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"Forget the Hype" followed by LLVM hype.

If this is the final design, I think it's a terrible decision. I hope the production model will include an actual instrument panel.

> Our goal is not to simulate day-to-day software development...

I don't understand this. Why do they not want to see how well a candidate performs the tasks that they will be expected to perform on the job? Does this not result in them selecting for the wrong set of skills/knowledge?

Ouch.

Do you drive a car? License plate readers and associated location tracking software are becoming increasingly commonplace. Are you also "helping to create" "the surveillance state"?

It would be nice to be able to import data from my Fitbit into the Health app. I carry my Fitbit Zip all the time, but rarely do I run with my iPhone.

As could I. (51-year-old freelance developer)

> Python 3 makes it easier to develop high quality software

That is, unless said software needs to include a popular library that has not been ported.

Wow, how was this ever legal to begin with?

Thanks for the heads-up about this.

A link directly to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5c81QJ-uRo

> nicely presented

I couldn't disagree more.

“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.”

> What would the world be like if contract/freelance/part time/short term work were the default?

The problem with this arrangement is the cost of health insurance. Currently, the insurance market heavily favors employer-paid coverage; it's much more expensive for freelancers to buy their own insurance.

> metadata driven drone strikes

How many of these have there been?

This has been my approach as well, but effective December 31 my insurance provider will be prohibited from offering a catastrophic-only policy, so I'll likely be completely uninsured come the end of the year. The Affordable Care Act will have priced me out of the market.

Amazon is a great American success story that has improved the lives of many around the world. Only those of a particular political persuasion would characterize them as evil.

Self-discipline is, no doubt, a real challenge for many developers.

Congrats to the folks at SpaceX on another great launch.

Unfortunately, the culture in the U.S. is taking us in exactly the opposite direction from medical competition.

I have also worked in similar environments. The company policies regarding treatment of source code was spelled out very clearly in the employment contract. I imagine Goldman has a very explicit contract.

> Let's say you're given an offer letter, but it has a binding arbitration clause (meaning that you can't sue).

I would negotiate that term out of the contract. If they won't negotiate, I decline.

> I shouldn't have to go out individually to get onerous terms like that stricken.

Why not? I'm happy to negotiate my own contracts, but if you are not then you should hire an agent to negotiate for you.

History has shown us that unions almost never perform the way you describe. They introduce overhead and confrontation into the contract negotiation process, turning a cooperative relationship into a confrontational one. In the long run, they rarely benefit either party, let alone both.

No thank you.

Ms. Horvath's act of taking this directly to the press was obviously intended to inflict the maximum possible harm on Github and is, in itself, unprofessional and harms her credibility. The right way for her to have handled this would have been to document everything, and then resign and sue them without fanfare. Nobody wins when dirty laundry is aired.

I would use this for reading technical documentation (e.g. drupal.org), but a number of such sites force https.

My feature request would be that it work with the Kindle Cloud Reader.

> I assume the goal here is to get young, uninsured people to buy health insurance

The goal here is to get young, HEALTHY people to buy health insurance in order to pay for those with preexisting conditions who can no longer be denied coverage.

Time Machine is perhaps the most elegant, least intrusive backup software ever. And it's free with OS X. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially for someone in your wife's position.

Only a portion of those will be Model S. I suspect that most will be Model E.

It's good to see a piece like this on cnn.com, but I doubt that anything will come of it.

This is truly the end of an era. John's work has given me countless hours of joy and I look forward to seeing what he produces next.