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Re:It’s time to give Firefox another chance on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:14PM (#15369705)
I wish Opera got another chance. It was so fast. Faster than Chrome. But it didn't render some pages properly, so Chrome it was.
He's an expert in privacy and security and has gobs of time to research and think about these things. Plus he's famous, so there's that.
I've had a great idea for changing recruiting, to allow managers to sort and hire based off psychometric testing, proprietary ranking algorithms, and financial guarantees, rather than looks or networking. However, #2, I don't really _love_ to sell, but I've done it (telemarketing), and #3 I have trouble focusing or finishing and rely on J-types for that. Also, I'm working on another project so don't have time.

You say you want to start with the perspective of the candidates, but are the candidates paying? Your real customers are companies. They are the ones paying. They are your customers. You will end up catering to them.

Embedded job listings (like AdSense) is a novel concept I haven't seen yet. It has potential.

It's meta - breaking the 4th wall - breaking your suspension of disbelief. Rick & Morty do it all the time. Kind of cheesy, but not a big problem, especially on audio book. I hope they rename the character too.
Re:Alibaba is leading a $27M investment in MariaDB on Friday September 29, 2017 @04:03PM (#15368659)
Chinese government is leading a $27M infiltration, code injection, and backdoor scheme in MariaDB in order to steal and hack account information for millions of sites around the world.
Re:On how Jet.com chose F# on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @07:35PM (#9972364)
How does F# compare with Ruby? Ruby code is so compact!
Re:Take-home interviews on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @07:29PM (#9972332)
I've wasted too much time on take-home interviews. I'll never do one again. All the contracts I've ever gotten never required one.
Re:'Mountaineer' Is a Must-Read of Soviet Sci-Fi on Monday March 23, 2015 @01:26PM (#9252115)
I liked Kin-Dza-Dza http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2659374/ and the remake.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you take nootropics? on Sunday March 22, 2015 @07:42PM (#9248731)
Piracetam, matcha, 5HE, dark chocolate. AT9PUiYE1X8FPWLUmo8aZKT7o7pS4Mmc4g
Re:Verizon Knows Your WiFi SSID and Key on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @01:58AM (#7471856)