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I'm currently performing the same job search but as a future new graduate from a Computer Engineering program in Canada.

So far the biggest parallel with your experience is gaining the confidence to even begin applying for jobs. I came to the conclusion that I have almost nothing to lose by applying for jobs and it's really difficult to burn bridges by just sending in a resume or a quick email saying I'm interested in your company.

Some of the interviews so far have been excellent and left me really excited about following up with a take-home coding exercise. On the other hand some have left a really bad taste in my mouth. I found it surprising how much I can get a feel for the type of person a CEO/CTO is over the phone. One of my biggest complaints is when interviewers want me to do spec work[1] for their app. That's a big red flag for me.

My biggest successes so far have come from downloading/signing up for the product or service and spending some time using it. So far interviewers have really enjoyed that and it has led into great discussions about the product and how I would improve it. Furthermore, in remote coding interviews, being honest and saying, "I don't know, could you please show me." is really appreciated and demonstrates character.

[1] http://www.nospec.com/faq
Wat. They don't make gaming cards nor scientific cards. They make GPUs that go into iPhones and iPads.
FTFA:

> Yellow is awfully broad: In my mind, multimeters have always been yellow. I’ve never had the opportunity to own a Fluke-branded DMM so I’m not sure where my brain picked up this association. I can respect trademarks and company branding and I respect Fluke’s reputation for high-quality multimeters. If Fluke wants to own a color I would expect the USPTO to require them to assign an exact color just like Tiffany’s did with Tiffany Blue. But allowing a company to trademark ‘yellow’ seems broad.

This is the diagram in the trademark filing, describing what kind of yellow border is covered:

https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/home_page_posts/1/4/2/8/Roug...

What could be more clear and limited in scope?
I'm gonna play devil's advocate: That looks like a Fluke DMM knockoff. They could have easily gone with red, orange, green, or some other color I'm sure.

It would be nice if they got a warning first though.
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While true for the majority of passengers, United has at least hinted that their Economy Plus seating is incredibly profitable, both through ancillary revenue and as a loyalty incentive (United's frequent flyers get extra legroom seating for free).

Given that Continental's management decided to keep E+ when they effectively took over United, my guess is the numbers were convincing enough that E+ was worth the loss in total seats.
Probably more effective all around to turn your device off instead, and when you get your electricity bill, which will be a few cents cheaper as a result, send the band half the difference.
That's pretty interesting to me because when I read the word "multimeters" in the title I instantly thought of a yellow device, even before I saw "contrasting yellow border." Fluke did a good job there and I think that in this case it's actually a pretty valid point.

Also - how long have Fluke been selling their yellow devices?
I guess this is part of the balancing act. We want to have something that can provide us some privacy, but in turn can be used by criminals for stuff like this.

I don't know where to draw the line. I feel when you hear about children being exploited, somehow my own privacy is of little regard in comparison to kids who have adults exploiting them for these kinds of reasons.
Like everything else, that is a matter of practice. Coding on paper or whiteboards is a skill you can become proficient with. Get a whiteboard, get something like skienna's algorithm book, and start practicing coding problems there while talking through what you are doing. Start simple then go more complex. After enough hours, this will become second nature. I realize this is a silly exercise, but if want to work in the circus, sometimes you have to jump through hoops.
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Didn't we just get over 3 weeks of people screaming about King's trademark attempt on "Candy"?
>>Your response is just another example of the defeatist attitude that most Americans have when it comes to comparisons with Scandinavian countries

I am from Sweden, please check so personal attacks are relevant first!

I try to make this point: The Scandinavian systems do have big problems too, which isn't that publicized. I wouldn't recommend anyone to carbon copy it. Look at e.g. the German implementation instead, larger population and (from the outside) it seems to work less bad than in Sweden.

See my other comments. (And yes, the US health care is uniquely fubar:ed.)

Re scaling:

Nothing I've ever seen says that organising big groups of people in complex endeavours (companies, societies etc) scale [sub]linearily! (Consider network effects of people. And all the differing areas/cultures. And organized crime/gangs in USA.)

But sure, I am certainly no specialist. References welcome?
Multimeters here in the UK are almost always yellow (or red less often). They've been mostly yellow as long as I can remember and I've never heard of Fluke.
Two points:

My manager will not interview any candidate who states on resume or any public profile their age, religion, or any other factor that could be considered a legally-protected basis for discrimination. This even extends sometimes to graduation dates if they are in the distant past. He simply states that even interviewing such a candidate creates the potential for lawsuits (candidates claiming they were not hired due to these factors). Right or wrong, I'm sure this is even more prevalent among HR-savvy hiring managers. Your resume and/or public profiles mention both your age and your religion.

