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I don't remember ever seeing a flag link.. so have never downvoted. But I do upvote stuff I like and especially stuff I think is being censored by group think... so that could expl…

A valid problem this.. I have been in Agra and was pissed off at how simple stuff didn't work.. there seemed to be seemingly simple solutions but the hotel owners/managers either d…

I would then suggest its best to highlight possible corruption instances rather than pursue them.. that way the corrupt people see it in their interest to pull back rather than inc…

Very true.. all depends on who has the leverage.. if the startup has big traction, they have it.. if they are seeking better traction then the VC's have it...

tried a few words from Indian languages and got matches for other languages.. Interesting to see how you have implemented this...

the fact that they chose to decline your request shows that many execs are so used to people putting up with BS... I bet this exec team doesn't make the same mistake again but many…

He had stated that he did drink the koolaid initially... seems like a matter of fact version..

really... if anything SDE are underpaid compared to the skills/competency they give in return.. We don't tell other professionals to take a pay cut cause a whole bunch of people ar…

Can I say thanks for clarifying my thoughts on this topic... I benefited quite a bit from understanding your arguments.

>> if people are serious about a deal then they need to move quickly, wrap it up and sign it. exactly, you see this with recruitment.. when a company meets the right candidate they…

Are we.. I am not so sure..

Keen to know why you had a "Meh" response to Uber or AirBnB... I am assuming you don't have the same response now and if so what changed.. Did your knowledge of the product change(…

yeah was searching for that as well.. this thread doesn't appear in the HN list and even search didn't throw it up.. Wonder if there is a special type of Shadow banning submissions…

HN does this but only when the link is same... you can have people post similar stories from different media's and if they get picked at different times then this could be useful.

I was looking for this exact link and Josh's site seems down(HN effect :)).. that page lets you appreciate the vast emptiness within which we live.. this link gives some extra deta…

They only knew they were staying not who was going.. How would the person sitting across you know you are not going to have a job... unless you talked... Except for close friendshi…

Yeah that is exactly what I thought as well.. its not like they pivoted... maybe the homepage pitch changes... All this episode should highlight is that founders should not think t…

I understand it is a relative... but the rates should be similar to what is earnt by other professionals.. in this case the rates seemed to be at burger flipping ones for the regio…

That may well be the case but a dev should not trade his/her time at similar rates to other skills that didn't take much time/effort to learn.. dev skill isn't a common one, it tak…