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8 people team does not look like "solo" at all

shawabawa3 1y ago
it's misleading, but it does say "solo-owned". Presumably those other 8 people didn't have any or much ownership of the company
noosphr 1y ago
Reading the actual article reminds me of the old soviet joke: Q: Is it true that Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov from Moscow won a car in a lottery? A: In principle yes, but: 1). it wasn't Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov but Aleksander Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov; 2). he is not from Moscow but from Odessa; 3). it was not a car but a bicycle; 4). he didn't win it, but it was stolen from him.
- glimshe 1y ago
  Genius. Tell us a couple more old soviet jokes! It might be against the HN rules but maybe they will let it slide given the fascination for the Soviet Union here.
  - Snuggly73 1y ago
    I can tell you a variation from Bulgaria (Soviet era joke as well). In the newspapers there were news that Bulgaria sent 8000 personal computers to Japan. On the next day, there was a slight correction published: 1. It wasn’t 8000. But 8000000 2. It wasn’t computers, but jars of marmalade 3. They weren’t sent to Japan, but returned back by Japan
  - harvey9 1y ago
    Picture of a huge metal nut and bolt on a factory floor, caption: and in one step we fulfill our plan. I think anyone who was ever measured on LOC and Jira tickets can relate.
  - uncircle 1y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42327376 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42327376 also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes has some great ones
  - trhway 1y ago
    In a prison cell. - what is your sentence? - 25 years - what for? - for nothing. - you're lying. The sentence for nothing is 10 years. It seems Google Translate does pretty good job https://savok-name.translate.goog/anekdoty?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://savok-name.translate.goog/anekdoty?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr...
  - simion314 1y ago
    In Romania, a pig gave birth to two piglets. The farmer was disappointed and worried (since 2 is a very low number; a good number from a farmer's perspective would be between 8 and 12). So, he reported to his superior that there were 4 piglets. This superior also thought the number was not good enough, so he reported 6 to his superior. That person then reported 8 to his superior, and finally, the dictator Ceaușescu received the final number as 10. He decided that 2 of them would be exported, and the remaining 8 would be used to feed the people.
    - bmacho 1y ago
      The joke is that in reality Ceaușescu had decided to export 4, and the farmer got jailed/executed for hiding his piglets
  - moralestapia 1y ago
    No fun allowed. - HN rules.
- hobolobo 1y ago
  This made me laugh. Reminded me of Tim Key's podcast on Daniil Kharms. If you can get it, it's well worth a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mndbk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mndbk
- mellosouls 1y ago
  Ronald Reagan - Soviet Jokes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3z3eSVG7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3z3eSVG7A
- hasbot 1y ago
  This reminds me of Elon Musk, DOGE, and Trump. Where are all the Trump jokes?
- jan_Sate 1y ago
  bwahahaha! How come that'd be a "yes" then? It's all wrong!

it's misleading, but it does say "solo-owned". Presumably those other 8 people didn't have any or much ownership of the company

noosphr 1y ago

Reading the actual article reminds me of the old soviet joke: Q: Is it true that Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov from Moscow won a car in a lottery? A: In principle yes, but: 1). it wasn't Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov but Aleksander Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov; 2). he is not from Moscow but from Odessa; 3). it was not a car but a bicycle; 4). he didn't win it, but it was stolen from him.

glimshe 1y ago
Genius. Tell us a couple more old soviet jokes! It might be against the HN rules but maybe they will let it slide given the fascination for the Soviet Union here.
- Snuggly73 1y ago
  I can tell you a variation from Bulgaria (Soviet era joke as well). In the newspapers there were news that Bulgaria sent 8000 personal computers to Japan. On the next day, there was a slight correction published: 1. It wasn’t 8000. But 8000000 2. It wasn’t computers, but jars of marmalade 3. They weren’t sent to Japan, but returned back by Japan
- harvey9 1y ago
  Picture of a huge metal nut and bolt on a factory floor, caption: and in one step we fulfill our plan. I think anyone who was ever measured on LOC and Jira tickets can relate.
- uncircle 1y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42327376 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42327376 also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes has some great ones
- trhway 1y ago
  In a prison cell. - what is your sentence? - 25 years - what for? - for nothing. - you're lying. The sentence for nothing is 10 years. It seems Google Translate does pretty good job https://savok-name.translate.goog/anekdoty?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://savok-name.translate.goog/anekdoty?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr...
- simion314 1y ago
  In Romania, a pig gave birth to two piglets. The farmer was disappointed and worried (since 2 is a very low number; a good number from a farmer's perspective would be between 8 and 12). So, he reported to his superior that there were 4 piglets. This superior also thought the number was not good enough, so he reported 6 to his superior. That person then reported 8 to his superior, and finally, the dictator Ceaușescu received the final number as 10. He decided that 2 of them would be exported, and the remaining 8 would be used to feed the people.
  - bmacho 1y ago
    The joke is that in reality Ceaușescu had decided to export 4, and the farmer got jailed/executed for hiding his piglets
- moralestapia 1y ago
  No fun allowed. - HN rules.
hobolobo 1y ago
This made me laugh. Reminded me of Tim Key's podcast on Daniil Kharms. If you can get it, it's well worth a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mndbk https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mndbk
mellosouls 1y ago
Ronald Reagan - Soviet Jokes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3z3eSVG7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3z3eSVG7A
hasbot 1y ago
This reminds me of Elon Musk, DOGE, and Trump. Where are all the Trump jokes?
jan_Sate 1y ago
bwahahaha! How come that'd be a "yes" then? It's all wrong!