February 2012
23 posts
“What a fascinating look into why the Brits gets bashed for their bland food. My...”
– I found the reader’s comment above so funny. I’ve been fascinated by how, for decades, British cuisine was marked by insipid, traditional cuisine on one hand and the-opposite-of-insipid Indian cuisine on the other. Enjoyable read on Why British Food Was So Bad For So Long (via The...
Normal for New York Private Schools
High school fundraiser, on phone: ... And what degree did you get from Columbia University?
Me: B.A. in art history and computer science.
Fundraiser: Just the one degree?
Me: Yes. Just the _one_ degree.
Fundraiser: And would you like to list a spouse? What is your wife's name?
Me: Uhhh... No. No wife. No.
Morgan Missen: What I'm Reading: Startup Hiring &... →
morganmissen:
Appropriating Alex’s coffee breaks, here’s a gingerly curated list of old & new engineering talent acquisition articles I’ve read lately.*
*Reblogs are not endorsements, and there are lots of contradictory sentiments within.
Focus on building 10x teams, not on hiring 10x developers, Avichal Garg
Engineering Management - Hiring, Yishan Wong
In Silicon Valley, Buying...
Fiesta: group email and private mailing list blog:... →
fiestacc:
We’ve got some sad news for you: we have decided to stop working on Fiesta and to shut the service down. If you’re interested in why, there are more details at the end of this post. If not, here’s the quick overview of how this affects you: we’ve made an export tool available on the list…
