brenden2

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   by brenden2 7y ago

   Ideas are the easy part. The hard things are execution, funding, and getting customers.
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   What I really want to learn from these guys is how they go out and raise money so easily. I could do so much if it was that easy to get funding.
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   To be fair, Netflix also has a bunch of conspiracy theory shows in the "documentary" section.
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   That $130m figure is not revenue, but rather they're counting the total amount people donated using the product. A bit misleading IMO. They don't mention what the actual revenue numbers are, but the fees are around 0.25-0.5% which
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   Wikipedia is an incredible achievement. It's one of the only information sources I find to be consistently useful across a broad range of topics. It's also one of the only remaining sources I feel to be mostly trustworthy. These d
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   "Is having money better than not having money?"
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   It's trivial to bypass using the developer toolbar. Just delete the DOM elements for the paywall.
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   Also, debt.
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   by brenden2 7y ago

   I'm going to have to pass. Best of luck to you.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Yep.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    To put things in perspective, death by shark attack is about 6 per year globally, since 1958. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attack
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    One could argue that you live on forever in memories and historical accounts.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Yep, this is what I do. I have a Synology NAS which I backup my Mac to using Time machine. Works like a charm, and everything is actually encrypted.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I also have iMessage configured to delete messages after 30 days. I wish WhatsApp has this feature, but it does not, so I just periodically clear the history manually (which you can do in WhatsApp as well as Signal).
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Humans are good at acclimating to different climates, it's one of our unique adaptations. The ability to perspire and regulate body temperature in extremes is somewhat unique to humans, as few mammals share this ability. Other mammals
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I rode a bicycle from SF to NYC (about 2500 miles, ~150 miles per day), and that was "free" in the sense that I didn't have to pay anyone to do it. I'm also assuming you don't count the cost of food. You could proba
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    It's worth noting that Brazil[1] has been exporting aircraft for quite some time, although it's still regarded as 3rd world. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    This is just one person's anecdotal experience.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I leave that as an exercise to the reader. However for something like this I'd rather have false positives.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I agree, recycling just gives people a free pass to waste and pollute. There should be more emphasis on reduction and reuse for non-biodegradable materials.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    What I really want is an app that goes through all my photos/chat history and deletes anything that might contain sensitive information after 30 days, such as from screenshots. I already use the iMessage feature that lets you delete hi
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I was granted 36,000 shares (or options to buy shares), vesting over 4 years, with a strike price near $4. IIRC, preferred share price was ~$120 in 2015, but I don't recall the precise details. AFAIK there were no refreshers of any kin
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    To clarify, I was granted options, although they did switch to RSUs later on.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    FWIW my Airbnb stock was worth about $1mm/year when I joined (in 2013 as a IC SWE). To be fair, the starting salary was well below market, but I got a raise to bring it up to the market rate about 1 year in. I've since never seen
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Thanks for this.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I really wouldn't want to work for someone who's so full of themselves that they can't even do their own laundry. Worse yet, someone who'd make their employees do their laundry for them. I personally find Naval and his
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I've found TypeScript and React with VSCode to be incredibly productive for web development. If you're on the fence, give it a shot. TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, so it brings a lot of baggage along with it, but if you&#
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    I've always preferred taking 280 over 101, because of the view and perception of being in nature. I never thought about the billboards, but now that you mention it that must also be part of the reason it's more enjoyable.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Airbnb did something like this back when I worked there. Not sure what came of it. I do remember seeing some copies of it sitting on coffee tables throughout the office.
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    by brenden2 7y ago

    Mobile repair sounds pretty awesome. I don't own a car, but when I did I always felt like dealing with service was a huge waste of my time. I would avoid getting it serviced simply because I didn't care about it. To me at least, a