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Distributed Systems. SF.
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squegles··on U.S. added 911k fewer jobs in year through March than reported earlier
How does this comment help the discussion?
squegles··on Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to supes, police reports
Not sure why you are downvoted. This is correct. Ordinary citizens have had to put up with so much worse in their day to day lives in SF due to the lack of these supes doing their jobs. I can attest, I have lived in SF over the last 7 years and have seen its decline.
squegles··on Ask HN: How much do you work, what's your salary and how experienced are you?
Based out the Bay Area.

~50h a week. 7 YOE Sr SRE with a BSc in CS.

Right around the $400k mark with base/equity/bonus. Private company though.

Specifically working on distributed systems.

squegles··on Google uses in-person office attendance as part of employee performance reviews
Wow, this is matches my exact experience too. Just had never thought of it in these terms.
squegles··on Apollo will close down on June 30th
One the best apps on iOS. Will be sad to lose it.
squegles··on Ask HN: Where can I find a primer on how computers boot?
+1 on this book. Fantastic resource.
squegles··on Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?
I have heard of a company in the Bay that did this! Reliable Robotics had people start on a Monday only to lay them off later that week.
squegles··on Twitter starts limiting how many tweets you can post per day
There is an incident for sure. Cant tweet unless you schedule it. Cant follow any new accounts.
squegles··on Play Counter Strike 1.6, with full multiplayer, in the browser
Same for me.
squegles··on Play Counter Strike 1.6, with full multiplayer, in the browser
Wow, this is a throw back! Thanks for sharing
squegles··on Why Twitter didn’t go down: From a real Twitter SRE
Not sure when OP left, but Twitter has 3 datacenters now.
squegles··on Ask HN: Has the Apple Silicon excessive disk read/write issue been fixed?
yes, and running `smartctl -a disk0`
squegles··on Federal judge temporarily blocks enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. protections
Don’t kid yourself. Both sides lie to us.
squegles··on Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors
Twitter is adding an edit button. See https://twitter.com/TwitterComms/status/1511456430024364037?...
squegles··on Twelve Years of Go
I suggest running through each example at https://gobyexample.com

This personally helped me build a good foundation on Golang.

squegles··on Ask HN: Do any discussion boards that aren't Facebook/Reddit still exist?
This! Great resource for DIY and self repairs.
squegles··on An LSD Trip “Off-Switch” May Be Coming Soon
Coinbase:usd2btc -> Binance:btc2xmr
squegles··on Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
J. K. Rowling comes to mind.
squegles··on Ask HN: True Apartment Costs in SF?
My last apartment was $3200 for about 800 sq ft 1br in a quaint well kept Victorian apartment building that was a 15 minute walk to FiDi. Had nice big bay windows and all. My only gripe (not big ones either) was no washer/dryer in unit although the building had some for tenants and street parking only.
squegles··on Jeff Bezos climate change plan unveiled – buy 100k electric vans.
Is it? They are not even in the hands of consumers yet.
squegles··on Should you be concerned about LastPass uploading your passwords to its server?
Wow, I was thinking about this just yesterday. LastPass should offer some kind of self hosted version for businesses.
squegles··on Show HN: Simple Opt Out – Makes it easier to opt out of data sharing
Why is the Visa opt-out page, which requires the full card number, not secure. The certificate is invalid. See: https://marketingreportoptout.visa.com/OPTOUT/request.do
squegles··on Learn how to design large-scale systems
This is a great outline for studying before interviews. I recently studied off of this and can say it contributed to my success in SRE/Infra interviews. Highly recommended!
squegles··on Sysadmin left finger on power button for an hour to avert SAP outage
Honesty and the ability to own up to your mistakes. It can also show arrogance depending on their response.
squegles··on "Pwned Passwords" V2 With Half a Billion Passwords
This worked. Wow an old, old password that is fairly unique was seen 36 times.
squegles··on Judge orders Wyoming to return $92k seized by officers
If they manage to 'seize' your encrypted wallet, you can restore your backup on another device and move your crypto elsewhere.
squegles··on A Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income (2015)
Old, from 2015.
squegles··on Where Are the Brave Military Voices Against the Forever War?
Very well written. Thank you for posting this.
squegles··on How to 2X Your Salary as a Software Engineer
Portland starting salary for a SWE is much closer to the 65k mark.
squegles··on VPN Report – Reviews of the top VPNs
I recommend Viscosity.
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