sardonicbryan

The T in TSMC is Taiwan, not Thailand.

At my company, the most senior ICs (Principal Engineer, Chief Architect) report into the CTO, so the "manager" in this scenario they don't make more than their direct "manager," but likely more than every other manager in the org.

I think this is a pretty common structure for companies that actually have an IC track that goes being senior engineer.

I used to be like you until I discovered the thewirecutter.com. I own their recommended bluetooth speaker and it's been great. I've also bought luggage, a TV, <$20 ear buds, packing cubes and more based on their recs. I know this sounds like an advert, but it really is that awesome.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that autistic people are mentally disabled or a jobs program as exploitative, though I can see now how it came off that way.

I was referring to the plot of the novel somewhat obliquely since there is a potential spoiler involved (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deepness_in_the_Sky#Plot_sum...). That said, there is a definite parallel there, as with most good science fiction, it explores some of the potentially unintended/extreme consequences of society.

Once again science fiction has explored why something like this might not be a great idea (minor spoilers ahead).

Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" explores some of the pitfalls of exploiting the mentally disabled in service of a ubiquitous surveillance state.

On the off chance that there is any confusion, the story itself is titled "Story of Your Life," and it is also part of a collection of short stories published as "Stories of Your Life."

You should try the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. Just finished reading it, it's the story that Arrival is based on. Haven't seen the movie yet, but the story managed to blow my mind in the same way Death's End did.

Are you kidding me? This was literally the plot of an episode of Black Mirror this season.

Are soup kitchens assholes because Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi are making a big deal about "changing the world" through Locol?

While I am sympathetic to cost of living issues, I think describing moving as "traumatizing" is being quite overdramatic. As a kid, I moved from the Bay Area to another country at age 8 because of my Dad's job, changed schools again for 7th and 8th grade then moved again to a 3rd city for high school. While there was definitely an adjustment period at each new place, I think learning to deal with new environments is a pretty useful life skill to have, and as an adult I would active seek to have my future kids live in a few different places.

Yeah yeah, it's always a lot nicer to do that because I have a choice, I get that. I just think that level of hyperbole doesn't help the discussion at all.

I think the intended usage for this spreadsheet is more along the lines of "derived," as in where does X derive their current wealth from, or "What current holdings qualify the person for this list." Otherwise this table would involve an order of magnitude more research and editorializing. For example, Elon Musk has "Tesla" listed as his source even though as we know his initial wealth came from Paypal. At least, that is the usage that seems to best fit with what's in the spreadsheet.

As a former TA, I can tell you that I got so few requests for help that it wouldn't have taken much to respond to everyone.

As a hiring manager who assigns a case study as a core component of the interview process, I can tell you that how an interviewee engages during the case study process predicts about 80% of the quality of the case study -- ie. do they ask clarifying questions about the prompt, do they ask about the expected format/level of effort, do they submit something for feedback before coming in, etc.

I would agree if she didn't want to learn calculus or linear algebra, but I think long division is a pretty fundamental skill in today's world. How much is my monthly car payment going to be if I take this loan? What is my share of the rent in this house? What are the consequences of running up a credit card balance?

Anecdata, but Apple Maps still places my address as a block and a half way from where it actually is. I know this because the occasional Postmate uses Apple Maps and calls me, unable to find my location. I live within a block of Moscone Center in SF.

Swiftkey has this, and it really changed the game for me because it baked emoji discovery directly into my typing flow.

It does: "Only Southwest Airlines, which distinguishes itself among major airlines by largely shunning fees, does not charge to switch flights."

If he had other offers for more money, it's not clear to me why he didn't seem to leverage that more. And if he did and they didn't budge, that would seem a pretty strong signal that they had reached their max and he should just decide whether that was enough. I didn't take a bschool negotiating class though.

I just use "Hey folks" in mixed company. I have a strong compulsion to be very accurate/precise about things though.

Most cities actually have an airport code as well, ie CHI for Chicago and NYC for New York. It might be worthwhile to piggyback off of that for consistencies sake.

I'm pretty sure UA has more than 48 flights a week to the NY area as well if you're aggregating JFK, LGA and EWR,the number should be closer to 20 per day. I just arbitrarily picked Friday, 10/17 from SFO => NYC and there are 23 flights. Your number might be right if excluding EWR, which like SFO is a major UA hub.

As a male with more close female confidants/friends than male, I find it interesting that this article in no way acknowledged the possibility of a platonic male/female friendship.

If I were Airbnb, and I had an extra $500M of cash, I'd be looking into getting hotel licenses, and/or using my data about the real estate market to purchase property.

The reason pilot suicide is a theory is because of Egypt Air 990.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990

It's almost like they read this (satire piece) and decided to try to validate the idea... http://www.leveragedsellout.com/2014/01/the-founder-hounder/

Not to mention the Mongols and Manchurians who were always trying to invade, as opposed to the tribute-paying Southern kingdoms. There's a reason they built the Great Wall to the north and not the south.

Weather also does play a role, as the south was able to generate three harvests a year vs. two in the north. Historically, the capital of China has been in the south, only being moved north during the Ming (aka second to last) Dynasty.

Not sure how much any of that has to do with compass points, but did want to elaborate a little on the cultural/historical context of north vs. south in China.

I think the analogy here to price gouging during an hurricane is quite a stretch here. I don't think many would agree with "surge pricing" on essentials or transportation during Hurricane Katrina where the alternative might be death or extreme property damage. I don't see how that applies to the vast majority of Uber surge pricing scenarios.

I have a friend who lives in Pac Heights and gets hit with surge pricing all the time, likely because few Ubers are willing to pick up customers there. He's switched to Flywheel, which works well and doesn't have surge pricing. Seems like everyone wins here. Meanwhile, I live in SOMA, rarely get hit with surge pricing, and pretty much exclusively use UberX/Uber.

A city like Phoenix (6), Jacksonville (12) or Columbus (15) would be a good analogue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by...

This is one feature that I miss from my Garmin GPS -- ability to set a route, and then search for locations or types of locations along the route.

It could also be because the Daily Kos' founder also cofounded SB Nation, one of the larger networks of sports blogs that are well regarded in the baseball analytics community, so it's likely that Silver had some connection/comfort with DailyKos.

Perhaps ironically, I feel like my Android phone (Samsung GS3) helps me manage clutter much better by letting me arbitrarily arrange my app icons. As a result, each "screen" in my home screen tends to be less than half full of apps, organized in rows of arbitrary length by type (ie. Yelp and Opentable together, Dropbox, Drive and Evernote together).

In contrast, on my iPad, the enforced layout of app icons makes each screen seem cluttered and muddled.