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I almost never faced an HR ready to discuss salaries higher, than my current “above average” full-time salary in my region (~120-180k). I wonder what should your CV look like and how should you approach the search for companies that can afford expensive developers no matter the geo. If the goal is…

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Every now and again, someone emails me and asks for very general advice. ("How do I change the world?") With the caveat that I've only lived a fraction of one life, and am still trying to figure thing

Why 'bring solutions not problems' doesn’t work Originally posted Jul 6, 2021 • More resources on delivering feedback This post originally appeared in my newsletter . Subscribe to receive it! Many yea

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Average color of the universe Cosmic latte is the average color of the universe as perceived from the Earth, found by a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In 2002, Karl Glazebroo