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Questions such as pseudocode a "(sorting, binary search, etc)" algorithm on the whiteboard are BS questions used to haze interviewees and make the interviewer feel like the big man…

My understanding is he looks for phrases people are increasingly searching for such as "BHP Free Sippy Cup" and then buys a domain such as bhp-free-sippy-cups.com. On the site, he …

A friend of mine runs a 1 person business. Well, technically, he does have an assistant who does his office admin and books. My friend has steady gross revenues of $6M a year. When…

Joplin just released support for Vim keybindings. But, it also has a button you can press to edit a note in your favorite editor, such as Vim.

Here is how I read and annotate scientific articles and books: http://www.founderscholar.com/how-to-read-doctoral-student/

Racket is a great language that needs more recognition. Thanks for posting your experiences.

This is a good interpretation of the event as I understand it. Culturally, it would be a good move to grant all employees before x date a token number of units so they felt validat…

Maybe read the Twitter thread and then comment.

This is a 19th century view of the workplace. Don't work for employers who ascribe to this workforce philosophy.

Assuming people will create great works while living off a sustenance-level basic income is a bit of a stretch. And, it seems to ignore the extreme level of work, commitment, and p…

This is very true. I've traveled the ICW from Moorehead City, NC to Dinner Key, Miami. Derelict boats bring a very bad reputation to the cruising community and have real repercussi…

Far from a homemade boat. The Bristol 27 is a seaworthy craft. But this sailor apparently doesn't know how to use a sponge and paint brush to maintain her. These are normally quite…

I bought a $700 chair on Amazon and returned it after a week. Then I found this and it has been great for the past 3 years: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049UCECE/ref=ppx_yo_…

There's no excuse for keeping his boat in that state of disarray. I've lived aboard a sailboat with my family in the Bahamas and met a lot of full time liveaboards. The only boats …

I hate IOS. I don't understand why people try to turn a consumer device into a serious developer workstation.

Writing advice is easy to find on the web. And, there are classic books available, such as Strunk and White or Bird by Bird. But, writing is a craft. One must do in order to improv…

I am a very organized person. I calendar everything. I have goals established at the start of each year and I track them regularly. But, I'm looking for new ideas. What are you pla…