store passwords in any form ... even encrypted.

You should either store only the salted hash value, or outsource the identity management to a third party who knows not to store the users passwords. :)

I was thinking the same thing. It's disgraceful.

I know a disproportionately large percentage of Google and Microsoft are Indian too, quite likely Amazon as well. Making the connection that the NYSE glitch is somehow connected to the tech staff being Indian is absurd and completely racist.

I think the solution isn't to pay someone when they have kids. Allow _all_ employees enough time off or flexibility so that there is a work/life balance.

Whether your life consists of caring for others (children, elderly parents, or disabled relatives) or for your self (fitness, education, relaxation, or having fun) should not be differentiated.

The point is employers need to realize that you need to HAVE a life, and that will in the end make you the most productive and happy employee.

Perhaps what we need is acceptance of part time work in more high earning jobs. People who want to work 60-80 hour weeks and make the maximum money should be able to do so, while accommodating those who want to work 30 hours a week but are okay making less.

Thank you for posting it. I first reading this story as a teenager. I remember it having an impact on me in a way few stories do. I have re-read it many times since then and it can still take my breath away every time.

Great, but be sure to pack a good book for the remaining 13 hours of flight time after your devices have used up their battery.

Editing comment to respond to replies in one place instead of individually.

1) The Note 4 is housed inside the Gear VR. Larger battery pack probably won't fit. You will need to carry spare batteries. Possibly the next generation might solve this.

2) I may have missed it, but I didn't see anyway to charge the Note 4 while using the Gear VR. So assuming you do have a charging port, you would need to stop and charge the device. Or carry a spare device to charge your spare battery while you use the Gear VR.

Just to be clear, I am not criticizing the Gear VR. My response was only targeted at the Parent comment's use case. I think it is really cool that Samsung is trying to think out of the box and come up with innovations. Some will stick, some won't. We will see.

scroll down. He explains his algorithm : "The caclulator uses exponential depreciation is used to calclate the cost of depreciation and the asset value of a car over time"

That sounds like a fair way to do it.

Boy, when it rains, it pours.

The thing that gives me pause when considering this story is that in many (most?) countries of this world, this guy's career would have been unscathed after a domestic abuse claim. More likely, he would never have been prosecuted to begin with.

I think your view while mostly valid, is too simplistic in regards to the role of VCs.

The relationship between a VC and an entrepreneur is symbiotic, not parasitic. The VC has collected extra cash he wants to risk to produce good returns on. The entrepreneur wants to build a business but does not have the funds to see it through the growth phase on his/her own. The two of you can get together to produce something that neither of you could have done individually. Each getting a slice of a pie that would not have existed if you had not worked together.

Whatever the issue, I am pretty sure they can just Google it and find the answer on .... wait a minute...

They better get it up quickly, or coders the world over will be late meeting their deadlines. :)

Seriously though, I cannot count the number of hours this site has saved me. This tool has done more for software developers than IDEs.

He has overstepped his boundaries. The CTO works for the founders, he cannot really fire you (asking you to leave is just a polite war of phrasing it). Remind him that it is the duty of any smart manager to hire people who are smarter than him. That is what you did.

My guess is that your position with your cofounder is rather weak at the moment. The cofounder is probably stepping back and saying "This CTO guy knows what he is doing and if I have to choose, I would much rather go with him". That is a tough situation to be in. If that is true, it isn't your CTO firing you (he is just the front man), it is your cofounder. In fact, ONLY your cofounder can fire you (or your investors if you have sold them a big enough share).

Tesla makes an impressive vehicle, but it is unfair to compare a ~$80K machine to a ~$30K one.

A fairer comparison would be to a BMW 5xx or Mercedes E class. Tesla may still fair better but not by as huge a margin.

Having said all that... wow, that is a surprisingly huge difference in results!