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by jyu 5y ago
I asked this months ago and did not get any convincing answers. Ethereum is currently decentralized because of the initial POW distribution. Won't there be centralized aggregators of eth so some point in the future a handful of POS nod
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Ask HN: Health Insurance?
2 points by jyu 5y ago|0 comments
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Bondly Hacked(rekt.news)
1 points by jyu 5y ago|0 comments
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Feds Seized Robinhood CEO's Phone in GameStop Trading Halt Investigation(vice.com)
40 points by jyu 5y ago|0 comments
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by jyu 5y ago
The world and society at large has seen an erosion of trust. For the naysayers, ask yourself: - do you trust your government more or less than your parents - do you trust the mainstream media more or less than your parents - do you trust bi
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by jyu 5y ago
If you're new to this area of biomarkers and longevity, there are several people to follow with different approaches: - David Sinclair Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To. Mostly focused on NAD+, sirtuins, use of yamanaka factors
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by jyu 5y ago
Maybe it is spread out now, but won't there be centralized aggregators of eth so some point in the future a handful of POS nodes control a disproportionate amount of power? Is it so hard to imagine that coinbase or some other exchange
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by jyu 5y ago
This is lazy reporting. Where did the money come from to do the acquisitions? Google and Facebook have great monetization by data mining their audiences for advertisers. All they needs is to buy more eyeballs (youtube, whatsapp, instagram,
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by jyu 5y ago
This is a US centric answer. We were taught that retirement funds and portfolios needed to outpace inflation to increase spending power. But inflation is not the right metric to measure against. Maybe the right metric is the percentage grow
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by jyu 6y ago
I used https://www.pullrequest.com just to pay someone else to look at my code and make suggestions. Aside from just the normal nitpick styling stuff, they usually have decent architecture suggestions and help you avoid making c
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by jyu 6y ago
For middle managers and above, lack of promotion for several consecutive years at a company with as many growth opportunities as Google speaks loudly. I never worked there and was interested in her story so I dug a lot around that time and
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by jyu 6y ago
Remember that there are people behind these decisions and they are largely rational actors. Someone at PayPal is getting a big promotion and bonus from pushing this deal. If crypto goes nowhere and they shut down this project, then it can b
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by jyu 6y ago
Look at gas prices: 286 gwei for a fast (2m or less) transaction is pretty costly. It's not an effective smart contract platform when transaction fees are high AND there are viable alternatives. https://ethgasstation.info&#x
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by jyu 6y ago
The point is the fabric of society is unraveling quickly in 2021 than 2008. What does it matter if you win the career lottery if every neighborhood is covered in feces, sidewalks are full of tent cities, and your fellow man is 1 health cris
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by jyu 6y ago
Coding a good solution is necessary but not sufficient to pass an interview. Maybe you asked too many questions or not enough, maybe you solved the problem too slowly. Interviewers for better or worse look for specific signals that clue the
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by jyu 6y ago
There is an easy explanation: It's hard to build this feature, there is no pressing demand from upper management, it's easier to get promoted doing other simpler projects. Think about what a real time snapshot means: you need to k
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by jyu 6y ago
Curious why he would need to move to a more prestigious position? Most people realize by their 30s that prestige is a sucker's game; it's a way of inducing people to do things that aren't much fun and they wouldn't reall
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by jyu 6y ago
Article is dated Nov 9, 2019
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by jyu 6y ago
Soylent is not healthy. Does anyone remember how Rob Rhinehart gave himself heart palpitations? How he hired a bunch of marketers, branders, engineers before any nutritionists and medical advisors? https://soylent.com/pages&
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by jyu 6y ago
Why is the CEO failing? The answer is written from the perspective of the VC. Maybe it's a bad founder-CEO. Could there be another side to this story? Let's try and approach this from the CEO's perspective with an open mind.
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by jyu 6y ago
The article suggests that the VC is in an infallible position and the CEO maybe the one who is failing at his job. A common trope is founders getting fired, stepping aside for some socially acceptable reason, which brings their fantastic jo
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Ask HN: How can we stop spam calls?
5 points by jyu 6y ago|7 comments
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by jyu 6y ago
You need to address the silent objections the interviewer may have. If you don't, the objection will be brought up after the interview without a chance for you to present your case. "I don't have the standard number of years,
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by jyu 6y ago
This is decent career advice, but it doesn't address the root of why. If you want FIRE, the best way is to optimize your career. How do you do that? It starts early before your first job, as you try out different school subjects, books
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by jyu 6y ago
No list of YC failures is complete without mentioning Loopt.
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by jyu 6y ago
The answer to the categorical "why do scams exist" is based on current systems which have misaligned incentives. Banks do not view the problem of money forwarding scams large enough to fix. If there were added regulatory burden of
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by jyu 7y ago
The amazing programmer at xyz company on abc project may have a lot of infrastructure and support teams boosting their stats. Start ups can't afford the overhead that makes a programmer amazing. Visa versa, a start up programmer may la
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by jyu 7y ago
You're treating the population as a homogenous mass, indistinguishable from each other. That assumption is not correct. Look at age, existing health conditions, smoking, drinking cohorts and you'll see that certain groups have muc
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by jyu 7y ago
The cynic in me thinks Facebook let this slide to hide the anemic "growth" of their userbase and activity. Bot accounts will still click on ads, like pages, and fake interactions that generate revenue for Facebook.
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Ask HN: How to Pick the Right Tools for the Job?
2 points by jyu 7y ago|1 comments

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