jpiburn
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Comment · 1 year ago
"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it" - Voltaire
Comment · 1 year ago
the Patron Saint of East Tennessee
Comment · 1 year ago
love this app
Comment · 2 years ago
this exactly. I started buying packs again recently for fun and immediately was transported back 20 years
Comment · 2 years ago
I second Rick Rubins book
Comment · 2 years ago
The Design Of Everyday Things by Don Norman might be something of interest
Comment · 8 years ago
open tabs in chrome I never close... hundreds of them
Comment · 8 years ago
mea culpa. I suppose my enthusiasm got the best of me.
Comment · 8 years ago
Hey guys
A few months back I posted an Ask HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16885344) trying to get general input on what people knew or thought about Oak Ridge National Lab, where I work as a data scientist and realized that the "if you post it they will come" approach wasn't really working well for our positions we were hiring for. There were a lot of great, brutally honest comments.
To summarize, there were 3 main categories of responses
- I’ve never heard of ORNL
- I’ve heard of ORNL and the national labs, but aren’t they just low paying government jobs?
- I’ve heard of ORNL, but I don’t really know about living in Tennessee
Based on this feedback, I tossed the existing job posting and rewrote this one to try and address, or at least acknowledge, the main points that were mentioned in the Ask HN.
If you are interested, let me know. The position is a part of my team so I should be able to answer any questions you might have. Also, general feedback on the posting itself would be great.
Thanks!
Comment · 8 years ago
Very cool idea. I haven't seen it mentioned in here, but the GDELT project is something you might be able to use
Comment · 8 years ago
Very good point. I may wait a view days and try again with your title suggestion. I originally had "Ask HN: Software Engineers..." but I ran out of room.
Thank you for your feedback
Comment · 8 years ago
In my experience that is probably a true statement. Typically the application process is a little verbose, but I think ORNL isn't the worst of them. Combine that with the inhumane SAP interface and I can see where a lot of people wouldn't even bother.
Thanks for the feedback!
Comment · 8 years ago
The salaries are actually pretty comparable (that's why I mentioned that NLs aren't on the GS scale) no stock options of course but you are correct that PhD researchers run the lab from mid level management on up and traditionally a PhD is expected for upward mobility. I can see where that would potentially be a concern from your perspective.
Thanks for your reply.