BigHatLogan

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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
I totally agree, but this is less true for people who are already on this forum, who are presumably interested in startups (since this is a forum owned by Y Combinator of all organizations). If this was being posted routinely on the NYTimes
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
I hope this doesn't come off as hostile, but you're on a forum that is hosted by the most renowned startup incubator. This is basically a bastion for the "always-on, up-or-out culture" you're weary of. It's com
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Maybe for the general public, but the posts that are written here are USUALLY written in good faith, not snake oil marketing. I just personally find it tired and played out, similar to how on Reddit I frequently see people adding things lik
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Nicely said. While I do think being realistic about things is overall good, I'm not a fan of the pessimism / cynicism that I see in startup culture. Anytime somebody says, "Here is how I did X", it's immediately flo
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Beautifully said. It strikes me as incredibly arrogant and condescending that so-called rational, educated people today will gleefully throw out centuries (if not millennia) of knowledge because they (justifiably) take issues with some of i
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Two come to mind. "Travels" by Michael Crichton, and "Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man" by Steve Alpert. Both are good, but neither is exceptional. But their different approaches to storytelling have been import
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Fantastic. I haven't seen Neon Genesis, but this is how I feel about The Godfather. Every few years I rewatch the film, and different aspects of it stand out to me. I agree with you that I think this is one of the hallmarks of somethin
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Nice read. Quite touching that his father genuinely tried making a connection to his son, despite the distance, both culturally and physically. I subscribed to the New Yorker recently, and I have to say that it's been nice reading more
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
A little late to the thread, but two come to mind: Hoop Dreams (1994) - Explores inner-city poverty through the eyes of two young boys in Chicago who want to use basketball as a way to escape their environment. I haven't seen it in a l
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
This strikes me as tremendously sad--how a city can go from lively, productive, and engaging to something else entirely in such a short time span. The writer speaks positively about the Beirut of today. I won't pretend to know anything
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Fantastic book. The stories about the slot machine players who wear black pants so that they can urinate without being noticed was shocking, to say the least. They are so addicted to the machines that they won't even get up to use the
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Well said. I'm not sure which method is "better" (maybe a society's overall productivity increases if children leave the home, but I don't know if this is "good" for the individual or not), but this does s
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Wonderful story--thanks for sharing! I love stories like this. Maybe off-topic: But did you run into any difficulties landing your first job after finishing your MS in EE? I'm tempted to pursue something similar, but I worry about agei
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Thanks for the response! Haha, love that you got the naming reference. That sounds good. I do have a Discord, but I've only ever used it to make voice calls with a friend of mine...but I think I'll definitely check out these publi
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by BigHatLogan 4y ago
Any advice for how to do this? E.g. do people join Discords that they're interested in and then start chatting (Where do they even find them?)? I'm in my 30s now, and much of this is unfamiliar to me, but I'm interested in le
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
I didn't know that about Japan. I was born overseas but have been living in the US since I was three, so you're correct--definitely a US perspective. The capitalist slant is interesting too but I don't know if I totally agree
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Wow! Thanks for sharing--that really does strike me as unusual, coming from my US perspective. How did your friend date while living at home? I'm genuinely curious--having a hard time understanding how this would work (but I also have
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
That makes sense. Are you at all concerned about not getting promotions as quickly in the future, or being more easily replaceable, etc.? I guess I'm under the "up or out" mindset, especially in tech with the ageism factor. I
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Yeah, that is indeed a complicated situation. I'm glad you and your brother navigated through it, and that it seems you have reconciled some of your feelings towards him. Life really does zoom past--"Time just gets away from us.&q
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Thanks for the reply, and for sharing your story. I smiled at the description of Estonian men--I know a few Eastern Europeans myself (I think Estonia falls under Eastern Europe?), and your description is completely accurate. I'm glad y
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Nicely said. I've been thinking about this a lot too--how contextual advice is. Even if you and your father had a wonderful, sterling relationship, it would be odd if you spent the majority of your time with him when you were 22. I hop
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Good luck Tolexx! Finding the first job is always really stressful, and I really hope you find what you are looking for. Happy New Year!
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
I really like this idea of "becoming" / "embracing" versus trying to achieve a specific end. As the adage goes, it's all about the journey, not the destination. I'm trying to do something similar. I have t
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Well said. I've been thinking about my "information diet" a lot recently, and I've been wondering what I've gotten out of it. I spend so much time on HN, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit--to the tune of well over ten th
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
An article that came in at the right time. I have been feeling really down lately about how my life has turned out, which sounds a little ridiculous and self-indulgent given how much I earn in my day job. I'm really grateful for it, an
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Ah, interesting! I know quite a few people who took a similar path--started off in the academic math/physics/statistics route but winded up doing programming as a career. Thanks again for sharing the story. "Mathematical func
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Great story--thanks for sharing! It's interesting how the unexpected, serendipitous moments can have such downstream effects on our lives! Just out of curiosity: what did you end up studying in university? And how come you didn't
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Thank you--you're too kind. Yes, this feeling is a strange one, unique and universal all at once. I wonder why I haven't pursued it again after all these years. It would just require driving a few hours out of town, nothing too cr
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Fantastic! The sense of dizziness--you don't expect that when you see the night sky but it's a very real feeling.
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by BigHatLogan 5y ago
Thanks for sharing. Your comment reminded me of a similar experience I had almost eight years ago. I went camping in the desert with a few friends of mine, and in the evening we slept inside these caves that looked out into sky instead of i

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