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talltofu | 11 years ago | on: How does Facebook know who I interact with offline?

Is there a setting for that? I don't remember permitting Facebook to access my personal data. But then again, knowing their constantly changing privacy settings, who knows what they are upto

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: How does Facebook know who I interact with offline?

Valid point. But then there are close to 100 kids there at the same time. So about 100 parents checking Facebook at the same time. Why only him?

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Philae has landed

Not yet

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Philae has landed

Live streaming of the event here http://news.yahoo.com/video/abc-news-plus-special-report-220...

Thanks @brianpgordon - Check out this gif of the orbital maneuvers required for Rosetta to reach its destination: https://i.imgur.com/TUkKuhf.gif

Live twitter feed of ESA https://twitter.com/esaoperations

It looks like @Philae2014 made a fairly gentle touch down on #67P based on amount of landing gear damping #CometLanding

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform

What happens to Xamarin business model now?

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: The Founder’s Guide to Selling Your Company

'Like TechCrunch articles, bullshit offers are a vanity metric, not an actual measure of success'

Thank you for putting techcrunch where it belongs

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Amazon Prime Members’ Newest Benefit Is Free, Unlimited Photo Storage

I wonder how this impacts SmugMug that is hosted on AWS.

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies at 77

I am not into cars at all but loved their infectious laughter. RIP

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Polarr.co, a WebGL photo editor

Very cool. Is there a plan to allow third party integration like Nik Efex Pro?

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Mark Zuckerberg Answers Q&A in Mandarin at Chinese University

Highly impressed. I used to brush him off as just another wunderkind who got lucky. In retrospect, his business acumen, especially when acquiring Instagram for a then pricely sum of a billion dollars has made me realize that he truly is special.

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: My Day Interviewing for the Service Economy Startup from Hell

Wow! It's good to hear stories like this to balance out the usually euphoric stories around startups. Hopefully this an aberration, not the norm

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Firebase is Joining Google

Thanks for a great product. I hope that Google can just leave the product team intact so they can continue to deliver.

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is the most incredible UI you have experienced and why?

I love this https://www.wealthfront.com/tools/startup-salary-equity-comp.... It uses D3.js

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Plastc Card

I am leery of pre-ordering unproven but fancy looking items given the history of many kickstarter projects. I would love to buy one if they actually make one.

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Unintentionally in YC

Congratulations on your incredible journey and all the best

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: India, U.S. Agree to Joint Exploration of Mars

There is a certain sunk cost associated with being the first mover

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are EMBA programs worth it?

Haha! I actually happen to know quite a few guys from Enron and they are actually quite smart. I guess evil + smartness is not a good combination

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are EMBA programs worth it?

a large majority of people attending these programs have them payed for by their employers

- Not true. This is number is < 35%

talltofu | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are EMBA programs worth it?

This summer I started the Wharton EMBA program. Here are the few things that struck me

1. The program is truly demanding. I do believe the program weeds out candidates who might not able to handle the demands of the program. But I see a lot of my fellow classmates struggling to balance work, life, and school. This is the #1 consideration if you'd like to pursue EMBA from a top school. Make sure you have the buy-in from work and family. They will not see you for a long time!

2. Cost - it can be extremely expensive. Our tuition is 180K+ for two years

3. Travel - if you are an out of towner, don't ignore the costs + time to travel. Jetlag can be brutal

Now the pros

1. Everyone in the class is extremely smart and motivated. So much so that coming back to work will means having to deal with not-so-intelligent colleagues. A classmate summed it up very well - she said her life is now measured by 'days to class'

2. Networking opportunities outside of your classmates too. Just last week we had a fireside chat with Steve Blank!

3. Amazing professors and staff. It goes without saying that the professors are truly phenomenal. The staff does whatever it can to make our life easier

At the end of the day though, what really matters is what you are looking for at the end of the EMBA. If you are looking for a change in career, you will have to work for it yourself. If you are looking for more knowledge or vertical movement within your current org, then go for it

Let me know if you have any other questions

talltofu | 12 years ago | on: 276

And they believe what they are doing is not a sin? What a disgusting organization