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uscfan1781

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About uscfan1781

APM at Google, live in NYC, hacker and product guy.

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    Oyster (www.oysterbooks.com) is hiring in NYC. Our goal is to put an amazing library of books at your fingertips for just a few dollars a month. We're looking for a strong backend …

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    Was at the NYC startup weekend and saw their pitch and it was by far the best one. Really great example of using straightforward technology to solve a huge pain point and customer …

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    It's also important to understand how the internship dynamics change as you progress through the four years of college. Getting a paid internship after your freshmen or sophomore y…

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    It's funny I actually set up super-cache last night. I was just too cheap for my own good. 256MB RAM on rackspace just wasn't cutting it.

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    I appreciate the heads up. Trying to get it up and running now.

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    I appreciate the feedback. There are definitely many people more qualified than me to actually design a curriculum. My argument is more about the approach than the actual content. …

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    I completely agree. When I first learned CSS it was largely through tips and tricks like these, but without any sort of mental model or big picture understanding of what was going …

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    Mr. Ghonim actions are both brave and impressive. His connection to Google seems mostly coincidental though. The fact that Mr. Ghonim and eight of his friends were arrested for the…

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    This topic hit home for me because I am graduating this year with a CS degree. As many of you have pointed out, a CS degree doesn't teach you how to program. I think it does give y…