ExtremePopcorn

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by ExtremePopcorn 6y ago
Donations won't offset the dev time, but can be significant with a few thousand players. I briefly tried two PBBGs recently (idlescape.com + avabur.com) and could see from the chat that both were bringing in at least thousands a month.
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by ExtremePopcorn 6y ago
Context for the author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ioannidis He wrote a column a couple days before this paper. Linking the response as well. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a
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by ExtremePopcorn 6y ago
I've had my moments during all this too, no worries. > I should have made clear that I think you have poor judgement if you think this is a good idea to use unverified healthcare data to base any decisions on that could cause people
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by ExtremePopcorn 6y ago
I'm the last to disagree with your assessment of myself, but I'll defend the idea. Aggregating data during a global pandemic isn't a stupid thing to do. Rather - and stay with me here - it's a smart thing. Edit: Oh you w
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by ExtremePopcorn 6y ago
The usefulness instantly clicked when I saw this - awesome work, and I wish it were government promoted. I'm no good at writing copy, but I'd work on the homepage's phrasing. Link to https://healthweather.us/
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
This is inaccurate for internal tools.
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
That's not how Google works. She mentions in the Gizmodo article that she had ownership over these files, which isn't given out casually. Creating these policy notifications would have been a core part of her work.
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
ah, also - are you cool with suicide? if so I think your hardline approach is fine, it's really just being forced to live + treated like shit (ref. your post) if you don't enjoy it enjoy it enough that I think is the real issue
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
Uh no, sorry, it's the argument. You've been on this site for four years now - be honest, have you ever seen someone with a lazy armchair opinion enter a debate, receive strong pushback including scientific citations, and then ref
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
Okay, my mistake for getting dragged into the archetypal HN argument. It's clear you cannot be convinced. Your original point - that depression has no biomarkers and is extremely subjective - has been proven wrong by a couple others an
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
> I'm not trying to trivialize depression. As someone who has been catatonically depressed for a couple years now, I'm not so sure about this! People with chronic pain also often can't identify any physical source, but obv
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
are you drinking enough water? just kidding, same. it's hell.
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
Don't be baffled! No one thinks this. Everyone has seen a variation of this comment a million times by now, and everyone knows it, but companies will never be able to admit it. It's all about putting stress on the lie. If a corp w
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by ExtremePopcorn 7y ago
disclaimer: employee "Google is pretty bad at creating products so no one is willing to pay for them" doesn't track when facebook switched to gmail after giving up on microsoft exchange. edit: also I work in ads, but won&#x27
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by ExtremePopcorn 8y ago
> DJB’s custom search engine I can't find anything on this, does anyone have more info?
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by ExtremePopcorn 10y ago
Sure, these salaries are not available at every company. I just wanted to outline a path for a competent (but not amazing) programmer to make >$200k outside the Valley without moving to a management role.
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by ExtremePopcorn 10y ago
Are you just talking about salaries? Total compensation has been on the rise lately. Google and Facebook pay between $150-200k to new grads, and a senior programmer at either of these companies can get double that.
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by ExtremePopcorn 11y ago
I interviewed with Etsy for an internship position last year. After the on-site was finished, our group of interns was told we'd hear back within a few days (but likely the very next day.) After two weeks of silence, I emailed them ask
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by ExtremePopcorn 11y ago
I think this is likely just some angel investor's portfolio, with some other companies sprinkled in. A few alarm bells are going off: * Explicitly filters for people who do not want a work life balance. If a job applicant says they fou
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by ExtremePopcorn 12y ago
That'd be great! If you search for "sophomore studying computer science at UW Madison", you should find my email.
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by ExtremePopcorn 12y ago
Do you give rejections to people who apply? I emailed careers@matasano.com asking about an internship in October and never heard back. I took that as a sign that you weren't interested, but I'm now thinking I should double check o
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by ExtremePopcorn 16y ago
Psychological pricing - don't tell me that your product is $9.95; say $10.
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by ExtremePopcorn 16y ago
Just yesterday there was a similar thread on AskReddit: "What is the coolest thing I can buy on the internet for under $20?" ( http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cqr6x/what_is_the... ) Personally, my vote goes to the TV-B-Gone. It'
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by ExtremePopcorn 16y ago
Dan Ariely gives a related TED talk: "Are we in control of our own decisions?" http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_o... Look around 11:30 for a few examples of how comparing options affects us more than looking at e