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dataker··on What happens when you talk about salaries at Google
That wasn't really my point here.

Explicitly exposing facts is the attitude I'd expect from this community, instead of ridiculing and wrongly correlating it with ideologies.

dataker··on What happens when you talk about salaries at Google
If you're intellectually honest, yes, still is a hidden agenda.
dataker··on What happens when you talk about salaries at Google
I'm not taking Google's position, but couldn't Erica have a hidden agenda on this initiative? Is it only about transparency?

She does seem like a SJW and, if any discrepancies in compensation were found between gender/race/... , Google would be ultimately screwed.

Plus, with such large dataset, one could fallaciously assume differences without considering different countries,positions,...

dataker··on What happens when you talk about salaries at Google
>"Don't you know what could happen?"

>Nothing. It's illegal to retaliate against employees for sharing salaries.

This answer in fantastic and I wish more technical people learned with this.

As a programmer, some managers assume(often rightly so) that you have no clue about laws, finance and business in general.

dataker··on YC Fellowship
Hey Kat, Thanks for answering our questions.

I was wondering what is the expected next 'round' of investment after successfully finishing the program.

Could one join the usual YC program or should he raise a larger amount of money after the program?

dataker··on Sorry to burst your bubble
You can't seriously compare the size of Singapore and the U.S.

Foreigners buy London/NYC/SF because the price was inflated in the first place( its really hard to build stuff in these regulated cities)

dataker··on Setting up your own blog
I've been fascinated with Jekyll as a blog, but I wonder whether it offers the same SEO resources as Wordpress.

Any experiences?

dataker··on [dead]
Appears to me that 'innovation has been replacing the word 'invention', best way to describe genuine scientific and technological developments.

If you accept the premise we have technological stagnation, innovation seems to solely rely on what's left of that time to grow the system that has been destroying it in the first place.

dataker··on The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015
Interesting data:

Banking - 65%

Bitcoin - 151%

dataker··on The Big Mac Index
Brazilian here and I can attest to this.

In the U.S, I only go to McDonald's if I'm alone and don't have an option( Chipotle is closed).

In Brazil, you'll see some families choosing it over local cuisine for 'modernity' or even 'sophistication'.

dataker··on Former Reddit CEO says the site's about to be purged
I'm a strong believer in freedom of speech, but I honestly don't care about the fate of Reddit.

If they start banning content, users will leave and start their own racist/misogynistic/xenophobic/... communities.

Reddit's community is based on certain fundamental principals and, once they start to be violated, it's not like you can't start your own 'country'.

dataker··on Now Worth $10B, Is WeWork a 2000 Redux?
Succintly, government-sponsored VCs have a better performance until they get so much money they start to underperform.

Still, in the U.S only 4.53% of enterprises get GVC(p.20).

http://www.nber.org/papers/w16521.pdf

dataker··on Work for a remote culture
That's a broad statement: time-zones might make communication a lot harder and/or cultural differences(for other countries).

Working in the U.S with someone from Australia or Asia is a lot harder than with someone down in Mexico or Canada.

dataker··on NSA releases open-source infosec tool
That's also a move towards transparency, a great tool to control and limit government.

I'm sure there'll still be classified programs in the future, but I'd urge people to go beyond "they're evil" and see what it represents.

dataker··on Alexis Ohanian to be blamed for chaos instead of Ellen Pao
Original post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/3d2hv3/kn0t...

dataker··on Yanis Varoufakis opens up about his five month battle to save Greece
its quite sad, but the West has been showing its liberal democracy is in a gradual and obscure decline(like in this case).
dataker··on Ask HN: What is the most crucial knowledge a non-technical founder should have?
If you're not technical, I'd assume your must already be good with sales or have the background for it(social skills).

So, I'd ask technical co-founders and build a network around engineers: it will be the best way to really understand your product and iterate on ideas.

dataker··on Greece debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal
The situation is different with IMF, South American political culture and Mercosul.

Still, assuming it was the case, Greece would just take more time to 'become a second Argentina'.

dataker··on Greece debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal
Using the problem to extend the problem.

Pragmatism is a scarce resource in our time.

dataker··on Iowa Makes a Bold Admission: We Need Fewer Roads
I briefly studied in South Dakota and Iowa without a car and it was a living nightmare.

Relying on friends and "taxis", I had to go through negative temperatures to get a simple can of soda.

After that, I could never complain about BART.

dataker··on Wealthfront: Silicon Valley Tech at Wall Street Prices
Wealthfront markets itself as an innovative fintech startup, but I see it as nothing but an asset mgt company that hired some developers to "prop it up".

Not to commit an ad hominem, but I don't see tech-driven founders and/or a very strong engineering culture.

https://www.wealthfront.com/management

dataker··on Did you buy that latte 2 hours ago? Think about leaving the coffee shop
Please stay in my coffee shop.

Although that person is using your internet with a $4 coffee, they're occupying space after everybody "is gone"(9am-11am and 1pm-4pm), contributing with their physical presence.

A newcomer, that may end up becoming a long-term customer, would feel more biased towards places with more customers( or the idea of).

So, although it might seem financially reasonable to kick them out, I doubt it's the best answer.

dataker··on NYSE/NYSE MKT has temporarily suspended trading in all symbols
You ignore and/or downvote
dataker··on NYSE/NYSE MKT has temporarily suspended trading in all symbols
Still an Ad Hominem attack

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Graham%2...

dataker··on China Trade Halts Locks Up $2.2 Trillion of Shares, Freezing Market
This is a fairly broad and inaccurate statement: emerging markets are way beyond China.

If you follow the booming countries until/if they burst you will make more money in that time frame.

dataker··on How Can There Still Be a Sex Difference, Even When There Is No Sex Difference?
Thanks for mentioning it, I had no idea of its existence.
dataker··on How Can There Still Be a Sex Difference, Even When There Is No Sex Difference?
Scientifically studying sex should be a top priority for our society.

In both ends of the spectrum, but particularly in radical feminists, theories are influenced by ideologies and politics, hurting society at large.

Recently, a feminist(president of a feminist university group) told me males were incomplete females(XY would be an incomplete version of XX) and, for that reason, they should have their instincts and behaviour suppressed.

Edit: As some have mentioned, the girl referred to the SCUM manifest http://www.womynkind.org/scum.htm

dataker··on Reddit’s Chief Apologizes After Employee’s Dismissal
Reddit is undergoing a gradual decline, whose climax might have been this.

While Pao is also blamed, these problems are a reflection of a long-standing centralized management team.

dataker··on The Hedge Fund Managers Who Work for Tips
Whereas I like the idea, large hedge funds will still exist and thrive on their fee structure.

These rely on a considerable sum of institutional investors, where tipping wouldn't be feasible.

dataker··on ‘Flash Boys’ Programmer in Goldman Case Prevails Second Time
Quite unusual for the finance industry : a small win for capitalism and loss for crony corporatism.
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