biztos

74 ms·

931.
by biztos 5y ago
Maybe it’s a new kind of asset. A consensus asset, in which the value lies in the consensus itself and does not require any other utility? (I’m speculating but this is how I interpret a lot of the defenses of Bitcoin I have heard.)
932.
by biztos 5y ago
> Large dogs shouldn't be left alone for more than a few hours. Why does the size of the dog matter for that? Serious question, I never had a dog.
933.
by biztos 5y ago
It also seems really self-defeating. Talent attrition is a major problem at any company, and people with kids are way more likely to stick around in their nice comfy jobs, regardless of their gender.
934.
by biztos 5y ago
Assuming you mean Google and Facebook et al for "ad companies" then I guess it's the very high compensation and nice work environment as well as the chance to work on super cool tech with really smart people if you're
935.
by biztos 5y ago
Shouldn't it at least be possible to identify them, by following the crypto addresses until someone cashes out? I get that you might not be able to do anything about it if they are sheltered from prosecution where they cash out. But
936.
by biztos 5y ago
It totally blew my mind a few years ago to discover that this is also common in the bar & restaurant world.
937.
by biztos 5y ago
> it’s a lot of fun once you know what you’re doing It's also pretty useful if you have an open mind and no idea what you're doing. I don't really "do" fashion but I'm grateful for my cerulean sweater! http
938.
by biztos 5y ago
Most states have taxes, and California -- where many of the best contracts are -- has quite high taxes. The self-employed aren't taxed extra per se: they "just" pay the employer and employee portions of the social taxes. Whic
939.
by biztos 5y ago
My last job had 32 days of vacation and about 10 days of public holidays, plus sick days but I was WFH so never took any. This was normal for a senior position in my geo. So while I might choose to work 48 weeks a year if extra money was o
940.
by biztos 5y ago
In the US it's a common term for what the IRS calls you, regardless of what you actually do. Own an S-Corp selling toothpaste? You are self-employed. Have a sole proprietorship mowing lawns? You are self-employed. Have a C-Corp mowin
941.
by biztos 5y ago
Or maybe find a niche where competition doesn't affect price so much? Vinyl records? Text editors? User-hostile "Enterprise" software?
942.
by biztos 5y ago
Why would you take less money for the same work output?
943.
by biztos 5y ago
If you think your current culture gives you a productivity advantage, and the way you’ve cultivated that culture is very in-person, wouldn’t you worry about losing it? As much as it can be corporate BS, I do think there are companies that h
944.
by biztos 5y ago
I had a 2h round trip daily commute from downtown Sunnyvale (about 10 minutes walk to Caltrain) to downtown SF (2nd and Folsom). It was pretty normal. Basically an hour each way, of which 20m fast walking, if you timed it right. Hit a slo
945.
by biztos 5y ago
> Medical research and bridge-building are mostly rigorous, programming is mostly non-rigorous. Medical research and bridge-building are increasingly dependent on programming. Maybe they are less rigorous than we like to think?
946.
by biztos 5y ago
For my last camera purchase of about $3500, Amazon had it on sale for a couple hundred bucks less, and I was going to buy from them because it was a big enough difference to overcome my loyalty to B&H. I decided to think on it for a day
947.
by biztos 5y ago
> I […] did not discover the science behind the company. It doesn’t seem like she was hiding anything, in fact that’s a pretty bold admission in an article about raising VC.
948.
by biztos 5y ago
“Hey, meet my good friend Enriquto, the best C hacker in the business! We’ve been working together since April!” I’m American but have mostly lived abroad for decades, and I still find his disorienting for the first few days of any trip bac
949.
by biztos 5y ago
As someone who loves drinking in bars, but has had colleagues who don’t drink alcohol, I will add that this puts non-drinkers at a distinct disadvantage. Oh and it’s arguably unhealthy too.
950.
by biztos 5y ago
> clone your dog when it passes away I love how the darkest dystopian outcomes for humanity are kinda just fine to try out on our pets. Here, Fido Ten, good boy!
951.
by biztos 5y ago
I have no direct experience but I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to realize my own dream of having an artist's residency -- which is actually a similar kind of thing, but temporary. I too am about to acquire the real esta
952.
by biztos 5y ago
Or maybe they'll be sad their present isn't as cool as we thought our future would be?
953.
by biztos 5y ago
"Put down your weapon. You have four minutes fifty-five seconds to comply." https://youtu.be/A9l9wxGFl4k
954.
by biztos 5y ago
Plenty -- most? -- forms of Buddhism also have tons of mysticism, gods, reincarnation, and other stuff that would have to compete with Europe's other religious traditions. What you're saying is sort of like reducing Christianity t
955.
by biztos 5y ago
Yes, but in practice who follows it to that level of detail? From a layperson's point of view, are the astrophysicists that much different than a priestly caste? I believe the physicists, but I don't think that by itself makes me
956.
by biztos 5y ago
I'm sure it costs a fortune, but having a classic car that can still get around once all the gas pumps are gone would be a pretty cool thing even if it's only a rich-people thing: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-c
957.
by biztos 5y ago
I would usually structure the question a bit, give a couple test cases with different formats and ask something like "write a class..." if in Python, etc. I wasn't trying to trap anyone who might actually think /\w+@\w+
958.
by biztos 5y ago
That would demonstrate an understanding of email -- it is a very hard problem -- but probably also an unpleasant attitude you might not want in a co-worker. Whether the problem is worth solving is very often not your call as an engineer.
959.
by biztos 5y ago
That regular expression fails to validate a bunch of the examples from the article. And also single-word addresses, which are pretty useful if you want to route email locally. So what makes it the best? [Edit: it also assumes you've a
960.
by biztos 5y ago
This is a great run-down of the trouble with e-mail addresses. I worked in e-mail security for quite a while. "Write an e-mail address parser" was my go-to technical interview question. It was pretty easy to see if the candidate

More ›