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my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible

At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively.

I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting questions (content) to your platform.

These questions will generate answers and discussions (more content). You now own this content, and it will be used to lure future customers by giving them an enticing preview, followed by a paywall. Once they are past the paywall, this content, that I helped create, and that you now own, will be something that adds value to your product.

I am assuming that the people providing advice during early stages are primarily paid seeders, and/or contributors with other incentives, such as shares in your company.

I assume that the long-term plan is that both sides will consist of paid subscribers.

I’m sure there are people who will pay to freely provide you with ownership of their advice for others. They might not even need the money. They will be content with receiving access to a community that is paywalled, unanonymous, and heavily moderated, in exchange for the subscription fee and their efforts.

But that’s not how I feel. So my question is, where’s my cut?

Is this due to long covid?

FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August.

I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.

Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.

How?

oof it’s been years since i saw such a blatant red herring

good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster

depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.

What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.

Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.

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haha just kidding!

It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.

no one calls it that

i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though

Making people fungible dehumanizes them.

that’s just capitalism

You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)

“the original” isn’t even an RTS, you’re thinking of Dune 2

nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech

They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.

Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?

do you live in an office?

The toilet:person ratio is 1:4

It’s like sharing a bathroom with 4 people, but worse

no thanks

Many of us have also realized the quality of work is not the same when there is zero in-person collaboration

check levels.fyi

It’s a common misconception. They did stop using radar, though. 100% sure that’s what the person you’re responding to meant :)

the companies you listed have been competing with faang for talent since they were formed. they’ve always had to pay competitively

it’s easier to offshore

why? i don’t know, it’s definitely not any easier work. but it’s reflected in the comp

“sir this is a casino”

are you familiar with the h-1b visa system? there’s a shortage of qualified candidates across every metric you can name for top-band engineering roles in the US.

“Slightly less difficult” is a huge understatement. I don’t know specific stats, but I’d say the average player had their winrates at least double (eg 2% to 4%)

Retreated immediately because they lost. It was even referred to as an embarrassment internally, and directly led to modernization of the PRC military.