269: The Ignorance-Is-Bliss Thing
This week, we discuss Morgan Knutson's tweetstorm regarding his time working on the sunsetting Google+, and we extract some nuggets of wisdom worth exploring, especially negotiating one's starting compensation at a new job. Then we share a couple cool things, including another little Mac productivity utility and a beautifully useful camera app for iOS.
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Show Notes
This week, we discuss Morgan Knutson's tweetstorm regarding his time working on the sunsetting Google+, and we extract some nuggets of wisdom worth exploring, especially negotiating one's starting compensation at a new job. Then we share a couple cool things, including another little Mac productivity utility and a beautifully useful camera app for iOS.
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News:
- "Google is shutting down Google+ for consumers following security lapse"
- Morgan Knutson aired some "dirty laundry" in a tweetstorm about his experiences working on Google+
Discussion:
- Buffer has a transparent salary system
- Tyler Galpin was kind enough to point out that it's now illegal in California for employers to ask applicants about their prior salary
- Patrick McKenzie wrote "Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued"
One Cool Thing:
- "RIGBY"
- Note: For future reference, "It's Not New, But It Is Cool" will be shortened to "INNBIIC"
- Marshall shared Yoink, a drag-and-drop utility for Mac
- Fitt's Law says that the time required to rapidly move to a target area is a function of the ratio between the distance to the target and the width of the target
- Brian shared Halide, an iOS camera app developed by Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofski
- "What Does It Mean When Apple "Sherlocks" an App?"
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