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by pw 10y ago
There does seem to be something interesting about how less successful* YC alumni now seem to be becoming partners. And, of course, Sam Altman himself is the ultimate case of this. And, on the one hand, it certainly makes sense. All of these
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Ray Dalio interview on Bridgewater and fake news(businessinsider.com)
2 points by pw 10y ago|1 comments
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by pw 10y ago
I wonder how they'll get to Arizona.
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Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People(idlewords.com)
883 points by pw 10y ago|580 comments
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Show HN: HowDoYouPronounce.org – Made with AWS Polly(howdoyoupronounce.org)
16 points by pw 10y ago|3 comments
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Introducing the new Google Wallet experience on the web(blog.google)
1 points by pw 10y ago|0 comments
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Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People – Maciej Ceglowski(youtube.com)
3 points by pw 10y ago|1 comments
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Maciej Ceglowski – Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart(youtube.com)
19 points by pw 10y ago|1 comments
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Maciej Ceglowski – Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People(youtube.com)
25 points by pw 10y ago|3 comments
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by pw 10y ago
I think his point is that anyone applying for and accepting regular, full-time employment does it with the assumption that the job will continue to exist into the foreseeable future. That's kinda the definition of "employee"
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by pw 10y ago
I've been on modafinil for a number of years now (prescribed by a doctor in relation to a real medical condition). It is indeed a very interesting drug. There's a reason it's the brand names are Provigil and Nivigil. "Vi
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by pw 10y ago
I think there are some studies that show modafinil leads to a boost in IQ by a couple of points (although it sounds like that effect tapers off if you're already very intelligent). What makes you say the effect on the brain of modafini
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by pw 10y ago
I think it has a lot less to do with being at the top of the skill curve than with making the business case for it.
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by pw 10y ago
I think it has a lot more to do with being a good negotiator and being good at leveraging your skills than being "really good" in a general. People don't get what they deserve. They get what they negotiate.
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by pw 10y ago
I agree that it was a kinda shitty thing to say.
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by pw 10y ago
More likely just not a great negotiator.
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by pw 10y ago
Regular people get world class compensation (which this is not) because they ask for it.
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by pw 10y ago
So programmers mad that other programmers are making good money (although, taking into account overhead, salaries are rather normal). This is why we can't have nice things people.
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by pw 10y ago
Thanks so much for the heads up! I rely on Karabiner to turn caps lock into a meta key and would not want to lose that.
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by pw 10y ago
I think you might have a point about the "post-exit career of the average great founder" in that it's usually not that impressive. Larry and Sergey certainly would qualify as "great founders", given their level of s
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by pw 10y ago
I feel like I've struck a nerve in some way and would love to better understand what's fueling your response. Why do you feel like you have to defend first employees?
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by pw 10y ago
I realize first employees will tend to skew young and/or unsuccessful and, as a result of being first employees, these people have FU money, but my point is that their success seems to be kinda random. There's no sense of inevitab
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by pw 10y ago
Anyone noticing from these interviews that a lot of first employees are kinda just randos that aren't very impressive in their own right and don't stay at the company very long?
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by pw 10y ago
What's the industry term for depositing via debit cards like this? And how, exactly, does it work?
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Show HN: CaliforniaBirthIndex.org – look up people born in California(californiabirthindex.org)
5 points by pw 10y ago|1 comments
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by pw 10y ago
Here's a much better version of what actually gets sent by Lob: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r5oh7qut3f3qic5/ltr_5e9a1648c3d137...
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by pw 10y ago
Here's a rough test: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltglpxexfaxoplk/Test%20Subject.pdf... A production version obviously wouldn't have the language about it being incomplete or not legally binding. On the bac
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by pw 10y ago
I can attest that having a S-corp is a lot of work (or, rather, is expensive 'cause you usually just pay a lawyer to deal with all the bookkeeping and other requirements).
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by pw 10y ago
See here for details, as well as a good person to follow if you find taxes interesting: http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/2016/08/12/clintons...
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by pw 10y ago
Apparently it's pretty safe from an audit standpoint if you pay yourself at least $118,500, the maximum amount that is taxable for Social Security. Of course, that means you just save the 2.9% tax for Medicare on any remaining income.

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