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What most people don't realize is that iPython (sans this notebook stuff) scales horizontally (across boxes) too. Get a bunch of UNIX surplus cheapo pizza boxes with decent CPUs and start crunching cheaper than buying new SuperMicro boxes... let some die and it's still cheaper than buying new gear.

If you want a Linux cluster and don't want to set that shit up manually, Rocks Clusters FTW.

I haven't had good luck with this new notebook system, it requires installing too much and doesn't just work like Python packages and it's too much of a pain, but maybe it will get less painful... Maybe they should just provide desktop apps which pull down/update and vendor their own per-language runtimes and give a way to interact with those isolated (vendored) runtimes, rather than a bunch of clunky instructions that go stale quickly. For server-side, something similar that doesnt interfere with native packages.

For somewhat older Python notebook apps, ReInteract is nice.

Source: a former Stanford HPC sysadmin

Buzzword bingo is somewhat helpful but it doesn't increase mastery without some additional work

As one example, not all ECC is created equal: Chipkill|not, at rest&|inflight, data&|control lines, end-to-end&|link only, which component(s) are convered, correct how many error(s) < detect how many flip(s), probability of undetectable corruption, cost to implement, and so on

Hey nice, it's a start.

<unsolicited public advice without listening or asking questions because im a git> Sales is two things: good product and having/inventing a plausible/worthwhile excuse to mention it.

No one has to be an artist (the best I can do is about the 2nd grade level: stick figures and writing which gradually changes size and slants to one side.). There are plenty of really good designers in most major metros whom will work for some % of gross, credit and/or fee... Dribbble, 99designs, sortfolio, elance, odesk, craigslist, on and on. See what folks can come up with and do small test runs to see if it's worth stocking (Amazon fulfillment will hold stock for cheap). Zazzle typically makes bank at a high price-point and leaves you with a pittance %. Indie graphics shops can usually make quality shirts at various volumes for super cheap, some will drop ship directly to customers and others can send to Amazon Fulfillment and let Amazon handle it.

Also for shwag concepts, it's possible to crowdsource ideas & voting from a massive community (creds on actual product)... It's a plus for at least 3 reasons.

Promoting: vlogging YT, podcast interviewing people, conference and meetups, so on... Always bring more value and humanity to an event or forum than just pitching sales robot, that's what people respond to usually

</unsolicited public advice without listening or asking questions because im a git>

iTerm2 is the most beautiful, customizable and usable OS X terminal replacement in the history of everything. Full stop.

Go2shell also makes iTerm2 slightly even better, just don't mistype it without that 's'.

Sadly, iTerm2 doesn't make coffee or answer email, and for these couple of trivial, unrealistic failings I'm anonymously internet outraged with a cohort petition of at least 235k signatures so far to have your head boiled in stew for Christmas dinner served with canapés, yorkshire pudding and choclate creme pie. Yum. Can't wait. :-)

Leaping to somewhat serious now: another project support stream is actually cool schwag: stickers, t-shirts, mugs, hats, tech bits, so forth.. Some limited edition stuff.

Mahalo, Some random weirdo

It depends how early you joined, how many people there are now, how many there will be soon, how much equity founders still have and how valuable they perceive your contributions to be (past, present and future)... consider that they both need to have the equity to give away and a material reason to part with it, not just because someone desires more. It maybe time to get moving if you have a bigger risk appetite and if they're not providing growth oppys or increased responsibilities... because often people outgrow companies and vice-versa, and that's okay... Never stand still.