Secondly, you mention that people have disagreements about the value of generalists. While this is true, it does seem there is consensus on the fact that as the field has developed over past decades, jobs have become more specialized, and failing to cater your resume to the type of position you are seeking is a huge part of the reason you are not getting interviews. I can understand not wanting to "throw away" all the stuff you've done over the years; wanting that to be acknowledged is a very human thing, very understandable. This stuff belongs on your personal website, though, not your resume. Your resume is a targeted sales pitch, and those interested in learning more about you will be able to see the rest of the (less relevant) stuff you've worked on in your career on your website.
I believe the dev kit contains 1x1080p display but renders a different view on each half of the screen.
I agree with that, bringing rails in is like bringing a chainsaw to cut a twig sometimes...

The point here is not to look at the devise/router serving http but the porting of the data & business logic to an adaptable, multi-purposed api that is not tied down to the infrastructure in any way.

I've used this approach within a Sinatra driven app, CTO said i need to use Rails now for some other thing, a few hours to make the switch, not rewrite the whole thing.
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How could this engineer have prevented this? By starting his own company or a consultant? How could have moved up into the managerial position?
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>Are you at all familiar with the taxi medallion racket

Yes, I am, at least in NYC. They are there to provide some consumer protection.

I will be speaking of New York.

First of all, a medallion isn't strictly required to operate a taxi-like car (for hire vehicles). It only affords them the permission to pick up passengers who flag a cab off the street. You are allowed to operate what is called a "car services" or "livery cab" too, they are allowed to only pick up and service people who call ahead to arrange the ride. Since the summer of 2012 livery cabs may pick up people who hail a cab outside the borough of Manhattan to serve undeserved populations (excluding the airports). Having a medallion means you are required to pick up any passenger who hails a cab, the first one you see, no matter if they are drunk, homeless, disabled, black, going to an undesired destination or otherwise "undesirable" passengers. Having a medallion also strictly regulates fares no matter what kind of car your medallion taxi is, including flat fees to get to the major airports. Taxis are regulated to look a certain way so you know you're getting into a licensed taxi and not a serial killer van. There are also very regular inspections of the vehicle to make sure it is up to safety standards. The authorities conduct undercover operations that ensure taxis are following the rules. The license plates bear a variation of the medallion number so that police can easily identify violators. It can be said or argued the limits of number of medallions is because there is limited space on the streets and you might not want them to be mostly taxis at the expense of other vehicles, before the medallion system there were at one time more taxis than taxi passengers. You also don't desire taxi drivers working very long hours to make a profit with excessive competition, because they might become fatigued and fall asleep at the wheel. Also the cost can facilitate the funding to enforce the regulations.

Is this the best system? I don't know, but it is there for a reason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicabs_of_New_York_City
Essentially any multimeter design with a dark body and yellow or orange surround would look just as much like a Fluke multimeter - scroll down to Exhibit 1 in the PDF, they haven't exactly been consistent in the design of their multimeters. (Probably any design with a red surround too since some of Fluke's multimeters have those.)
The design of the site is excellent, but...

Vanilla CSS isn't that bad. Existing preprocessors have made it much nicer to use without changing the basic formula and workings of CSS.

GSS is a fairly radical departure and as such it should offer big returns which I'm not seeing. Moreover, I don't see that it's solving a problem that needed solving in the first place.
Not a bad idea. May implement down the road. Thanks.
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> So we really only have two options, ship them back or have them destroyed. Having them destroyed costs $150 per hour with no indication of how much time it will take to destroy 2,000 units.

Aside: I can think of plenty of fun ways to quickly destroy 2000 cheap multimeters that would not cost $150/hour.
Michael Marshall Smith's _One of Us_ has an alarm clock that can't get satisfaction until its owner has recognised the alarm. Also aware and needy white goods who get involved in the plot at places. Good read, but I recommend getting to it after a couple of his other books - the twist is better that way.
The problem is not to to just get from point A to B, but to have a good experience doing it. Air travel is getting worse every year. Starting from the airport checks to the long immigration lines (when traveling internationally) and super expensive fares for those "cuddly" seats, it can make holidays more exhausting than work. And if you live an hour from the airport, well good luck!

