pkrotich

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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   The waiting list is like a year long - even with high cost! Most of us would devalue our craft by opening up bigger restaurant or even multiple locations. For me that translated to valuing my craft enough that people are willing to wait for
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   That was an hilarious parody! Thanks
3. 63.▲
   by pkrotich 4y ago

   Thanks for the feedback - yes I'm not a native English speaker (I'm trilingual)
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   I agree to with you on the cost of perfectionism - I also didn't care for how women were treated at the restaurant (seating arrangements etc), but like you mentioned it's a fantastic documentary. I think for me, I came out thinkin
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiro_Dreams_of_Sushi If you're a developer / engineer you'll admire the professionalism. And more importantly value proposition of your wor
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   No I don’t have it blocked on my end - I was just referencing one of the signals Radar considers among other things (I don’t have inside info). When a charge is denied or flagged for review you can see signals used to score the risk.
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   I don’t believe password manager counts as a paste but Ctrl+V does… and one of the signals that the user might not actually have the card when combined with IP location of the user and issuer. In our case the card was issued by a Saudi Arab
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   Once in a while I look back at my own code and wish I had a comment to explain what the hell it does. Maybe even a one liner - can be super useful when code it cryptic. I once had a colleague who wrote extra long comments and I felt like it
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   by pkrotich 4y ago

   Stripe Radar works great for these kind of fraud. We have a SaaS service with 30-Day free trials, yet we sometimes see a subscriptions within seconds of starting a trial with a pasted card info - most of them are flagged for review by Strip
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I feel the disconnect at times but WFH has been godsend for me - but I’m extremely introverted.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    5) Become indispensable in the role you're (before #3). This is true even locally - why should I as an employer pay you more when I can get someone cheaper to do what you can do. 6) While contract work sometimes calls for a generalist
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I agree with you that it's unfair and senseless but it's market dynamic (supply and demand) with capitalism bend to it. There are probably hundrends of people with your capabilities, where you're now, willing to work at your
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    My parents instilled in me the idea of Delayed Gratification and I'm very thankful for it now! It wasn't by thier choice or decision though... we grew up poor in rural Kenya. The only time you got a "gift" (mostly cloth
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    It’s an anti-fraud maze of sort - @patio11 calls it anti-fraud loops [0] [0] - https://bam.kalzumeus.com/archive/optimal-amount-of-fraud/
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Updated my post to clarify that I meant private equity firms. In my case, I have them reaching out due to visibility of my company / project in space of high interest. But I’m sure there are sites / services that play matchmaking.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I recently had my Amazon package stolen off my porch by a neighbor who brazenly opened the box, took the expresso machine I had ordered and left the Amazon box (with my name on it) and the packaging outside their house for me to see! At le
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I guess your idea of America is from movies - immigrated here 24 years ago from a so called third-world country and I can tell you it’s rather unsettling when you see the bowels of America especially in the southern parts (I live in Louisia
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I’m on the path you’re on - bootstrapped and starting to look at potential exit strategies. I truly hate the people management aspect of running a business and I’ve thought about replacing myself as the CEO several times - but finding someo
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Huh… this is obviously fake news!
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Yes, never took another full time job again. I interviewed for contract work thereafter but nothing like formal interview. I launched a popular open source software that turned into a company.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I would say don't... marking potentially negative (even if not sensitive) information as from verified employee will make you an immediate target of subpoenas from legislation happy employers.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I feel your pain! I had an initial phone interview with Yahoo in mid 2000 or so and my anxiety got the best of me on "hello". I went blank! Forgot how to talk - so I hanged up and DECIDED that very minute that I would start my ow
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Somewhat… I find it hard to sit down and read technical especially if it’s dense… I used to buy them for reference as needed but Google has made it almost obsolete now. Technology is also changing so fast now - most technical books I bought
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I’m sure surprised they got approved! I thought it wasn’t allowed to self-sponsor if you’re the owner or part owner.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I was in your situation circa 2002/3. Here the journey I took; Since I couldn’t earn money while on H-1B, I focused on an open source project that I ended up monetizing after I got my green card. It was the best option that turned out
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I did exactly what you mentioned - many didn’t play ball but one made an appointment with confirmed inventory. Drove 2 hours only to be told car I wanted “just” sold and by the way we add $10k to MSRP - classic bait and switch.
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I couldn’t agree more with the author. It’s my exact experience. I’m in the market to get a car for my 16 year old daughter. Found a car she wanted online, made an appointment (after they confirmed the inventory with the dealership) - we dr
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    I'm always skeptical of listicles... I assume they're good Authors who happen to be developers, not necessarily great ones. I think a good analogy is great law professors who are not necessarily great lawyers in the field - it&#x2
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Perhaps in-person interview requirement would help eliminate such fake candidates? But I know it's not very practical in the remote work age and maybe it explains why you're seeing drastic increase. While not as bad as fake candid
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    by pkrotich 4y ago

    Huh... not calling cap - but did they get hired via Agency or by different company on the same building? I would assume a large public company does Employment Eligibility Verification (1-9 in US for example) - unless of course he was using