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ftoo··on Ask HN: Can I get into PM job after working in Goldman Sachs Tech Division?
This is a complicated question, because GS Tech Division is really no different than working at any other Not-FAANG bigcorp. If you led key initiatives, definitely; if you were just a programmer, you haven’t really proven yourself yet.
ftoo··on React Native and Yoga Both Given MIT Licence by Facebook
That last paragraph is the very definition of Stockholm Syndrome.

Facebook is an $0.5T company built on open source. Without open source, Facebook would not have been possible.

ftoo··on Instacart has raised another $200M at a $4.2B valuation
The service fee thing sounds like a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. Lawyers, start your engines...
ftoo··on Cloudflare Terminates Service to Sci-Hub Domain Names
To the people upset with CloudFlare: please explain why it is better for random startups and multinational corporations to set and enforce policy, than for elected officials and governments and courts. Because that’s basically what you’re saying...
ftoo··on How WeChat Came to Rule China
Before wasting your time on this hopelessly optimistic article, here is the most important sentence:

“Tencent is a content partner of The Verge in China.”

ftoo··on EBay to Ditch PayPal for Dutch Payment Processor Adyen
So it was still percentage based? I’m a bit confused from your phrasing. Sounds like the problem was that 5% of X could end up being millions, because it had a high ceiling? That doesn’t sound so bad.
ftoo··on Tesla's Musk sells $10M in flamethrowers in four days
And Kylie Jenner sold over $250 million worth of makeup last year. Celebrity sells, what’s new about this?
ftoo··on EBay to Ditch PayPal for Dutch Payment Processor Adyen
Wouldn’t they simply require a reserve that is proportional to the amount you’re charging for the recurring payment?
ftoo··on Asana raises $75M Series D round led by Generation Investment Management
Facebook billionaire funds his own company and gets his friend’s companies to use it at work.
ftoo··on Why I left Google to join Grab
So, working for an Uber clone that underpays its workers and exists to further enrich its billionaire shareholders is the most exciting thing this guy could find to do with his life? After already making millions off of his past career?

This is why people hate tech workers.

ftoo··on Facebook open-sources Detectron
How does that work? Could we create an open source lib to replace Recaptcha?
ftoo··on Bill and Melinda Gates Are Paying Off Nigeria's $76M Debt to Japan
Nigeria loses tens of billions of dollars a year to corruption, especially in their oil industry, especially among politicians. If I was Nigerian, I would find this sort of charity to be very embarrassing.
ftoo··on Ask HN: Hey guys Anybody to use my application?
Can you add some contact info in your bio? Hard to give private feedback otherwise.