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billyggruff··on Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45
He already had investor monies and two customers.
billyggruff··on IRL Glasses Block All the Screens Around You
I came here to post this also.

Prior art.

billyggruff··on Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat
Is this also true for Lyft?
billyggruff··on The Bermuda Triangle of Wealth
The writing of this article seems a bit 'choppy'.
billyggruff··on InVision has no physical headquarters and all 700 employees work remotely
Teleconferencing systems with a 'communal' screen and camera do not make much sense to me nowadays.

Most employees have at least 2 devices with built-in cameras and a screen that can be utilized for videoconferencing.

Give everybody a headset. Done.

billyggruff··on Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat
If that is true than it is no better than the US healthcare system.
billyggruff··on Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat
Uber does not force a price.

It is up to the driver to accept the fare.

billyggruff··on Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat
Too much opacity in these markets, from the worker's side.
billyggruff··on Hire by Google: Applicant tracking system and recruiting software (2017)
This is an excellent observation about white-labeling.
billyggruff··on Hire by Google: Applicant tracking system and recruiting software (2017)
How is this not an antitrust issue, particularly considering past wage supression behaviors?
billyggruff··on Poll: Would you prefer no copyright to current copyright laws?
Would trademarks and patent terms remain the same?
billyggruff··on UK cyber security agency backs Apple, Amazon China hack denials
That would be less than a $100 million per year operating expendeture.
billyggruff··on Amazon private label brands are quietly taking over Amazon.com
So his taxes have to subsidize Amazon's lack of reliable process?
billyggruff··on Triplebyte Now in Seattle and Los Angeles
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17081684
billyggruff··on Triplebyte Now in Seattle and Los Angeles
Maybe they can correlate age with question+heuristics?
billyggruff··on Triplebyte Now in Seattle and Los Angeles
There are many 'identifiers', but commonly, at least, a long-living cookie that ties your browser session to ads, tracking, etc.

More granular targeting, especially for portable devices that will change WAN IP.

billyggruff··on Triplebyte Now in Seattle and Los Angeles
Best of luck with your wifi deployments.

In all seriousness, I had an interesting dealing with triplebyte regarding an internal job posting.

Took an assesment, was sent a message of acceptance, followed shortly by a rejection.

Felt 'weird'.