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Re:The declining value of the MS in Computer Science on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @07:18PM (#5789895)
This is very timely as I'm currently studying to sit the GRE in August, with the hope of applying MS CS programs at the end of the year (Stanford, CMU, Princeton, etc). Perhaps I should reconsider this?

I'm a non U.S. citizen/resident and I'd like to work in Product Management in the U.S.; I had hoped that an MS CS from a top university would help bridge the gap between my design undergraduate from an unknown international university – helping me land a job at a top tech company as an Associate Product Manager or the like.

Thoughts from the savvy HN crowd?

Re:Taking Career Risks in Your Twenties on Sunday May 26, 2013 @04:48AM (#5770524)
You need to step away from all this. You clearly have a toxic mindset (though not necessarily by any fault of your own), and the fact that you insist on perpetuating it and projecting it on arguably unrelated situations is evidence of that. I feel like every thread I read has an identical anti-corporation or anti-manager comment from you!

I've said this before, but you often have some great insights in your posts. This negativity achieves nothing and simply works to discredit the rest of what you say.

So you had a bad experience, so what? The world isn't out to get you. Learn what you can from it and move on.

Re:Philip Greenspun Reviews “Lean In” on Monday May 13, 2013 @11:10AM (#5699078)
I got to the 3rd paragraph and thought: "Christ, this sounds almost as pessimistic as a Michael O. Church comment!"

Then I looked at the comment author.

Despite this pessimism I think you make some great points, but I do feel that your persistent negative bias towards corporations (and people in general) can detract from what are often great insights within your comments.

Re:Ask HN: How would you invest in yourself with $10,000 on Thursday May 09, 2013 @08:53PM (#5683903)
Which bootcamp? What would you learn at a bootcamp that you couldn't for free on your own volition?

Not criticising, genuinely curious as I've considered attending one myself.

Re:How to Choose a Profitable Niche on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @06:25PM (#5635263)
You can also use something like Market Samurai to do keyword analysis. But by god, do NOT give them your daily email address, they will spam the crap out of you. Handy tool though.

Trying to find a post that I read within the past week on HN

Posted by areeve on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @07:18AM
from the self-post dept.

I've been trying to find a particular post and but I can't for the life of my remember what it was called.The author openly talked about their blog revenue, along with what they earn from speaking engagements and the like (it linked to a post on the author's blog).Can anyone recall what it was?

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Re:UX and Product Designers of HN: Can you review my portfolio? on Sunday March 17, 2013 @11:14PM (#5392226)
Much appreciated – thanks so much for taking the time to review, and for the actionable advice! I'm considering living off savings for the next 3-6 months and really focusing on a few self-initiated projects that allow me to boost my UX creds – potentially an iPhone app, a SaaS tool, etc.

One of the downsides about living in Australia is that there's barely a handful of tech companies based here (that aren't just marketing/sales offices), and most agencies are just churn and burn (Facebook pages and banner ads, etc).

Do you think that having a few (i.e 3-4) strong personal projects where I ran both design and development solo would boost my creds for the likes of Google & Co?

Edit: As an aside – do you think it's preferable to have quality over quantity? I.e. ditch a few of the weaker pieces of work in favor of having say, 4-5 really strong portfolio pieces?

UX and Product Designers of HN: Can you review my portfolio?

Posted by areeve on Sunday March 17, 2013 @09:04PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi all,A bit of background... I'm 24, live in Australia, with a background in design. I graduated about 2 years ago, and it's my dream to move to San Francisco and work in a design/product related role at a tech company along the lines of Google, Apple, Facebook, Square, etc. As part of this, I require E-3/H1B sponsorship which adds another barrier.I'd like to try and make this happen before I...

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone here have more than two revenue streams? on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @09:10PM (#5106692)
If you don't mind me asking – what kind of revenue do you generate off these?

Ask HN: Are there any Aussie expats living in the Bay Area that read HN?

Posted by areeve on Saturday November 03, 2012 @09:50PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm considering a move to San Francisco to pursue my dreams of working in the tech industry, and ultimately running a technology company. I was hoping to chat to a few Aussie expats who have done a similar move and would be able to shed some light on their experiences.Are there any of you on Hacker News?Edit: Sorry, I'm not sure if this is the correct way to do an Ask HN post.

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Re:Show HN: I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally rele... on Monday October 22, 2012 @08:23PM (#4686227)
I'm curious as to your reasoning behind spending 2 years developing this in HTML5? The art style is great and all, but you could have knocked up a game like this in an engine like Unity within 3 months and deployed it to iOS, PC/MAC, even Xbox Arcade.
Re:Can I download a video of the YC Startup School 2012 anywhere? on Monday October 22, 2012 @03:23AM (#4682142)
Thanks!
Re:Q&A with Elon Musk on SpaceX, from Wired on Monday October 22, 2012 @12:44AM (#4681883)
Fascinating interview, Elon Musk is quite incredible.