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Ha! That's exactly me. However I'd suggestion being jill of all trades and master of 1.

In my experience I find it more helpful to be really good at one thing but can do a lot of different things (full stack, design, product) to get the job done, you're more appreciated that way. In my case, iOS is my One.


That's the "T-shaped" approach atsaloli mentions :)

http://darrennegraeff.com/the-importance-of-t-shaped-individ...


And now there is this new trend about the pi-shaped person, master of two. Which is reasonable if you can manage.


I would agree with this.


1. "Software or music" doesn't require water... most of them anyways.

2. Software / data and more modern approaches to agriculture can potentially optimize water usage.

3. startup / company opportunity here, if the policy makers can incentivize the agriculture industry to innovate instead of keeping the old inefficient ways.


Lounges can be between $30 - $100-ish depending on location, quality, amenities etc. There are lots of really great lounges that can be had without expensive flight tickets - http://www.plaza-network.com/ it's interesting that most people don't know about independent lounge providers. These lounges have massages, showers, tasty food, etc. For people who don't travel enough to warrant a membership but still wants a nice experience it's pretty awesome.

I started using airport lounges when I joined LoungeBuddy (since I had no idea it's even a thing worth checking out before), and it's definitely is a much better experience.

(disclosure - I do iOS work at LoungeBuddy and we pretty much have all the information on all the lounges on the entire planet, including access rules and entry price of they offer walk ups etc. http://www.loungebuddy.com/ )


This is brilliant. I'm going to have to steal this whenever possible.


Great read, thank you for posting that! There's an interesting shift towards empathy in programming that I think will make better software. The empathy to ask - what is the easiest for the user, what are the expected actions and expected results from the user's point of view, etc. This same approach can be used in actual software design as well - treat each components / class / API as a person with motivations and goals, figuring out what's the least amount of info this person needs, best way to get to their goal etc. I've found that way of thinking yields cleaner design overall, and is easier to communicate to others. This method of approaching problems should be encouraged, heck, if not demanded, from all!


Insightful comment, thank you for posting that. Ignorance and bigotry are powerful forces.


It's not a conscious choice people make. It's a subjective perception issue, which is harder to fix. Example: In a room with a male and a female founder, most people will ask the male for technical help, while assuming the female is less competent technically. Interviews are highly subjective, so is wage determination.


That might be because a lot of women prefer other fields. If you pick a random female and a random male, chances are the female has far less relevant tech experience than the male. Even in "tech," they're more likely to be HR, graphic design, or a paid tweeter like Adria Richards was before her lack of basic git hub knowledge led her to try to bully people out of their jobs.


> That might be because a lot of women prefer other fields

...and it might not be. Still completely irrelevant to this event or these speakers.


I can actually see myself doing this, if I didn't know both people. But is that because I'm male or because I think males are more competent? I don't know.


This is a shared control, interactive collaboration, similar to shareJS but WITHOUT developer integration. Not just add chat to any website. That would be lame. Had to clarify, as some people expressed confusion.


That was an attempt at not having to make people sign up and make it super low friction. So an option to sign up for a different account is preferable? Also curious as to your reason for not liking that?


Low friction sign ups that require just an email address and pw are preferable to me. I use disposable emails unique to each site and besides remembering passwords, I don't worry if one site gets hacked because they won't have access to any others.


Thanks, this is very helpful. We will consider this in our next iteration.


Thanks for the note. What system are you on and what browser? We are taking a look at it right now. Can you try refreshing?


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