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foobaw

700 karma · joined June 26, 2017

PM, Entrepreneur, Software Engineer.
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foobaw··on Show HN: A free, lightweight static page to get stock quotes using the IEX API
I believe Robinhood doesn't have official API support so use it with caution.
foobaw··on T-Mobile seals merger deal with Sprint
This is great news for OEMs - one less carrier to work on. Sprint was a pain to work with - their network requirements were the worst and they had horrible bloatware no one used that required to be extensively tested.
foobaw··on Square to buy Weebly for $365M
How will this affect Shopify stocks?
foobaw··on Ask HN: Anyone making money through algorithmic trading?
I've built "successful" trading statregies. As some comment mentioned, trading on volatility is the key but it's extremely risky.

Everyone is trying to build a successful trading strategy. Honestly, a lot of my peers seem to be making the most from "insider trading" these days.

foobaw··on Smugmug Acquires Flickr
It's good to hear how much audacity it takes to succeed. I love stories where hard work really pays off.

I'm a relatively late adopter (2009) but I really loved Smugmug from the start. As someone into both technology and photography, Smugmug was the perfect product! I remember really wanting to work for them as a college student - everything about the company was extremely motivating. It still is.

foobaw··on Recruiters Look at This More Than Your LinkedIn
I'm curious how many candidates actually put their Twitter profile on their application. I mostly use twitter to banter with friends and family. Although nothing is rude or offensive, it wouldn't be relevant for companies so I would never disclose it. I can see it being useful for top influencers who do share interesting articles, but I doubt these people need to apply to companies in a traditional way.

Is it time for people to fake their tweets and constantly post "interesting" articles to get interviews? That sounds absurd.

foobaw··on [dead]
He had a tremendous influence in making electronic music more mainstream. RIP.
foobaw··on Chat is Google's next big fix for Android's messaging mess
RCS was extremely complicated. It needed cross-collaboration from carriers and Qualcomm.
foobaw··on Apple open-sources FoundationDB
It is a genius move from Apple. I just wish they'd apply this logic to a lot of their other stuff.
foobaw··on ‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the World a Worse Place’
One thing that really annoys me from Reddit is the mob mentality.

For instance, a person will make a seemingly "logical" argument and everyone will just keep adding their own "opinion" agreeing with this argument to be part of this mob. Later, even if this argument is proven wrong, you will get insulted, downvoted and threatened if you make any sort of counter-argument. I hate generalizing but my experience was that most people were unwilling to take back what they said.

foobaw··on Facebook Is Forming a Team to Design Its Own Chips
It's an interesting timing - Qualcomm just announced major layoffs so it's possible some folks from there will apply.
foobaw··on How founders can write a quality blog post in 1 hour
It's fair though to assume that the CEO knows the company metrics better than all of us.

I'm assuming these 1-hour blog posts do move their metrics in a meaningful way and the HN thing was just banter.

Also, the term "quality" is highly dependant on context. I wouldn't compare it to "The New Yorker," but rather other similar companies' blog posts.

foobaw··on North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war
Oddly, none of this is being reported in the Korean news.
foobaw··on In a Leaked Memo, Apple Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information
This highly contrasts Netflix, which barely has any leaks, although discloses almost all their information to employees.

Is it Apple's company size and culture that make leaks inevitable?

foobaw··on Zuck's live grilling on Facebook Live
I can't believe a senator asked "How does Facebook make money." I thought it was a rhetorical question at first but the senator was like "Oh!" when Zuck said "Ads."
foobaw··on Zuck's live grilling on Facebook Live
Let's assume that Facebook helped get Donald Trump elected. (Whether this is true or not, we'll find out). Are you saying Trump is ruining the country?

Then why does Facebook take the entire responsibility for "ruining" the country? What about Donald Trump himself and Trump supporters in the U.S?

I feel like Donald Trump's persona and his supporters having an influence in the country is way more complex issue than Facebook ad campaigns.

foobaw··on Microplastics found in 93% of bottled water tested in global study
When I visited India, the locals recommended me to always drink bottled water or else I'd get really sick.

Maybe in the US, it can be solved on a city-by-city basis. For some other countries, I think it's a much more complex problem.

foobaw··on Fluent: a localization system designed to improve how software is translated
I'd also love to see a translation demo and not English examples. I know there are tons of outdated programs out there like SDL Trados, but apps like Smartling or GTT are decently efficient.

It'd be cool to see quantitative data on how much time this could save.

foobaw··on Google bug bounty for security exploit that influences search results
Although I agree that $1337 is definitely WAY too low, it's also someone's job to budget this and minimize payouts.

To Google, 100k is nothing and in good faith, they should definitely reward more, but when it ties into someone's KPI, it will be tough to get more. They'd have to work with PR to understand the tradeoffs, etc.

foobaw··on Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
It will still take a while to penetrate the gaming market. A $3000 desktop can play most games at the highest settings right now including VR.

A $3000 mac would be lucky if the games even supported OSX.

foobaw··on Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App
Okay, but couldn't this be good for some people? If they see cheap diaper ads, they might be motivated to buy them.

I know the implication is negative in terms of privacy, but it has its benefits if it could actually solve problems and provide value to the majority.

foobaw··on Instagram's 'virtual' celebrities
Reminds me of Hatsune Miku from Japan, a humanoid persona, with a huge following. Miku is not deceptive about its virtuality. But people still love it. Some people love anime characters - there's a huge culture behind that.

The problem occurs when there's deception about its identity. There will be trust issues in the near future if things like this persist. Then again, would it even matter if some celebrity is a real person in the future?

foobaw··on The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg
It's obvious her PR team thinks it's better to just stay quiet than putting any sort of statement out.

If you've met her, you'll know she's extremely brilliant, but I don't think this situation is something that can be solved by a statement. I'm assuming a lot of actions will be taken first internally before she speaks publically.

foobaw··on Spotify opens on NYSE, valuing company at almost $30B
Yeah, SoundCloud has an unsustainable ecosystem.
foobaw··on Spotify opens on NYSE, valuing company at almost $30B
Their product is a lot more powerful than Soundcloud's (even though the target users might slightly differ).

I really hope they have a solid roadmap and wish them the best.

foobaw··on Amazon Asking Cities for Their High Schoolers' SAT Scores
Maybe they're trying to strategize on SAT Prep book marketing /s.

Jokes aside, SAT score is not a good indicator of "success" in terms of salary at least in my personal circle. Some of my friends who got perfect scores on their SATs are all at sub-standard jobs, getting paid significantly less than the average salary. Of course, this is purely based on personal anecdote but attending top-tier schools seem to have a stronger correlation.

foobaw··on Jeff Dean takes over as Google’s AI chief
Just a humorous thought: imagine getting all of their resumes for a software engineer position. How do you even interview these people or even choose one for that matter?
foobaw··on Panera Bread did nothing about its customer data vulnerability for eight months
This would be understandable if it was for a mom and pop shop. Panera has the profit/revenue to hire a competent technical team. They obviously didn't.
foobaw··on Snap expects layoffs to save $34M a year
Even considering insurance/benefits, stock options, and various bonuses, 400K/year is a lot more compared to 150K.
foobaw··on Uzi Nissan Spent 8 Years Fighting Nissan Motor Company to Keep Nissan.com
Yes - this was such a common prank during my school years.
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