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I'm really surprised to hear you say that you have ramped up on photography since scaling down on 'externalising.' For myself, hopping on to FB/Flickr is an incredible motivator to take more shots and the only effective (read: feasible) way I know of to test how people react to my work. Either way, good on you!

Worth pulling out the Stack Overflow survey analysis. Looks like Stat Wing found a weak, but statistically significant relationship between compensation and job satisfaction for what it's worth. https://www.statwing.com/demos/dev-survey#workspaces/2496

The piece that caught my eye is the notion that the soul of Silicon Valley is moving north. I heard it working in Cupertino and I'm hearing it in the bay area. The question is will the old guard (and I'm including Facebook here) be enough to keep the valley...in the valley?

I agree that actually taking the contract is problematic, but I love the idea of using AdWords as market research and validation. Maybe not revolutionary, but I've never seen such a cool example (a market that essentially didn't exist).

The Email sample, with simple and clear justifications, has to be the most valuable point in the post. I'm consistently amazed by writing that seems so genuine that I knowingly ignore the fact that it's spam.

Forget Yahoo for Spam. I'm pretty well sold on Mailinator for disposable email.

While I agree wholeheartedly, remember that some of the problem is the current dichotomy. The sexist ass on one hand and the too non-confrontational to say anything on the other. I'd posit that it's more useful to figure out a realistic way to get that second group to speak out--even if it's not a hearty "fuck off".

Absolutely it is. Furthermore, the concept that an applicant should dictate whether he/she speaks to a manager is impractical. Just as dismissing screeners as largely incompetent is silly.

To be clear-he's absolutely correct that automated screening of applications isn't up to snuff.

Anyone else surprised to see Facebook/Twitter amongst the most popular for the B2S cohort? I would have guessed more of their allure to college-aged applicants had worn off and transferred elsewhere by now.

Worth mentioning that companies such as Box specifically position themselves as the enterprise-focused alternative to consumer storage solutions (read: Dropbox).

I'm really digging the concept of putting a twist on the traditional to-do list. Categorization and prioritization are still there, the items themselves are just thoughts rather than discreet action items. Very cool and very likely useful to a wider audience than just those with ADD.

This mentality more than anything else helped me get through consulting projects with nebulous priorities. Tackling the "Am I wearing trousers?" (read: boring) pieces meant freeing up dendrites for the rest.

At a high-level, I love the idea of lowering visa barriers. However, a designated list of approved investors sounds like the stuff of nightmares.

A tech article where 2x performance gains in 4-5 years is considered a stretch. Oddly...refreshing.

It should also be mentioned that downtown San Jose is far from bereft of interesting things. Museums, restaurants, and other college students abound.

The "Law School changes how you think" line seems to be a popular one, but I'm not sure I buy the premise that it's inherently different. Anyone know of studies done to compare neurological effects between fields of study? I wonder if she'll feel the same about coding after finishing hackbright.