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paulcnichols

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About paulcnichols

lover of dogs, surfing, and software

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    Comment #38463568

    Well said. Like going for a long walk in the woods and getting lost completely in tangential thinking.

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    Comment #37754064

    Inevitable in a good way. Keep going! There's gold here.

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    Comment #32743989

    Nice burn

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    Comment #29210679

    Spicy topic!

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    Comment #29097137

    Haha, I totally agree.

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    Comment #29095923

    Ah yes, the mythical high ownership, high autonomy engineer that just magically does what you need and also wants to work for you and your company. Sure, no stand ups required then…

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    Comment #28761329

    A+ click bait paper title.

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    Comment #28672336

    I will actively do everything within my power to give my kids an “unequal” advantage. Sorry not sorry.

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    Comment #28247283

    If true, genius level asshole design.

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    Comment #27504760

    Was this product from an acquisition or home grown?

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    Comment #25097327

    Is this not here already?

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    Comment #24482749

    Now do society.

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    Comment #24133401

    Decoupling “benefits” like healthcare and retirement from employment is the real issue. Should be a government responsibility, given out equally, paid for by taxes.

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    Comment #23494533

    What was up with that confirm shaming? Weirdest prompt ever.

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    Comment #23382350

    Very insightful. Parking money in Bay Area real estate still seems like a good idea.

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    Comment #23172529

    This is true, but I think there's something to be said about the strength of your product market fit if users put up with really shitty user experience.

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    Comment #23083169

    More content marketing

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    Comment #22181636

    Related, being really cold is one of the reasons surfing (at least in Northern California) feels so great. The rest of the day afterwards nothing hurts, assuming you didn't hurt yo…

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    Comment #22085020

    The counterpart to this dystopian future is other people taking photos/video without your consent. Just as a social norm I wish that was illegal first, and if it already is, enforc…

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    Comment #21986714

    I agree. Its like they are intentionally being opaque about what the device does.

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    Comment #21837715

    Good concept. Props for testing your idea so quickly. This is how its done folks.

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    Comment #21712444

    Re Mercury, on the San Jose side isn't there an old Mercury mine (Almaden Quicksilver Park). I'm not saying the fog doesn't carry anything bad but I think the region has a history …

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    Comment #20955346

    This is indeed a really great podcast. I'm sympathetic to his points that 1) the US is falling behind and 2) that in a strong democracy policy plays a big role in shaping the techn…