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by ekanes 4y ago
Productivity is hard to mature, and the more senior someone is, the more their job involves communication vs production. Communication in person is different, so while companies can be remote, and that can work well, the prices sometimes pa
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by ekanes 4y ago
Many comments here lament that adtech won, and that corporate speak is still the norm. All true, but many of the more “structural” premises have held, and we just don’t see them because they’re the norm now. People are much more empowered t
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by ekanes 4y ago
Your brain is wired deep down where you cannot change it to measure a feeling of safety at the level of a village. The news takes the worst things happening from ALL the villages and shows it to you because clicks. Your subconscious conclu
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by ekanes 4y ago
I think it acts as a way to show you’re a safe/sane person, and then conversations can progress to more depth. It’s like a check-in.
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by ekanes 4y ago
When I was 13 I was hit by a car on my bike. Same thing. Helmet cracked, and my head didn’t.
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by ekanes 4y ago
So, a dead man’s ship. Sorry. I had to. I’m a dad.
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by ekanes 4y ago
I don’t think it’s splitting hairs to say that Wikipedia is a project (with community) more than a community first, and that probably helps.
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by ekanes 4y ago
I think HN fits this to an extent by weighting voting power according to account age and other factors, which would dramatically slow the speed with which an explosion of new users would change what is seen on the homepage. User comment qu
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by ekanes 4y ago
Safer in a statistical way, not an emotional / subjective / how does the news make us feel kind of way.
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by ekanes 4y ago
Yeah. What are we trying that we should expect to lose the most important relationships in our lives? Unsaid but heavily implied is this person would be an atrocious parent, and a very real price is paid for that.
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by ekanes 4y ago
Yes, but I don't see why mice would be so different from humans for this kind of thing.
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I do this too, though in a scanning motion sort of way, and I swear it helps. A bit slower than just glancing around but you never miss what you're looking for.
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by ekanes 4y ago
I hear you, it's a valid point. Social media, facial recognition and perhaps other techs do fascilitate that, BUT weapons we haven't really seen that. I can't think of any examples -- with guns, one could argue that Texas f
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by ekanes 4y ago
It still absolutely sounds like the Zoom product. :) How about: "Please, stop preventing mobile users from using the zoom function"
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Isn’t the situation in Russia right now an example of a single individual dominating millions? And all back through history from the advent of armies, isn’t it the same thing?
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by ekanes 4y ago
Finding out that someone is toxic only after they've got the job is problematic. The idea here is to evaluate them when they aren't aware and on their best behavior.
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by ekanes 4y ago
I agree that some people could choose to see the positive aspects of adhd because it's less painful, but it doesn't mean they are deluding themselves. As a startup founder I think adhd worked both for and against me. Hyperfocus, t
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by ekanes 4y ago
Right, a disorder is something that interferes materially with your life.
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> My colleagues and I can attest to both general learning loss (ie., forgetting specific subject matter information) and a loss of broader “studying skills” (ie., coming to class and doing homework) after the pandemic. No disagreement th
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by ekanes 4y ago
No, you’re guaranteed to suffer. All of the biggest companies start this way. I’m not saying this is great for you, or even that it’s required to do big things, but to say you’ll fail isn’t true. This suffering is a function of your startup
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by ekanes 5y ago
A startup pivoting away can mean a few different things, but one thing it doesn’t mean is this couldn’t turn into something big for a long-term-focused solo dev!
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by ekanes 5y ago
Yes. I should have been clearer.
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by ekanes 5y ago
It seems healthiest for companies and people to choose: have all-remote or all-in-person. It’s the muddled hybrid model that’s the worst of all worlds.
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by ekanes 5y ago
That compares the options as if the negotiation was a one-time thing. But game theory would say that giving in to Russian demands would get you … more demands.
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by ekanes 5y ago
Right. Feels similar in a way to an ongoing conflict elsewhere... There is what happens now, and what happens over the next decade because people have lost fundamental trust in you.
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by ekanes 5y ago
The problem at your new company isn’t to do with location, it’s that for whatever reason, their culture is terrible. There are zero scenarios where a good-culture company doesn’t very effectively welcome new people into a team.
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by ekanes 5y ago
Related: Is the FAA able to stop the terrible practice of airlines having to fly EMPTY flights in and out of airports to maintain their berthing rights? So frustrating to emit so much pollution needlessly.
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by ekanes 5y ago
"Ordinarily, it would be a drastic step for a multinational company like Intel to exit a market the size of Russia." Clearly we're at the stage where drastic steps are politic, but it's surprising and disappointing to re
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by ekanes 5y ago
What a fantastic game it is. Thanks for that link, maybe I’ll play again.
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by ekanes 5y ago
Reach out and say hello. Being friendly rarely backfires and often helps a lot, especially in ways you can’t predict. You might acquire them someday. They might acquire you. You both might start comparing notes. Or work together to handle

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