bconway
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12 years ago
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on: You can't impress developers
I've been here for 3 years. I don't think there's been a decline, but I think the usual value of discussion has been strongly overshadowed by the hate and vitriol that winds up in just about every discussion now. Worse, those are usually the top-rated comments. These days, I mostly avoid the comments entirely for that reason.
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: Why so many people are moving to Texas
Higher percentage-wise yes, but not by its affect your paycheck. My property tax is half of what I paid in MA, and it's for a house double the size and half the price - in a suburb of Austin, with a shorter commute to downtown that I had to Boston. My paycheck hasn't suffered in any way to make that trade, either.
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: Why so many people are moving to Texas
Sorry, but that's nonsense. Don't believe everything read on Huff-post.
Edit: And since it's sure to come up, our sex education isn't abstinence-only, either.
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: How to Negotiate a Job Offer
Beware that this can come back to bite you. If I look at someone's LinkedIn profile and see a slew of jobs listed in months, not years, their resume is going in the (metaphoric) trash. I need to get at least 2 years out of people, preferably 3 (on the low end).
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: “This week marks the beginning of my 4th year at Facebook”
Good read. I'd be interested in hearing the other side of the story.
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: I took the $300K
Some of us pride ourselves on not sinking to the lowest common denominator (i.e. breeding grounds for mediocrity).
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: The Day our investors came to see the office (2011)
I enjoyed seeing all the WPI and other local references from my (long) time in MA.
bconway
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12 years ago
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on: How to work remotely as a software developer
Let me suggest an alternative that seldomly gets mentioned: the public library. It's free, it's quiet, the Internet is fast and not frequently used, the chairs are sometimes comfortable, and they love it when people hang around all day (these are all assumptions of a US base). Additionally, many newer libraries have big meeting rooms with whiteboards and other materials that are free for use. Capped drinks are usually allowed, and sometimes food (don't make a mess!)
It's by far my favorite "coffee shop." Your tax dollars at work.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: The New Google Maps
Will there be a way to turn off personalization? It's not clear from the video or the site.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
It reminded me of one of my favorite phrases, "The easiest way to get in shape doesn't exist."
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Why education startups do not succeed
Sorry, down-voted by accident. Agree 100%.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group
The group supported a number of senators' stances on immigration reform, some of whom also happened to support expanding pipelines for gas production. Elon Musk, CEO of an electric car company, decides to leave the group. Not much dot-connecting required here.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Inequality and Mass Transit in the Bay Area
Exactly this.
Likewise, many of us would be unable to pick out many/most of the Millionaires Next Door in a pinch.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: I Am a Bad Developer
To the OP: What negative feedback have you received? What have people told you you need to improve?
If that answer is "none," people aren't being honest with you and you need to find people who are.
Secondarily, are none of those people who have hired you in the past currently hiring? If they are, why aren't that asking you? May be related to point #1.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: I don’t understand American healthcare – doesn’t mean I shouldn’t provide it
I know it sounds insane, but the average American's idea of nationalized healthcare is something akin to waiting in Soviet Union breadlines just to get an aspirin. There's a whole cadre of talking heads employed full-time to make the rounds on Fox News et al promoting this sort of willfully ignorant line of thought.Not at all. We've seen it first-hand and up-close with our neighbors to the north. Taxes through the roof, and the only way to get good care is to "go private."
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Petition to drop charges against Kiera Wilmot
Which teachers and administrators at the school do you feel are a part of this "upper class?" There are certainly no millionaires handing down decrees at the schools near me.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: The OpenBSD 5.3 Release
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad
Mixing ammonia and bleach is actually quite dangerous, and regularly warned against in most chemistry classes. Calling this an "experiment" is generous at best.
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: Avoiding Burnout
Excellent post. One of the top reasons I don't let employees work more than 40 hours a week, and start kicking people out of the office at 5:30 (if they're still there).
bconway
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13 years ago
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on: If this were a pill, you’d do anything to get it
Average life expectancy was 45 years old at the turn of the century. You didn’t have 85-year-olds with chronic diseases.Yes you did. That's like saying there weren't old people a hundred years ago. The reason the average was 45 years is because of the astounding rate of infant mortality (much improved now).
