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Triplebyte: Helping Engineers Find Great Startups

Triplebyte: Helping Engineers Find Great Startups
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Any good resources for finding software jobs abroad? Not in all topics. I lived in 3 EU countries so far, and I'm preparing for another changes, probably the last one. I don't care about LGBT issues as it doesn't affect me. Countries I considered: Malta - similar wages as in Poland, but smaller market, housing problem as in Germany, rent prices as in the UK. Germany - language barrier, housing problems (in Berlin 30 people visit a house or flat to rent and landlord decides who will get it). Austria - language barrier (not really German), even when job offer and interview is in English, job requires fluent German, as everyone in the office speaks German, so you don't want to be alienated at the very beginning. Switzerland - extremely high living costs, you won't be able to afford to buy a flat/house after 5years of living there, I felt really poor when I realized I will financially struggle even to move there and rent a flat for few first months. France, Paris - visited it and that's a no-go zone for me.

Penny Is A Chat-Based Personal Finance Coach Have you ever wondered why being financially responsible can be so difficult? Maybe it’s because most money management tools are too complicated and overwhelming for the average user. Penny, a new personal finance app, is fixing this by giving users personalized financial advice via a simple chat interface. As soon as you open the app for the first time, Penny starts talking to you, almost as if you were just texting your banker. After your account is tied to the app, you can talk to Penny and ask her to do thing like show how much you spent on food in October, or show you a graph of your income vs. spending over the past two months. Penny also will push out information to you, doing things like reminding users how much they spent this week on food, etc. One downside with Penny is that users can’t just type requests. However, the company explained that offering prewritten responses result in much less friction for users.

Mother 3 and the Power of Good Writing in Video Games I recently finished another playthrough of Mother 3, a game which holds a lot of significance to me. That significance, oddly enough, starts long before Mother 3 ever came out, back when I was only a few years into grade school. Mother 2, or as it’s known in the west, Earthbound, was sort of an accidental rental for me on one of my typical Saturday morning trips to a local game store. Not only does Earthbound have interesting box art, but it also has a gigantic box. This box art couldn’t have been more enticing to me as a kid – it captured my interest right away. To keep this part of the story short, Earthbound ended up being the most played and certainly most important game of my childhood, and it continues to influence the way I look at video games. Thank you! This will help us improve your ad experience. Report a problem This item is... However, Mother 3 is more than just that. Anyways, let’s dive in. Pictured here with a 3DS, Shigesato Itoi has shaped my life in so many ways.

Cover Letter and Resume - Front End Web Developer By Alison Doyle Updated August 06, 2016. When you are applying for a new position, it’s important that you tailor your cover letter and resume to the job you’re seeking. Carefully analyze the job requirements listed in the posting, and match your skills as closely as possible. Here's an example of a cover letter for a front end web developer position. Front End Web Developer Cover Letter Your NameYour AddressYour City, State, Zip CodeYour Phone NumberYour Email Company NameAddressCity, State, Zip Code Dear HR Manager: This letter is to express my interest in your posting on your website for an experienced, detailed-oriented, front end web developer. Building state-of-the-art, easy to use, user friendly web sites and applications is truly a passion of mine. I actively seek out new technologies, and stay up-to-date on industry trends and advancements. Best Regards, Your Signature (hard copy letter) Typed Name The following is an example of a resume for a front end web developer position. Experience

Trouble waking up? This ejector bed should fix that If you're one of the 7 billion people in this world, you probably have trouble waking up in the morning. An impetuous inventor from the UK has just solved this problem. YouTuber Colin Furze built what he's calling a "High Voltage Ejector Bed," and the name pretty much says it all. Furze built a metal frame which resembles a Murphy bed, except instead of folding backwards to be flush with a wall, it pushes the bed forward away from the wall. An air compressor powers two pistons which push the bed forward at a set speed. Furze also added lights and a couple of trumpets for maximum wake-up power. In an email sent to Mashable, Furze said it only took two weeks to build and it worked on the first try. Anyone who could still stay asleep when this goes off is not human Anyone who could still stay asleep when this goes off is not human," said Furze in regards to the bed's effectiveness. If this seems dangerous, that's because it probably is. Colin Furze is clearly a man who knows no fear.

Matthew I. Jenkins [adult swim] Blog: August 2006 This is from last week's episode, Victor. Echo. November. A while back, I mentioned that I had lots of trouble getting into the Venture Brothers style when I started as a designer on the show. These next two were a lot closer, but still no cigar... This is pretty much the final design with a few notes from Jackson Publick on the upper left. And, this became the final design. Here's the Ibis Priest. I attempted this gag throughout a whole round of drawings. My first design of Caligula when I was really trying to push the design towards Malcolm McDowell, and, more notes from the big guy on the bottom left. Mr.

How Not to Bomb Your Offer Negotiation | Haseeb Qureshi How Not to Bomb Your Offer Negotiation So you know the first 6 rules. You’ve maneuvered through the initial offer conversation, you’ve lined up counteroffers from other companies, and now it’s time to move into the actual negotiating. Naturally, this is the part where everything goes horribly wrong. But worry not. Stick with me, and I’m going to make you into a superhuman negotiator. Seriously though. Right. What does it take to be a good negotiator? Most people think negotiating well is just looking the other person in the eye, appearing confident, and asking for tons of money. What Good Negotiators Sound Like You probably have a friend or family member who’s infamous for refusing to take no for an answer. This person seems like they often get what they want. Rest assured, this person is actually a terrible negotiator. A good negotiator is empathetic and collaborative. So when you think of negotiating a job offer, don’t imagine haggling over a used car. Slicing up the cake Okay. Tell them:

Thync Saving lives for 75 years: 'Batman helped me find my voice' Growing up, Joshua Paul Hawkins didn't have many role models. Hawkins lived in what he calls a "very broken home" as a child in Las Vegas. His parents got divorced when he was 8, and he described the atmosphere in the house as filled with "anger and sadness." However, he knew there was one thing he could count on: Batman. He felt a bit like a loner, just like the character of Bruce Wayne, whose alter ego Batman first appeared on newsstands in "Detective Comics" #27 on March 30, 1939, and would be reinvented through countless movies, TV shows and books for the next 75 years. (Time Warner is the parent company of DC Comics, the same as CNN.) Readers were captivated by the story of how Bruce, heir to a vast fortune, witnessed his parents' murder at the hands of a mugger. "Being a child that young and watching your parents split up is a very harrowing experience," said Hawkins, now 26 and living in Seattle. An inspiration to generations of people Young people identify with the Caped Crusader

Farewell, App Academy. Hello, Airbnb! (Part 2) | Haseeb Qureshi (Note: this is the second part of this story. You can read the first part here.) Despite the rejection from 23AndMe, I kept pushing. I applied to the all the big hiring websites. Not a breath of interest anywhere. I kept on. I was nervous. A Swing of the Pendulum In the middle of this flurry, I created an account on TripleByte. “Credentials should not be used as a proxy for talent. Their interview process is completely blind to credentials. To my surprise, I was able to pass their anonymous programming quiz and I was automatically invited to an onsite assessment. The next day, TripleByte called me. Well, as it turned out, those companies weren’t really looking for someone like me. TripleByte had gotten things moving. Onsites and Offers I set off to the onsites. A couple days later: no offer. I was supposed to be upset, but by now this was an old game. Rejected? Next was Gusto. Shortly afterward, an onsite from Yelp pulled through (my referral was through a non-engineer!). Shit. Maybe not.

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