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Engineering @ https://www.thousandeyes.com
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adamb_··on 90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs Are Paid for Luck
One explanation I was given by an economist for excessive CEO glut is that it incentivizes the C-level execs directly below (which arguably are the ones responsible for the company's execution) to work their hardest, such that they could one day be considered a candidate for the next CEO.
adamb_··on Ask HN: Do coding boot camps get people jobs/careers without a degree?
We hired a couple guys from a code bootcamp after attending the camp's graduation / final project presentations. While I can't speak towards what effect it had on their overall skills, it clearly gave them great exposure.
adamb_··on Costa Rica has gone 76 days using 100% renewable electricity
My understanding is that even if we were dam up all the rivers in the world, the power generated wouldn't come close to covering the current global demand
adamb_··on Ask HN: Do you accept LinkedIn connection requests from recruiters?
Generally no. The thing is the value of that connection is really low, because most recruiters connect with as many candidates as they can indiscriminately. The reason for that is financial: If you're directly connected then it doesn't cost any credits to send an in InMail message.
adamb_··on Ask HN: Have you launched a failed web business?
I think a stylized "dark-theme" of excerpts that are interesting to read (I.e. the code is intricate and self-contained) could find traction.
adamb_··on Alphabet is still figuring out how to be a conglomerate
I wonder if breaking up a monolithic company like Google has similarities to breaking up a monolithic legacy Java EE app :P
adamb_··on How to use your full brain when writing code
I enjoyed it. Gives an interesting perspective on the mind and human behavior
adamb_··on Mosh: the mobile shell
Second this. Mosh + JuiceSSH + Bluetooth keyboard and you're good to go.
adamb_··on 2016 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results
Besides front and back end, someone who identifies with full-stack should also be proficient at the data layer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitier_architecture
adamb_··on Evernote cuts 47 employees and shuts down 3 offices
Seconded. They pushed work chat pretty hard... Given what the CEO letter mentioned about product focus, I wonder if it's the employees that worked on that that are being let go
adamb_··on New Horizons: Pluto displays rippling terrain
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom"

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4078-the-saddest-aspect-of-l...

adamb_··on Microsoft TouchDevelop
Here's the landing page: https://www.touchdevelop.com/
adamb_··on Ask HN: What are you doing to look after your posture?
This video[1] shows some simple exercises that target posture. YMMV but it seemed to help me.

[1] https://youtu.be/LT_dFRnmdGs

adamb_··on Don't React
This is a standard reveal.js presentation: https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js
adamb_··on Ask HN: Does anyone else value the comments more than the link?
Someone else[1] just posted this parody of HN discussions: http://bradconte.com/files/misc/HackerNewsParodyThread/

Besides being funny, it's that "long detailed, objective explanation" comment (second top-level) that makes me read the comments.first.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9251369

adamb_··on Why the Sony hack is unlikely to be the work of North Korea
Your melodramatic announcement of no longer participating in HN discussions directly contradicts your desire for reason to prevail over sensationalism.
adamb_··on The Hacker News of Cryptocurrency
Direct link to service mentioned: http://www.postatic.com/admin/hello/welcome
adamb_··on Extending Van Gogh’s Starry Night with Inpainting
Thanks for sharing this. I was really impressed by this example: http://www.mrl.nyu.edu/projects/image-analogies/potomac.html
adamb_··on Atom: Hello Windows
Notepad++ takes ~10 seconds to load on my Windows 7 dev machine...
adamb_··on Poll: Do you have your own company?
I'm considering making the transition from sole proprietor to LLC for my on-the-side consulting... Advice from friends range from "it's a no-brainer!" to "it's more trouble than it's worth". I don't make a lot doing my side-work (under $10k), but the amount has grown year-over-year. Any advice on incorporating?
adamb_··on Ask HN: How do you get and stay in the "zone"?
Ask this question again during off-work hours. The workday just started in the states and it's likely that all the masters of productivity are too focused getting their work done to answer. :)
adamb_··on Evil.js: A JavaScript library for thwarting hot-linkers
I did not realize until checking out this source that dividing by zero in JS outputs "Infinity".

https://github.com/kitcambridge/evil.js/blob/gh-pages/evil.j...

adamb_··on Hexagon 16384
I see these as a perfect code/creativity challenge. Easy to create. Easy to digest. Keep them coming.
adamb_··on Save more with Google Drive
Aren't these cost reductions more or less in line with Moore's law? I know the SSD/HDD market isn't exactly doubling storage capacity every 18 months, but seems to me like these price changes should be expected.
adamb_··on Gifgif – A fun way to catalog the internet's emerging emotional vocabulary
Still getting 429. nbd (this is standard HN fare) I'll check it out in 10.
adamb_··on Gifgif – A fun way to catalog the internet's emerging emotional vocabulary
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 429 (Too Many Requests)
adamb_··on Fashions in Shaving and Trimming of the Beard, 1842-1972 [pdf]
For some reason I thought this would just be a album of beard pictures... But on viewing I realized that's probably not something HN would vote to the front page.
adamb_··on ShowHN: dweet.io – Twitter for machines
Sounds valid to me. Extending the limitations beyond 500 dweets for 24hours might be nice as well.
adamb_··on ShowHN: dweet.io – Twitter for machines
Very cool. One suggestion for the product page is some simple use-cases for why you'd use such a service. Also, are there size constraints for the dweets?
adamb_··on Introducing Thumbprick [video]
Whoa... I've seen minimalist product pages before, but I think this one takes the cake.
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