stevenwiles

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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> Hopefully, the potential equity upside attracts employees who think their work contributions can boost the value of the company (and hence their stock options) rather than mercenaries who just want a paycheck. It's hard to believe
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
You list 40 positions on your resume?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Haha, are you serious? You said: "Whatever. The downvoters are probably the people who thought Ellsworth Toohey was the hero in The Fountainhead." You just look at your downvotes and you make some pretty ridiculous assumptions abo
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
You're saying energy is free?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Actually, its because Rand readers tend to have mentalities like yours - "Anyone who doesn't agree with me just doesn't get it because they don't recognize how supremely intelligent I am". You aren't the first
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
We should not be praising someone for being afraid to stand behind their words. That is the behavior of a coward.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
You are misinformed.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Actually, the narrative today is to take up arms against the haters and anyone who tries to get between you and your dreams.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Uh.. The fact that FB is fully capable of pressing a button to turn off the stream suggests that they are, in fact, responsible for its broadcast.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
What point are you even trying to make?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> The reason is that I think it can still be useful as training data for, say, designing new programming languages/tools around coding patterns seen in the wild. Do you happen to have any evidence of that ever being done even once i
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> Perhaps I do have some rose-tinted glasses Yes, that would be your enormous wealth that is tinting your view. If you weren't rich, I guarantee your experience would be different.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
If I had to guess, I would say the person who wrote this article is a lot more rich than you. That would explain why his experience in China was better than yours - being a rich white guy makes him one of the elite in China. Funny how havin
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
People like this are always motivated by the same thing - money and fame. They like to hide it behind this whole "being a part of an exciting future" persona but its all a marketing gimmick to help them achieve their true goal - b
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
The person doing this doesn't care about the ethics of this. He's got his passive income - he's going to take it and run.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
What is it like being so rich that starting a tech company is something you just do for fun? It is my greatest goal and wish in life to have as much money as you and to be able to give myself more money whenever I want it. Do you have any a
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Come on man, you know better than that.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
You are a wage slave. Your boss cares about your happiness, but only insofar as you are willing to work for your current wage. The truth is, your boss pays you to do your job and I highly doubt "worrying about the output of your cowork
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> > your own prejudice.. > Which is? A desire to feel offended and outraged?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
You're saying you're willing to hunt down this company for a random user on the internet? Why are you so eager to get involved?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
how can I become as well off as you? I am young, 20-something developer, but i already conciously slack off and don't give a shit at my job, doing just enough to not get noticed/fired. How do I take the next step of working less h
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Same here except I work 25 hours a week but get paid for 40.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> I've written more about these subjects here: To be read as: Please click these links so I can get some money so I can continue getting rich from writing blog posts and not have to work an actual job.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
True, this is certainly a commendable move on their part and while they are making the right decision here, I feel they've shown real professionalism and class. Color me impressed as well.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
> Gave three weeks notice, took a month off This is absolutely not a typical experience. In most cases, software companies are very hesitant to give you more than 3 weeks.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Your list of "not shady unicorns" betrays a certain naiveté on this topic...
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Most underrated comment on HN. Can't believe how long I laughed at this.
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
It is intellectually dishonest to suggest that getting a tech job on the east coast guarantees all the things you just mentioned. What do you have to gain from such dishonesty?
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by stevenwiles 10y ago
Sorry, this is not true.

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