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by jbs789 5mo ago
My processes are going faster. My company is able to prototype and develop faster, no doubt. Obviously need to use the tools effectively and have the right people. This is true for any business.
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by jbs789 5mo ago
Silicon Valley has really screwed up here. They are so obsessed with their own importance (this kit is so powerful it can destroy the world!) they have failed to sell/inform the average joe. It’s a tool. And the next generation probabl
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by jbs789 5mo ago
Jeez. It happens all the time in the normal world.
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by jbs789 6mo ago
didn't winamp look like an... amp?
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by jbs789 7mo ago
> You realize you can no longer trust the codebase. This cuts to the problem and is excellent framing. A rogue employee can achieve the same, but probably less quickly, and we've designed systems to help catch them early.
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by jbs789 7mo ago
I remember reading once that the biggest predictor of friendship/relationships was physical proximity. And a book about a spy who built a relationship with and turned a diplomat by appearing at/around the same grocery store repeat
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by jbs789 7mo ago
As an idiot, I am very aware that Claude can help me, but also very aware I am not an experienced SWE and continue to seek out their views.
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by jbs789 8mo ago
Why "rolling"? Is this a reference to baking or what's the origin?
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by jbs789 8mo ago
I’m going to guess you are not a parent…? I think the problem is a bit more nuance than you are making out…
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by jbs789 8mo ago
Made me laugh bc you’re right - there are a whole host of decisions that are better left undocumented and ambiguous.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
Or you could argue the App Store wouldn’t exist without the hardware, so the relevant reporting is both combined - lower margins.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
The Norman door was a powerful example for me, as it emphasises that the user is not the problem but the push door with the handle is the problem. And if you’re designing the door, it is your responsibility to think deeply and observe behav
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by jbs789 9mo ago
Yeah, I think the moral of the story is if your company is not good at technology AI does not magically make you good at technology. The company needs to have the right culture and ability to integrate leading technology, whatever it is.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
These smaller companies are doing well, they just aren’t incentivised to tell you about it. The VC backed companies are, either targeting you as a consumer or an investor and n an eventual IPO.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
Awesome to hear. Best of luck!
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by jbs789 9mo ago
Finding the right psychologist/coach/founder to chat this over with will probably do you and the company wonders.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
You are describing a top 2pct experience.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
Because the likes of Altman have set short term expectations unrealistically high.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
This is not correct. For starters, loans are assets. Banks start with some capital, borrow in the form of deposits, and lend in the form of bonds, mortgages etc. The regulatory capital ratio determines how much capital they must hold to sup
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by jbs789 9mo ago
The distinction is originality vs replicating existing. I believe the author is in the former camp.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
I understand that the market in the UK is particularly tough now, across many sectors. Is there a particular specialisation you have, and then how does someone who needs that specialisation find you? Particularly if the job is 100pct remote
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by jbs789 9mo ago
The internet was a paradigm shift… full of unknowns. I think you are underestimating those challenges. We only speak about Amazon now because it was the one that survived.
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by jbs789 9mo ago
I think it would have been hard to recover but yeah when Lampert got involved it was all about the financial engineering rather than the operations. I bought the shares around then but sold soon after, turned off by the conflicts and the la
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by jbs789 10mo ago
I think you’re right that the critical assumption in that example is the 5pct rather than the tax treatment.
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by jbs789 10mo ago
Agree on the egos - it’s hilarious to see, once you’re aware of it.
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by jbs789 10mo ago
This is a tough one. An advanced cancer diagnosis changes the mind and brings a level of clarity that I had never before experienced, about what is important. Being forced to face one's mortality is not pleasant but it can be enlighten
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by jbs789 10mo ago
Feels like a frenzy! To me, the willingness to spend 20bn for a different architecture speaks to the competition in the market, across the big players, which doesn’t seem to be factored into their valuations.
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by jbs789 10mo ago
“Why did it take a greenfield project…?” By definition greenfield projects literally means free from constraints. So the answer is in your question: Why did it take a team unbound by constraints to try something new, as compared to a projec
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by jbs789 10mo ago
These things are not mutually exclusive. You can do a great job and learn how to communicate a job well done. If the company truly promotes incompetent salespeople then I’d steer clear of that company with the confidence that others are out
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by jbs789 10mo ago
That’s an interesting point. I do get pretty tired of the “you are right!” I get the upsides to engagement for a chat bot but for real work it is quite draining.

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