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needlessly··on Exa, a modern replacement for ls
"I laugh at the author because i have different vision than everybody else"
needlessly··on Cryptocurrency miners are renting Boeing 747s to ship graphics cards
why stop there? Why not complain about the wealthy individuals over at Wall Street or Silicon Valley syndicates? Or how about the amount of food waste that occurs everyday?

You're argument barely makes a blip. Perhaps if you should choose not to browse reddit or hacker news at least 3 times per week to save the environment.

needlessly··on Why I left Medium and moved back to my own domain
If i am a chef, sometimes I'm tired and just want to order take out. Same applies for a dev posting on medium
needlessly··on Why I left Medium and moved back to my own domain
You don't understand that medium gets more traffic than someone's personal website.
needlessly··on Dear Floyd Mayweather, you’re why the SEC exists
i'm not sure why this guy thinks Floyd would care what he thinks.
needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
nobody cares about more men in elementary schools and nursing because its about equal representation in power and influence that comes with wealth.
needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
to be fair, they probably didn't read the original post
needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
What do you consider the best industry for women?

None?

needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
the problem is that liberals in the tech industries loves to pick and choose what constitutes as diversity while pretending that it accepts everyone.
needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
interesting post, I'm sure this will ruffle a lot of feathers in the Tech scene.

But kudos on the audacity.

needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
After years of professional experience and if you're a high contributing employee, then it doesn't matter. If you're a middle or slightly below average contributor then these things do factor in.
needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
it's pretty well known if you go to a top university, then you're more likely to get interviews if you don't have much professional experience outside internships.

I'm not saying you can't work at Google from a no-name university, but but there is a steeper hill.

Once you have like 7+ years of professional experience, then education matters less.

needlessly··on Tech is the best industry for women
She goes to MIT by the way. (not saying she doesn't deserve it)

I bet if she went to some no-name university and people saw her pole dancing then her employment would be more limited

needlessly··on Lawsuit: Sexual harassment ‘victim’ was San Francisco business rival in disguise
>This world is getting so fucked up

it already is. Just visit parts of Mexico

needlessly··on Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of AI is 'limited'
These two are very different and don't compete in the same space as Jobs vs Gates.

Musk is a generation above Zuckerberg. 13 years older. Musk is better as an innovator while Zuckerberg is better at business. Zuck has like 69 Billion while Musk has about 16 Billion

needlessly··on Extreme Commuting
did you have wifi on the bus?
needlessly··on Employees Who Stay in Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less
i've been working in the midwest, but I don't doubt that networking is much better in the Bay Area / Seattle.
needlessly··on Employees Who Stay in Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less
midwest. My starting pay was only a couple thousand below my my university's CS program's average (wasn't the strongest student coming out), but it was within range of glassdoor reviews. I stayed at for 2.5 years at each role.
needlessly··on Employees Who Stay in Companies Longer Than Two Years Get Paid 50% Less
I don't get people who say, "Well I would never hire someone who has never worked more than 5 years at a single place!!!"

I would never have increased my from $68k to $115k in 5 years.I probably would've been somewhere at like $80k right now at best if I was didn't switch jobs twice.

If it means some hiring manager is going say some snarky opinion, then yes I'll take my extra money.

needlessly··on Shedding Light on the “Black Box of Inappropriateness”
Every apology will always sound like a cop out and be criticized. There will never be a good apology letter. It doesn't exist
needlessly··on User/Subscriber Economics: An Alternative View of Uber's Value
if you fly to another country, you will be subject to roaming fees. In that case, it maybe easier to just hail a cab depending on which country you are in
needlessly··on 6 Women Accuse Tech VC Justin Caldbeck of Sexual Assault and Harassment
you're just going to throw out Teo's name out there but not name anything sleazy he's done? Not even one example?
needlessly··on Truckers Working Alongside Coders Trying to Make Driverless Trucks
Driverless trucks aren't going to 100% perfect. They just need to be significantly safe and more reliable than humans.

Humans get sleepy, get emotional, zone out, and make all kinds of mistakes all the time.

The first generation of driverless trucks will still have a human as passenger to be backup in case of mistakes. You may be thinking, "What's the point if there will still be a human there? s/he might as well drive." Well, humans still need breaks and can help give feedback to Truck for it to improve.

The first generation won't be perfect, but it will be on its way.

needlessly··on Some Uber Employees Balk at Travis Kalanick’s Exit
yes, remember when that New York Times article came out about Amazon's toxic work environment?

Every employee has a different experience. A huge of chunk of Amazon's employees said they didn't recognize the type described in the New York Times. There is a huge bias when you're interviewing former employees. It is largely possible a number of theses former employees were actually low performing (hiring mistakes do happen) who deserved to be fired and/or had problems building relatinships with their fellow coworks/supervisors.

Uber's situation could be similar to Amazon's. I'm not saying Travis or Uber is completely innocent. I'm just saying we don't have all the facts and often times the media does get it wrong and have their own motivations to slant the truth.

needlessly··on A Startup Making Paper Out of Stone, Not Trees
paper? What is this 1995?
needlessly··on Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B
with software, you profit more if you do it right because you need less overhead
needlessly··on Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B
you can't really buy employees. They can choose to quit right after.
needlessly··on Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B
okay, so its fine to treat unskilled labor and temp workers poorly?

Gotcha.

needlessly··on Slack Said to Draw Interest from Amazon
Does Apple have a messenger that can support both messages and video? They have Messages and FaceTime but they are separate apps and only if you have an apple device
needlessly··on Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigns
Jerry also bought the Alibaba shares in 2001 which is the reason why Yahoo is even alive.

After he left, Yahoo made the mistake of selling half of the Alibaba which are worth $36 Billion.

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