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Aside from the anthropocentric view that cells are relatively small because we are made of many of them, the increases in size of lifeforms past that of individual cells is a matter of exceeding thermodynamic and informational limits. I highly recommend the book _The Vital Question_ as an intro to the systemic view of this kind of biological complexification

I'm teaching my partner to drive and I've noticed that Google Maps will suggest very different routes to the same destination. It's also less accurate in estimating times, adding 5-10 minutes for its indirect routes versus taking straight paths.

Another thing I've noticed is that some directions will use businesses ("take a left after McDonald's") as landmarks in navigation. I'm beginning to believe the routing noise was introduced to allow navigational ads.

If the effectiveness of a core product is being compromised for monetization, is this what's also happening to their Search?

It's defensive. High salaries and plum projects keep good engineers from building your successor.

Don’t be spooky 5 years ago

The problem with that is that we don't know how another person finds our communication. The reason the phrase "let's talk" leads to alarm bells is because one side has the self-assured feeling that they have good communication and don't take the other side's ability to respond into account. Moreover, when we initiate a work-related meeting with no context, we provide no frame of mind or ability to prepare to the other party.

If our request isn't high value enough to provide the other person additional context, our request isn't so important it can't wait until coincidence or regular schedule allows the discussion. We're responding to our own feelings of urgency in the moment rather than the planned and understood needs of our roles. When we do that, our communication, even if we feel like it is healthy and well-built, is only coincidentally so and its health is subject to swift erosion.

Don’t be spooky 5 years ago

Unfortunately, for people that don't know you, this can be spooky to the other person while reassuring yourself. If you can be specific and provide context, you can prepare the person to engage you much faster and more effectively.

Purchasing Platform | Senior Software Engineer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE (REMOTE during covid), FULL-TIME | https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

We're a property technology startup that provides access to vendor relationships and budget management for properties who don't have dedicated buying teams. We are looking for experienced developers to join our small, but growing, team

What we expect of you:

* You are comfortable in a startup environment.

* You've got at least 4 years of professional software development experience

* You like having an outsized impact on people's lives

We offer competitive salaries and benefits and believe in a productive work-life balance. If this sounds like you, apply https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

Purchasing Platform | Senior Software Engineer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE (REMOTE during covid), FULL-TIME | https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

We're a property technology startup that provides access to vendor relationships and budget management for properties who don't have dedicated buying teams. We are looking for experienced developers to join our small, but growing, team

What we expect of you:

* You are comfortable in a startup environment.

* You've got at least 4 years of professional software development experience

* You like having an outsized impact on people's lives

We offer competitive salaries and benefits and believe in a productive work-life balance. If this sounds like you, apply https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

Purchasing Platform | Senior Software Engineer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE (REMOTE during covid), FULL-TIME | https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

We're a property technology startup that provides access to vendor relationships and budget management for properties too small to have teams dedicated to buying. We are looking for experienced developers to join our small, but growing, team

What we expect of you:

* You are comfortable in a startup environment. * You've got at least 4 years of professional software development experience * You like having an outsized impact on people's lives

We offer competitive salaries and benefits and believe in a productive work-life balance. If this sounds like you, apply https://jobs.lever.co/purchasingplatform

It's possible! But there's been been many instances of material exchange between the inner rocky worlds that could have seeded life on any or all of them. Either way, seeing evidence of flourishing biota on other worlds, be they local extremophiles or alien life, is exciting

I would pay business money, for a way to manage, simply and conveniently, trusted developer identities (via a web of trust) to validate software packages. This is something of a larger concern, but if that was their product goal, it is a thing I would attach a dollar figure to

Kin.com | Ruby Developer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE

We're an insurance startup fixing the $100B home insurance industry with modern technology and big data techniques. We are looking for experienced Ruby developers to join our team who are:

* Fast learners.

* Comfortable in a Startup environment. Either have worked for a startup or have other comparable experience.

* Professional developers with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

* Experienced with Rails.

* Have FinTech experience (a plus but not required)

We offer competitive salaries including health insurance and stock options and believe in a productive work-life balance. If you're interested, contact us at dev-jobs@kin.com

Kin.com | Ruby Developer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE

We're an insurance startup fixing the $100B home insurance industry with modern technology and big data techniques. We are looking for experienced Ruby developers to join our team who are:

* Fast learners.

* Comfortable in a Startup environment. Either have worked for a startup or have other comparable experience.

* Professional developers with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

* Experienced with Rails.

* Have FinTech experience (a plus but not required)

We offer competitive salaries including health insurance and stock options and believe in a productive work-life balance. If you're interested, contact us at dev-jobs@kin.com

Kin.com | Ruby Developer | Chicago, IL | ONSITE

We're an insurance startup fixing the $100B home insurance industry with modern technology and big data techniques. We are looking for experienced Ruby developers to join our team who are:

* Fast learners.

* Comfortable in a Startup environment. Either have worked for a startup or have other comparable experience.

* Professional developers with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

* Experienced with Rails.

* Have FinTech experience (a plus but not required)

We offer competitive salaries including health insurance and stock options and believe in a productive work-life balance. If you're interested, contact us at dev-jobs@kin.com