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systemf_omega

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    Comment #48889440

    LLM slop. This account should be banned.

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    Comment #48527495

    You say "stuck at (1)" as if most people actually desire this kind of wealth and are trying to become entrepreneurs. The simple truth is that many people don't want to step into th…

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    Comment #46847617

    This is a bot account spamming LLM-generated comments. Probably to advertise their website.

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    Comment #46574979

    > Using this stuff well is a deep topic. Just like the stuff LLMs are being used for today. Why wouldn't "using LLMs well" be not just one of the many things LLMs will simplify too…

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    Comment #46574491

    What I don't understand about this whole "get on board the AI train or get left behind" narrative, what advantage does an early adopter have for AI tools? The way I see it, I can j…

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    Comment #44975059

    > B2B SaaS Perhaps that's part of it. People here work on all kinds of industries. Some of us are implementing JIT compilers, mission-critical embedded systems or distributed datab…

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    Comment #44851089

    Which fruit will be patched next? And people think we're 2 years away from humanity's extinction by AI. Lol.

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    Comment #44350708

    I can imagine many people's view of negotiation is asking "Can I have X" and when they get rejected just moving on with "Ok that's fine".

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    Comment #44350083

    Doesn't have to be finance. AI can pay just as well. Tech too depending on seniority.

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    Comment #44350029

    Many people working in these companies are as rank-and-file as it gets. Non existent public profile, no open source contributions, no flashy portfolio. Not really in the same categ…

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    Comment #44349960

    That's what bottom-tier companies always tell me. Last decade it used to be outsourcing. I was getting low balled left and right with phrases like "I can pay a guy from Asia a lot …

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    Comment #44349844

    You don't have to be a star programmer, fame isn't the only form of leverage. If you're in demand, and you're good at what you do, the road is paved for you. Top companies have alr…

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    Comment #44226149

    What part of the country and what is your take home? Monthly expenses? $180k can be a lot depending on your location. Exceptions are HCOL tech hubs, but comp in those places is muc…

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    Comment #44209192

    If you want equalized poverty, feel free to move to the EU. Say goodbye to owning a nice house, or building any kind of wealth - that's reserved for the old money class. In the US,…

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    Comment #43397343

    K8s is an orchestration tool. You still need someone managing the physical hardware, and do it realiably at scale. That's what a hyperscaler does.

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    Comment #43397318

    > Disagree, some of the EU clouds are already well on their way. Feel free to drop a few links. Digital EU projects tend to be absolute disasters run by bureaucrats. They always re…

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    Comment #43397122

    Privacy rights in the EU are being eroded as we speak. Unless people there get off their high horse, they'll succumb to the same level of authoritarianism and surveillance as in th…

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    Comment #43359350

    Wanting to work with ambitious people that match your level is not toxic.

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    Comment #43264241

    > Average or poorer person in the US does not get to choose where they retire either. I've already addressed this in another thread. We're talking about brain drain. That means we …