botswana99

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by botswana99 2mo ago
Well, I find this post looks good, but a like lot of 'data for developers' posts it's just a list of tools. As if a collection of tools banded together actually makes your customer successful. What's missing? 1. There&#x
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by botswana99 6mo ago
I hope so, plumbers are damn expensive
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by botswana99 6mo ago
The SAT, like general intelligence, is half hard work and half inherited ability, from what I've read. Characteristics that you have no control over, like height, intelligence, race, or sex, should not determine your wealth. It should
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by botswana99 6mo ago
Neither statement is true, unfortunately. The reports that you read in the media don't reflect the state of the world. In the US, most plumbers and SWE make between 100-200K. The way to wealth is to start one's own business.
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by botswana99 6mo ago
The dude has obviously never met a multimillionaire owner of an auto body shop, a house demolition business, or a plumber. Did they do well in high school calc class? No. Are they richer than the author? Yes Blowing up the cognitive hierarc
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Claude's impact on older software engineers while listening to country music(suno.com)
2 points by botswana99 7mo ago|0 comments
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by botswana99 9mo ago
Congrats from a fellow software boostrapper (12 years in, similar size). For a laugh, here is our founder chat from this weekend: GB: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/englishpaulm_just-heard-from-... CB: I'm glad w
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by botswana99 1y ago
Many data teams often find themselves as 'tool jockeys' instead of becoming true engineers. They primarily learn some company data, and then rely on drag-and-drop or YML configuration functionality within the constraints of the to
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by botswana99 1y ago
My mantras in management: Love Your Errors It's not a failure, it's an opportunity for improvement No shame, no blame
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by botswana99 1y ago
You should be proud…you’ve learn the difference between the pursuit of value vs. the pursuit of valuation. Congrats.
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by botswana99 1y ago
Jesus H Christ, the Universe is big.
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by botswana99 2y ago
So, this explains the average aging Trump voter's cognitive impairment? Well, at least it's not leaded gasoline or reality TV.
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by botswana99 2y ago
This is great. I have personally gone through a half a dozen toasters. It such a waste. I want to buy one for my lifetime
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by botswana99 2y ago
I like brutalist architecture. And I am not the only strange one: r/brutalist has 174K members and the original fuckyeahbrutalism on tumbler. Think of it like being a fan of 486 PCs or pixel art. I do hate this architecture, though:
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by botswana99 2y ago
We'll check another website, no biggie
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by botswana99 2y ago
There was also a lot of other cool stuff happening in Vienna in that time period - Math, Philosophy ( https://www.diplomacy.edu/blog/deep-roots-digital-era-five-v... ), the Arts ( https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by botswana99 3y ago
Why is Japanese software so bad? Chip shortage or not using the card purchase UI at train stations is confusing, even in English. As a US software engineer, I can not figure out how a country that can make great hardware (e.g. high-speed t
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The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again(ft.com)
4 points by botswana99 3y ago|0 comments
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by botswana99 3y ago
read the book. Overall, since the 1990s total global inequality (inequality across all individuals in the world) declined ... In 1990, 36% of the world's population lived in extreme poverty. By 2019, this number had fallen to 9.2%. It&
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by botswana99 3y ago
This is too full of Silicon Valley VC language. ugh Go to the source materials. - Rational Optimist. Matt Ridley - The Better Angels of Our Nature. Steve pinker - Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future. Johan Norberg - the cap
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by botswana99 3y ago
It's no surprise -- being good at work is not the same as being good at school.
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by botswana99 3y ago
Optimizing for unit economics vs. top-line growth are opposites in building a company. In the years of free investor money (2020, 1999, etc), companies choose growth over unit cost because their boards and investors are trying to drive hu
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by botswana99 3y ago
Fiber. Dot.coms, housing, crypto, AI, ….
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by botswana99 3y ago
Bootstrap software founder here This is just bullshit Unlike many companies in the software industry, we have grown profitably for nine years without the need for any funding. Our success has been fueled by our ability to invest profits int
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by botswana99 3y ago
the last thirty years of history: https://ourworldindata.org/is-globalization-an-engine-of-eco...
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by botswana99 4y ago
I took 6 months off in 1992 an it was the best decision. My wife and I did an around the world trip. Work will always be there. I’ve been working for 45 years. But getting a chance to explore, learn, do whatever when you are young is th
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by botswana99 4y ago
Long term technology bootstrapping founder here. Paying yourself is very important. You may need to work for free for a while but when you get your first paying customer pay yourself a little salary. And when you get a second customer, p
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by botswana99 4y ago
This really shook up my worldview when I read it. American history as told in my schooling was about a vast empty with an occasional violent native. This is not what happened I read this book twice. I recommend 1493 and his latest book
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by botswana99 4y ago
I have had anxiety/depression too my whole life. Took me years to understand it and figure out a path forward. Therapy, meds helped a lot. And it took me decades to get the skill and perspective to start a company. Life is prett
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by botswana99 4y ago
I am so sorry you feel bad. Want some advice from an older engineer turned entrepreneur? Be proud of what you have done. Not many people take risks in life. You did. Being the 'man in the arena' is enough. I read this quote

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