arturadib
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Comment · 7 years ago
Agreed. See this paper for a reputable reference in this space: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21056
Comment · 7 years ago
Glad to see Boeing catching up :) The headlines in this space have been dominated by big names who are yet to demonstrate real capabilities, so it's good to see them taking baby steps.
Case in point: Our startup has been quietly flying a similar technology demonstrator since early 2018. While we don't get nearly as many headlines, occasionally something comes out: https://www.wired.com/story/beta-ava-flying-car-aviation/
PS: We're hiring :) If you are into hard software problems and want to join what could be the next Tesla but for aerospace, send me your resume: [email protected]
Comment · 10 years ago
Pretty sure Google's interview questions are under NDA.. Brave!
Comment · 10 years ago
This is incredible. The key is in its simplicity, speed, and variety of languages.
Kudos!
Comment · 10 years ago
Obviously this is a very personal matter - i.e. if you don't enjoy managing people and prefer to tinker with, learn, and build things, pursuing a management career is the worst choice you can make from a happiness standpoint.
It's also not generally true that managers (even those with fancy titles) are more financially successful than engineers. By definition, there are far fewer VP/Director level positions than there are engineer positions, so everything else equal, as an engineer you have a lot more opportunities to pick and choose where you want to work, and that can be very financially rewarding.
I personally joined Twitter over a year before its IPO, and the financial reward there transformed my family's life. I am also incredibly proud of the products I've built over the years, whereas most work done by Directors/VPs at smaller companies wouldn't even come close to the reach and visibility of the work me and my fellow colleagues have done. (Take a look at my resume for added color: http://linkedin.com/in/arturadib).
One could easily imagine an opposite article written by someone who was a VP at several not-so-successful companies and never had anything to show.
Above all, choose what makes you happy. And if you're so fortunate as to have several equally fulfilling choices, and if financial reward matters to you, pick a company that is high-growth, hopefully pre-IPO, and negotiate at least a market-average stock compensation (glassdoor.com is your friend here).
<3, -A.
Comment · 10 years ago
GitHub for music sheet. The execution of this app is just so delightful. Next up: Forks and pull requests? :)
Comment · 10 years ago
I was just about to post the same thing. So much business-speak, no idea what in the world this could be.
Comment · 11 years ago
Few know that Green Mountain Coffee (now Keurig Green Mountain) was started is still headquartered in Vermont. (GMC slowly acquired Keurig in the 90s, based in Massachusetts).
I have been living in VT for the last several years, and I'm pleasantly surprised by the sheer scale of unicorns this state has produced over the last 10 years: IDX (sold to GE Health for $1B+), Dealer.com (sold to Dealertrack for $1B+), and Keurig ($10B+).
Let this be an inspiration for entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs!
Comment · 11 years ago
I've been using Meteor for months. It's such a pleasure to work with. It's what Rails should've been if it was written today.
They just keep on delivering on out-of-the-box functionality, compatibility with 3rd party libs, and more importantly - on a very solid architecture for real-time transport by guys who really know what they're doing.
Kudos everyone.
Comment · 11 years ago
This is "Duolingo for programming languages". Well done.
Comment · 11 years ago
"You don’t need to unlock your phone or even take it out of your pocket or purse, as the recording is triggered automatically by the server"
Would Apple ever let an app do this? No, probably not.