WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: The Problem with Letters of Recommendation
This is the best kind of recommendation letter. Who knows you more but yourself?
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WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Returns [pdf]
College degree is only worth for high income positions like surgeon, medical degree, nursing and some engineering field (chemical?). It's just not useful for middle class income like teaching etc. But good luck in trying to get an interview without any kind of diploma. They will think something is wrong you.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Netflix's UX design is keeping people up at night
I love my Netflix subscription but absolutely hate their app. And to think that their software developers are among the highest paid in the industry!
I fondly remember the old days, when they give is a long list of shows in a list from top to bottom. And you had an arrow to move your titles up and down. No fancy images and auto-play and atrocious design
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: I asked my students to turn in their cell phones and write about it
Professors generally have academic freedom to try such stunts to get into media. But still seems like a pointless experiment in a philosophy class. Anyone know why colleges are not more focused on getting kids ready for working environment?
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials
Great. Now fire all those business analysts and replace them with software programmers.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Is Leaving the Company’s Board of Directors
Uber, unlike WeWork, is offering something the market really need. I see a viable path for them moving forward.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Internet shutdowns, once rare, are becoming the norm in much of the world
Disgusting. This is not right. The government shouldn't get to decide who gets INTERNET and who doesn't. Freedom of information is human right. You cannot keep the government honest if you don't get timely information in timely manner.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Boeing push to make training profitable may have left 737 Max pilots unprepared
This is business as usual. Nothing will change if executive doesn't get jail time. I'm surprised that Boeing hasn't' been sued yet for the Lion and Ethiopian crash.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Sheryl Sandberg plunged from global icon to just another executive
Maybe because of this --> Sandberg may no longer be the female icon she once was to the outside world, but she remains the second-most powerful executive
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: My company wants my side project. What can I do?
Tell them no. You may be fired but then again, I think it's worth it to not give up your app.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Student Loans a Lot Like the Subprime Mortgage Debacle, Watchdog Says
Student loans program should continue for highly sought out program like medical, dentistry, computer science and others. But there are degree like physics, history and general education that doesn't have great employability. The university here will take all the money they can because at the end of the day this is just business for them. Students sometimes will take the easiest course because they can
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Why Child Care Is So Expensive
Spending time with kids can be very draining and exhausting. Not all the time that you are spending with them is quality time. Also, since parents don't need a degree or a whole lot of experience, this is an indication that childcare is only a minimum wage job unfortunately. Also, kids really like to spend time with their own peers and doing group activities.They don't care if you are not with them all the time
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Why Child Care Is So Expensive
Child care is expensive but I rather pay for someone to watch and look after my child at a daycare center then doing it 24 X7. Taking care of the house and children is just mindless, time consuming and exhausting, It doesn't give me the satisfaction that I get when working with something that requires a degree and talent.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful for my family. And for not living in one of those mafia run country where you don't have any freedom of speech. I'm thankful not to have religion force on me. I'm thankful for having well stocked supermarkets so I can easily feed my family. I'm thankful that our police and sheriffs are not our enemy or used as a tool of suppression. I'm thankful that when our news organizations get disgusted with corruptions and wrong doing, they sometimes exposes the rich and powerful. I'm thankful for a fair judicial system where you are judged fairly. I'm thankful that good people exists in the world that still takes care of one another.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do I understand the results of my job search?
Yes, I was in the job market recently. It is absolutely devastating how terrible the software development hiring process is. There's almost no job in the world where you are humiliated so much and goes through such an agonizing process to proof yourself. I'm a mother of a small child, and don't have that much time to work on creative puzzles or study so many entry level computer science stuff that only a 'fresh graduate' would know.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: WeWork lays off 2,400 employees
Wework business model didn't make any sense. Why wouldn't market favors competing landlords for rental spaces since that will ultimately brings the best value for customers?
Also, we definitely don't have a protection for employees working in a startup like companies. Since our political system currently favors the job creators, it's best to take them to court and so you can get your side of the story out.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Is Plagiarism Wrong?
Yes. You need to give credits where it's due.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: The benefits of a more asynchronous workplace
Management here doesn't like remote employees because they cant order them around like they do us. Also they don't like the fact that those employees don't stay in the office longer and are not bonding with other people here.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to donation links
Now, if only Google can remove the apps that can be downloaded and installed on youtube video interface. Those pesky apps can be install even by little children.
WomanCanCode | 6 years ago | on: Amazon’s Consumer Business Turned Off Final Oracle Database
Any reason why Larry Ellison is still running the company?
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