leet_thow

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by leet_thow 3y ago
You should know better than to criticize "progressive" policies online.
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by leet_thow 3y ago
Curious, were shitcoins ever a part of crypto startup compensation packages, like startup options have been?
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by leet_thow 3y ago
I was just promoted to Staff Engineer at a mid-cap household name company. I had joined as a contractor in 2020, came on full time as a senior engineer in 2021. Simply stated, it comes down to consistently and reliably delivering high qua
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by leet_thow 3y ago
Also, never forget to mention at least once, advocates, activists, experts and lawmakers.
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by leet_thow 3y ago
Informing myself by listening to actual scientists lecture on the topic rather than accept whatever I hear in the media and echo chambers. No one is denying anthropomorphic climate change but complex systems like the earths climate is extre
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Ask HN: Are the low performers on your team still there?
8 points by leet_thow 3y ago|2 comments
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by leet_thow 4y ago
What are you doing personally to care for and help the hungry? Please share so that others may get involved.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
It was definitely easier in the 2000s. At that time there was so much to build and not that many people to compete with.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
If you plan to practice the "salary arbitrage" mentioned above, it needs to be a good deal for the employer. If you can provide the same amount of value as someone in the Bay Area at 20% discount it is a good deal for both parties
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by leet_thow 4y ago
The study of Complex Adaptive Systems can provide a lot of insight.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Regardless, they will just be a punching bag.
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Ask HN: Is “learn to code” now “learn to drive a big rig”?
38 points by leet_thow 4y ago|88 comments
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Taking a number two without the use of a footstool to get into a more natural squatting position. I look forward to the ritual every morning and usually achieve 'poophoria'.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Seriously, I've read so many comments from 'comrades' here lately.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Because it is more expensive to borrow money. Think of it like this, if it costs 1% to borrow money and you can use it to generate a 4% return with a less than efficient operation, the equation makes sense. However when that money is now 4
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Ask HN: Where do small and midcap tech stocks go from here?
1 points by leet_thow 4y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What are the odds of recovering from a Performance Improvement Plan?
2 points by leet_thow 4y ago|6 comments
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by leet_thow 4y ago
It's not just SF, but all of Northern CA and yes likely to become a crisis.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
That you Catholic church for providing us a modern day example of how people in the middle ages thought.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Sell with limit or market-on-close order ASAP and allocate to a diversified portfolio.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
https://layoffs.fyi/
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Ask HN: Are you a “lifer”? If so why?
375 points by leet_thow 4y ago|410 comments
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by leet_thow 4y ago
You need to pay rent to pitch a tent on the sidewalk in a West Coast city?
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Makes sense, thanks.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Not an ethics question of why or why not, I'm just curious.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
How common was it for founders to cash out on common shares in the Series C-E rounds the last decade?
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by leet_thow 4y ago
The second generation Web UI of a Series A startup in 2011 that went on to be acquired for $1B in 2020. I have another promising personal project in the works I'm hoping overtakes it.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
Um, actually it's Xtreme
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by leet_thow 4y ago
At least it will be the butt of jokes in engineering meetings then.
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by leet_thow 4y ago
The ones I've encountered tend to have the zeal of relegioud converts and haughtiness of secret society members. I've read that recently senior managers have been leaving the space incipient stigma of working in the field.

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