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telebone_man
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About telebone_man
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Ask HN: How to Structure a Development Organisation?
I was in technical support in the beginning of my career. And I remember there were clear guidelines across the industry in how to structure a team (e.g. 'level 1, level 2..', spec…
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Comment #22955321
I don't know but if you go into the input box and type on your keyboard... UUDDLRLRBA It pops up a cute little rainbow
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Comment #22347838
> Development (full stack), server admin, data center management, DevOps, project management, managing teams, VoIP, routing/switching, training, sales... the list goes on. I was a …
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Ask HN: Should you volunteer for a 'ticket' or should it be assigned?
Curious on your thoughts for this one... Imagine a 'daily stand up' scenario. Part of which is looking at tickets that have been raised against your team since the last stand up. P…
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Comment #20737889
I may be a bit late on this one, but here goes :) It's technically feasible.. but in my opinion, if it's happened with you then it's very likely to be happening with others. There'…
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Comment #20458274
The ITU provides the answers you need, in various forms. But captured well here - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/VoIP.pdf where it says... "In India, VoIP is allowed, but only for …
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Comment #19511915
I think it'd be fun to ask their thoughts on something controversial, within a field relevant to the role. Doesn't have to be technical, in my opinion.
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Comment #18419054
Just remember you deserve to be paid something equivalent to the value you will add to the business.
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Comment #18173793
There was an article along the lines of ‘100 top developer tips’. One of them was something like ‘don’t under estimate the value of wasting time on hacker news’. Held true!
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Comment #17801558
Something on the back of your car, that using a combination of your speed, the distance between you and the car behind you, an understanding of the weight of both cars (using a loo…
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Comment #17187040
I would say it's a dangerous road. Child or not! Imagine being challenged at work... in a sales team, for example. Make a sale, get to do a lucky dip. Say two people make an equiva…
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Comment #16686211
Just some food for thought based on some recent experiences. Sometimes, you'll be taking a job that someone in the team thinks they should have been offered - but didn't for whatev…
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Comment #16661439
Really? That's almost same thing you say to vocally authorise yourself with HMRC in the UK... It's something like "My voice is my password". I wouldn't want me saying that phrase r…
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Comment #16593514
I appreciate there's a sense of logic that manufactures the sounds that this produces. But, in every practical sense, the sounds are seemingly random to the listener. Abstract expr…
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Comment #16551156
Are you able to measure which cold calls are filtered, that you would otherwise like to hear? For example... A call from a garage to say your car is ready to be picked up, or perha…
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Comment #16551061
Neat! There's a business called Pindrop that conduct an analysis of audio data to guess where a call is originating from. The idea being, if a call originates from somewhere like I…
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Comment #16413791
FWIW... I use Spotify quite a lot, and when I first open the app, I'm immediately presented with pre-curated playlists that seem to cater what I might need at that time. On a Sunda…
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Comment #16331364
I normally wear what, generally, everyone else wears. I know this sounds a bit weak-willed but hear me out... When I was contracting, I would go from businesses to business, every …
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Comment #16122418
A language that everyone used would be great.
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Comment #16113491
note: have been happy with my current job for a while now. But as a contractor for a few years, I have experience with the job search process. It's not enough to just be the best. …
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Comment #16006030
As a musician, I like to listen and appreciate the technique, passion or effort spent in making the music. Depends on my mood!
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Comment #15940226
Do it! You've got nothing to lose. Write stuff that wouldn't be appropriate in a CV. Such as, why you want to work for them in particular. Have a look at their job spec, try and un…
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Comment #15852601
For what it's worth, the agreement (or lack of) is between the company and the recruiter. It's none of your business! If asked about it by either party, I would refer them to the o…
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Comment #15805523
Considering my whole career, I'd say you should probably get used to it and evolve! I don't mean to sound defeated. Sometimes projects are done 'properly'. Documentation... Good co…
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Comment #15719992
I commute Nottingham>London about 3 times a week. Coding/working on the train is the only way to stay sane! I have a Macbook Pro 2017 13". It's the first Macbook I've ever owned. I…