paulcole

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by paulcole 4d ago
Great press release w/ the goal of pulling the ladder up behind him. Additionally if you know your models aren’t going to get that much better AND you want to IPO in the near future, this is exactly what you would say.
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by paulcole 6d ago
No, not at all. I’ve done some of my best trolling on social media sites like Hacker News.
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by paulcole 13d ago
> I wasn't able to beat the bot wall Most people have access to at least one 16-digit code that will do the trick.
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by paulcole 17d ago
Start interviewing for jobs and tell them exactly what you want and how you want to work.
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by paulcole 22d ago
Did PE come to you or did you go looking for the investment?
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by paulcole 23d ago
But you were trying to refute my point of: > I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology? The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?
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by paulcole 23d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman Is this the guy you’re talking about?
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by paulcole 23d ago
It’s not either/or. You can do 2 things.
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by paulcole 23d ago
Source: Sour Grapes
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by paulcole 23d ago
If any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
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by paulcole 23d ago
But he’s not saying that it’s a career opportunity. It seems to me like he’s saying that doing this thing would be 1) fun and 2) a great way to become employable in the future. I don’t believe he’s saying that this project would be some kin
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by paulcole 27d ago
Your alternative is that companies shouldn't be allowed to change because the changes they want to make will make some people upset? Raise prices 1500% and you'll find out that you were way underpriced, you'll create an oppor
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by paulcole 29d ago
> they can still interfere, just not anywhere near the same scope This sentence is fundamentally wrong. If the US government really wants to put Norwegian-owned OpenAI out of business they will do so. OpenAI needs the support of the US t
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by paulcole 29d ago
> I cannot figure out if this data center panic is legit or trumped up What recent mass-media panics have been legit? For example, I think crypto is dumb. But I was also not dumb enough to fall for the articles like 6-8 years ago about h
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by paulcole 29d ago
Yes, I agree. Did the same thing moving Florida to Portland, OR after college. Most people say they want the benefit without giving anything up. Tends to not work that well lol
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by paulcole 1mo ago
I hire a lot of people outside US for digital marketing roles. Other big thing is invest in decent microphone. Camera and lighting (for me) is miles behind how I judge candidate vs. sound quality. This is probably not true for every intervi
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Work on your English. I interviewed a young guy in Pakistan. His American English was flawless (no accent). He told me he talks with ChatGPT voice mode for 2 hours a day.
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by paulcole 1mo ago
I'm not sure how that's your takeaway? I would hope that somebody who hates something could at least identify the thing they hate?
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Oh no, I know that I am hypocritical if that is what you mean. If the Earth was cooling too fast and we were implored to drive more, fly more, etc., I wouldn't do it. It just happens that the way I like to live happens to be the best w
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Congrats, how's that going lol
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by paulcole 1mo ago
I disagree. If someone isn’t willing to make changes in their own life to support something they claim to care about, then I’m extremely unwilling to listen to them. It might not be dietary change to veganism, but when I ask, “What steps ha
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Would love to see a person on the street segment where people get to rail against data centers and are then asked to select the data center from a lineup of buildings.
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Curious: Who are your 3 biggest influences in terms of how to develop effective managers? What is an effective manager? What are the top 3 reasons that someone does not become an effective manager?
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by paulcole 1mo ago
This is the hard-pill-to-swallow meme truth. If it didn’t already exist, you could make Myst today and it would be massively popular because it’s a great game. It would cost almost nothing to make. Yes, a company can very easily find ways t
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by paulcole 1mo ago
> people who want to pick up pottery, painting, crochet or other old-timey analog hobbies. In coffee shops and in the low-lit corners of bars, professionals are sharing dreams of “disappearing” or “living on a farm somewhere” or “going o
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Not willing to give up as much as you thought?
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by paulcole 1mo ago
Move to Tokyo or somewhere that has trains of the number and quality you want.
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by paulcole 1mo ago
What are you willing to give up to get them?
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by paulcole 1mo ago
This is unironically the best post in HN history. All these jabronies crying about not liking technology anymore or whatever and this guy is asking the real questions. Obviously I think you want another weekend day between Sunday and Monday
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by paulcole 1mo ago
I actually don't think it's good to ask for feedback. Mainly for the reason you said here: > They're more like dates than exams It's much better to look at your own performance critically than to trust the feedback yo

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