Francis   Gulotta

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Current Former , & Always , , RC. I write about IoT, Robots & the Internet I wish we had.

New York City
Joined March 2008

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    Jan 3

    I'm hiring for two Engineering Managers to join us at Justworks! 🙌 - HRIS - Enrollment and Onboarding Both of these teams are special to me and are setup to make some major impact in the years ahead. Feel free to reach out!

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  3. Jan 26

    We considered Gusto but ended up selecting JustWorks for benefits and payroll and have been quite happy with both. Worth checking out. We wrote a blog on our experience here:

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  4. Just Read ★ Reuters: Apple cut backup end-to-end encryption plans after FBI complained

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  5. Wow that Google commercial was very similar to a story I wrote about an old woman who lost her husband and began talking to someone new ... weird.

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  6. Just Read ★ We’ve officially annihilated a second strain of polio. Only one remains

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  7. Just Read ★ WSJ: Amazon changed search results to boost profits despite internal dissent

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  8. Just Read ★ Wind power prices now lower than the cost of natural gas

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  9. If anyone is interested in hiring a fantastic senior DevRel, 10+ years tech experience, JavaScript + hardware, fab public speaker. Comment below and they'll see it 💕👇 i highly recommend them and they are a great find! 💾💯

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  10. 17 hours ago

    Iowa is now the only state to completely strip people of the right to vote after being convicted of a felony. Voting is a RIGHT, not a privilege. That’s why we’ve asked presidential candidates to commit to voting rights for ALL.

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  11. Sometimes my kid wails that he needs help with Legos. My inclination was to consult on structure, add pieces. This always made him cry. I finally figured out that the "help" he needs is for me to sit quietly next to him while he figures it out. And isn't that what we all want?

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  12. I’m planning workshops and I love it.

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  13. Feb 2
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  14. Jan 31

    woman on the train just clutched her whole foods baguette so tightly when i sat down next to her you’d think i was jean valjean

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  16. Jan 31

    I wonder how effective it would be to report a problem to a company’s helpdesk, and as part of the error reproduction steps, have them unknowingly launch a binary through an LOLbin.

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  17. Jan 29

    This morning I had a meeting with a VC fund not a partner but an associate. Which now I’m sure I never want to take again, but I digress. The meeting started off as any VC call would. Me: company background, tech, traction, revenues ect. Him: Fund size, deal size ect...

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  18. I talk a lot about how you can’t be a great developer without great communication skills, but I don’t think people grok how _directly_ your communication skills are reflected in your codebase. Let me give you an example.

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  19. The only thing holding back modern web development is THE LACK OF MIDI SUPPORT SO I CAN EASILY EMBED i_want_it_that_way.midi AS MY AUTOPLAY LOOPING BACKGROUND MUSIC AND WEBPACK WONT SAVE YOU THERE, NOW WILL IT

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  20. I propose we rename Google messaging services with the year of release, just like a copy of Madden or FIFA. The provides for easier tracking and better communicates the ~yearly lifecycle of these apps.

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  21. Jan 29

    I want to goto wake at my normal time silly alarm ai computer

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