_lex

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by _lex 24d ago
Your order flow has an issue where it's possible for someone to pay for something and not get it. You can either fix this or you might be able to use it to show the value of your product that somebody could see the bug by stepping thro
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by _lex 6mo ago
shoot me an email and lets jump on a call. I'll blow your mind.
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by _lex 6mo ago
We've discovered the language. It changes the economics of computing. As in, this entire cloud buildout is unnecessary because it becomes like using a calculator. Reach out to chat.
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by _lex 9mo ago
You're witnessing a collapse of demand. Do not ignore it - though it may not be permanent.
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by _lex 11mo ago
The buildout is already taxpayer funded: see the big beautiful bill, which seems like it was engineered to make this effectively free. They can blend leverage, 100% 1st year depreciation with using the hardware itself as a financing asset a
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by _lex 1y ago
Incorrect. The search algo has a goal: to find out. You just think it has no goal because you didnt think in quantum.
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by _lex 1y ago
I've been working on a project called x174 to deal with this disaster. Think of it as a bugfix. Will reach out Btw - this sort of project is what my startup does - we spin out autonomous projects - that could be companies - that provid
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by _lex 1y ago
You're talking ahead of the others in this thread, who do not understand how you got to what you're saying. I've been doing research in this area. You are not only correct, but the implications are staggering, and go further
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by _lex 3y ago
Leaders build systems that build tools. They sometimes build the tools themselves if communication /finding help would take more effort and time than diy. Any other deployment indicates waste (e.g. ego / needing to show off your a
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by _lex 3y ago
Hey, I want to get in contact with you - you're thinking the way I like folks in my company to think, and I want to hire you or do a deal with you. Check my profile and reach out.
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by _lex 5y ago
this site tried to download a potentially dangerous file to my machine on navigation to the link - flagging.
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by _lex 5y ago
I also might be interested - definitely reach out to me (my email is in my profile).
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by _lex 5y ago
Replacing my time capsule is not a priority for me, because it's a backup. If the backup goes bad / fails, I'm not sure why I should care (unless it fails silently)... By definition, I have a duplicate copy so all I need to
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by _lex 5y ago
I use SKEDit to achieve this functionality today on my android phone. It works with phone calls, sms, whatsapp and emails. It's really cool when it activates - it literally will pull downthe search bar, type in 'whatsapp' to
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by _lex 8y ago
Possible moats: 1. the cost of having and maintaining a fleet of scooters 2. the network of flexible staff charging scooters 3. proprietary battery packs 4. the network of flexible staff moving the scooters to better locations 5. exclusive
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by _lex 9y ago
good lord. I didnt even check that one.
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by _lex 9y ago
This approach may make sense if you're either uniquely qualified or willing to speak to a lot of companies. You are basically signaling what type of person you are, divulging critical information to the hiring manager when you do this.
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by _lex 9y ago
"In order to get a good understanding of the purchasing power of your future retirement savings for today, you can do a “simple” calculation: Take your total retirement savings and multiply it by 3%. For example, if you have $1.25m (re
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by _lex 9y ago
The problem is that facebook changed their business model (so you have to pay for people to see your content - he calls it payola), and a lot of content providers did not change their business models away from expecting free publicity from
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by _lex 9y ago
Honestly, just make it into a bullet point list: your reformulation of the ideas is WAY clearer and requires no additional explanations. Maybe add graphical examples if you must, but referring back to the text of the original site actually
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by _lex 9y ago
I think the POV he's taken is that the kafka stream is the one true datasource (for all time), with all other dbs being derivatives. This insane strategy seems to be over engineered to get around db migrations... though i'm sure t
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by _lex 9y ago
"I'm using my voice as my password". Vanguard allows voice authentication ( https://investor.vanguard.com/account-conveniences/voice-ver... ) - and who knows who else will roll something similar out in the
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by _lex 9y ago
Seriously - what types of treatment actually work for people addicted to drugs? As far as I know, none of them work ( where working is defined as >50% of people who complete the treatment course being able to move on to lead a normal, dr
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by _lex 9y ago
This article makes a ton of sense for people in smaller companies that aren't worried about rapidly shifting markets and the long time-to-delivery of new functionality that is made possible by technology. He's effectively arguing
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by _lex 9y ago
This is the principal agent problem in private, illiquid companies. There are issues with founders, employees and VCs, where each invest in "the company" with an expectation of different payoff schedules, and each is not at all lo
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by _lex 9y ago
One thing I should mention is that on teams where you deliver a lot of product quickly, it can be much easier to develop and maintain both skillsets. In the end it's not about time, but what you've seen and done.
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by _lex 9y ago
You don't need anyone else's signoff to consider yourself for any role. By default, you're the most powerful person in your life, but when you allow other people to tell you what you are, you wind up giving away some of your
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by _lex 9y ago
Especially on teams where you deliver a lot of product quickly, it can be easy to develop and maintain both skillsets. You hear about it in the web developer context (and especially not in finance) because they tend to have quicker iterativ
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by _lex 9y ago
>"most “full stack” developers have not truly mastered front end and back end" We need to do something about the default of developer bashing prevalent in our culture. There's no true Scotsman, nobody is 100% perfectly att
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by _lex 9y ago
Congrats on finding a real problem and building something to solve it. You're about to fight an uphill battle. Here's my feedback (from someone who currently leads the leads of 7 remote engineering teams): • Not knowing if someone

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