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Although I absolutely hate it, I interview every 1 or 2 years and use it as negotiation for refreshers. The only time I ever got a reasonable pay bump was by showing I had alternat…

Python (or really any dynamic programming language) makes interviews a lot easier, however I have started asking more in-depth questions to make sure they actually understand Pytho…

I chose a startup over a better Big Company offer (although no where near the difference in pay), and deeply regret it. Understandably the grass is always greener on the other side…

However isn’t the point that references are people who have worked with you and (hopefully) managed you. By calling a backdoor reference, you may not be calling a strong relationsh…

Backdoor references are very unethical in my opinion. Beyond the fact that you are telling a third party about someone’s job search without the searcher’s consent, you can also get…

As someone just learning programming, I found the first few chapters to be super helpful, and ridiculously easy to understand. Honestly, if you want a pretty funny, and really simp…

Thanks, I was able to find the SF Jewish Film Festival through this. I love the interface!

Actually I think that has to deal with the lack of "nationality" experienced among Jews. For generations Jews have experienced being treated as second class citizens (if they were …

I wanted to start off by saying that I do not support the actions of the Israeli Government, however this response is beyond unacceptable. I have only been on Reddit for a year, bu…

From the little I have seen, the show is very American centric, and at many points is arguably xenophobic (isolationist to say the least). It is very strange that this would be sho…

I know that many Fox News Anchors use Macs on their respective shows (Fox News is on the TVs at work, do not judge me!), I wonder if Fox will react to this by pulling those compute…

Given the limits of the iPad (it running a stripped OS), are you at all nervous about the worth of the purchase. I really love the idea, and the OS will make it lightning fast vs a…

Not particularly, JIT is based on proper forecasting, something difficult to do with new products (especially form Apple's standpoint). It is more appropriate with established prod…