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cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
I'd be curious to hear your benchmarks that give you the impression this is a low rate.

When accounting for total compensation including base salary, benefits, bonuses, 401k programs, time off, and non-monetary benefits like a clean codebase and positive team, we find our total package exceeds most/all comparable offerings on the market (such as those seen on https://larajobs.com/)

cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
Hey my name is Charlie and I am one of the founders here at DSQ. Happy to answer any questions or provide further info here.
cdolan··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
DSQ Technology | Full-Time | Sr. Software Developer | $100k base + benefits & bonus | Remote (2x/yr travel to Pittsburgh, PA) | Profitable company in resilient industry (B2B Waste/Recycling)

At DSQ, we’re all about empowering decisions through data. Our Discovery (https://discoveryapp.io) platform drives informed, real-time decisions for waste and recycling management using data lost in documents, web portals, and our Pioneer sensors (https://pioneermonitor.com).

Why Join?

* You're Important: Our team of 35 NEEDS YOU to accelerate the business

* Impact: Our software informs decisions for many of the largest waste management companies in North America

* Stability: Profitable, bootstrapped company responsibly growing from $0 - $100m ARR

What We Seek:

* 5+ Years Laravel experience or other server-side PHP web application frameworks

* Experience with Tailwind, JavaScript, and creative design tools.

* Designing with accessibility in mind

* Experience tackling complex business problems and domains

Benefits:

* Comprehensive health benefits, 401k with match, quarterly bonus, plus

* tuition reimbursement, paid leaves, company events, and more.

Be part of a team reshaping waste management with data-driven decisions. Join DSQ! Apply here: https://dsqtechnology.bamboohr.com/careers/28

cdolan··on IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29B in back taxes
A question I have not seen but think is critical;

How can the IRS go after anyone for taxes owed between 10 and 20 years ago?

Is there no statute of limitations?

cdolan··on Dozens of Government UFO Whistleblowers Have Given Testimony to Congress
When will we find out that Star Trek, Transformers, and other shows are loosely directed by the government?

Somewhat kidding but also wouldn’t be surprised!

cdolan··on Debris found came from missing Titan sub, says friend of passengers
first political post I've ever made on this site, and tbh not really political its factual information about a politician - its been a bad news week for Biden
cdolan··on Debris found came from missing Titan sub, says friend of passengers
Agree with the sentiment, but 3+ of the victims had far more net worth than the CEO

The 5th passenger from the French, maybe not

cdolan··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
Its hard to measure accurately but I would argue easy to observe and ascertain the following:

If a metro area becomes a literal Gotham City (ie drug and crime completely integrated into daily life) then the outcome is decades of lost human experience across hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people.

Addressing police brutality is one hard to solve problem, but cameras and other initiatives seem to be helping. But your city turning into a crime haven creates thousands of problems, and may not be able to solve.

cdolan··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
Is the logical conclusion to this line of thought that any fewer deaths from police violence justifies a metropolitan area falling into socio-economic collapse?
cdolan··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
Wow. Had not thought of that.

I think you may be correct! Feels right out of black mirror/etc

cdolan··on PDF ChatBot – Upload, chat and interact with any PDF document
How is this loading in PDF page content? I think its just ripping text off the document?

It looks like it works well on PDF with a digital text layer. I tried it on an image of the Declaration of Independence and it told me "I'm Sorry but the webpage is empty..."

cdolan··on SBF’s legal defense is being funded with Alameda money he gave his father
I think you make a great point and I agree, but to play devils advocate for a second...

