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by chris11 5y ago
This article goes into a lot more detail. It looks like it was just two lines of code. But apparently the codebase actually had backdoors already present. His employer, MSLA doesn't come out looking good. After winning a few lotteries
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by chris11 5y ago
I think the original title, Iowa man convicted of lottery rigging scheme granted parole, works better. He was a software engineer who worked on rng software for state lotteries. And he was charged with installing code on lottery computers t
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by chris11 5y ago
I use OpenPilot, which is third party L2 driver assistance sw/hw. I started looking into it after getting into an accident on the freeway. It's amazing for highway driving. You do still have to pay attention, but long trips are mu
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by chris11 5y ago
Watters is not a reasonable journalist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Watters#Controversies .
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by chris11 5y ago
> From experience inside a major retail chain at the national level, this is the story of retail theft in general. I thought it was common at some places, like Target, to track but not report shoplifting until it qualified for a felony.
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by chris11 5y ago
I'm just a senior IC, and not at FAANG. But my employer does recruit from FAANG. 0%-20% sounds low for dev work, but the basic description looks somewhat familiar. We don't have project managers, and not all teams have product man
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by chris11 5y ago
Same. As an IC I like ownership. I'd be fine with most of that list assuming it was related to something I owned. I may not specifically like some task, but I'm fine doing it if it's because I'm the person responsible fo
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by chris11 5y ago
Yeah, I'm at a startup that's rapidly growing, and is adding more process. I don't feel like it's overmanaged, I don't generally need to pull in my manager or skip. But I can imagine giving a similar response, the m
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by chris11 5y ago
What would have Trump done if the certification was delayed? He certainly wouldn't have made a public statement that Joe Biden won a fair election and would be president on Jan 20. He's still claiming the election was stolen.
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by chris11 5y ago
Disagree, I think we are in an extremely dangerous situation. One party tried to stage a coup, and is still claiming the election was stolen. Just because the coupe failed doesn't mean we're safe. Polls show widespread distrust ab
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by chris11 5y ago
Also, lockups are common. But not every company has a lockup.
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by chris11 5y ago
+1. That's one of the first things I look for if I need to refactor something. I want tests to exist to verify refactoring doesn't change functionality.
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by chris11 5y ago
I disagree when talking about public companies. If you are vesting 1MM/yr in equity then you can turn that into cash. The stock price will change, but that just means your comp changes. You may not be able to get that matched, but you
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by chris11 5y ago
300/hr annualizes to 600k. And just because he was making 1MM/yr doesn't mean that's market rate. In 2017 Apple stock was in the 30s. Most of his comp was coming from equity. And Leon started instamentor.
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by chris11 5y ago
There's guides out for evaluating startup equity. Here's a couple. https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation https://manual.withcompound.com/manual-company-equity/unders... I don&#x
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by chris11 5y ago
Speeding is straightforward to determine, just check the speed limit and how fast you were going. Reckless driving is a judgement call. Going to far over the speed limit means you'll probably get a reckless driving ticket if caught. Bu
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by chris11 5y ago
I think it's more like asking "Should Mr Y have been ticketed for reckless driving" if it's on a backcountry road without cops or speed limit signs. Not getting audited doesn't mean it was ethical. I'm comforta
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by chris11 5y ago
> It's either illegal tax evasion or operating within the established legal framework Is someone committing a crime by aggressively reducing their taxes if they don't get audited? Not paying taxes isn't a crime, but the IR
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by chris11 5y ago
I don't think you can sustainably send out 20 high quality applications a day. I think you should send emails or cover letters about why you are interested, and would be a good fit. Plus, finding opening where you are a good fit takes
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by chris11 5y ago
> It sounds like the study points to the idea that "talk through your reasoning" is a bad interview approach. That idea definitely makes sense to me. And I think some devs do definitely underperform in interviews. Though I&#x27
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by chris11 5y ago
How would you suggest helping a dev ask better questions? Explicitly giving them guidelines seems aggressive. Though sometimes I have a hard time understanding the problem, or what was attempted.
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by chris11 5y ago
> Many were tired of being locked into a geography which did not make them happy. Do you compete with Bay area FAANG salaries? It seems that part of the reason companies pay so much in Silicon Valley is because the cost of local labor is
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by chris11 5y ago
> Why are people so crazy about this drug? It looks to be a combination of right wing political commentators and a fringe anti-vax group. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2021/08/30/no-
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by chris11 5y ago
Her former lawyers for a civil case did claim she couldn't pay them. Though I wouldn't be surprised if she has insurance policies that cover some of her legal fees. And her husband is rich.
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by chris11 5y ago
> The problem with the so-called elite MBA schools is they are designed not for people with experience, but recruit those right out of undergrad with 0 business experience I have no interest in an mba, but I was under the impression mos
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by chris11 5y ago
That's my question. Taxes are higher and CA has prop 13, so the difference gets worse.
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by chris11 5y ago
Maybe that offer is still available.
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by chris11 5y ago
I'm ok with that. I'm still on an old data plan that throttles me after I got the limit for high speed data. But they don't hide that limit or my usage, and it's really cheap. I don't want to pay for unlimited data,
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by chris11 5y ago
I don't do a ton of contract and I don't like CA taxes. But this seems slightly antagonistic. Hiring a CPA will make taxes easier, both of these can mainly be solved with more money. Why are recruiters negotiating with you about w
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by chris11 5y ago
That example does sound really bad. But I would feel disengaged if everything was broken down to 1 point stories at the beginning of the sprint.

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