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Hah, happened to see this mentioned in another comment today. It was FreshPaint, whose website includes this gem: "You need to install ad trackers on your website to get the most o…

Gone now -- I don't remember the name (unless this was the fastest pivot ever recorded, it was not Glass Health, which currently has a now hiring ad up[1]) [1] https://news.ycombin…

There's literally an ad on the front page right now for a YC startup hiring engineers to protect patient privacy. Follow the link? The company exists to better sell ads based on pa…

> What happens in 80 years when milk is $34 a gallon? Milk was $0.14/gallon 80 years ago[1] ($.13/gallon 81 years ago), and $3.77/gallon last year[2]. $34/gallon in 80 years would …

Check out Devspace: https://devspace.sh/ Gives you a fairly slick "hot reload" experience in k8s (minikube-created or not).

> What is your opinion? My opinion? Read less financial "news". Focus on what you can control and don't try to time the market. Build an emergency fund if you don't have one, then …

Adding to the chorus. I used LastPass until 2018. I received a similar email from LastPass (and had forgotten that I never got around to actually deleting the account after I migra…

As long as we're giving personal anecdotes, I lived in the mission (the "good side" near dolores park) for 8 years and experienced most of that list. I was physically assaulted las…

>A portfolio of that size will easily throw off 500k in dividends a year. Where are you "easily" getting 5% dividends? Are those mythical W2 boomers suddenly into sketchy crypto "f…

Thank you, dang!

Agreed and clearly we start infringing on pretty basic american rights if we wait until summer to stop convening jury's. That said, reasonable people are avoiding being in closer q…

But hey if you were selected for jury duty come on down to the courthouse! https://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/divisions/jury-services/jury... (To be fair, this morning they added a no…

Fidelity also offers this in a "Cash Management Account" which you can tie to a brokerage account. It's possible to maintain a $0 balance in the cash account and use margin or some…

Thank you! I should’ve also warned that the whole business feels a little spammy (sign up for the secret 1 page cheat sheet!), but as someone who doesn’t come to negotiations natur…

I’m certainly just learning myself, but quite enjoyed Never Split the Difference... https://info.blackswanltd.com/never-split-the-difference

Another counter-point. I and everyone I've talked to love the idea. I mostly commute by my own bike, and generally prefer walking for most errands or short trips. The scooters are …

Yes, their Re:Invent 'conference' is going on this week. https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

I had a similar experience as a kid. We had a second phone line as my parents were both occasionally on call. Because they were just on call and the phone company charged extra, we…

I can't believe this book wasn't mentioned earlier in the thread! I finished it last month and won't spoil anything, but the author ends up with a pretty good theory. The book goes…

Fond memories... I tell people I started programming by typing BASIC apps out of magazines, but really it was probably much later writing a "casino app" (I remember having roulette…

This is certainly well disclosed in the article! He was alarmed at my combination of high creatinine levels, damaged kidneys and heart-attack-level blood pressure (185/130). At Mou…

It looks like they've at least pulled the link to request transcripts online. Alert: The online Get Transcript service is currently unavailable. Transcripts may still be ordered us…

Obviously only you can decide. My vote is no, not if you make an effort to stay involved and to network at least somewhat. I live in San Francisco, having moved here a bit over 3 y…

He ruined TWA airlines before that. Argue as you want about his success as a businessman, he is bad bad news for employees, board members, and usually (other) stockholders.