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Comment #24096562
I don't have a tiktok nor a twitter, but somehow I sincerely enjoyed consuming this, nice work!
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Comment #24009487
As someone with a STEM degree who enjoyed taking online classes at a CC during their 20s in Art History, I wouldn't call it a waste of time; it's brought me more joy, balance, and …
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Comment #23794043
IXL Learning https://www.ixl.com/
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Comment #23494520
fwiw my best friends are SE Asian (not Chinese), white, black, and Mexican. I didn't feel this photo is as equally representative of that diversity. I'm not making a case it has an…
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Comment #23494511
To an extent I agree that most startups are made up of Caucasians/Chinese males, I think one of the reasons I left tech professionally is because I didn't feel comfortable/enjoy th…
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Comment #23494219
On a side note, has anyone noticed a lack of diversity on the group photo on their careers page: https://openai.com/content/images/2020/04/openai-offsite-jul... I remember coming a…
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Comment #23458699
Having gone through my twenties and seen many bright cs grads fail at starting a business, I think the best option is to find a role where upward movement is attainable every coupl…
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Comment #23444069
I wanted to add a response here for every aspirational algotrader: you can lose a lot of money very quickly. I hobbied in algotrading through my twenties, learned a lot more than I…
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Comment #23418155
I wouldn't know since I haven't really prodded them on the details. I wouldn't want to give any advice on something I don't know too much about, I'm sorry!
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Comment #23412835
I'm not sure if they have a session prior to competing but I know they use it to train and get through 8+ hours of practice.
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Comment #23412572
I'll try to maintain my cousins' anonymity while stating this: both of them are literally the best in the world at their passion (think Olympic athlete, math Olympiad, Rhodes Schol…
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Ask HN: Have these sales engagement+AI products been a game changer?
Without naming any specific ones and giving it bad press but anyone can literally name 10 startups which are focusing on converting more website visitors to paying customers, who u…
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Comment #23319232
At least Jesse is quite accomplished. Some of Qualcomm's lesser-known acquisitions are c-suite's bailing out family.
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Comment #23296076
For the last 3.5 years I've worked 100% remotely- an answer which I'm surprised isn't showing up more is: wherever my parents are. I got to spend my mid to late twenties seeing the…
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Comment #23267734
I can't say I agree with this decision. I graduated from Cal probably a bit higher than 70th percentile by GPA in EECS 10 years ago. To this day, I was motivated by everyone smarte…
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Comment #23261891
There is definitely an anomalous uptick with reddit harassment these days. I posted a positive article to /r/Coronavirus and I was immediately harassed in the dumbest way possible …
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Comment #23213665
Probably the least interesting, esoteric, and useless topic but it's a rabbit hole none the less: the taxonomy of ancestors of modern-day elephants such as the Deinotherium ( https…
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Comment #23193167
I passed the interviews at one of the top stat arb hft firms and it sounds like there are a couple of responses from similar shops here. One thing people haven't mentioned: pedigre…
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Comment #23168094
I've wanted to work with Elixir for 5 years now. I attempted to go through The Pragmatic Programmer's Elixir textbook and couldn't make it through. This comment applies solely to m…