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> In 2016, I spent $32k ($24k was rent!) Assuming a $50k income, that'd be a ~36% savings rate, which requires a 23 year career. Assuming a $50k income post-tax

The way to fix comments is clear: human moderators. Since this can't br automated (yet), Google doesn't do it.

When I read this, I can't help but think of the enormous promises that came with the computerization of medical records versus the reality that we have today.

America, since its founding, has been an experiment in extreme individualism over collectivism. We worship capitalism over all else. Even a whisper of government programs that help…

In my experience, it's likely that the founders' problematic behavior has existed from the beginning, but employees feared retaliation and thus didn't speak up until now, when they…

This is one of most unbelievably naive, immature, and truly ignorant comments I've read on HN. I sincerely hope you're trolling. Put down the Ayn Rand fantasy novels and go meet so…

I truly hope that human drivers' "right" to drive at whatever speed they want is forever trampled by regulatory burden.

There is simply a massive difference between the theory of democracy and its actual implementation. Your personal autonomy is restricted by the government, massively, period, gener…

Got it. Thanks :)

Thanks for the detail. To me, that sounds like the cost of doing business as a VC, more than risk. Forgive me if I have a little less empathy for the other side :)

> 10 of those will enter due diligence (at substantial risk to the VC in case the deal does not go through) What exactly is the "substantial risk" that VCs take on by doing due dil…

This is the type of logic that leads to mandatory military parades, the banning of religion as a distraction and "Dear Leader"-style propaganda and mythology. If the military would…

I expected to read about how OP built a successful e-commerce business after transitioning from full-time software development. Instead this is about how he earned $275 over three …

> I don't, in general, trust direct feedback from someone I turned down (or hired, for that matter). Would you please share where you're working so we can avoid applying?

Did your service offer a paid API? Scraping happens because of a lack of better options. Surely you can understand why the scrapers didn't want to contact you beforehand.

I knew a classmate who openly admitted to putting made up volunteer activities on her college applications, arguing there was no chance the school would fact check her. She was rig…

The phenomenon you're describing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth_politics

I didn't find out about the address bar thing for years. That said, I am not a fan of reproducing natively available functionality in the browser.

Well, did she do the cooking or not?

Is this unethical if everything is done locally and no data is stored or resold?

I am floored by how thoughtful and helpful everyone's responses have been. Thank you so much for sharing your perspectives. I'm going to go for it.

I was recently laid off and am thinking about taking a year off to travel. Is this a bad idea in terms of my career? Will this be a red flag for employers when I apply for future w…

Just to be clear, you are the one being rude.