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skkbits

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    Comment #8249793

    >"We should hire mid-tier developers based on code review, typically based on open-source code." While I agree with sentiment this is not always possible. Company I work for, stron…

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    Comment #8056361

    This is so true. In 2010, I worked on Mainframe. Yes , 2010 and yes on Mainframe. It was project interfacing modern data services with mainframe. I had to learn COBOL and z/OS arch…

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    Comment #8002639

    what's wrong with amazon ? Serious question as I might consider them and your two cents could save me great trouble!

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    Comment #7902662

    wow man ! that's an amazing story you got there.

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    Comment #7860978

    Disagree. Uber is just another taxi service with availability of smart phone. There are many other services which allow you order taxi with smartphone. DUI has nothing to do with u…

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    Comment #7859508

    Can we get following information from founder or does anyone know ? 1. When perfectaudience was started ? 2. How much revenue it had at the time of selling ? 3. What was rough ( th…

  7. story
    Ask HN: Help needed. Server hacking attempted before even making site live

    Hello Hackers , Me and my brother are making a website. We installed apache server and took a day off. Next day, when we went to upload files we saw server hack was attempted. Two …

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    Comment #7770716

    I am kinda newbie in search technology field. Can someone please explain what is difference between haystack, elastic search to me ? How does this compare to search engines like go…

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    Comment #7770672

    > Because the US is a sovereign state, which means they have jurisdiction over whatever they choose to have jurisdiction over, subject to constraints forcibly imposed by outside pa…

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    Comment #7761687

    Which city ddoolin ?

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    Comment #7752991

    totally agree. I have been researching on this topic for a while. In my opinion instant search makes killer. Any search term that is rising higher , making it appear in instant sea…

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    Comment #7736221

    Just an FYI : Don't click finish button at the end. This is very sneaky technique to gauge personal information about you. Though it is not asking your name it will calculate finge…

  13. story
    Ask HN: How you keep off your website from auto form submission and spam linking

    I see so many websites now days using simple contact form and no captcha at all. How you keep off bots from autosubmitting forms and also spam / porn linking to your websites. If y…

  14. story
    Ask HN: What can ICANN and we do to reduce parked domains?

    Recently I was looking for a domain name for generic english word. No surprise that it wasn't available and almost every reasonable typing/sounding variant was taken and parked for…

  15. story
    Ask HN: Why copying someone else's app or game is allowed in app/play store

    I am seeing so many apps and games making replicas to gain momentum. All they do is just change name. Why Apple and Google allow this ? Doesn't it degrade quality of App store or P…

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    Comment #7706415

    While working for my previous employer I always ended up working more hours when I worked from home. I just don't know why ? In office, I at least get up for lunch, coffee but when…

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    Ask HN: Anyone has rejected job offer from Google,Facebook,Apple,Amazon?Why?

    I am wondering what could be possible reasons to reject job offers from these tech giants ? Anyone did so ? Why did you reject the offer ?

  19. story
    Ask HN: How much time you spend on digital devices ( PC + tablet + phone)?

    How do you keep off from getting tired ? What you do for relaxation ?

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    Comment #7692288

    The company I work is around for 40+ years now. There are some folks as "Programmer Analyst", "Software Engineer", "Sr. Engineer" for 20+ years now. I have asked many of them why y…

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    Comment #7692276

    >Also, it is very difficult to go from becoming IT manager to IT director or higher, especially in bigger companies. This is so much true. >Opportunity to become VP, or even direct…

  22. story
    Does anyone know FATCA? Its becoming effective since July 1st , 2014

    What impact does it have for americans/GC holders having assets in foreign counties ?

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    Comment #7657397

    Though I am replying late I would like to thank all for answering.

  24. story
    Ask HN:How much you earn? Country,location,job title, experience + side projects

    I am seeing salaries listed on glassdoor.com and found that they are outdated for most of the companies. This post to get first hand knowledge from fellow hackers about market cond…

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    Comment #7644630

    Honest question: Who gets the settlement ? Anyone who worked for defendants between certain years ? How do they determine 60K employees ? What if someone has left the industry alto…