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timtaco

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timtaco··on Why I Turned Down an AWS Job Offer
I've turned down 2 different amazon offers, in both cases they lowballed and then dragged negotiations trying to get what they wanted. I thought they acted in bad faith and thought it wouldn't be a good fit, later confirmed by many many friends who work there
timtaco··on A Visual Introduction to Morse Theory
Hey, I know Morse code - I was a squad radio operator in the military!

I can tell you that you don't memorize Morse code with math, you memorize it by creating syllabic mnemonics and the key is to learn how to trust your brain when the broadcast is at higher rates.

Of course there is also Chinese Morse code operators that broadcast at such higher rates that we couldn't intercept easily

timtaco··on Hospital prices are about to go public in the U.S.
I was curious at what determines medical prices after recent stay in hospital, my bill was bizarre and it seemed that different hospitals charge substantially different amounts. So I wrote a medical pricing app to explore hospital bills and medicare reimbursement

I still don't understand why pricing so different throughout the country, but at least there is a pretty app to visualize it

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u-s-medical-prices/id1376580...

timtaco··on America's Startup Scene Is Looking Anemic
I did a small iphone app just for that - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u-s-medical-prices/id1376580...