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Blue Origin - Kent, WA - Full Time

Blue Origin is developing technologies to enable private human access to space at dramatically lower cost and increased reliability. We're looking for top-notch people who are passionate about space and our mission. We have multiple openings for software engineers with a variety of skillsets. C++, Java and Python are the primary languages, but we also do lots of work with other technologies to supplement: Angular, Bootstrap, GWT, Spring, Neo4J, MongoDB and AWS to name a few. We're looking for both experienced folks and new graduates looking to gain experience.

Visit us at http://www.blueorigin.com -- some of our positions are listed and some are unlisted, so don't hesitate to contact us even if you don't see an exact match.

Send us your resume: jobs@blueorigin.com

Does anybody know what they're looking for? Border Patrol/TSA/Homeland Security agents aren't the sharpest tools in the shed and I can't imagine they're very computer literate. Are they just poking around the filesystem? Do they have automated tools that search for stuff?

Isn't this very similar to what RapGenius just got penalized for? Only difference seems to be Expedia is not providing anything in exchange for the crappy linkbit like RG was offering to.

I don't have the citation on hand right now, but if I recall correctly their recommendations strengthened DES against mathematical attacks, but weakened it against brute-force attacks.

I do and it's an awful experience. The rate of adoption is 0% for the most part, there's no easy way to make it usable for non-technical people.

Probably because wind speeds are faster over the ocean due to less friction. Mountains, trees, structures, etc. all affect that over land.

I had the same experience. I've been using Bittorrent Sync for awhile now and absolutely love it. It's super fast and I've never had any inconsistencies in syncing. The closed-source nature of it is not ideal, but if that's a concern you're no better off with AeroFS or Dropbox.

Doesn't the design of Bitcoin ensure limited availability as well?

I could see someone maybe paying for something like that. I could see it being useful if each item in the list was a complete package, including well-thought-out detailed description, potential functionality, path to revenue, market breakdown, available domains, SEO opportunities, etc.

You would have to figure out how to entice someone to purchase the item without giving them all the details, but my point is this could have at least some revenue potential.

It's an OS you can run on a Raspberry Pi. There's little-to-no details in this blog or on their website as to how exactly this keeps data safe from the NSA.

You can already do that with normal EC2 and for a lot cheaper too because you could use a spot instance.

I don't think the objective is to save on licensing costs. I think it's to save on hardware and possibly deployment costs. Also, the primary use case seems to be using a thin client.

The use case is something like this: http://ludo.cubicphuse.nl/jquery-treetable/

It would be nice if something like that existed, but with much richer features like the libraries above.

I'd really love to see one that supports a hierarchy of JSON data, such as a treegrid.

Also, you don't have to compromise your data to a 3rd party like Dropbox.

I wish there was a Google Authenticator app for the desktop, so I could at least have a backup in case my phone gets lost/stolen.

Interesting, I don't remember that. I do, however, remember him buying up all the unicorn dolls at Christmas and then scalping them to last-minute parents.

I'm surprised it's only 60%. With the prevalence of Google Analytics, I assumed it would be much higher.

Or swap batteries. They could have stations ready with filled up batteries and swap it with the depleted battery.

Elon alluded to it already: http://green.autoblog.com/2013/05/14/tesla-model-s-battery-s...

What about contempt of court?

For the same reason millions of people allow Google to read through their email.

Let me give you some advice from someone who's been on the customer side of SaaS inventory systems for the past couple years.

1. Inventory systems very rarely live in isolation. If you're a medium/large business, you quickly discover the need for integration with accounting, procurement and manufacturing or production. If you're a small business you may only need accounting -- but nevertheless selling this by itself might be difficult.

2. You're using strange terminology that unfamiliar to those dealing with inventory day-to-day. What is a 'sheet'? Why is more sheets better than less when it comes to pricing? Fix your terminology or at the very least clarify what it means.

3. You're charging too little. You're competing with a bunch of companies that won't even list prices on their websites (which means it's in the 5+ digit range per month). Your dirt cheap pricing gives the impression that you're a tiny app that has little value. I'd suggest you consider pricing based on number of users, similar to Atlassian.

4. Sorry to be blunt, but your website sucks. You need more screenshots. Pricing should be on the front page. There's an overwhelming amount of text on your front page, as a customer I probably won't read all that so don't bother.

5. Stop emphasizing that you're a one-man team. That is not attractive to business customers. They want to know that there is firepower behind the product and it's not a fly-by-night operation, both to handle issues when they come up as well as grow the product down the road.

Your big advantage here is transparency. Be up front about your pricing and your features, this sets you apart from your competition by leaps and bounds. Your competition requires a phone call with a sleazy salesperson and then they price based on your revenue. You're in a good market, but it will require you to be a lot larger than you think. You're actually competing in the ERP space. That's actually a good thing though, because nobody likes working with those companies, they're horrible. Use that to your advantage and sell your customers on your advantages.

Interesting, how is synchronous communication ever more efficient than asynchronous communication? It might be more efficient for the person asking, but rarely for the people being asked.

I thought we were done with the ugly "covered up rear wheels for electric cars" thing.

What do you mean "hasn't changed any business models"? It has thrown Microsoft for a complete loop. Microsoft has restructured their product development to combat this erosion. Windows 8, Metro, the App Store, etc. are all direct responses to the iPad shifting people away from Redmond's desktop platform.

AWS

What they really need is an on-demand option like iTunes. I'd pay a couple bucks to stream the latest movie one time.

Exactly. Not to mention this guy had a second chance the moment he stepped out of jail and what did he immediately do? He lied about having a CPA license.

There is no reason to trust him with any money and the authors conclusion that it was worth it because he found a deduction is absurd. Any tax account should find you the same thing and she deserves anything she gets from having this guy know her (and her mother's) financial details.

Was Eddie Lampert ever serious about turning it around though, from a retail perspective? From what I recall his actions showed that he simply wanted to bleed Sears and KMart dry. He slashed capex and refused to make any tangible improvements to the retail experience, his whole focus seemingly on liquidating assets and reallocating capital away from the stores.

This sums it up: http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/ob/4052532525_0a2c9...