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Re:Netflix Stock Price Crashes in After-Hours Trading
on Wednesday October 15, 2014 @06:34PM (#8462223)
Netflix has strong fundamentals. They could be a good buy actually considering the stock is down
Re:Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India
on Tuesday October 07, 2014 @02:40PM (#8423066)
Path to Green Card is long and arduous if its a L1B which is most likely going to be the case
Ask HN: Is there a beautifully done commenting system out there?
I was thinking long and hard about this for the last week - there are 2 main systems out there 1. Reddit - Tree where indentation determines where you are in the visibility of a new user based on your "score" 2. Yelp - Flat wall of text which is not very usable 3. The rest - Disqus, forums et al which have some variation of this but are not very usable.Is there anything better out there for...
The next big thing in consumer technology
Re:New Requests for Startups
on Friday September 12, 2014 @02:23PM (#8309545)
bits v/s atoms anyone?
Uber and Lyft causing more dick-ishness on the roads?
Why AirBnB should buy Foursquare
Ask HN: Is there an app that can predict traffic based on data from Google Maps?
Google Maps can only predict future travel time for public transport. Is there an app that does this for traveling in a vehicle based on historical data?
Re:Ask HN: Did you go to a 3 month coding school? Did it work?
on Thursday August 07, 2014 @01:02PM (#8148782)
I know a close friend who went to coding school. She basically wanted to change her career and this was a good way of going about it. Coding schools are usually worth it if you are
1. Motivated enough to make it work - There will be a lot of long hours and toil. You will be trying to cram in a 4 year degree in a 3 month course so be prepared.
2. Question the logic - Programming languages came from humans and not the other way around. So there will be a distinct train of thought to how a system works. Never shy away from asking this. Never shy away from asking the seemingly dumb questions. You will be much more comfortable with a scenario if you know the mechanics of how something works
3. Focus on system design instead of UI - UI and UX experience correlates strongly with experience. System design experience (how do i code this particular component?, Design patterns etc) is contingent on you having strong fundamentals. So focus on that. It will make you a good engineer and not just a coder.
Lynda etc is very self driven and you dont get to have the same immersive experience a la General Assembly. If you do go the Lynda route, try out something like AirPair to complement the experience.
The cult of disruption – are we deluding ourselves?
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We are Bancbox and we are in the process of building out the capabilities of our merchant processing product and release it as a standalone vertical. We wanted to get your feedback and know from you what you wanted. This will also help us tailor the product in terms of audience (Marketplaces v/s Merchants) and set-up (Risk to marketplaces or to individual merchants). Head on over to...
Ask HN: Where did all the Product Managers go?
The trend towards having no Product Managers in an organization seems to be catching on. Stripe does not have PM folks. Nor does Square to an extent. When hired, the work is split between project management and passing the parcel between various departments of the company - engg/release readiness/sales etc. There was a time when Intuit was the shining star of PM training. Are there good product...
Crowdfund-a-thon courtesy Indiegogo and Stanford Design Initiative
Ask HN: Interview Saturdays instead of interviews during work hours?
As I know people and as I have myself interviewed in places, it becomes pretty clear that the process itself is pretty awful. You have to take off from work and then meet the prospective employers - there is the obvious aspect of lying to your current employer as to where you are really going. Then the whole process becomes even more difficult when you want to evaluate multiple opportunities....
Re:The Pitfalls of Bias in A/B Testing
on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @08:19PM (#7595180)
Thanks for sharing - this is an excellent article.
Show HN: Crowdsourcing Green Card application waiting time
Re:Ask HN:Is there a panic button service for immigrants on work visas
on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @01:42PM (#7560864)
I think the buffer is a few days. This is actually begging for a "Marriage as a Service" startup :)
Re:Ask HN:Is there a panic button service for immigrants on work visas
on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @01:07PM (#7560625)
I agree. The wages are artificially lowered, one of the few ways to get a higher pay is if you move from one employer to the other. And of course if you are close to the H1B expiry, the filing for a green card is a half decade long ordeal in itself and you are effectively locked in.
Ask HN:Is there a panic button service for immigrants on work visas
With tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, my worst nightmare was to end up getting booted out of the country. This was either through a failure at the H-1B lottery, something doing the rounds again this year. Thankfully I survived.Booted out of the country could also happen through a job cut which leaves my H-1B visa hanging. Something which I am currently afraid of. Is there a panic...
Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:28PM (#7550388)
Thanks man! its very encouraging, hope to dig myself out soon
Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less than a week
on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:04PM (#7550267)
It makes sense to compare the purchasing power parity and not just the dollar amount. Argentina is an up and coming destination for tech folk but the standard of living and opportunities offered are not at par with the US (specifically the valley)
Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
on Monday April 07, 2014 @07:01PM (#7550251)
Thanks for taking the time to reply!
This, more than anything, is what I wish I could do. Unfortunately with a work visa, that is not an option. Closest thing to a vacation might be to find a behemoth of a company and work a fraction of the hours that I am now working. It will probably be immensely unsatisfying, but it will give me a chance to recharge.
Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:59PM (#7550236)
Thanks! Hugs back :)
Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:57PM (#7550223)
Thanks Idoh! This focus on the process seems to be a good way of mending the havoc that comes with reliance on results. It at least makes for a good story and something tangible to take from one job to the other.
Re:Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
on Monday April 07, 2014 @06:54PM (#7550212)
Thanks for the advice.
I have started doing some work with ruby on rails to make sure that I do not lose touch with programming. I have also enrolled in a bunch of coursera classes which have helped out. Thanks for the words of encouragement. It is people like you who make this forum worth coming to time and again.
Ask HN: I am spent and exhausted, I don't know what to do
Hello folks of HNAs pretty much the only source of info and help on burnout, I turn to you. It has been a year in this company and I am pretty exhausted. I keep going from one burnout to the other in the name of release cycles. The love for the product is gone. I try talking to folks about a change in terms of jobs and I have had a barrage of rejections. Google in the final round rejected me....
Re:Ask HN: Is there an e-commerce service offers "Bill Monthly" capabi...
on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @02:08AM (#7216282)
Recurly is something that I have heard rave reviews about. There is also a guide to using Rails with Recurly that is pretty sweet and speaks of an easy integration.