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by ptero 4y ago
> Facebook and Instagram will continue to provide excellent paths for advertisers to target consumers. This assumes Facebook and Instagram remain the communication and user content hubs they are. But this is not a given, any company asle
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by ptero 4y ago
The request was not to change the title on the linked website, but have a HN title reflect the clarification that is important for many HN readers.
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by ptero 4y ago
This is an interesting post and an interesting discussion! But for me (a lowly algorithm developer far removed from IaaS pricing) the most confusing part of it is the meaning of "you". The author and comments seem to use it in cri
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by ptero 4y ago
I am not a native English speaker, so my cultural priors might be way off, but I think those two things are quite different. Lying is making statements that the speaker knows are false. An attempt to mislead is stressing some parts of the a
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by ptero 4y ago
An important difference, to me, is that a lot of people already have familiarity with ChatGPT; either directly or through friends, family or just news. Most of those folks (judging by my own friends) had very low expectations which ChatGPT
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by ptero 4y ago
Also, there is (a non-unsurmountable) hurdle of coming from FAANG in that hiring managers suspect that someone coming from a FAANG to a much less cushy position simply wants to sit out a downturn or a burndown before jumping back.
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by ptero 4y ago
To me, a better approach would be to limit the patent time. 5 years of protection should be plenty of time for a company that intends to develop a technology based on its invention to get a commanding lead. Absolutist solutions can backfi
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by ptero 4y ago
I am not sure about this (not disagreeing, just not sure). First, 10% of top performers out in 2 years is a normal attrition rate for a 20 year tenure. And I suspect mean time at the company is much lower. But even more important, I think m
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by ptero 4y ago
This sounds soul crushing enough to me that I would look for a job elsewhere, even if it means taking a financial hit. Many places are not like this; I would look outside compliance departments, large financial and utility companies and est
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by ptero 4y ago
This is a very good data point and specific, hard learned lessons that author lists can really help prospective founders avoid mistakes. To me, the key lesson is a modified version of 4: the founders must be able to build their tech themsel
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by ptero 4y ago
I use bridge and it is easy to configure and works great most of the time. And absolutely, completely and totally horribly a small fraction of the time. Specifically, the bridge + Proton Mail combo reuses UUID. It is a known bug, which prot
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by ptero 4y ago
I would split it into two parts. First and most critical, is to set up your own address in a domain you control. As long as you control the address you can move it between providers. Then you can decide whether to self-host (which I would n
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by ptero 4y ago
There is usually a cap on what one can earn while continuing to receive disability. I think the total of disability and other income cannot exceed 60% of pre-disability earnings or something like that.
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by ptero 4y ago
The article gives a good overview but is a bit on a sensationalist side with the presentation. The way I understand the situation (and I am not a expert, would love to be corrected): 1. GBTC was set up to allow people, who did not want to s
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by ptero 4y ago
FTX guy didn't really have time. One day he was rich and famous, next day he was a criminal. Holmes had years to plan, as she knew for a long time that she is eventually going to jail.
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by ptero 4y ago
My point is that in her situation disappearing was pretty easy. Buying a one-way ticket to Mexico 20 days out is as stupid as one can do, because now she will be labeled as a flight risk, making disappearance a lot harder.
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by ptero 4y ago
She could have bought the next day round trip ticket (which would still be stupid, but at least not as much). She could have flown to San Diego and drove over (and flew local airlines to some rural spot, preferably in a country with no extr
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by ptero 4y ago
Not to defend him, but I think by 2015 google has already lost its way, focusing not on developing groundbreaking technology, but on using it's dominance to squeeze any money even if it meant encouraging addictive behaviors.
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by ptero 4y ago
I think those 19th century religious traditions were thoroughly gutted by the second world war and 70 years of state suppression. But a bigger question is why does a secular state is building a state religion?
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by ptero 4y ago
Like many startups it got hyped to make those exiting at the right time rich, but remove the hype and the product folds as cannot deliver (yet?) on such lofty expectations. Even if technology can be made to work eventually, it will struggle
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by ptero 4y ago
There are huge non-livestock farming subsidies as well, both in the US and in the EU. Farming is not directly driven by supply, demand and price the people are willing to pay (because without food people riot).
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by ptero 4y ago
In early 1990s most of the population was declared atheists, but because atheism was one of the pillars of the rejected Soviet rule it was being reexamined by the people. So there was a lot of orgs of all kinds who flew in to preach and inc
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by ptero 4y ago
This is very common in the developing world. As governments print money and cause high inflation they want to prevent, or at least significantly delay, citizens exchanging it for a more stable option. So, the governments add friction (limit
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by ptero 4y ago
Another vote for "this is likely good". I was a student in the former Soviet Union in early 1990s when the old system collapsed, taking with it stipends that were sufficient for school cafeteria food. After that I occasionally wor
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by ptero 4y ago
I would give different advice to someone getting a Bachelors vs someone getting a PhD. For BS CS/EE (or any engineering field): do not overthink the "recession is coming" news. US employers always want young engineers, as the
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by ptero 4y ago
I prefer 16:10 to 16:9 by far. While the difference might feel small, the usability improvement from seeing more lines of code is very noticeable for me.
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by ptero 4y ago
I am not arguing with this, just pointing a narrative I heard many times from otherwise sane people. While I had to work hard not to roll my eyes, the story must have enough converts to pull in some serious money.
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by ptero 4y ago
There was a lot of hype and an expectation (IMO wishful thinking) that NFTs would have a very broad penetration in the society, for example replace physical collectibles. If that did turn out to be true, most people would require a lot of h
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by ptero 4y ago
I think Act IV describes shifting it to a different defi counterparty, which might carry lower counterparty risk. Or not.
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by ptero 4y ago
I admit that I only skimmed the article, but the first thing that jumps at me is counterparty risk; the same risk the author is trying to avoid in his rejected "just short Tether" option. The proposal seems to put a bunch of crypt

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