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1kWh of heat is 1kWh of heat... but there's more to the story


Pretty general programming/SWE advice


This isn't logical. It's the same in percentage terms.

Whether you sell 1000 copies at $100 or 100,000 copies at $1, assuming the percent of refunds is constant, then the effect is identical. Right?


True in principle but there's more inventive for a user to ask for a refund on a $100 purchase than a $1 purchase.


The original message from GS

"""

    Time limit: We expect you to complete the challenge(s) within the next 7 days. Please note, once you start a challenge, the timer begins and cannot be stopped.

        Programming challenge:
            Time allotment: 120 minutes
            Format: Data structures focused questions that can be completed with your choice of programming language
        Math and programing challenge:
            Time allotment: 180 minutes (120 mins programming + 60 mins math, combined)
            Format: Combination of the above programming format and a series of math multiple choice questions
"""


This article is wrong about Eduardo Saverin. He lives in Singapore but never took citizenship. He renounced his American citizenship but kept his Brazilian.


I didn't think this was good. Her basic definitions at the beginning (eg virality) was very poor. Either she doesn't have a clear understanding of these or just isn't that good at expressing herself (hopefully the latter). Her thinking is quite convoluted. Did anyone else think this?


This is the original email. My name is Oliver Sisson and I work at Coursera.

From: Oliver Sisson <team@angel.co> Date: March 20, 2016 at 10:02:25 AM PDT To: staffing@coursera.org Subject: [recruiting] I created a project for Coursera, could you confirm? Reply-To: Oliver Sisson <oliversisson@gmail.com>

Hi Coursera,

I created a project for Coursera: [Project description redacted] Could you please confirm the project, by following this link:

https://angel.co/l/3248d1520e525149b6bf36369d0b519a/MbVzt

Thanks, Oliver Sisson



They used my name in the email from and reply-to fields, and to sign my name. I've replied to my original post with the actual email.


Thanks, that spells it out. Damn, that is fairly messed up.

I had a similar experience with F6S sending emails in my name so I know how uncomfortable it feels.

This is a shame and hopefully just a one-off error.


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