scottm01

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by scottm01 2y ago
Hah, happened to see this mentioned in another comment today. It was FreshPaint, whose website includes this gem: "You need to install ad trackers on your website to get the most out of ad platforms like Facebook and Google Ads. Ad tr
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by scottm01 2y ago
Gone now -- I don't remember the name (unless this was the fastest pivot ever recorded, it was not Glass Health, which currently has a now hiring ad up[1]) [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40149581
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by scottm01 2y ago
There's literally an ad on the front page right now for a YC startup hiring engineers to protect patient privacy. Follow the link? The company exists to better sell ads based on patient data (but in a "compliant" manner).
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by scottm01 4y ago
> What happens in 80 years when milk is $34 a gallon? Milk was $0.14/gallon 80 years ago[1] ($.13/gallon 81 years ago), and $3.77/gallon last year[2]. $34/gallon in 80 years would seem to represent a slowdown of infla
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by scottm01 4y ago
Check out Devspace: https://devspace.sh/ Gives you a fairly slick "hot reload" experience in k8s (minikube-created or not).
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by scottm01 4y ago
> What is your opinion? My opinion? Read less financial "news". Focus on what you can control and don't try to time the market. Build an emergency fund if you don't have one, then invest in broad market funds and f
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by scottm01 5y ago
Adding to the chorus. I used LastPass until 2018. I received a similar email from LastPass (and had forgotten that I never got around to actually deleting the account after I migrated). My master password was a long multi word phrase with
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by scottm01 5y ago
As long as we're giving personal anecdotes, I lived in the mission (the "good side" near dolores park) for 8 years and experienced most of that list. I was physically assaulted last fall while walking back from Noe Valley at
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by scottm01 5y ago
>A portfolio of that size will easily throw off 500k in dividends a year. Where are you "easily" getting 5% dividends? Are those mythical W2 boomers suddenly into sketchy crypto "funds"? Vanguards "Dividend Grow
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by scottm01 6y ago
Thank you, dang!
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by scottm01 7y ago
Agreed and clearly we start infringing on pretty basic american rights if we wait until summer to stop convening jury's. That said, reasonable people are avoiding being in closer quarters with sub-1000 people, and it seems like some as
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by scottm01 7y ago
But hey if you were selected for jury duty come on down to the courthouse! https://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/divisions/jury-services/jury... (To be fair, this morning they added a note saying call first if you are &
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by scottm01 7y ago
Fidelity also offers this in a "Cash Management Account" which you can tie to a brokerage account. It's possible to maintain a $0 balance in the cash account and use margin or some funds (generally money market) to cover eac
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by scottm01 7y ago
Thank you! I should’ve also warned that the whole business feels a little spammy (sign up for the secret 1 page cheat sheet!), but as someone who doesn’t come to negotiations naturally I did enjoy some of the practical tips and theoretical
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by scottm01 7y ago
I’m certainly just learning myself, but quite enjoyed Never Split the Difference... https://info.blackswanltd.com/never-split-the-difference
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by scottm01 8y ago
Another counter-point. I and everyone I've talked to love the idea. I mostly commute by my own bike, and generally prefer walking for most errands or short trips. The scooters are an easy (and fun!) way to make short trips more prac
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by scottm01 10y ago
Yes, their Re:Invent 'conference' is going on this week. https://reinvent.awsevents.com/
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by scottm01 10y ago
I had a similar experience as a kid. We had a second phone line as my parents were both occasionally on call. Because they were just on call and the phone company charged extra, we didn't have the 'tone dialing' feature on
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by scottm01 10y ago
I can't believe this book wasn't mentioned earlier in the thread! I finished it last month and won't spoil anything, but the author ends up with a pretty good theory. The book goes into great detail about the investigation
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by scottm01 11y ago
Fond memories... I tell people I started programming by typing BASIC apps out of magazines, but really it was probably much later writing a "casino app" (I remember having roulette and blackjack) and my own version of drugwars ins
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by scottm01 11y ago
This is certainly well disclosed in the article! He was alarmed at my combination of high creatinine levels, damaged kidneys and heart-attack-level blood pressure (185/130). At Mount Sinai Hospital, my doctor’s fears were confirmed in
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by scottm01 11y ago
It looks like they've at least pulled the link to request transcripts online. Alert: The online Get Transcript service is currently unavailable. Transcripts may still be ordered using the Get Transcript by Mail service. We apolo
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by scottm01 11y ago
Obviously only you can decide. My vote is no, not if you make an effort to stay involved and to network at least somewhat. I live in San Francisco, having moved here a bit over 3 years ago from the east coast (working in Manhattan, living
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by scottm01 11y ago
He ruined TWA airlines before that. Argue as you want about his success as a businessman, he is bad bad news for employees, board members, and usually (other) stockholders.
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by scottm01 11y ago
What a great PR move for Uber!
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by scottm01 12y ago
This book is fascinating. It covers of course the history of water rights in California and the southwest, but also mismanagement of so many other areas. It's long but amazingly readable.
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by scottm01 12y ago
I first heard this joke on the Drew Carey Show. "Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, they meet at the bar"
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by scottm01 12y ago
I also agree with the sentiment of this post and have always been surprised how poorly prepared most engineers are to fairly conduct interviews. I'm reasonably convinced it's contributing seriously to inequality issues and the &q
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by scottm01 12y ago
Reading: Cadilllac Desert: The American West and it's Disappearing Water - Mark Reisner Year Zero: A Novel - Rob Reid
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by scottm01 12y ago
Open circuit scuba gear is noisy because you are regularly exhaling gas. The regulator makes a little bit of noise, but the exhalation is generally what spooks animals. Lacking the need to exhale/vent gas (very often), Closed circuit

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