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I work in semiconductor manufacturing, it's a very common model. I have been in about eight fabs around the world that use it quite successfully.

I think about this all the time: Would it be possible to change the anti-trust laws so that companies can not merge or be acquired if the sum of their assets and revenue exceeds a …

To my surprise there is a museum right down the street from my house (Beaverton/Portland, OR USA). That I must have just been missing. Thanks for posting!

Wow. Great community here on HN. Kudos to you.

One thing I never understood was why server1.mycompany.com (origin) cannot make a GET request to server2.mycompany.com?

My former employer threatened me in Oregon (started as an intern, software engineer). I had to pay a lawyer $4000 to help avoid going to court. Basically they were trying to scare …

Any Friends of DeSoto here?

My wife's experience: PI: "You put your kid in front of the TV for 2 hours a day to get stuff done? That's terrible parenting." PI: "You will be late 1 day for a meaningless group …

Can not recommend the book enough. I read the entire book in PDF format first. Then went out and bought a hard copy. I work at ADI now, which is kind of weird to see the OP's link.…

Yes. My old boss was threatening to take me to court. I could not afford the fees, but I wanted a lawyer to review any paperwork that I was being forced to sign. After my last day …

Yes, Oregon's wage limit (4 person family) and 18 time limit help... This coming from someone who's former employer tried to enforce a NDA on me.

Yes. I told my boss, when he asked. They would find out, since I left to their customer.

I lived in Oregon when I signed a non-compete as a software engineer intern. I did not know what I was signing and thought it just applied to stealing trade secrets or source code.…

The lack of craters is interesting.

Nope. When you de-package the chip you damage it, especially on small features. They have access to the die bank, which means they have perfect die. Probably, with test pads still …

I'd pay for it, if it was embedded in car paint.

Companies want to have a bilateral agreement with each employee and have all the information. The best strategy is to use competitor salary information, taken from the likes of Gla…

As someone who lives in Oregon. Eastern Oregon is incredibly cheap, only around select Western areas (Portland, Willamette Valley, Bend) are the costs much higher.

Amen. Using your own vanilla JS architecture gives you flexibility and future proof. It is easier to hire new devs and train them. A little documentation and a template project go …

No offense, the length of your comment reads like a Terms of Service Contract.

My old boss moved to Bend, OR, but was surprised when I did not follow him. He did not give me a pay raise to afford the $400k entry house for my family. I could have lived out in …

I live in Oregon, where I am pretty sure my representatives will oppose this bill (as they have a history of doing so). What I really want to do is voice my opinion to my old state…

MoneyDance is good and runs on your home Linux machine. You need to pay for it ($50 I think. Not open source, but paying a company typically means that they are getting the revenue…

This was very helpful information, thank you. I believe the new employer wants me because I have done a "lot" of phone support for them the past 2 years and have kept their plant r…

I am just an engineer. My final title was "automation engineer". Not in upper management. Thank you.