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Just wanted to say I've enjoyed this HN rabbithole gold, where we've gone from talking about increasing house costs to discussing the role of bakers in modern day industrial bakeri…

If our perception of events are in relation to our past experiences, that could also explain this phenomenon. For example let's say you think back to that carefree, fun summer when…

Thanks for sharing Troy! I imagine it's not easy to build in public and to write in public when you don't necessarily have it all figured out. Respect your willingness to put yours…

I'm continually impressed with the HN community. There's always some theoretical physicist who can explain the latest impossible-sounding discovery or a virologist who can explain …

I recently found this site with a bunch of detailed information on interview questions and process at a lot of top tech companies. Wondering what people on hacker news think about …

I've been looking for a book that balances technical rigor with real-world application, and more importantly, is fun to read. This looks promising - adding it to my reading list!

I wonder if this has to do with different populations having wet vs dry earwax. Didn't realize that until relatively recently! https://www.livescience.com/593-earwax-wet-dry.html#:…

Stumbled upon this old thread and curious to hear whether folks think this has changed eight years later. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2919708

Thanks, really enjoyed that foreword and it really pushed High Output Management up on my reading list. Plus as a bonus I finally learned the name of "The Peter Principle" (the ide…

Good point, though the author does address that a bit in the epilogue: Almost none of this applies to small companies. They are so small that the founders and the CEO actually do h…

This was a stimulating read and I'll be adding "High Output Management" to my reading list. I've worked in organizations where the company strategy was poorly defined and this led …

Hi all, author here. Wanted to give some more background on why I made this sheet, and why I think it would be cool if other people used and added to this sheet. I've been working …

Agree, this is a gem and I wish more talks like this made it to the front page. As a long-time HN lurker, this post finally got me to create an account and start commenting. I real…