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by warcher 9y ago
I'm crossing my fingers for the ol invisible hand evening this whole thing out-- Wall Street takes a haircut on fees until they reach pricing equilibrium. It's not like financial analysts are without value. I just don't kno
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by warcher 9y ago
I find the notion of business "self regulating" to be no more or less absurd for AirBnb than I would an oil or coal company. Of course I understand why they'd make the argument, I just can't fathom who would believe the
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by warcher 9y ago
I'm fascinated at how Vanguard's essential idea plays out over the long term. The basic value proposition seems to be that Wall Street is extracting more value in fees than they're making in smart stock picks. Which thus far
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by warcher 9y ago
The issue in my mind is that AirBNB actively thwarts attempts by landlords, HOAs, and zoning officials to enforce their contracts. If it was all above-board, I'd have no issues. Truly. But frankly, if AirBNB was compliant with lea
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by warcher 10y ago
Xcode and Safari are dealbreakers if you're a mobile developer or developing for the modern web. (Sorry guys, Safari is the mobile web, and it's mac-only.) Other than that, I would be happy (likely happier) on linux vs. OSX or
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by warcher 10y ago
Apps. Nearly twenty, maybe more, I lost count. And no-- I actually wasn't expecting a filesystem switcheroo in a point release. Surprise!
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by warcher 10y ago
You only get the level of engineering investment that somebody is willing to pay for.
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by warcher 10y ago
haha, I knew that "actually..." was coming. I deserved that. Whether our customers will be mollified by me replying "Actually, it's Apple's fault, you see..." remains to be seen. It has not been my experience
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by warcher 10y ago
You literally can't leave a review saying "This version of iOS is shitty and it breaks all my apps." But you can absolutely throw a brick through my front window.
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by warcher 10y ago
Yeah this is kind of causing a full on panic in the office today. If Apple fucks something up, and your app don't run no more, it's your fault and it's now your problem .
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by warcher 10y ago
I'm curious if you have a piece of the article that highlights that for you. I admit to skimming through it and thinking "Yeah, that's pretty much the gig." Engineering is a hard job, there's no two ways about it.
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by warcher 10y ago
I am (perhaps naively) encouraged at the familiarity of these engineers' daily gripes. That's progress, haha.
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by warcher 10y ago
I believe you'll find that here in the comments section.
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by warcher 10y ago
Perhaps he's referring to one of the higher quality-of-life, lower rat-race cities in America, which have nearly all of the amenities of your megalopolis of choice without nearly the soul-crushing pressure. It's true, you'll
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by warcher 10y ago
Whenever I read about guys behaving this badly, I always get a sneaky suspicion they've been free riding their whole career. If you don't give a shit, it's a hell of lot easier to just take credit for others' work than
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by warcher 10y ago
Moreover, the presumption that you're outworking me is... well, it's certainly possible, some do. I certainly know a few. Fewer than you seem to think though. It's possible that my disdain for recreational programming is a
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by warcher 10y ago
I mean, I grant that there are places where there's just nothing to do, or more specifically, the organization doesn't allow you to fully apply yourself, but man, there are a million shops out there with their hair on fire . If y
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by warcher 10y ago
Whoever said I was a 9 to 5'er?
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by warcher 10y ago
Fair enough, I been doing the startup thing for so long, I forget about big company problems. My typical workday is probably a lot more wild west than the average coder's. I imagine there are a lot of people out there whose creativit
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by warcher 10y ago
Man, I am real, real sick of the premise that I, as a professional, am somehow second rate due to the fact that I have interests outside of my work when I am not working. I build a lot of shit, I am real good at my job, and I have survived
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by warcher 10y ago
What's the minimum bar for convicting a sitting president again? ...asking for a friend.
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by warcher 10y ago
They do limit the jobs they're willing to take on, and you'd be amazed at the work you can do with a good set of socket wrenches, a nice hydraulic jack, and maybe one of those ODB2 readers to talk to the computer. I think if they
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by warcher 10y ago
It is interesting, but "this time it's different" is a song I have heard before. I am deeply disconcerted at extending the time between recessions; would much prefer shallower corrections more frequently.
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by warcher 10y ago
I love this idea, but it's also some super hood shit. This is absolutely a done thing in lower income areas-- "shade tree mechanics" is the term of art I know. I would imagine the biggest issue would be ensuring a feeling o
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by warcher 10y ago
YC is just the beneficiary of the status quo. If they disappeared one of the lesser players would just take their spot in line. But the real status quo edge, the real big deal here, is the ability to get rich without actually making any m
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by warcher 10y ago
"Boring but reliable" is often underrated.
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by warcher 10y ago
I am actively engaged in building as many robots as I can to do as much of my work for me as is expedient. "Part-time Robot manager" is my dream job. Alas, the requirements seem to change as fast as I can automate them, so I exp
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by warcher 10y ago
hahaha Man, I knew there were gonna be some libertarians on this thread.
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by warcher 10y ago
I imagine a great deal of it is the studios increasing their take. This has been a perennial problem for Spotify and other licensees of other media content. Netflix rolls their own now. Really, it's hard to imagine a future for Redbo
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by warcher 10y ago
Most professors, you really gotta slow them down. This is their life's work and they know it bottom to top. If you let them run at their natural clip, you're gonna miss stuff. Making them write it down is great for that. If yo

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