throwawaybcporn

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Ask HN: Entrepreneurs who tried over and over but never “got there”. Why not?
4 points by throwawaybcporn 6y ago|4 comments
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by throwawaybcporn 6y ago
You didn't read it. He did exactly what you're suggesting in the first iteration: Helix + MIDI controllers. Then he explained why it sucked. I mean, have your own opinion and all but if you don't read, then it's not as v
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by throwawaybcporn 7y ago
(I mean this rhetorically, not as an actual insult...) You're a lazy dumbass who types on a smartphone who can't be bothered to etch it into rock instead.
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Ask HN: Has anyone sued social media or gaming cos for addiction/depression?
1 points by throwawaybcporn 7y ago|2 comments
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2-year update to 'Spreading a little Xmas job-hunting hope'
3 points by throwawaybcporn 10y ago|0 comments
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
FYI, if you interview with these guys, be prepared to be left hanging. I did a coding interview with them and heard absolutely nothing back afterwards. Whether or not a company wants to hire you, it's common courtesy to at least respon
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
> Rather, it's a byproduct of a seriously messed up world/society/personal relations landscape, that depressed individuals are more sensitive to or have felt more deeply. As I went to bed last night, I found myself thinkin
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
I'm feeling this, too. I was out in the valley recently and talked to a guy in his mid-to-late-20s who said that Apple's signing bonus for him was near 6 figures. This university position I'm considering doesn't pay that
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
Unfortunately, interviewees don't dictate hiring terms. And suggesting a short-term deal probably makes you look weak. I wouldn't recommend this approach to anyone.
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
What's hard to stomach about the no sleep aspect of everything is that I think companies/interviewers think "Well if it's fair for one, it's fair for all. They're all under the same pressure, so we'll see
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
The key part of your story is that you've made it to SF. I got lucky in 2010 and found a company that would hire me and let me move to a tech hub from my home state. Once I left that job and then the big city (to reduce my burn and wor
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
"Hey we're looking for people. Just not you." That's some cold shit.
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
I wish I could downvote this. Maybe the guy went to Stanford or MIT. Maybe his Ruby work is available on Github and is solid. Maybe he did an independent project that showed remarkable creativity and drive. There are any number of reasons h
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
Being chronically sleep-deprived is the worst and I appreciate your sympathy. However, I just can't get behind your dietary suggestions. Corn and wheat are not psychoactive substances. I don't think there's any solid science
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
This is how I feel. I've been a badass at everything I've ever done, including being an employee. My last employer begged me to stay and I did for a few months longer. So to have my fate determined by a short interview over the
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
I created this account to comment on an article of a sexual nature the other day but never did. So I reused it. I freely admit it is very weird in the context of my post.
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
What post did you read? "Smartling* Cloudflare AppDynamics* DigitalOcean Placemeter* Hatch AppNexus* OpenX ThoughtWorks* Roost"
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
This. Above all else, this has driven me absolutely insane. I've immersed myself in and learned dozens of technologies in my past but because I didn't use one lousy framework I don't qualify? Something I could pick up in a
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
See my comment above. I don't really get nervous at the interviews... I'm actually fairly collected and confident in person. It's just that lonely, panicky night beforehand that gets me. It's so torturous, I actually con
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
I tried propanolol. I also tried alcohol, Klonipin, Zoloft, Lexapro, marijuana, meditation, Ambien, Benadryl (by the boatfull), Nyquil... it's been a real struggle. So far the only thing that has helped (besides the Benadryl for gettin
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
During this period, my dad said something that stuck with me: "The interviewing process is very human. There are all sorts of reasons it can fall apart, many that have nothing to do with you. Maybe they've got an inside candidate
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by throwawaybcporn 12y ago
This reminds me of my Facebook interview. The coding question was "given an array of all the words in the English language, print an array of arrays containing all the anagrams". In studying for the interview, I'd just refres
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Spreading a little Christmas job-hunting hope
139 points by throwawaybcporn 12y ago|79 comments