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dando··on The Electric-Bike Conundrum
>Also no offense, but going 20 mph in a bike lane or worse a sidewalk would be very bad.

How? 20mph for a road bike is slower than what trained cyclists do

dando··on Tesla's new Solar Roof is actually cheaper than a normal roof
"$21.85 per square foot. "

Ugh, define "normal roof"

dando··on Snap's share price sinks, trades just above IPO price
A huge part of the tech market is down like 10%
dando··on We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from language to code style
>No, it would not be a perfect answer, and could work against you: it shows you are not willing to work with me and assume some intelligence on my part (until proven otherwise) and thus you are potentially not going to work well with the rest of the team

I don't know how what was said implies this in anyway.

This is one of the biggest problems with interviews. Every interviewer has some dorky idea that x means y is a terrible developer while another interviewer thinks x means y is a great developer.

"I want an opportunity to learn" - Oh great. We want someone whose interested in learning more and isn't cocky.

"I want an opportunity to learn" - Oh no, that just tells me you don't know much and aren't interested in contributing

dando··on We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from language to code style
Is it really that bad? An onsite interview takes the full day anyway.
dando··on We analyzed thousands of interviews on everything from language to code style
When you put people under the pressure of not having a job, a time limit and worst, the pressure of having someone looking over you, bugging you, and judging you, it can be incredibly hard to think straight or say anything at all.

You can act buddy all you want, but people aren't stupid. They know if they take a few extra seconds too long, you're already thinking "this guy sucks"

dando··on A Mathematician's Secret: We're Not All Geniuses
There is nothing fundamental about this. It stems from a lack of understanding, not human nature.

The concept of a single genius coming up with everything exist mostly to people who don't know any better, not to people who actually have extensive study of the field.

dando··on A Mathematician's Secret: We're Not All Geniuses
And who said Van Gogh is a genius?
dando··on “Let her speak please”
Even if there is a "clear pattern", that doesn't mean every instance of a man talking over woman is sexism. Not even close.

So even if you can prove there is a pattern, it doesn't invalidate his statement that "it's generally sexless"

dando··on Paul Buchheit on Lessons Learned from Investing in 200 Startups
>Reminds me of the famous "Message to Garcia" essay from way back in 1899: (http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/ocs/content/pdf/m...)

This makes very little sense to me.

You should do tasks without asking questions to try and figure out what was intended?

Being able to figure out things yourself and deliver and asking questions are not mutually exclusive.

dando··on Ford Was Unprepared for Investor Revolt and C.E.O. Change
Another big thing I think that has not been mentioned is that a lot of people live in apartments and don't have garages or anywhere to charge their car.

Imagine having to plan a trip to a local charging station every day or two and wait 40 mins to charge your car.

dando··on Coinlist
Sia to the moon?
dando··on Bitcoin at $2000
https://www.gdax.com/trade/BTC-USD

14,000 bitcoin traded in last 24 hours

dando··on Bitcoin at $2000
Siacoin actually has a use.