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willemlabu··on Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know (2012)
The link rot on that page frustrates me :/
willemlabu··on I just lost 1,400 BTC
Here [1] is the explanation:

    I had 1,400 BTC in a wallet that I had not accessed since 2017. I foolishly installed the old version of the electrum wallet. My coins propagated. I attempted to transfer about 1 BTC however was unable to proceed. A pop-up displayed stating I was required to update my security prior to being able to transfer funds.
    
    I installed the update which immediately triggered the transfer of my entire balance to a scammers address.
[1] https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/5072#issuecommen...
willemlabu··on Media for Thinking the Unthinkable (2013)
There is a well-hidden note in the footer that is well worth a read.

http://worrydream.com/MediaForThinkingTheUnthinkable/note.ht...

willemlabu··on You advocate a ________ approach to calendar reform (2013)
Give me a fulcrum
willemlabu··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2020)
Lick Home | Product Lead | Full-Time | ONSITE (Flexible WFH) | London, UK | https://www.lickhome.com

More information: https://www.notion.so/Product-Lead-e52a2284817147f1b669414d1...

Lick Home is a recently launched home decor brand targeting the $93bn global paint & wallpaper market. We are looking for an experienced tech lead to help us in-house our tech stack, and build a team.

Willem from Neverbland here, on behalf of our client. We’re helping to recruit Lucas and Sam’s Product Lead to take ownership of the product we have built and launched over the last few months. More about Neverbland, here: https://neverbland.com

willemlabu··on Who wants to play the status game?
He explained it as a rudimentary scale from 1 to 10.

Expectations for him starts at a 3, and might rise to 8. Someone well dressed, might start at a 6 and rise to 8.

The difference is, well, what makes the difference.

willemlabu··on Who wants to play the status game?
I once attended a talk by a man who was head of a creative marketing agency. He also had a side gig of being a presentation consultant. I forget his name and agency, but I don't think I could forget what he said.

He would lead his company's pitches to new clients, and would turn up to the presentation wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops; tattoos all over his arms and neck, and thereby set the expectations of the room quite low.

He would then continue brazenly with his presentation – charming, intelligent, and confident – and by the end of the pitch would hopefully have won the prospective clients with this wit.

His logic was that everyone plays the status game, but to be remembered you need to change people's perception of your status drastically. Setting expectations low, and then making them feel foolish for misjudging you.

In his words: it had varied success.

willemlabu··on Ask HN: What are some 'must watch' talks?
This changed my perception of stress and pressure, and then, in consequence, my life as a dev.

https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress...

It's worth listening to if you're in a high pressure environment, or struggle with stress.

willemlabu··on Boom – HTTP(S) load generator
Best bit of the README:

> Speed index: Hahahaha

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