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samnwa··on The Buy Nothing Project
This probably works really well during covid! /s
samnwa··on YouTube is shutting down crowdsourced captions
They will still have captions, just not crowdsourced. The auto captions are better and better these days.
samnwa··on Original Bessemer Investment Memos for Shopify, Twilio, LinkedIn, Pinterest
Are these memos redacted in some way? Would there be a separate diligence memo or is this the sort of final summary on why an investment would be made?
samnwa··on Tell HN: Microsoft Skype Security Is Flawed
You would think so but feel free to try a reset / recovery at live.com and you will see that this is their standard form. That's what is so absurd -- change an email with no verification, but require next-level verification for the original owner to secure the account.
samnwa··on Tell HN: Microsoft Skype Security Is Flawed
In messaging with support, they advised that the system would 'automatically' identify the account as compromised and eventually block it. This doesn't seem that likely so I will ping them again in a few hours.
samnwa··on Tell HN: Microsoft Skype Security Is Flawed
That's good news. I will reach out again and try to get it blocked at least but so far they have been unwilling to do so.
samnwa··on Tell HN: Microsoft Skype Security Is Flawed
Were you worried at all about the culprit using the access to figure out other accounts? My account had a balance so I assume it had some old credit card info in it or something similar.
samnwa··on Tell HN: Microsoft Skype Security Is Flawed
Unfortunately it appears that the password has changed.
samnwa··on Turn a snorkeling mask into a respiratory mask for assisted ventilation [video]
I second this great question...lots of elderly have CPAPs
samnwa··on Divesting AdSense might help Google stave off worse regulatory action
Considering that Adsense is 90% of revenue this makes no sense
samnwa··on The Light Phone
Well, yes, of course that's what they think. And so far they have been right given that they are currently back ordered and saw 10,700+ backers on Indiegogo raising $3.5MM for the thing.
samnwa··on TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans from Filing Taxes for Free
You are amazing for building and running this program. People like you are what give me hope that we can build a better government! Thanks for all you do!
samnwa··on We are clueless about how long things should take
That's because developers shouldn't be making estimates in isolation. They only know what they know about themselves. People who watch developers across many projects can better understand the 'likeness' of similar projects, similar inputs (in terms of developers), and then talk to developers about the differences of a given project to come to a better estimate.
samnwa··on WeWork considers IPO valuation of as low as $10B
They recently raised funding at $47 billion though. So it's more than "just a report".
samnwa··on What If the Singularity Does Not Happen? (2007) [video]
Great episode of Peter Thiel and Eric Weinstein discussing this slowing of technological progress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s
samnwa··on Tumblr the Day After
This is really just shorthand for saying "our employees don't hate working at our company as much as the typical large company because we try to limit bureaucracy and politicking and we value / recognize good ideas and actual execution"
samnwa··on Bernie Sanders Promises to Tell Us About Aliens If He's Elected President
Funny to hear him parrot several stats and anecdotes brought up by Andrew Yang in his discussion with Joe Rogan just a couple weeks ago.
samnwa··on Cybersecurity Pros Name Their Price as Hacker Attacks Swell
Do you still use excel sheets for security assessment or some platform?
samnwa··on Employee happiness and business success are linked
It's the opposite. Business success (e.g. being able to pay people to work less hard and enjoy free lunches, etc) is linked to happiness.
samnwa··on Cracking My Windshield and Earning $10k on the Tesla Bug Bounty Program
That was an awesome summary and a good example of the value of bug bounty programs.
samnwa··on To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Index Public
It is the crown jewel because people choose Google precisely because they are understood to have the largest index. It's comparable to Verizon marketing 'the largest network,' but with many more benefits accrued to the company who is believed to have the largest search index.
samnwa··on Alexa shows private Wyze Cam feed to stranger [video]
Saying that Wyzecam was 'all over this' reminds me of Chris Rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkxB15nXRvM
samnwa··on A guide to pricing and hedging (2003) [pdf]
It's almost as if sometimes women do things and then other times men do things! Who would have thunk it??
samnwa··on Slack S-1
That's what people said when they were on Hipchat. And every other chat before Slack. Chat is commoditized software at this point.
samnwa··on Minimum Viable Personality (2011)
Part of a product's functionality, especially clothing, is its ability to project attributes that you want to be associated with. Additionally, 'interesting' products give you something to talk about which also provides additional value as compared to a less 'interesting' product.
samnwa··on Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a human?
Wait, so are you saying that your 81 year old father is actually a humanoid AI?
samnwa··on Basic income in Finland did not lead to finding work, researchers said
Why not just optimize human output like China did and incentivize education in fields that provide large scale value to society (STEM primarily) so that children are likely to deliver commensurate value to society to their costs?
samnwa··on History of Teaching Machines
Well no, Sesame Street was explicitly designed for engaging and teaching young children. Significant research and testing went into production to validate.
samnwa··on What I Learned About Upwork from a Bumbling Scammer
In my experience with Upwork, I have always hired two candidates for a simple job that would be an indicator of ability to do the actual job I am looking for. This has been the only real way for me to get to quality people who can deliver what is needed and as you noted, rate is not necessarily an indicator. Are there any other tricks / tips you would recommend?
samnwa··on New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers
A cool trick to adjust your schedule in just 1 night is to stop eating 12-16 hours before you want to wake up. This is particular great for travel to adjust quickly to time zone changes.
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