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Yeah, we've done that. And again, this is totally a cultural problem. But inevitably I end up writing that shared groovy code (because I have the most familiarity), and so when thi…

Man, I'm having this problem right now at work and it's been a nightmare. Admittedly the problem is like 90% cultural. People (on my team) don't understand pipeline and they absolu…

All very true. I was more thinking from the company's perspective (who often are the ones overtly discouraging inter-office relationships).

> told not to get too close with them Well, I don't think that's true really. Nobody cares if you're close friends with your co-workers. Many co-workers are close friends. But, I g…

> I think, in general, that it is totally fine to have company outings, but propositions of any sort should be avoided. It's more that I wonder if this is just another nail in the …

I don't think that's anyone's typical definition of the middle class. It usually refers to work autonomy and relying on expertise to sustain yourself (as opposed to menial labor). …

I'd heard rumors about this at Vice. Glad to see it getting some air. Stories like this are important, because I think the traditional view of sexual harassment is that it happens …

Were you riding during peak hours (7-10, 4-7)? That's when it tends to get really bad - even minor delays cause massive backups, because the trains are essentially running as close…

Of course, there's the old saying that the financial media has correctly predicted 20 of the last 3 bubbles

> My point is that Etsy needed more of a guiding light than their engineering department providing effective technology. They had that, though. Amazon for unique items. I think tha…

> That’s great – for their engineering department. Well, no - it's great for you too. Nobody can buy anything if the site is down. First-time buyers are especially sensitive to tha…

Disclaimer: I worked at Etsy, a long time ago. > The next group, headed by Chad Dickerson and Allspaw, seemed like they wanted to focus on technology for technology’s sake, more th…