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by rmk 6y ago
Why is the purchase price not revealed? Is this usually a sign of a soft failure for a VC-funded company?
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by rmk 6y ago
I used Vote By Mail myself and I also agree various studies and articles that say that fraud doesn't materially affect elections. But why shouldn't steps be taken to improve VBM transparency and voting transparency overall to rest
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by rmk 6y ago
The 74 million are mostly conservatives. I don't think they are all the same, but as a group they do have at least a few defining issues that they agree on?
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by rmk 6y ago
This refers to people who chose not to protest on the streets. Not sure what you're taking exception to here.
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by rmk 6y ago
Judging by the overall tone of your comments, you don't have any actual intent of engaging in any sort of discussion. I will try nevertheless. Mail dumping, interception and modification of ballots, just plain errors in ballots or fail
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by rmk 6y ago
I think if there is a move to radically improve the transparency of voting no matter the method, it would restore confidence in the electoral process. Vote by mail was the main culprit, and it is easier to game voting by mail than in-person
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by rmk 6y ago
It's obvious that most of the people who voted for the losing side did not show up at the protest. An even smaller fraction breached the Capitol Building. It's interesting that you say that Biden voters feel disrespected because T
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by rmk 6y ago
It appears to me that there is a huge electorate that is disgruntled and has felt that the people in power have ignored it for too long. If such a large number of people have actually vandalized Congress (didn't they do something like
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by rmk 6y ago
For (b), why should individual companies and platforms do anything but follow the law? Many countries have laws against inciting hate speech. Others, including established democracies, have laws against sedition and such which would address
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by rmk 6y ago
Pretty cynical of Twitter to monetize his tweets with gay abandon and then shut down his account now that he's politically weak and has indicated he's not going to run for a second term. The specific violations they have cited are
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by rmk 6y ago
This union appears to have formed primarily as a means for political activism. This is just the worst type of union, because members are implicitly assumed to agree with the union’s political ideals (can you imagine conservatives joining th
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by rmk 6y ago
Is a bean counter still heading Boeing? Technology companies really need to be run by technologists first, businessmen second. It's fine to have a COO handle the nitty-gritty of running the company, but the vision and culture need to b
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by rmk 6y ago
It's very prevalent in this industry. Newbies cost less and there is usually a lot of mundane work that needs doing, so they comprise the majority of any average team. Even more so in established or mid-size companies where the sudden
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by rmk 6y ago
- The primary lesson I learnt is that it doesn't matter if you work hard. Nobody notices, and even if they do you will likely not get anything out of it. Do your job, but don't kill yourself over it. Work-life balance is king. Thi
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by rmk 6y ago
I do not understand why someone w/ a green card needs to be afraid of being fired. Isn't the whole point of it to firm up your status as someone who is allowed to stay on indefinitely with very few conditions, one of them being %
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by rmk 6y ago
The stuff that "people" are saying is pure bullshit. It's all stuff that is used to manipulate naive twentysomethings into wage slavery at below-market wages. Those options are not going to amount to anything either, statisti
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by rmk 6y ago
There are plenty of situations where there are down rounds or rounds where earlier investors are completely wiped out or diluted out of existence. In these cases, the early employees get screwed big-time. Even in the optimistic case of an
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by rmk 6y ago
Is it possible the investor is in cahoots with your cofounder? If so, then you may not have a strong position. Are you sure your cofounder is not screwing you over at the investor's behest? If it's not something that's (techn
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by rmk 6y ago
A lot of nitpickers commenting on this, but ignore them. Your basic thesis is correct: the ultimate valuation of the company matters way more than anything else. As engineer #100, say, the stock granted to you as a % of the options pool is
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by rmk 6y ago
Yes, ISOs + spread triggers AMT. RSUs and NSOs do not.
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by rmk 6y ago
It's very common to sell stock at > 30x exercise price when you get into a growing company at the right time. A lot of imponderables in that, and all of that risk is borne by you. You end up making VCs and founders rich: they get
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by rmk 6y ago
If you were granted Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), you are in for a world of hurt. You may end up wishing you'd never spent so much money on them. With the recent Trump Tax Reform, AMT thresholds have risen but it's best to check
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by rmk 6y ago
Your opinion is not grounded in fact or reality. Bizarrely, Prison Officers' unions are arguing that prisoners should get ahead of people who haven't committed crime to get the Coronavirus Vaccine. See this: https://www
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by rmk 6y ago
But it's not intended for any other complex operation. It has cameras that take pictures that are later processed. It's basically a spy plane, not a combat plane, where the pilot is expected to evade enemy aircraft or otherwise
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by rmk 6y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsZaDbxCgM&feature=youtu.be James May rides in a U2. Pretty interesting.
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by rmk 6y ago
I predict that public employees will wrangle their way to the front of the line, needs be damned. They are very powerful in CA.
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by rmk 6y ago
There is some nuance to this. CA deliberately defines anybody who is in CA "other than for a transitory purpose" as a CA resident (for tax purposes). So if you happen to reside in TX but come to Redwood City for a couple weeks and
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by rmk 6y ago
Thank you for that excellent resource! Much food for thought.
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It is not. Remember that public schools (they are essentially free for the parents) are competing with private schools that are charging 20k+ per year per pupil. Most people who have to work for a living will not shell out 20k+ or (50-60k i
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by rmk 6y ago
Not only that, but also consider the fact that you are paying 1.4M for a house that was likely built in the 60s, is not up to date at all, and has a perpetual tax liability of at least 15-18k per year (further raises in taxes are much mor

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