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It's the same reason people go see scary movies. To feel the thrill.

Wow, this takes me back. I actually worked on Office performance many years ago. We did a lot of very clever stuff to improve the product, even to the point of optimizing the byte …

I also encourage you to think carefully about your physical location. Think about proximity to tech jobs, family, quality of life, etc. After 10 years, chances are you may have acq…

This can be easily attacked with two scammers executing a MITM attack. One calls the bank to impersonate you and steal your money, the other calls you to get your app code.

Not manipulation but a recognition of reality. Mission is worth something to people. Different amounts for different people, but not zero . Why do game developers get paid less, on…

You need to watch your CAC Payback Period very very very closely. This is the thing that kills otherwise successful SaaS companies... they are profitable long-term but bankrupt sho…

I have always thought the best solution is strong encryption, plus weak encryption. Every user has their data encrypted with a unique, zero-knowledge, weak key. Then it's encrypted…

"You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help…

I'm very similar. I have excellent oral health... brush 2x/day, don't floss. Two interesting datapoints: 1. I changed jobs a few times, and for various reasons I neglected to see a…

The author wrote a piece of software she thinks does a better job of teaching reading skills. The article is just an argument that people should use her software, and complaint tha…

Also: subscription streaming did topple the iTunes sales model. It just wasn't Microsoft that made it work in the marketplace.

Some car dealers have installed private car washes. Come in for a free wash, any time, as long as you own the car and are displaying the dealer plate. So at least in that case they…

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This is dumb. In a high-density environment (hey there Japan!) HSR makes tons of sense. In a much lower-density area, moving people isn't the biggest problem, it's moving stuff . N…

If everyone has good things to say on their way out the door, that means that Manager A is a "Good Person". So I can think of two reasons to leave: 1. Manager A is a Good Person bu…

AWS egress is cheap, just not for you. If you're a small developer you get to pay for those fat AWS profit margins. If you're a larger company doing VERY LARGE amounts of egress (w…

This is the famous "Czech Sky". https://seattlebubble.com/blog/2010/09/30/real-actual-listin...

I've had the same issue (and same solution), but it's not shady. Brother makes reliable printers for offices. A consumer might want to print until the ink gets faded and streaky (t…

"Best printer 2023: just buy this Brother laser printer everyone has, it’s fine / The Brother whatever-it-is will print return labels for online shopping, never run out of toner, a…

Every time I've called my broker they've asked to enable Voice ID as their "most secure form of authentication!". Hard pass. The poor reps on the phone are always very confused.

> Are companies interviewing candidates for a potential role and keeping them on standby as a means to hire them at a later point quickly? Yep this is exactly what's happening. It …

This is funny, but off topic and not helpful.

This, 100%. Of course, to get a specialization you have to become an expert. No one is going to pay you for that. There are more ways in than just out of university, but they typic…

I think about presentations in terms of emotional hooks. For a short (30-second) demo: 1. Start with a provocative and almost hyperbolic (true) statement, and then don't answer it.…