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dubswithuson Budget Culture and the Dave Ramseyfication of Money

Maybe the argument is that budgeting doesn’t work for the author because she is just _that_ poor. I guess I could see deprivation being kind of severe.

dubswithuson Things you're allowed to do (2020)

If people want to buy frivolous things so what? NFT’s can be seen as a status item similar to jewelry, cars, luxury clothing, etc.

Just think about how Stripe facilitates the purchase of things many people don’t need.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

I am giving my experience and you call it projecting? That’s an interesting debate tactic.

The team doesn’t constantly need to reinforce what is working. That is self-evident and could be an email or slack message.

I’m done with this thread.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

Haha. Tell them we can't do anything differently because that would mess up the meticulous Jira/Agile flow we've setup in other meetings and have affirmed in retros.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

I'm pretty sure 60 is within 30-60.

> We talk about wins and things that go well too.

It's a tactic for managers to feel better about themselves. Look, the team is expressing gratitude! I'm a success as a manager! If you want to thank someone message them on Slack. We don't need a 30 (or 60) minute meeting for an enforced feel good moment.

dubswithuson TBD Web5

Pretty much every major crypto exchange lists BAT. It's incredibly liquid. So I don't think your grocery store analogy works because in this case the grocery store takes like 100 currencies.

Bitcoin also has its own limitations compared to smart contract platforms. And not everyone is cool with buying the bags of Michael Saylor and Nayib Bukele.

We have multiple social media platforms and multiple search engines. We can have many cryptocurrencies.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

You're having 60 minutes of issues every few weeks? And you think something isn't done poorly? That's way too long.

dubswithuson Things you're allowed to do (2020)

But they haven't. So they can't. That's the whole point of my comment. Being uninformed is still being uninformed.

dubswithuson Things you're allowed to do (2020)

Also not giving any examples because they often give low-effort negative responses (i.e. judge 10,000 startups through the lens of the one crypto they know about).

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

Yeah but if we do it well I still have to sit through a 1.5 hour retro. My therapy sessions are shorter.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

Our pointing sessions sometimes last 1.5 hours and involve the whole team regardless of expertise. Just imagine how much money we are wasting to determine: is this story a 1 point or 2 point story.

dubswithuson How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

This is basically why I opted out of any leadership role at my company. I'm not interested in being more involved in scrum/jira/whatever. Absolute hell and bringing in a dedicated scrum master makes it 1000x worse.

I hate that I have to hear about deadlines as they relate to scrum and not business objectives. Or rather, the only business objective is to get something done in a quarter so we can show it off.

We also can't start work on something mid-quarter if it won't finish in a quarter. Outcome is the same EOY but getting there sucks.

dubswithuson TBD Web5

Web apps won't implement it. Users won't demand it. Of course this would go a lot smoother if Jack had stayed at Twitter and implemented it there.

dubswithuson TBD Web5

BAT is pretty useful. I earned BAT by opting into Brave rewards and viewing ads. I donated about $20 to an open source contributor on Github (had him sign up as a creator).

My point is really that people say no token is useful but they only know about 10 out of 10,000. Imagine only knowing about 10 failed startups and then proudly claiming: the business model is broken!

dubswithuson A dispatch from the end of travel’s brief, troubled golden age (2021)

> 1.) No EU country requires vaccination or testing requirements for entry anymore.

False. Portugal, Spain, Netherlands:

https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19/visiti...

> An EU entry ban is in effect for people from countries outside the European Union/Schengen area. There are exemptions to the entry ban, for example for people travelling from a safe country or people with proof of vaccination or proof of recovery. This proof of vaccination or recovery must meet certain requirements. From 23 March 2022 people travelling to the Netherlands no longer need to show a negative test result.

More: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2022/06/08/europe-tr...

> Countries have always been able to close their borders, especially if you're from the global south. I don't think this is right, but it's not different.

You're comparing Covid-19 to business as usual pre-pandemic? You must be joking.

Visa service is way behind.

> 2.) It's very easy to get a EU cert from a US one (I did it through Switzerland, took about... 10 minutes?).

Yeah, but what if I'm not in the US? What if I'm traveling in Latam?

> This has always been the case. Maybe you didn't feel it if you have a US or French passport, but try being Bosnian and visiting NYC.

Portugal opened for US citizens not several South American countries. It has now changed but point remains.

dubswithuson Coinbase CEO Tweets ‘Quit and Find a Company You Believe In’

> Way to not proofread you shit at a major publication and put an automatic back button in the second paragraph.

Sometimes it slips through!

dubswithuson A dispatch from the end of travel’s brief, troubled golden age (2021)

Golden age of travel is over because countries are opening up and closing down for the foreseeable future. It effects passport holders unequally based on country of origin. Even if your argument is that countries are rarely closing their borders now there is always the risk of becoming trapped.

Also, keeping up with the vaccine schedule (i.e supported vaccines, ability to add them to your existing vaccine card or cert) is difficult. How to get an EU Digital Covid Certificate as an American or other nationality?

dubswithuson TBD Web5

It uses Bitcoin. Some might consider that a token.

dubswithuson TBD Web5

Without crypto incentives how will users be drawn to this architecture?

dubswithuson TBD Web5

https://mobile.twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/15353332777409658...

> Web3 critic @jack and his team at @TBD54566975 are out with their alternative vision for a decentralized internet: Web5.

dubswithuson Data Race Patterns in Go

> We developed a system to detect data races at Uber using a dynamic data race detection technique. This system, over a period of six months, detected about 2,000 data races in our Go code base, of which our developers already fixed ~1,100 data races.

This isn't open source, correct?

dubswithuson Twitter plans to comply with Musk’s demands for data

Karpathy is on sabbatical and rumored to be interviewing elsewhere.

dubswithuson Dont think of price, think of cost per use

It’s true that Thai curry is a one use item. But have you tried eating an iPhone?

dubswithuson Nintendo's big piracy case is a sad story

> I personally haven’t got the vaccine, and the reason, I am skeptical with my medical condition, how it will affect me, and I haven’t been able to actually have proper medical treatment because I haven’t been able to have a one-on-one with a doctor to see if the vaccine would be possible with my health conditions.

He talks as if he's one of the first obese persons to be eligible for the vaccine.

dubswithuson Valetudo: Open-source cloud replacement for vacuum robots

I'd like a vacuum that picks up hairs with no suction and is super quiet. Anything that accomplishes this? I really hate the sound of a vacuum and have some hairy animals in the house.

dubswithuson Elon Will Read the Tweets

Any way you look at it, Elon fucked up. He should have done due diligence up front.

dubswithuson Dropbox deletes Rick and Morty creators account for secret TOS violation

I've got 776 gigs of pirated TV in my Dropbox. Am I in danger?

dubswithuson Less parking could mean more housing

> it's completely possible to amass the same amount of equity in a different asset class and use the proceeds from that asset to pay your rent.

It sounds like a Fat FIRE concept that is out of reach of most people. Or at least something the average person would only be able to access later in life.

> You do get less freedoms as a renter though.

But you also aren't responsible for all the things that can break. And natural disasters.

I have heard of many renters painting their apartments.

dubswithuson Less parking could mean more housing

Housing anywhere is expensive for the remote worker that doesn't need to be close to the city because property has dramatically increased in price relative to wages.

> Not just housing is overvalued, but companies' stocks also.

Berkshire has outperformed houses.

dubswithuson Less parking could mean more housing

Some of the crappiest houses near SF sell for millions. I get the argument that the land is worth a lot. It's worth a lot to speculators.