I believe the press has the freedom to print whatever they want so long as they are following first amendment rights. I feel neutral to the entire situation. Of course it's crappy that the guy's identity was outed but at the same time it was completely within Gizmodo's rights to do so. For that I am voting you backup.
Salesforce.com - Looking for a disillusioned web developer that just spent a year or two bootstrapping own startup but now wants to save some money, get some health insurance, and live in San Francisco.
Build cool demos with me and then one day...go back to the startup world.
It's vague for a good reason. We don't want someone who has been coding in only one language for the last 5 years. We need someone entrepreneurial...more like a jack of many trades.
I know there are people like that out there and I'm willing to wait to find someone good.
#9 Employers don’t care what college you got your degree from, only that you have a degree. Why go into debt paying for university when it won’t help you in the long run?
How come? Maybe for entry level positions, a recent grad from MIT with no experience would get more offers than a similarly inexperienced grad from a second tier school or a community college. But what if the second grad worked co-ops or had more projects under his or her belt? Wouldn't that be more valuable to a company?
You are comparing colleges to experience. To an employer experience always win. When I was looking for work my college courses were listed right under my name. Now, it sits right above my hobbies. I'm sure in a few years it will be just a footnote. If you can get a coop, great. Nothing stopping someone in university from doing the same. But, as an employer looking for interns, where are you going to look first. You'll probably start at a selective university because they've already done most of the filtering for you.
just signed up. they have a pretty interesting model. they let you upload your purchased music and play it. songs are just 79c, as opposed to 1.29 at itunes.
I've always wondered what good it would do me to know that I have a certain percentage chance of getting Alzheimer or Parkinson disease. In some situations I could understand the use (certain highly predictable cancers), but in most cases I don't see the point.
I already live a healthy lifestyle. I eat right. I don't smoke. I exercise 2-3 times a week. I don't think I could try much harder.
To me it's kind of like trying to figure out when I'm going to die. Why do I want to know this? Just let me live my life.
These are some reasons why I don't think people buy these kinds of tests. That and the fact that it costs $500!
A former colleague of mine was working on an EU project to gauge what outcomes this technology would have. The Medical Associations were and are objecting to it being rushed into the public domain without regulation. The Doctors themselves don't have the knowledge to interpret what those results might mean for you in the long-term and the scope for over-diagnosis is huge. And a market for quacks in this field is also sadly inevitable.
From what I hear this is also turning out to be the opinion from US health professionals. Though I guess the health insurance companies would love this technology...
It seems to me like you are using a "situational opener" which basically means you open the conversation with something nearby or something you notice. (weather, clothing, event, etc.)
Generally speaking these openers are not very good because after you talk about the situation the conversation is dead. After you ask her when the next bus comes along what could you possibly follow-up with? How many people do you think will be on the bus? Do you think it will be a bumpy ride?
So your goal is to move as quickly as possible from the situational opener into something deeper and more interesting. Find out something about where she is going and try to build off of that into a much more substantial topic.
It's best if you talk about things that are fun such as relationships or social problems. Always avoid the following topics though:
religion
politics
abortion
affirmative action
These topics will destroy you.
Good luck. And once again, try to transition away from the situational opener as soon as possible!
Nice! I'm considering moving to CA to work on my Startup. Tonik seems decent for health and dental, at least it will fit in my budget even though with a big deductible number. Thanks for sharing.