My idea of a grand future is when we can travel across the globe in less than hour, and pay less than $50 doing it.
The US doesn't have exit immigration or customs, departing the country is the same procedure (airport-wise) as taking a domestic flight. Same security and often the same terminal.

I rarely show up an hour before a flight (including international) and I've yet to have an issue. Even United says that an hour is sufficient for international flights, even less if you aren't checking bags and can print your boarding pass at home:

http://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/airport/proce...
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I dont understand how this is paid for -- can someone explain?
They need to implement two things:

1.) Flexible seating in aircraft so that each seat can be adjusted forward/backwards between flights by flight attendants. Doing this by seat might be awkward for people sitting next to each other, so maybe do it by row.

2.) Bidding-style airline tickets. How much would you pay for the minimum amount of room? How much would you pay to get the maximum amount of room? How much would you pay to be allowed to recline the seat? How much would you pay to prevent the guy in front of you from reclining the seat?

These sound like terrible ideas, but in the airline spirit of dynamic pricing I think it fits.
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"There are few job listings that say “a bit of everything”."

And yet... they all seem to require it.
Simply put yes the cost.

You are billed on the number of dyno's, and database storage. Overtime this is only going to get bigger which means costs will only ever increase.

It will get to a point `1day` where you will be looking to bring this cost down by managing your own web servers.
Another Nodemailer + Haraka user here. Works really well!
It's hard to even define what a fix looks like. If a customer verbally claims to want feature X, but it turns out they're willing to pay $0 for it and no more... do they really want feature X? This is a richer question than it may first appear.
Price is one of the factor. The other factors could include control and flexibility in terms of monitoring etc.
Well done; really think you've got a decent product idea here.

Few comments, which you've probably already thought through, but worth mentioning. Have you considered how you'll get repeat revenue from your customers? Also have you considered selling consulting on this to clients (i.e. a fourth column) it might generate useful extra revenue early on.
Also:

> You might be wondering why we don't just ask a biologist about these mysteries. The reason is because you're inside a car right now, I'm driving, we're lost, both of us are tourists, and I'm one of those people that would sooner burn hours of gasoline/diesel than ask for directions. You also suspect I might be some kind of criminal, so you're afraid of bringing up the issue. All around it's pretty awkward in here.
They think they are actually going to be "destroyed"? Heh. Find out where the auction will be held. Go buy them back.
There was a time I was impressed by a program that drew the sierpinski triangle.

The executable file was 31 bytes: http://osix.net/modules/article/?id=756
Absolutely.

I won't lie, I've totally stagnated in playing because most learning resources are awful.
I wasn't aware of a specific "expatriate" legal definition for immigration. Refugee/asylum seekers is a category, certainly. "Artist" is another. "Self-employed" is a third. "Because of family connections" a fourth. "Au pair", "athletic coach", and "retired" are three more. Certainly "people who work for temporary periods as a specialist employee of an international company" is a category, but that's not the only way to be an ex-pat.

Consider Arthur C Clark. I believe you would consider him an immigrant. He specifically chose Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) because of its reefs (and likely other reason, but that's his main stated reason). But by all accounts, he was a British ex-pat in Sri Lanka. He was even recognized by the British royalty for his cultural services as a British person.

Since so many people consider him an ex-pat, and your definition doesn't, I suspect your definition isn't all that useful even in your informal sense.
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Used the site recently and had a great experience. Hope they continue to grow and add new content!
The article is pretty well thought-out and documented, but I feel it's missing the target once again.

Am I the only one to feel that this plethora of nebulous patterns hinder creativity and intelligence more than anything else ? What is the deal really ? I may be missing the whole point but for me it seems to be, summed up : keep as much of the core business logic separated from the interface because one will die sooner than the other. Then the correct model depends a lot on the platform you're building on, and the freedom to try and design new paradigms seems to me a much more valuable asset than trying to force-fit your app into MV-WTH. I feel we don't even remember what constraints these models are here to help optimize. Please tell me if I'm missing something. I eagerly await the day when this will all (MVC and friends) settle down and we will be able to start building on top of all that towards more ambitious architectures.
"Immigrant" sort of suggests "immigration" as being part of the deal though, right?

Take me for example. If I was working on getting my French citizenship with the hope of living here indefinitely with my new French passport and (one day) French citizen grandchildren, I'd be an immigrant.

