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the_resistenceon Ask HN: Is it possible to become fluent in Mandarin

Get a Chinese romantic partner I am told (I went with SE Asian by chance and pushed back by learning a few years. ;-) )

the_resistenceon Ask HN: How to build empathy?

Have someone special die in your arms. I'm being serious...You will see all people (except the real nasty ones) as fragile and worthy of our patience and understanding.

the_resistenceon She Came to the US to Study with Only $300 – Now She’s a NASA Director

Clap, clap, clap...Uplifting

the_resistenceon She Came to the US to Study with Only $300 – Now She’s a NASA Director

Thank you for your service and commitment. The best the US has to offer--decent, hard working people + the environment to thrive.

the_resistenceon GitHub, fuck your name change

I really appreciate this post. Somehow I think the media and its funders are trying to drive the wedge between similarly thinking people as hard as they can.

the_resistenceon React Cosmos – Build UIs at Scale

i thought i was the only one ;-)

the_resistenceon Mark Cuban Says He Told Mavericks to Stop Playing Anthem

Boycott

the_resistenceon Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage

I could be a superhero if I banned all talk of my failures and weaknesses

the_resistenceon Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others

We're in a war whether we choose to accept it or not. The other side has been making tremendous progress because of our naivety and facilitator-traitors among our midst who overlook human rights abuses and IP theft to make the profit target for the next quarter.

the_resistenceon Ask HN: Should you be loyal to a company/job?

Absolutely not. After 30 years in business I have seen too many execs walk away with huge (>50+ million dollar pay packages, upwards of 250 million due to pre-arranged exit deals) even after failing greatly and seriously harming franchises if not permanently destroying them. And when times get tough, the C-suite uses their management consultants as cover to whack a ton of ordinary folks because "you know, overlaps". Think like a mercenary at all times. They do. Don't get me started on gentleman agreements about bonuses to be paid after 12 months "if" I came onboard.

the_resistenceon Toxic positivity does more harm than good

This is profound. It's a horrible extension of the participation medals mentality which drags down average performance and effort expended.

the_resistenceon The Great Grift

This is an outstanding piece and the reason so many hard working, well-principled people of all persuasions feel under great stress.

the_resistenceon “There was a real fear that we would not make it out”: escape from Capitol

That's how most citizens feel in a system with two parties which haven't served the people in decades.

the_resistenceon Ask HN: How have your recent job application experiences been?

My clients have been facing job searches 2-3x longer than in past years (mid-level managers, social media, even HR staffers. That's after having had the resume and LinkedIn Profile enhanced to a competitive level.

the_resistenceon Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago

RIP, you were a genius and pioneer

the_resistenceon We've been running a bootstrapped startup for a year

You guys are truly admirable!

the_resistenceon Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship

Former SoS, Harvard Law School, top of West Point Grad, a deeply principled, extremely hard working man. We could and will be experiencing a lot worse the next 4 years.

the_resistenceon Scaramucci: 'Trump should go to jail'

Yea the guy who built is biz with other criminals

the_resistenceon Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship

Congratulations and all the best!

the_resistenceon Germany to order large companies to include women on executive boards

We're way past the point of truly caring about a person's qualifications on the job or universal human rights everywhere in the case of Germany.

the_resistenceon 'One day everyone will use China's digital currency'

faNTASYLAND

the_resistenceon Working Oneself to Death in China

As employers see employees as cogs in the machine, when one burns out, swap and restart the engine. No humanity in the system

the_resistenceon Jack Ma has not been seen in public for two months

Don't even accidentally look for pics of Tiananmen massacre. There are some truly gruesome ones which remind all viewers, fight tyranny in any way, shape or form that one can get away with. History will judge the vile.

the_resistenceon Ask HN: Chinese Equivalent of Hacker News?

With the forced restrictions on speech, why would you want to use it?

the_resistenceon China drops 76ers broadcasts as Hong Kong row rumbles on

Last week I was in a southern city, my DiDi driver said he loved Kobe and mourned for him often. A few days later, a building service attendant told me he loves watching the NBA. Shocked...

the_resistenceon Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses

Capitalism should not see gender or race differences nor be forced to buy from certain suppliers of... Buy from the best service provider to meet your needs. Full stop.

the_resistenceon Ask HN: How do you find jobs to apply for? What's your main pain point?

Would love to see more company HRDs providing rss feeds to their open positions.

the_resistenceon Ask HN: Which job sites are people using for remote jobs?

i wish more sites had rss feeds

the_resistenceon Pakistan’s new regulations aim to ‘silence the internet’

Freedom of speech but only if you say what we want you to say. Tyrants are all the same the world over.

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This was a well written perspective