Re: lying about salary — I’ve found it’s much more effective to say something along the lines of: “I typically don’t name a salary. Assuming we’re excited about working together, it’s important to me to understand the value that the company places on my skills and the impact we believe I’ll make for the company.”

It…

I think this is an interesting challenge with the “meme-ification” of language.

I’ve been so disappointed by Indochino. Went to one of their stores to be fitted for my wedding (was going to outfit myself and my groomsmen). They thrust an iPad in my face and barely spoke to me. Then they took over an hour to measure me, and after that told me they didn’t have any suits in the store to show me. So…

I’ve been so disappointed by Indochino. Went to one of their stores to be fitted for my wedding (was going to outfit…

I also use Trello to keep track of things I want to learn. I have a huge backlog of books/videos etc. to catch up on and sometimes it feels like I'm bouncing around aimlessly. Putting it all on a backlog helps me remember what I want to learn, and also remember to pick one thing at a time and finish it. I allow myself…

I use Trello for a ton of things including software development, but one thing that has been really great is its use as a continuous packing list. I always forget things that I pack, or things that I want to pack.

I'd like to add another option to the list: http://www.designatea.com/ — They're a fantastic independent tea site. Service has been great, personal, friendly, and you can experiment by trying different blends as much as you want. They're an awesome value, and I use them pretty much anytime I need tea.

Thanks for the tip! Hadn't heard about the before. Curious: a lot of the pdf books I want to read have source code, and so they're usually flattened as images. Do you have any experience converting books that contain programming / source code? Would be interested to hear how you fared.

Just received the "not available" message when trying to download. Showed it in the store, clicked install, and then got the error message. Hope they didn't pull it already!

A good point. I own an iPad, and I'll agree it IS great for reading PDFs, with one exception — nighttime reading. I found that reading at night (which is when I do most reading) on the iPad led to eye strain and affected my sleep schedules, even on the lowest brightness. Maybe I'm sensitive, but given how long I stare…

If Microsoft can paint the Surface as the "produce" to the iPad's "consume", it will be a contender for sure. I've noticed this on my iPad (which I love): I enjoy browsing, reading, and the occasional note taking, but it's all consumption — I'm not powering through documents, e-mail, or tasks/projects. I'm not sure if…

Why do you think that? If the experience offered is that of the iPad, plus corporate integration and the ability to be as productive as I am on a desktop, it could well be worth the price.

I find the tone of this article interesting in that the default stance appears to be one of protection/defense of Foxconn (and by extension, Apple). As in "whoa, whoa, don't all gang up on Foxconn." I have trouble seeing Foxconn as a victim — ever. As a reader, I'd like Gizmodo to dig deeper into what happens there,…

It seems that this leaves an interesting hole in the market for those who need to read technical PDF files. I'm glad this happened now as I was planning to get one for just such a reason and I'll probably try to do without.

VOTE: Corsair 600T — Jeff Atwood's blog made me aware of it and I've used it twice now with great results each time. Spacious, cable management is excellent, it catches dust in the mesh, plenty of fan space and maneuverability. Easily the best case I've ever worked with.

I also recommend Waze. That (free) app has gotten me around so many traffic jams without getting me off course that I now trust it blindly.

It's tempting to begin to agree with you, except that these positions have been spouted by any group that was in a majority ever.

As a guy, thank you for this. While I worry that the same people who demean you for your gender are the same people who love "getting a rise" out of female tech writers, it's important to be said. I'm really concerned about the technology industry in general becoming a place where "geeky" means "excused from showing…

Is it me, or is this starting to sound like a job for open-source software? Safeguards could be put in place, oversight would be much more possible, it could be openly tested, analyzed, and fortified and would be open for scrutiny the world round. Furthermore, if states adopted the system and contributed their…

This is a great source of relief for us apartment-dwellers. Most of my packages must be signed for due to living in an apartment (despite that apartment being a generally nice, safe place). This usually means they don't get delivered (I have a strict work schedule and they often don't tell me the day/time the package…

The people who would do this are a black mark on all sysadmins. Yes, anger is understandable. Yes, a want for vengeance is understandable, but the self-respecting sysadmin knows that you turn in the keys, find some new ones, and the sun comes up another day.