But I'm not. I'm an American citizen holding an American passport who just happens to spend half his time living here. They actually have a term for that. It's "Expat".
Everything inside a huge data-bind="" attribute? Man, that becomes crowded pretty soon (e.g. binding the label and the onclick with just a "," separation is just the simple case, 4-6 binding is not unusual on a single component).
Agree, but what you described is something that can be googled and quickly learned, whereas all the intangibles op listed should be second-nature.
Or maybe actually you think of yellow devices because you saw plenty of non-Fluke yellow multimeters and now letting them appropriate the yellow color everyone associated to multimeters is unfair ?

I learned about Fluke making good multimeters probably about 17 years ago, in a student job. I'm pretty sure it was already yellow (and thus before they applied for the trademark).
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Regardless of which package you use for delivering email, I can't recommend enough to put the email delivery code into an async job queue that automatically retries.

Even with major providers there are enough occasional blips that you don't want to impact delivery of your email. Additionally, it would allow you to decouple sending (popping from the queue) if you ever needed to delay it momentarily.
This is really cool. Up to the section on Advanced Features, it seemed like a clone of Cloudflare's cdnjs. But the multiple request feature is absolutely terrific, and I can't wait to use it.

EDIT: I wonder if the multiple-request URL's mean that the individual assets won't be cached, which is a big selling point of CDN's.
You don't need the complexity of a unified ledger to have a distributed message passing system.

The ledger could provide some assurances that others have had access to a given set of messages, but that really only helps with the boring sort of arguments.
Somebody set up us the bomb!

Seriously, use 30 seconds to browse, ie http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&r=1&b=201403&w=2

Notice 144 posts about "Google vulnerabilities with PoC"?
I'll take the faster jet and be enjoying a drink in London before you even get your first "meal service".

If you only care about comfort, why don't you take a boat? A transoceanic trip for about $3k will get you an inside room and take ~12 days.
I wish all my unused crap would sell itself (and arrange shipping).

2014, in a universe slightly more awesome than ours:

Postman: "Hi, I'm here to collect those old memory modules you left in a box when upgrading and forgot about."

Me: "Wow, I did. How much did they sell themselves for?"

Postman: "$40 - just bump your phone here to get paid. Have a nice day."
I suspect when they search for it they're going to find their own published writings/blogs ;)

I do think some people at FB/Google need to know this stuff cold, but even that isn't going to be 100% of their engineers.
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There is cdnjs.com that proposes the exact same features and has been available for quite some time.

I regularly submit new libraries and update the current ones through their Github repository.

The multiple files per request is nice however, but contributing to cdnjs might have been a better way of proposing it.
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I'd interpret it to mean "White men don't get to claim minority group status!" (I understand there exist political worldviews under which membership in a minority group is occasionally a useful thing to have and under which "inappropriately" claiming it is anathema, but to be clear, I wasn't intentionally trying to troll anyone with the observation.)
There is a saying in many businesses that goes like this: "price..quality..speed pick any two".

I guess that could be modified to "price..quality..speed..personal attention pick any three".

To me the personal attention factor always ranks very high. I have found many cases where someone who cares and communicates go much further than someone who knows more and doesn't care. [1]

[1] This is simplistic of course and doesn't take into account many different factors and I use it as a rough guideline.
> I should also point out that MaxCDN, CloudFlare, Cedexis and the rest of the companies sponsor jsDelivr for free.

Personally, I don't trust such services any more than I trust cloud hosting, which means not at all. I have no way to make sure that they server these files unmodified, that they aren't neglecting their servers to the point where they're hacked and serve malware to my users etc. ...
Yes, they will make it if they are interviewed. But I thought we were talking about a situation where the recruiter needs to decide which people are invited to an interview? And than its much more difficult because in some situations you can't read the code of all applicants for volume alone.
This is actually a very complicated way of achieving the goal. It works, but it's not good from an economic point of view as it is more expensive in computational terms than a simpler OO alternative, which is to pass the size when you instantiate the MegaLotto::Drawing object.

For example, compare the proposed solution:

MegaLotto.configure do |config|
config.drawing_count = 10
end

MegaLotto::Drawing.new.draw

With the alternative:

MegaLotto::Drawing.new(10).draw

If you want to make it extensible, you can use keyword arguments:

MegaLotto::Drawing.new(size: 10).draw

The interface and the implementation are simpler, but also the performance is better because there are less method calls. If you look at the code of both implementations, you will find the simpler one easier to understand. As a side effect, you will also get simpler stack traces if anything goes wrong.