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by _ah 8mo ago
It's the same reason people go see scary movies. To feel the thrill.
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by _ah 1y ago
Wow, this takes me back. I actually worked on Office performance many years ago. We did a lot of very clever stuff to improve the product, even to the point of optimizing the byte ordering on disk (spinning rust) so that the initial boot wo
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by _ah 2y ago
I also encourage you to think carefully about your physical location. Think about proximity to tech jobs, family, quality of life, etc. After 10 years, chances are you may have acquired a spouse, in-laws, mortgage, kids, and friends. It bec
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by _ah 2y ago
This can be easily attacked with two scammers executing a MITM attack. One calls the bank to impersonate you and steal your money, the other calls you to get your app code.
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by _ah 2y ago
Not manipulation but a recognition of reality. Mission is worth something to people. Different amounts for different people, but not zero . Why do game developers get paid less, on average, than someone doing boring business software? Becau
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by _ah 2y ago
You need to watch your CAC Payback Period very very very closely. This is the thing that kills otherwise successful SaaS companies... they are profitable long-term but bankrupt short-term, and end up needing to scrape up funding with terrib
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by _ah 2y ago
I have always thought the best solution is strong encryption, plus weak encryption. Every user has their data encrypted with a unique, zero-knowledge, weak key. Then it's encrypted again by the service provider with a strong key. When
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by _ah 2y ago
"You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help." -Jean Kerr
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by _ah 3y ago
I'm very similar. I have excellent oral health... brush 2x/day, don't floss. Two interesting datapoints: 1. I changed jobs a few times, and for various reasons I neglected to see a dentist for 10 years. When I finally went ba
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by _ah 3y ago
The author wrote a piece of software she thinks does a better job of teaching reading skills. The article is just an argument that people should use her software, and complaint that because it's not phonics nobody will buy it. This art
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by _ah 3y ago
Also: subscription streaming did topple the iTunes sales model. It just wasn't Microsoft that made it work in the marketplace.
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by _ah 3y ago
Some car dealers have installed private car washes. Come in for a free wash, any time, as long as you own the car and are displaying the dealer plate. So at least in that case they're "paying" for the advertising.
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by _ah 3y ago
https://archive.li/Wlzsv
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by _ah 3y ago
This is dumb. In a high-density environment (hey there Japan!) HSR makes tons of sense. In a much lower-density area, moving people isn't the biggest problem, it's moving stuff . Next time you take a long-distance flight in the
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by _ah 3y ago
If everyone has good things to say on their way out the door, that means that Manager A is a "Good Person". So I can think of two reasons to leave: 1. Manager A is a Good Person but actually an incompetent manager. Everyone likes
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by _ah 3y ago
AWS egress is cheap, just not for you. If you're a small developer you get to pay for those fat AWS profit margins. If you're a larger company doing VERY LARGE amounts of egress (where it's potentially economical for you to l
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by _ah 3y ago
This is the famous "Czech Sky". https://seattlebubble.com/blog/2010/09/30/real-actual-listin...
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by _ah 3y ago
I've had the same issue (and same solution), but it's not shady. Brother makes reliable printers for offices. A consumer might want to print until the ink gets faded and streaky (to maximize lifespan), but for an office setting re
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by _ah 4y ago
"Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine / The Brother whatever-it-is will print return labels for online shopping, never run out of toner, and generally be a printer instead of the physical
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by _ah 4y ago
Every time I've called my broker they've asked to enable Voice ID as their "most secure form of authentication!". Hard pass. The poor reps on the phone are always very confused.
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by _ah 4y ago
> Are companies interviewing candidates for a potential role and keeping them on standby as a means to hire them at a later point quickly? Yep this is exactly what's happening. It takes time to source a candidate, schedule interview
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by _ah 4y ago
This is funny, but off topic and not helpful.
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by _ah 4y ago
This, 100%. Of course, to get a specialization you have to become an expert. No one is going to pay you for that. There are more ways in than just out of university, but they typically require a lot of additional work/effort. A buddy o
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by _ah 4y ago
I think about presentations in terms of emotional hooks. For a short (30-second) demo: 1. Start with a provocative and almost hyperbolic (true) statement, and then don't answer it... leave the viewer hanging. Example: "Everyone k
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by _ah 4y ago
You might think so, but historically that doesn't seem to be the case. Prices rise as interest rates drop, but prices are sticky on the way down. This article is old but still relevant: https://www.theatlantic.com/busin
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by _ah 4y ago
I prefer to start from the assumption that money doesn't exist . Rather Moneyness is a property that various tangible and intangible items have to varying degrees. Moneyness is conferred by: rarity, usefulness, desirability, portabili
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by _ah 5y ago
It's like any muscle. Start with something small that feels very risky, but isn't. Maybe 5hr-per-week unpaid tech work for a charity you enjoy, or a 10hr-per-week paid gig. Buy and sell some stuff online for small money. Do things
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by _ah 5y ago
Except that it isn't. Assume you are a superstar of some persuasion and you earn $100M/yr. Is a 20% raise a lot of money? It's not! Sure, it's an extra twenty million dollars , but what could you possibly want to buy wi
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by _ah 5y ago
I use two mice: one on each side of the keyboard. Then I can switch hands at will.
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by _ah 5y ago
Usually somewhere between 1.75 and 1.9, depending on the content. There's something weird that happens moving from 1.9 to 2.0 where I feel the audio quality degrades dramatically.

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