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by borski 4mo ago
It is absolutely true that there are people out in the world who would love it if we had no defense. You can argue (validly) that we have made a lot of poor choices, but it’s definitely defense.
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by borski 4mo ago
Sure, and I’ll totally switch to calling it “X” instead of Twitter and the Gulf of America instead of Mexico. Nope, hard pass. I’ll use the real names and people can understand me just fine. If they insist, I have little desire to continue
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by borski 4mo ago
> Turns out that start-ups can't wait several years for a contract award. This isn’t true. They literally do this all the time. They just need funding. This is also true for biotech. > They tend to die in that time if they have n
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by borski 4mo ago
If you are a W2 employee in the US, you are almost certainly in violation of your PIIA if you take anything off the company-issued computer and keep it.
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by borski 4mo ago
You're definitely right for most agencies; most will let you use it in a portfolio or something, but not necessarily retain the rights to the work. Some agencies do, however; it's dependent on the contract specifics.
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by borski 4mo ago
Again: it depends. It is all about how the contract is written.
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by borski 4mo ago
I agree, but I'm not sure how that's relevant?
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by borski 4mo ago
Maybe. It would require courts and nuance; cloudflare is in a lot of businesses nowadays. It rarely comes into effect regardless because people rarely spend less than a couple years at the acquirer, but regardless.
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by borski 4mo ago
Dropbox never had any intention of running Zulip. But the team wanted Zulip to continue existing, so they worked that into the agreement with Dropbox. That is my understanding.
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by borski 4mo ago
Dropbox did it for Zulip. It entirely depends on how much the seller cared to ensure continuity. It’s not like VoidZero didn’t have plenty of leverage; they weren’t a dying open source project.
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by borski 4mo ago
Sometimes it does work out. For example, Zulip was acquired by Dropbox, spun out as an open source project, and now has its own foundation backing it, along with a board, etc. Most of the time, it doesn’t. But it can.
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by borski 4mo ago
> However, non-compete enforcement against individuals have been declawed in California, where VoidZero is headquartered Not in M&A. https://www.freshfields.com/en/our-thinking/blogs/a-fresh-ta...
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by borski 4mo ago
That’s not quite actually true and it is a bit more nuanced than that. For example, while non-competes and non-solicits are unenforceable in CA for employment agreements, they absolutely are enforceable for mergers and acquisitions. The law
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by borski 4mo ago
Depends. If you are a contractor, like most craftspeople, your tools are your own.
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by borski 4mo ago
I agree with this wholeheartedly.
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No special treatment for SpaceX in the S&P 500 [pdf](spglobal.com)
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by borski 5mo ago
Boredom and ADHD are comorbid (maybe obviously), but ADHD is a real thing.
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by borski 5mo ago
Not sure, since that's not what we were discussing.
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by borski 5mo ago
Data without context is not useful. Data (alone) = Noise Data + Context = Information Experimentation + Error = Experience Information + Experience = Knowledge Knowledge + Humility = Wisdom
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by borski 5mo ago
Which country? (Curious)
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by borski 5mo ago
The problem is that just like students, teachers are not all created equal. My 3rd grade teacher wanted to fail me for “discipline” problems. In reality, she simply didn’t like me; I had no discipline complaints in other years. I had undiag
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by borski 5mo ago
Most of the people I know who work two or more jobs also do not get SNAP. Sometimes, it’s pride, and sometimes, it’s logistics. My sister is on SNAP; it took hours, literally, for me to sign her up, and I’m quite “technically savvy” lol And
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by borski 5mo ago
> I think there may be more realization up here that "gifted education" is a type of "special" education, in the same way remedial classes for delayed children are. Kids who need spec ed. and who don't get it can
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by borski 5mo ago
Have you ever lived below the poverty line? In order to enroll, you’d have to know about it and manage logistics. Working 14 hours a day so you can clothe and feed your kid doesn’t leave much time for that. That doesn’t mean you don’t give
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by borski 5mo ago
It’s not actually that unpopular; there are plenty of gifted programs, though the tide has turned to controversy around them more in recent years. I continue to believe that gifted kids are special needs kids, and that they shouldn’t be in
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by borski 5mo ago
> A child from a wealthy family will reach their potential, where one from a poorer family will not. may not. I’m not just being pedantic; it’s very important to recognize that being impoverished is not the same as being incapable. But
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by borski 5mo ago
Surely it’s possible that a family might value education but not have the literal time, if they are working non stop, to take the kids to a further school? Or to take care of them afterward? You’re avoiding the point by saying “anyone who c
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by borski 5mo ago
Nope. I've never had one decline. Nor have I ever had any of the $1 cards fail to be authorized for a trial, no matter how much the service costs.
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by borski 5mo ago
Privacy.com solved this problem for me. I just sign up for trials with a $1 card, and I sign up for memberships with a unique card number and a “use once” flag.
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by borski 5mo ago
I’m not entirely convinced that’s true. Is there evidence that someone well-read would also be a bad writer?

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