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Post by dx034 »

ImaCake wrote: post #517
asdfman123 wrote: post #291

Earlier quoted context omitted.

DuckDuckGo is a great product and it's great you're doing well, but apparently I'm conditioned now to feel sick after looking at exponential graphs.

>apparently I'm conditioned now to feel sick after looking at exponential graphs. If it helps, all the exponential graphs of Covid-19 are just logistic curves in disguise. China and South Korea have already shed their disguises. Italy might begin to do so this week, but maybe not yet.

So is DDG. They can't grow above 100% market share and I doubt search volume overall will grow exponentially so their exponential curve is probably also a logistic curve in reality. I just hope that Corona's curve has an earlier inflection point than DDG.

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Post by eloff »

rabidrat wrote: post #355
eloff wrote: post #250

Just signed a lease for a larger apt with twice the rent. Got laid off within the hour. The new landlord is not wanting to let me out of the lease. They already accepted the deposit and first months rent. Really bad timing.

Can you stop payment on the deposit check?

Too late.

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Post by eloff »

dillonmckay wrote: post #295
eloff wrote: post #250

Just signed a lease for a larger apt with twice the rent. Got laid off within the hour. The new landlord is not wanting to let me out of the lease. They already accepted the deposit and first months rent. Really bad timing.

Move in and don’t pay anymore rent.

Hah, yeah it's occurred to me. I'm hoping they see the light before then.

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Post by hackandtrip »

Cyberdog wrote: post #70
hackandtrip wrote: post #60

Just got my first job offer and excited to start! (In Italy!)

Wow! It's good to hear that at least some business is still able to occur there. All the best!

International media is probably not talking too much about it, but we are really trying to do our best! Universities are helping with the production of hand sanitizer and mask production, startup companies are building systems to manage the after-outbreak with the government and the entire education domain is being really productive with online lessons! And, lot of (tech) companies are still hiring!

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Post by ohitsdom »

_bohm wrote: post #367
WFHRenaissance wrote: post #357

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apply for jobs at defense contractors, they're always looking for people that know C++. It will not be glamorous work, but I think it might be a good bet for you. Raytheon Missile Systems is hiring in Tuscon Arizona, inquire about remote work. Also, I recommend you learn SQL (just learn SQL Server or Postgres).

OP specified they live in Northern Ireland so it is unlikely they will be able to get a job with an American defense contractor as a non-citizen who can't obtain a security clearance.

Defense contractors are also notoriously old school in management, and remote positions are very hard to come by (also due to security concerns).

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Post by MH15 »

Yes, from my part-time food service job. Luckily I have a place to stay and just got my tax refund but I'm a poor college student so the worries I'm having are with internet access at my familial home. I'm waiting on a refund from my college for the unused rent after they kicked us out of the student living.

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Post by en3r0 »

Tushon wrote: post #15
kwhat4 wrote: post #5

Got let go about 3 weeks ago now, not sure if my employer saw this coming or if their timing was just spot on. No one is interviewing at the moment and it looks like it's going to be at least another 2 weeks before people are even thinking about hiring. The employment situation is going to get much worse before it gets any better. Hang tight, keep applying and hope for the best.

My company is interviewing and hiring still, depending on what you want to work on. HQ in Alexandria, VA and main other office in Lakewood, CO are most positions. Working remotely for now in all offices. https://careers.fool.com/

I sent in an application and referenced your username. My first name is Dustin if you are able to put in a good word!

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Post by robot_scream »

For anyone looking for something right now we are very much hiring over at https://snyk.io/ for engineers and more in Tel Aviv & London. All interviews are remote at this time but we are not stopping hiring.

Here is a small description of what we do: Ecosystems Group My team is responsible for introducing support for new Languages, Build Tools and Package Managers to help Snyk users test & fix their projects. We do so by understanding the language rules & dependency resolution rules for each tool and building libraries & services in TypeScript that can extract project dependencies so that they can be tested for known vulnerabilities. Expect to learn a lot, pair a lot and be challenged while delivering incremental value to our users

We use Node.js with Express & Typescript.

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Post by _bxg1 »

arvinsim wrote: post #540
_bxg1 wrote: post #415

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Lately "software engineer" feels a bit pretentious to me, with all the articles about how we're co-opting the word "engineer". I've started using the word "programmer" just to avoid the pretention and because it has a nice old-school ring to it. I kind of doubt employers read it as such a technical term that it would factor into the hiring process.

Engineer seems too pretentious. Programmer seems....low trade? If so, why not just use developer?

> Programmer seems....low trade?

Does it though? Is there such thing as a low-trade programmer? Even at the very entry level the job postings say "Junior Software Engineer". Programmer, to me, just rings of the 80s/90s, when code was a little more gristly and our field didn't have quite such an inflated ego. It has a vintage charm.

"Software Developer" is... fine. It's accurate and descriptive, just very boring (and a bit verbose; "developer" without "software" could be ambiguous so you usually need to say both).

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Post by Miktor »

martijn_himself wrote: post #535
Miktor wrote: post #349

This is probably a long shot - and I'm sure you'll see quite a few posts like this over the coming weeks - but I'm going to swallow my pride and ask nonetheless. I've been a data entry clerk for the past twenty years, working for a major bookmaker in Northern Ireland. With the coronavirus pandemic hitting recently, many businesses have decided to lay off large numbers of staff. I've just become one of the unfortunate…

Hi Miktor, I'm really sorry to hear about your situation! I'm in Northern Ireland too and I'm lucky to be employed (for now) and WFH. All I can do is ask around for you if you drop me an e-mail! Cheers, Martijn

Thanks very much Martijn. Will email my resume. Cheers.
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