Do we think Stanford is lacking in people willing to live there? I bet it may even increase the chance (so long as the HOA is not all that bad!)

cdolan··on Lab leak most likely origin of Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. agency now says
Did I just read this correctly? “janitor steals a highly modified and virulent bat and sells it for $10 in a wet market”

Why reach so hard to link this to a Wuhan wet market vs a generic leak? They didn’t sell bats at the market as far as I have read, and what’s the difference? Lab leak is a lab leak.

cdolan··on Show HN: Yobulk – Open-source CSV importer powered by GPT3
Cheers to OP for whatever magic this interaction has unlocked!
cdolan··on macOS virtualisation refactored and sandboxed in Viable updates
I think your spectrum analogy misses the mark, here’s why:

USB-C is a misnomer. There are actually about 10 different variations, which all conform to the same physical port constraints, but have drastically different behaviors in terms of charging, data transport, and more.

By mandating a USB-C port, I fear we’ve created a pointless monopoly on the design that will stifle future innovation. Is USB-C the “best port in the world”? It’s 2022/2023, the answer may be “yes”… but MicroUSB was “the best port in the world” in 2007-2008, and its downright awful now.

Spectrum is different as it’s a physical medium that the government regulates to ensure the flow of information within that physical medium. Thats more akin to water management or other physical resources, and outside the scope of incentive management for innovations sake.

cdolan··on macOS virtualisation refactored and sandboxed in Viable updates
Those are good points that I was not aware of. In the literature I read it was focused on “USB-C” as the standard.

Do you have any links to where we can read more?

cdolan··on Ask HN: What's a build vs. buy decision that you got wrong?
How can you buy a product in the AI/ML space when the data needed to generate the model (and the value) is proprietary?

You may be correct that buying is better than building in a lot of these areas, but I don’t think its practical given IP concerns

cdolan··on macOS virtualisation refactored and sandboxed in Viable updates
What happens if/when the EU fails to update their laws on, say, USB-C mandates?

I agree the short term legal framework seems to have benefits, but I fear for the long term impact.

Laws are RARELY every taken off the books. Government doesn’t shrink

cdolan··on Americans duped into losing $10B by illegal Indian call centres in 2022: report
My favorite:

aka.ms

Or “cudaserv.com”, which is auto enabled link scanning for Office365

cdolan··on Americans duped into losing $10B by illegal Indian call centres in 2022: report
My wife gets a million hits on stupid items on FBMktPl.

This makes so much sense. Thanks!

cdolan··on Roll out your own ChatGPT
FYI ChatGPT does not have an API and the article references GPT-3 general availability release.

ChatGPT runs on a heavily modified version of GPT3 nicknamed “GPT3.5” that is also not available via API.

cdolan··on The situation at LastPass may be worse than they are letting on
Dear Agile Bits:

Please reaffirm my choice to pick you as our company password manager years ago before I research the ambiguity of centralized password management and make my own decision.

cdolan··on SPACs collapse as $11B of deals are called off within an hour
Archaea Energy ticker LFG. Sold to BP for $4 billion
cdolan··on GitHub Copilot isn't worth the risk
I usually complain about "thought pieces" that push a product at the end.

But now I realize I like that a lot more than being aware that the article I'm reading is going to push me to take an action (start a discussion with my team) and a probable outcome is "enforce no Co Pilot on company machines".

Sneaky! Good catch. Article should have a disclaimer at the bottom

cdolan··on Meta lays off 11,000 people
SV from HBO I’d really something else
cdolan··on Moon Disaster
If you have seen the Apollo 11 movie that was released a few years ago, the footage is all very familiar (and real).

They spliced the content in a way that is misleading

cdolan··on Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
Why can’t this be automated with identification scanning software, which is highly commoditized at this point?
cdolan··on Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down
I operate a technology company based out of Pittsburgh PA. Have a number of friends who work there so this stinks.

Looking past that, seems to conform to the long tailspin self driving has been in since the overhyped 2017-2018 era.

Hopefully everyone lands on their feet. Anyone interested in solving large problems in the waste industry using automation, feel free to reach out @cdolan92 on Twitter

cdolan··on Launch HN: Paigo (YC S22) – Measure and bill SaaS customers based on usage
Sounds useful. Not sure I’d trade a 1% reduction in revenue across the board for this though.
cdolan··on Glassdoor not so anonymous
I have never seen proof of this but that is my belief
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