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TP4Cornholio | 5 years ago | on: Why Silicon Valley has so many Bad Managers

Family is east

TP4Cornholio | 5 years ago | on: Why Silicon Valley has so many Bad Managers

The west coast sounds like a paradise for developers. Makes me wish I had moved...

TP4Cornholio | 5 years ago | on: Paying ransomware demands could land you in hot water with the feds

Human life and children in particular are also much more valuable than data.

TP4Cornholio | 5 years ago | on: The majority of 18- to 29-year-olds in the US are now living with their parents

I work at Aberdeen, MD making 141k. I got an offer once for 155k from a nearby military base not long ago. I've seen houses nearby for 180k. Pretty easy to save here if you're ok with Gov beurocrac. Easy to get a new job, too.

TP4Cornholio | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: What business software app do you hate the most? Why?

SharePoint. Mostly because we use it improperly (as a backend for web apps)

TP4Cornholio | 6 years ago | on: Maximizing Income as a Software Engineer

In my experience, the best ways to maximize your income as a software engineer are to job hop, study data structures/algorithms, and learn how to market yourself. Companies rarely reward engineers who stay put.

TP4Cornholio | 7 years ago | on: Bootcamps vs. College (2016)

My experience with bootcamp graduates has been that they struggle with any non rudimentary problems and lack knowledge of any of the fundamentals required to do non CRUD applications.

TP4Cornholio | 7 years ago | on: U.S. Army, Uber sign research agreement

Not to mention the internet and gps, both which have roots in the DOD.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do I coach junior devs who wont listen?

Perhaps I should have a talk with my lead and ask suggest he take a more authoritative approach?

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2018)

Most startups can’t afford to train anyone.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job Hunt

The “talent shortage” is a myth.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Housing a prisoner in California costs more than a year at Harvard

Hard to believe it costs so much if they're getting that much free labor. I would think they'd at least break even.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: How does Austin compare to other tech hubs?

What is your niche?

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: How does Austin compare to other tech hubs?

> - A lot of big companies have satellite offices around Austin, like Apple, Intel, IBM, etc. You aren't necessarily locked into working for an "Austin company", if you don't want to.

Sounds good to me! I just want to avoid anything government-contractor related after my experience in the DC metro.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expensive to get wage data

Their attorneys probably cost at least 1000 an hour. Would be cheaper to release the data than to fight this.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Leaving the DC Metro Area, should I move to a tech hub?

What do you mean by the best town?

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Join the YC Software Team

Well, it you view this page's source. You'll see tags that haven't been used since the 90s like <center>. Maybe the jobs are to maintain legacy systems and alot of engineers don't want to maintain legacy systems. Still, seems like having Y Combinator on your resume would look great.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: How billions vanish into the security industry

People like to knock on government funded research on security/defense here, but it is actually one of the reasons the US leads in tech. DARPA produced the arpanet, the predecessor to the internet. Also, while everyone is aware of Stanford and silicon manufacturers contributions to making Silicon Valley, the defense industry also played a big part in SV's early days. And let's not forget Alan Turing was working for the British government to defeat the nazis. Funding research is a great idea.

TP4Cornholio | 8 years ago | on: Does anyone consider contract-to-hire roles?

Yeah that's a good idea. Treating it like a regular contract and expecting contract pay rates.

TP4Cornholio | 9 years ago | on: Palantir No Longer Works With The NSA

I thought they were supposed to pay fairly well.