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remotenook.com 6y ago

Canvassing as a Software Engineer

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blogmaverick.com 12y ago

My 2 cents on Sports Marketing and what I learned from SMU Basketball this week

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news.ycombinator.com 12y ago

Ask HN: What do I need to do to nail my Android developer job interview?

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Ask HN: How many hours/week are you expected to work in SV/NY/other tech hubs? 7 years ago

I work remotely for a company in Silicon Valley. I worked on site for 2+ years before that.

I work 40 hours a week, no more, no less and I have good performance reviews. I think the trend for programmers is to work 40 hours a week and have a balanced life. There is tremendous pushback against working 50 or 50 hours a week lately, and I'm thankful for that.

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How I Finally Hit 2000 on Lichess and Improved My Rating 8 years ago

Yesterday I played a classical game vs an opponent rated higher than me and lost. Afterwards I analyzed the game in a lichess study, and my opponent was nice enough to share his thoughts in the study. It was an awesome experience. There are great parts of the community as well.

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How to actually get a remote job as an intermediate developer? 9 years ago

I have worked remotely for just about 1 year right now. This answer may not please you, but I became remote by starting on-site for the company I now work remotely for.

After about 2 years of working in the office I told my manager that I would be moving to another state and that I was interviewing for remote positions. I also said I would stop interviewing if they gave me the ability to work remotely, which they did (and I was very, very happy to stay). It is going to be difficult to find your first remote job, but this is how I did it.

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Ask HN: What books fundamentally changed the way you think about the world? 9 years ago

The behavior itself is in a moral gray zone. I wouldn't feel good about myself at the end of the day if I made money preying on people going bankrupt. Morality aside, it is bad advice because it isn't feasible to do that in today's world, and it isn't a valid career track. To me it sounds like he's selling a get-rich-quick real estate scheme in an infomercial.

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Ask HN: Product Managers, how did you get there and what's your background? 9 years ago

these slick guys come in and take all the credit for the work of the engineering and design teams.

The PMs that take all the credit are bad PMs. The best PMs I've worked with do a ton of behind-the-scenes work and give all the credit to the team. Having a PM that takes care of...

analytics, user feedback, market trends, business concerns, etc.

..will boost productivity for any engineer or designer.

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Why Remote Work Should Change Startup Culture 10 years ago

I joined my startup 2 years ago on-site. After my wife and I had a baby it became very difficult to live in the bay area. Housing is obviously ridiculous there and I had to live an hour away from the office. I told my manager that we would be moving and I was interviewing for remote jobs. They ended up allowing me to work remotely, and I have been for almost two months now.

The whole transition has been much smoother than I could have ever imagined. My team relies on slack so I definitely feel just as connected to everyone. We do regular video calls on Google Hangouts, and even have a robot[1] that makes daily standup fun and convenient for everyone.

I feel like I am able to focus for longer periods of time being away from the office. There are no distractions to play ping pong and interruptions are fewer and farther between. I also have much more time since I'm not commuting ~2 hours a day. I have time to spend with my wife and 1-year-old and I have time to go to the gym. I feel much more well-rounded as a result and I feel like I'm a better father and husband, and a much better employee. Overall, I think my output has gone up and my productivity has increased, though I have no data to support it.

[1] http://www.doublerobotics.com/

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The Best Books I Read in 2015 11 years ago

It's not necessarily bad, but "best" books should be judged on rating, not recognition. With this rating system a book with 1000 reviews rated at 3.5 stars would score higher than a book with 500 reviews rated at 4.5 stars.

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