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658 karma · joined January 24, 2012

Views are my own - Post-sales leader from a variety of startups - pre-series-A to post-IPO.
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jorts··on FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast and affordable
Sonic in the Bay Area is similar and provides amazing quality and customer service. They also support net neutrality. I hate the big telcos.
jorts··on Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial
Haven’t these types of drugs been in use for ~15 years?
jorts··on Occasionally USPS sends me pictures of other people's mail
Same for me... I have a relatively obscure last name, but that's my Gmail address. I receive numerous random emails intended for other individuals with a similar name.
jorts··on At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says
Some high class Brits have been some of the most elitist and entitled people I’ve ever met.
jorts··on Volvo delivers 5,000th electric semi
I’d have to imagine the folks in this industry have done enough analysis to figure out what is most cost efficient.
jorts··on A glob of 99M-year-old amber trapped a zombie fungus erupting from a fly
It's often used as trim that's painted over, as many don't consider the wood pretty. I love seeing poplar with a wide variety of colors.
jorts··on America’s incarceration rate is in decline
Same here. The issue is mainly the likelihood of getting pregnant after about 36, from what the fertility folks shared with us. It drops off a cliff.
jorts··on Denmark tests unmanned robotic sailboat fleet
Same here. It's cool to see them being towed out of the bay to go who knows where.
jorts··on GCP Outage
Here's the incident: https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/ow5i3PPK96RduMcb1S...
jorts··on Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit?
China’s GDP growth is great but they will face a huge pain now that they face an unsustainable population decline. They have more people aged over 52 than younger. I empathize with their youth.
jorts··on InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel
Heat treated wood is used in the US as well. I’ve seen heat treated ash used for exterior purposes.
jorts··on How the US defense secretary circumvents official DoD communications equipment
Sharing details as he has done would put my brother who works for the Navy in the brig. As someone in his role he should know better but he’s only in his role as he will do whatever Trump asks him to. He was a O4, there’s a zero percent chance of him being knowledgeable enough to be competent in his role.
jorts··on Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan in $175M startup sale
It’s usually a red flag for someone to not engage with as they have a huge ego and pay to get themselves on that list.
jorts··on Two new PebbleOS watches
It’s not hard to roughly calculate tax.
jorts··on Layoffs Don't Work
Yea I do weekly 1:1s with all my directs and have done so for the past ~13 years. Pretty standard.
jorts··on Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it
Sorry to hear that. My FIL was just diagnosed with dementia and it’s heartbreaking to watch it progress.
jorts··on TSMC expected to announce $100B investment in U.S.
He is a dictator who has surrounded himself with yes men and purged everyone else.
jorts··on Breaking into apartment buildings in five minutes on my phone
I’m comfortable doing mechanical work and when my Honda Fit said I had to remove a shitload of parts just to replace a spark plug I said fuck it and traded it in.
jorts··on Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
God damn this feature. About ten years ago I inadvertently did something in LinkedIn and ended up spamming everyone I knew with LinkedIn invites. It annoyed a lot of people.
jorts··on Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children?
Especially if they have a cart that’s a car or train.
jorts··on Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children?
Don’t judge until you’ve been there. Screens are more of a last resort for my family but we do use them. We avoid most activities where kids will bore quickly but it’s impossible to avoid all situations like that.
jorts··on Facebook is removing stories about pornographic ads
It’s on the front page for me.
jorts··on I automated my job application process
They’re a contractor.
jorts··on The 1955 Le Mans disaster changed motorsport
I remember growing up in SoCal with smog days as the air was too polluted. Any asinine argument about regulation really pisses me off.
jorts··on They See Your Photos
Who do you use for printing?
jorts··on Notes on Guyana
I had a Guyanese coworker at my last company. I initially thought she was Indian based on her name and looks. Her background made us have a lot to talk about and we were good friends.
jorts··on Trump wins presidency for second time
Keep in mind this site swings heavily right wing.
jorts··on Sam's Club CTO to Exit Due to Walmart Relocation Policy
Wonder why they wouldn’t work out of the Sunnyvale office then?
jorts··on Do Animals Know That They Will Die?
My cat recently passed away. I think she definitely knew she was done, at least for the last five days.
jorts··on Twitter kills its San Francisco headquarters, will relocate to South Bay
SF to San Jose would be a horrible commute via car, which not everyone has.
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