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If this fails, simply tell the cops that your taxes pay their salary. They are definitely no match for that.

This explains feelings I’ve had watching Euphoria. I’ve noticed a worsening physiological response just watching the show, so haven’t finished season 2.

Initially I felt there was some catharsis to get out of it, but I’ve had to stop myself and ask what the effects really are. More cortisol? Less shock from real trauma? I’m not sure.

Yet I was drawn in by the trauma, and the thought - formed somewhere in my mind - that these dark, traumatic things were more authentic, and so there was something real and authentic to get out of watching it. But so far, there isn’t much of a thesis, or something, to really think about and learn from. So I’m done for now.

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I’ve heard something similar as a “Helicopter”.

Can’t find a source, but it was relayed to me as a technique in negotiating a contract for videography. You would put together a contract that includes normal shots and one extraneous, really expensive aerial/helicopter shot. If the client doesn’t notice - cool, you get to do a fun helicopter shot. If they do notice, it can give them something to negotiate away - making them feel accomplished, while you still land a contract with the important shots.

Yes. The odds of someone climbing without supplemental oxygen vs achieving and maintaining weight loss are comparably low, presumably because they are very difficult, and cannot “just” be chosen so simply.

I’d guess that taking the time to deep-dive a problem takes away from time to design large systems.

In their wisdom, they decided to leave the conquest to these curious bipeds, so they could relax in the sun and watch time drift by…

“Ducking” refers to lowering volume so that other audio can play on top of it. When an announcer speaks over a song in the radio, or when Siri lowers your music so she can talk over it - that kind of thing.

What does “the feminine approach” mean? How is she supposed to employ “it”?

What if a manager advised to use “manly ruggedness” to fix an algorithm from O(n^2) to O(n)? It employ “Irish Luck”?

As we learn more about all of the factors that affect shelter-in-place, those goalposts are going to change. There’s nothing disturbing about it.

Having a kid. That did it for me.

I've always been an empathic person, but some chemicals changed when I had a child, and now a crappy movie trailer with the right cuts and a soaring soundtrack can get me teary.

"Slaps" is a funny way to put it. The rates are for anyone, and were up for negotiation; it's not like they would have gone down, given the growth in streaming.

The market reacted well (eventually) to the slap, in any case.

Agreed. Few children are going to get to the point where the commutative property is a concern, anyway.

If we're going to be pedantic, use this as a learning opportunity. "Actually, 5x3 is slightly different than 3x5. Multiplication has this property..." Some of the kids won't care, but some will be intrigued.

Teaching it this way is a gotcha.

Large efforts have a momentum that few people can singlehandedly overcome. And at that level, the kinds of effect you can have are of a different order.

Listen. Pandora is two blocks away, so I can say it: this is a bad move for Uber.

* Oakland isn't cool anymore. We were here before it was cool. And we are barely cool.

* Attrition is terrible. Coworkers either get shot or are poached by Clorox. I heard we lost a Glass developer to the dock worker's union.

* Mass transit at that particular location is astounding: the free green bus, the ferry, BART, an AC transit hub. What I'm saying is that it's too ironic for Uber to be there.

* The best milkshakes are at True Burger, the best banh mi is in Chinatown, and the best parking is at YMCA. Does any of that make sense? No, of course not.

Avoid Oakland at all costs. The real hot spot? Hayward.

> I don't want to get into a discussion about titles because they are mostly meaningless; ...

Quite untrue, except at the fringes of corporate hierarchy. It's hard to take the rest of the article seriously after that.

Well, what could they do? Surely we can't expect them to contact us in a timely manner via email, SMS, and/or push notification.

That's the Japanese style of exceptionalism. We Americans have our own flavor.

What's interesting is how friendly cultures take exceptionalism at face value. Watch how Japanese posts on HN get upvoted.

If these companies are going to flout regulation anyway, what's the point of making regulation more permissive?

It's kind of cute watching the web optimize itself. In contrast, the stuff they pulled off in the 80s on an NES is like powerful, ancient magic.

That's apples to oranges. Pandora and Spotify pay artists per spin; the more you play, the more you're paid. Apple paying a percentage of revenues is an entirely different method, and it doesn't explain how that money is distributed. So, it isn't clear that Apple's ways are any better (or worse) than what's already happening. More information about the theory and reality of the payments is needed.

I get your point about Apple Music being otherwise 100% paid and now eating the cost of a free trial, but the alternative was _artists_ eating the (opportunity) cost. That's not very nice, especially given that Apple can afford it.

Besides, holding up Apple against the behavior or record labels, movie studios, and game companies - that's a pretty low bar, honestly.

Typically royalties aren't tied to revenue; they're tied to plays. Play a song, pay out. That's how the system tends to work.

Apple wasn't planning on doing that much, and now they are. So I think "nothing here to suggest Apple treats artists more fairly than anyone else" is an apt observation. Unless the details come to light, it's unclear if they're doing better or worse for artists than anyone.

The Pandora guy, Tom Conrad, retired from Pandora; though I'd guess he still holds shares, I wouldn't say he's "trying to make money too". He's ex-Apple, pro-Apple, and was CTO of a tenacious music streaming company - all very relevant experience to comment on this.

His point, which I share, is not to chastise Apple "for not being altruistic" - it was that Apple tried to play the game with very different rules than most companies do. It's worth calling them out about it, especially because they are the Goliath.

"Pay artists" has a lot of room for interpretation. What does that mean? (I work at Pandora, so I see this as an overly simple response.)

I don't expect interviewees to "ace" whiteboard coding exercises, because the point of my questions isn't to answer the question: it's to see how you solve problems. Do you ask smart questions before writing anything? Do you put something down and then refine it? Do you handle errors? Do you understand the performance, maintenance, and testability implications of what you've written? That's what I'm looking for you to answer.

Then again, I work at Pandora, so this is probably an outdated approach...

I've seen this, anecdotally, in trying to buy a house in the bay area. I've lost two serious bids to "foreign investors" who pay 10% above asking price, 100% cash, with no contingencies. I've heard stories of these properties going vacant, as well. It's frustrating.

An acquaintance who works as a wealth management consultant made an interesting point: there are hot markets in other areas of the country, but SFO is right here. The bay's accessibility could be exacerbating our problems, ironically.

He is advising his clients to pull out of real estate in California right now - not so much because of a potential bubble, but because the market is so bizarre.

Proper weight training, to be specific. Learn the movements and be patient, or you really will herniate a disc.

That idea has only ever been true during brief, unusually stable times.

That's a sad story, but a very interesting case I hadn't considered.

The techniques are useful here in software, too: build a report, don't always go head-to-head, bring in an outside authority, etc. Technical types tend to approach things in technical ways that non-technical types cannot appreciate.

You have permission to enjoy life simply because you are alive. You do not need to be qualified. Anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.

It's not that deep. As a father, most of these points are obvious.