pjbeam

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by pjbeam 4y ago
Ellul is a mid-century French academic and it shows. That said once I got used to the writing I found it reasonable to get through. The ideas are very interesting, strong second recommendation for Technological Society.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I always really wanted to get a trident of the red rooster and even with a guide was never able to do it. Maybe I'll give it another shot! Thanks for bringing back some lovely (frustrating) memories.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Won't the watcher model then need a watcher? And the watcher watcher model too? Etc.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
My plan is to verify it is the same email at least through OP, although your point is valid.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Email me at my HN username at protonmail dot com for a referral to Dropbox's internship. Love the integrity and drive to get to the bottom of a strange situation.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
This is my point--bad pay leads to icky places.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Making shameful normal things like breasts seems to go hand in hand with the kind of self loathing bullshit that shapes people into useful corporate or government drones. Move at the sound of the bell. Punch in punch out. Be ashamed of your
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I could not afford my life on a senator's pay. Not even close. Couldn't take the job even if it was offered to me on a silver platter. President's pay comes with housing so my family could probably make that work, would be be
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by pjbeam 4y ago
The bonuses where I am now are a % of the employee's base salary. A mid-level "meets" engineer can expect something like $20-25k during an average year for the company. Up to twice that for a strong year.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I sometimes find the things being advertised interesting. Not because I want to buy them but rather things being pushed and who pushes them can help stay abreast of what's happening in the world. A specific example from a little while
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Are you a parent? Part of a child growing up is developing independence in sometimes controlled, sometimes impromptu scenarios. Most 7 year olds are entirely capable of cruising around a couple houses where the adults all know each other. I
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by pjbeam 4y ago
This is a real shame, it's bad for your daughter and life in general. I have three kids and as much as I'd love to let them roam a bit like my wife and I did as kids, stories like yours scare the hell out of me. I don't know
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Such as, say, the managing director of BlackRock? Is that what this means? I can't tell if this goes over my head or not.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Yes, N level managers manage ICs and managers to N level. There are occasional strange cases where there is a L5 manager with a L6 IC report because of a weird org structure (small engineering team assigned to a non-tech org), but that isn&
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Sometimes document provenance matters and you don't want a copy.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Because I didn't want someone to lose their livelihood for the crime of being introverted. Further I would not rate anyone being an insufferable ass as "fine performing".
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by pjbeam 4y ago
This is a super important distinction! Great way to phrase it too--thank you.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I had a digital art portrait done of my wife and had it printed at a local fine art framing kind of place. It turned out beautifully! No clue where you live but you might look into such a place near you--the staff at mine were super knowled
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by pjbeam 4y ago
That's an enormous topic that is hard for me to treat here. Knowing that it's a thing you should do is a great first step though. Find more experienced people in your context willing to mentor you and critically listen to what the
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by pjbeam 4y ago
You're right--it's been a while. Not all LEs were meant to leave.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I believe so, at least through L7 (senior manager). I was L6 and only did a few manager calibrations before I left. Another commenter said they were an L7 SDM, they would know better than I. The sense I had was that things work differently
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I wouldn't say it's a "usual" thing at all, but more common the lower your level. L4 or SDE 1 has highest risk for negative personnel actions in general for 2 reasons: there are a ton of people in this level and many of
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I missed SDM = software development manager and PIP = performance improvement plan. The rest I think are explicated above.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Edit: Had wrong % for LE. Former Amazon SDM here. The actual rating process didn't strike me as something all that controversial. I had to do extensive write ups for all of my reports--this was standard stuff: what went well ("sup
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I caught the end of your comment without thinking and now I fear I've succumbed to the same mind virus. If it doesn't dissipate by tomorrow I think it is here to stay.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
So startups that convince VCs they aren't just "uber for x" or similar clones excite greater investments? Seems pretty intuitive.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
I just emailed support asking about this, will post here the response when I get it. Update: Flipper says they'll be back in stock for US, Canada, and Australia in September but did not provide a mechanism for getting alerted when this
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Plus airfare but yes.
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by pjbeam 4y ago
Oh boy, this exactly. We just did Disney World for my oldest and a week of tickets + hotel (definitely not cheapest options) was about 10k. Food and drinks another 2k. Add ons almost 4k. You have to pay bribes to Lightning Lane if you don&#
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by pjbeam 4y ago
This reminds me of that gambling strategy where you double your bet every time to make up for losses. This seems to reduce to timing the market.

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