imajoredinecon

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   by imajoredinecon 6y ago

   Reading that transcript actually left me thinking the system worked okay in this particular case, even though it led to a bad (in my opinion) policy outcome. The money bought access, not results: in the end, the legislators who voted agains
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   by imajoredinecon 6y ago

   Snowflake ($120bn) I interned on their SQL engine team and maybe half of the long-time employees were ex-Oracle, including two of the three co-founders (Thierry and Benoit).
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   by imajoredinecon 6y ago

   I realize this was written from a position of frustration (which I share) at getting run around by customer support, but I'd reconsider the blanket characterization of tech support staff as "idiots": they're doing a high
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   by imajoredinecon 6y ago

   Interesting re interview experience I interviewed as a new grad SWE and the process was totally straightforward, and way lower friction (albeit much less human interaction, which made it feel even more impersonal) than almost everywhere el
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   by imajoredinecon 6y ago

   > And I'm not talking about politicians being bought. It baffles me why voters aren't writing letters to their city councils, their mayors, their state reps, their governors. If voters actually care, politicians do respond. Con