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patothonon Paris to ‘get rid of 70k parking spaces’

Paris and surroundings is a really dense region [1], which tbh makes the actual functioning of public transit quite impressive in this city.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_popul...

patothonon The Oculus Go wasn’t designed for black hair

if you had read the article you would have realized at no point she's blaming oculus for not designing for african women hair or hijab wearers. She didn't say she felt specifically excluded.

She even concludes by something positive about getting designers to think differently.

What is your agenda?

patothonon Smoke has caused temperature forecasts to go crazy

Or maybe the developer only knows mobile engineering? Not everything has to be seen from an uncharitable angle.

patothonon Why Restaurants Are So Fucked

11 dollars is probably in SF or NYC where average pay is 2 to 3x the one in Berlin.

patothonon Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (2019)

Talent pool is small and/or hard to access anyway, so even without step 3), as a manager, you always look at ways to do more with less, and SAAS gives you this. It's then a matter of finding the right balance.

patothonon How to Invest in Startups

And it is how you should think when you join a startup, which is an investment by itself.

patothonon Scrum is fragile, not Agile

Scrum is just an instance of the agile manifesto. TPS/Lean > Agile > Scrum.

Kanban for example is another instance of the agile manifesto.

patothonon Scrum is fragile, not Agile

No.

Agile is a subset of TPS (toyota production system)/Lean applied to software.

patothonon Scrum is fragile, not Agile

I actually think scrum won because of its multiple rituals that allowed most of middle managers and project managers to keep their job by recycling it.

patothonon Scrum is fragile, not Agile

Are we still talking about these dated concepts?

Agile is a mindset.

Understand the mindset, absorb it, make it yours, and build the process that's working for you based on that mindset.

Stop complaining about Scrum, it's just a tool, and tools deprecate.

patothonon Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

Unsure. Last time had one was a few weeks ago. So maybe?

patothonon Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods

I eat meat and occasionally eat impossible burgers to reduce my meat consumption, and you can definitely tell. Just not as good.

patothonon Software Engineering at Google (2017)

Not worth a long discussion, but is the Blaze build system they are referring to in fact Bazel?

patothonon How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG

Pillars of Eternity brought me back to the BG times. I felt like a 14 years old playing a semi elf enchanter again.

Wonderful game. Can't speed run them anymore, so I'm still not done with the one, but already can't wait to play the second.

patothonon Uber Joins Lyft in Race to Tap Investors

Don't they have different valuations because Lyft is a pure player while Uber has multiple product lines?

patothonon $100M Was Once Big Money for a Startup. Now, It’s Common

do you mind me asking what was that service? not even the company, but more the product itself?

patothonon Front (YC S14) Raises $66M

Sometimes you need capital to explore new growth opportunities while keeping your edge in your core business. Especially since they are going to hire mostly in R&D, seems like they have some product lines they want to build as fast as possible.

Seems money in this case, will basically not be used to maintain current business, but to grow it faster.

patothonon Filecoin Suspends ICO After Raising $186M in One Hour

well if you find people buying these coins, what's the problem? That's the concept of an exchange.

It'll definitely drive the price down ,so that would be a weird thing to do anyway, except if you _want to_ drive the price down.

patothonon Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study Suggests

I only iron the shirts the moment I need them. Basically, one or two a day. I got so good at ironing over the years that it only takes me 5 minutes and is now part of my routine.

patothonon Ask HN: What's your biggest struggle with Microservices?

Long term ownership of services is always a problem.

patothonon Ask HN: How to not bring emotion from work back home?

Why don't you change job to work at a place that doesn't mess with your emotions?

patothonon Ask HN: What tools/apps do you use in your team to manage feedback?

I use www.oneone.io.

Both to manage my one on ones and to gather feedback from the team.

patothonon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2017)

Omada Health | San Francisco, Ca | Rails, DevOps, iOS, Android | H1B Transfers OK | ONSITE

As a key member of our engineering team, you will help design, build and maintain systems necessary for rapid growth. Our team practices pair programming (at least 50% of the week) so you will have the opportunity to learn new techniques and share your skills.

Rails Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/94276

DevOps Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267353

Android Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267369

iOS Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/125038

Front End Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/266693

patothonon Ask HN: What is 1 thing that can take a Junior's career to the next level?

lots of work (classic craftmanship learning cycle (build 1000 potteries as fast a possible, get better each time))

patothonon Ask HN: What is the most exciting development in your field right now?

Have you heard about http://www.heartflow.com/ ?

patothonon Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism

Genuine question: Is anyone is the us ready for brute force?

When was the last time there was a brute force against an US administration that worked?

I'm French, so historically brute force for me means using force. Brutally. Right now I only see people marching and yelling. When's the last time that worked in the us?

I'm a little lost to understand what would work in the US to be honest. Culturally, here, what is the best way to overthrow?

patothonon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017)

Omada Health | San Francisco, Ca | Rails, DevOps, iOS, Android | H1B Transfers OK | ONSITE

Omada Health is a digital health company on a mission to make healthy behavior change more accessible and achievable. We’re looking for software engineers on all our stack to join our growing engineering team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will help design, build and maintain systems necessary for rapid growth. Our team practices pair programming (at least 50% of the week) so you will have the opportunity to learn new techniques and share your skills.

Rails Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/94276

DevOps Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267353

Android Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267369

iOS Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/125038

Front End Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/266693

patothonon Ask HN: How would you quantify the level of stress at work?

This. The only moments I feel stressed now is when I have to stand in front of 200 people.

patothonon Show HN: OneOne – Better one on ones with your employees

what are they?

patothonon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)

Omada Health | San Francisco, Ca | Rails, DevOps, iOS, Android | H1B Transfers OK | ONSITE

Rails Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/94276

DevOps Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267353

Android Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/267369

iOS Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/125038

Front End Engineers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/omadahealth/jobs/266693