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synu··on Silicon Valley Bank unmasks the hypocrisy of libertarian tech bros
Woke did it, in collision with Biden! Who could have ever seen that coming from Sacks.
synu··on Cheering Silicon Valley Bank Bailout, Gavin Newsom Doesn’t Mention He’s a Client
There were two groups that could receive a bailout - owners of the bank, so the bank could survive, and depositors who had deposits larger than the insured amount. Only the latter received a bailout and were made whole beyond their level of insurance.
synu··on Changes at YC
Changes happened somewhere as a result of something happening and, presumably, someone somewhere was impacted in some sense.
synu··on Ask HN: Post-SVB, what are other areas where groupthink leaves us vulnerable?
Kubernetes seems to be a big one.
synu··on Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
Nice find!
synu··on Google Reader shut down announced ten years ago today
I always thought it was something like a comparison between ballistae with fewer shots and larger arrows (javelin size, really) doing more damage, and a storm of smaller regular arrows. Maybe I was being too generous with my interpretation.
synu··on SVB chief pressed Congress to weaken risk regulations
The all in podcast has become an unintentional parody of itself.
synu··on Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules out bailout
Isn't that literally the definition of a bank depositor?
synu··on Meta rediscovers the cubicle
We have oscillated back and forth with each being the exciting new solution for what sucks about the other for decades, though. This is just the latest swing of the pendulum to one or the other.

I guess they are round now, maybe that was the one missing ingredient that means we will be on cubicles forever and everyone will finally understand why they are better?

synu··on Meta rediscovers the cubicle
Progress in science as I understand is only on the shoulders of giants (previous research), not starting over from first principles with every generation. If we did that we'd get nowhere, each generation would get to the wheel or so and then the next one would start over.

I don't think gp is talking about continuous refinement of ideas, which I get the sense is more what you meant. Spending time and energy reinventing cubicles again and again every 10 or so years seems best to avoid, in my opinion.

synu··on Meta rediscovers the cubicle
Sometimes. Other times (most times?) it seems like a kind of reactionary contrarian arrogance that people who have done/studied/experienced X surely have no idea what they are talking about and be dismissed by anyone who has experience with computers.
synu··on Meta rediscovers the cubicle
Having been around for cubicles, its surprising to see them described by a new generation as some kind of utopian ideal. Even if they are round now, instead of square. Roundicles?

Best not think too much about what we will call the ones for the test team.

synu··on FDIC onsite at First Republic Bank tonight
Doesn't seem well corroborated, which doesn't mean it isn't true but it will be nice to get a better source.
synu··on FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank
You got me there.
synu··on Founders fund pulls money before SVB collapses
Must be nice to have access to the kind of info where you can act before others.
synu··on The Coffeeshop Fallacy (2011)
How do you get good at businesses without starting them?
synu··on What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the financial system?
What was the question for which the answer is no?
synu··on FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank
I, too, am a genius in hindsight. It's great to be in such rare company.
synu··on FDIC Takes over Silicon Valley Bank
Because the insurance is for $250k and most depositors had much more than that.
synu··on Ask HN: How is the SVB situation affecting your startup?
Insurance is per depositor, not per account number.
synu··on Bank run on Silicon Valley Bank
The banker has none creditworthiness? For me at least, the original is much more clear.
synu··on Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
For me an apology (regardless of who makes it, this is not a special standard I hold just for Elon Musk) is taking responsibility both for the action and then taking steps to help address the consequences. Pointing to how it was someone else's fault is at best a deflection, it doesn't take any responsibility nor try to adress the harm.
synu··on Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
Well, he said someone misled him and it wasn't actually his fault what he did. I don't know if that rises to apology exactly.
synu··on Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?
For me it's not that I don't feel lucky or enjoy my job in a general sense I guess. I just don't want to do the same thing over and over again my whole life. I started programming on a Commodore at like 6 or 7 years old and have basically never stopped now that I'm in my 40s.
synu··on Ask HN: Has anyone started over outside of tech?
The original article seems to be down, here's an archived version of it: https://web.archive.org/web/20120529125543/http://thestartup...
synu··on Investors are going nuts for ChatGPT-ish artificial intelligence
Wouldn't a Keynesian beauty contest be more like they don't pick their personally favorite assets, they pick the ones that they think are going to perform well in the market? As a kind of strategy?
synu··on Poor sleep drove me insane, and my long path to recovery
This page has some really good info: https://www.beverlyhillstmjheadachepain.com/sleep-apnea/puls....

It appears that going below 94% 5 times per hour would indicate mild sleep apnea.

synu··on White Castle collecting burger slingers' fingerprints looks like a $17B mistake
Why is this article written like something from Idiocracy?
synu··on Civilization 7 Is in Development
Also if this was actually true nobody would play multiplayer. And many people only play multiplayer because the AI is dumb.
synu··on Amazon will require employees return to the office 3 days a week
I guess they figure the threat of layoffs will cow anyone who might resist. We will see if that's true.
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