DowagerDave

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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I worked in Ecommerce with a company that built sophisticated subscription solutions well before Shopify had a real offering. We took significant VC money, then watched Shopify build out their own solution to service the now proven market.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
burning garbage doesn't create any waste? You could just put it in your organics/composting...
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
it's hard to reconcile a menu like this with statements like "Gen-z will never be able to afford a house"
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
what will "kill" us faster: buying local, or deeply-involved research projects to buy $600 waffle makers that are shipped across the globe?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
you're only focusing on the immediate, literal replacement cost though; what if (and there are as credible papers as this one, stating so) using a metal spatula on my teflon pan causes it to get into my food and that's what will k
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Yep, aside from the legacy desktop environment & gaming I don't really have any ties to MS anymore, and I was a pure MS developer for 20+ years. Now with .NET superior on non-windows platforms and the nonsense their hostile consume
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Combined with the massive popularity of private equity in so many business areas now we're unlikely to see 100-year companies again.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I would describe Shopify, even with it's huge ecosystem, as laser-focused in this area, when compared to Salesforce. Thinking of using SF for your enterprise ecommerce solution? Why not go with the agile, startup competition, SAP? <
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
maybe a counter-example? Zoho doesn't have one product that does everything but does seem to have A product for everything. None of them are fantastic, but many are decent or good enough, and they are cheap. I've been pleasantly s
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I've worked in Ecommerce, but SF was not a concern, especially compared to how big a deal Shopify was for us. Now In EdTech we need to interface with SF for the bigger clients and it is a wild, painful ride. They have their own tooling
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Atari HATED to share anything with people outside the company. The couldn't even help developers build software for their machines, let alone let someone copy & commoditize their hardware. The Apple II was incredibly open and exten
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
it's pretty hard to unpublish something on the internet though. How many system do you think are consuming HN content? how many consume those? You can't un-ring a bell, so a simple social post is almost always discoverable in the
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
you still need the resources to go through the courts though. This closes out the option for almost all.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> I’ve been constantly impressed with their ability to absorb, understand, and describe highly technical work in legalese (and yes the language is sometimes performative and can sound funny to engineers). This is one of the saddest
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Most of this isn't even necessary; just look for passion and <anything> that gets them excited from a relevant technology area, then probe for legitimacy and learn about their interests. Being a jr. is all about the individual le
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
IME: 1. build a co-op/intern program and hire out of that exclusively for junior. It's like an extended, two-way interview or try before you buy for both sides. 2. screen for passion and general technical competency above all else
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
you don't need to release to production for real value. I'm under intense pressure to scope out frothy AI features because just discussing them with prospects has a material impact on the costs of the sales funnel.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
30 kids in a class... what, did you attend private school?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
so many rich (mostly white) kids!
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
>> “Overall, the environment is now full of people who unequivocally support Matt's actions, and people who couldn't leave because of financial reasons (and those are mostly silent),” one Automattic employee told me. So if h
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
every single time you buy something it's a minefield to avoid subscribing to prime.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
you're describing virtual credit cards with controls, like amount, vendor, time of month, etc. it's an awesome service that limits your widespread exposure to one company vs. everyone you've every bought anything from.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
you're describing a startup with no business model.
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
In my current environment there's the opaque and not really shared dental "fee guide" by the regulatory body, the actual fees each dentist charges, and then the % of the guide that the insurance pays, so if the insurance comp
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
this is an upsell? My dentist pokes around a bit and checks for lumps in my tongue (like I wouldn't notice that?) but that's about it. Is there something more I missing? Going to the dentist tomorrow and would love to ask for opti
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
do you think your sample size of one could be attributed to any of the many other aspects, most outside the control of the owner?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
Not my experience in Canada. I went around to dentists and asked for their rates and none of them gave me the equivalent of a take-out menu for basic procedures. Why not?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
I just can't reconcile this with my experience. The most charitable I can be is that these vets care deeply about the animals but treat cost as no obstacle or don't even recognize the cost. >> If pet owners are inclined to t
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
so we take fluoride out of the water, where the poorest people can get it regularly and then we're supposed to believe if I pay for 2 applications a year were all good?
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by DowagerDave 2y ago
last time I shopped for a new dentist he looked at me like a shark sizing up his next meal. "How much can I take him for?" was painted clearly on his face - maybe that's why they keep the masks on?

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