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This is what I am afraid of. The developers have the best intentions here but it would be difficult to stop a larger problem than it is solving.

I love the concept but how do we protect against spammers?

“Want to earn $1000 a month browsing the internet???”

Yeah I feel the same way. I don’t like Trump but Twitter’s justification is weak and their message is pandering to the masses. No sustenance.

Facism requires social acceptance to work and this is more damning than anything. The American people are walking away from people like this, not towards.

I predict this to be the end of an era not the return. The wounded snake is rearing it’s head one last time before finally being lopped off. This is all done in desperation.

You know what is scummier than Facebook? Posting a blogpost of your new social network startup guised as a public service announcement.

Yes I couldn't agree more. I am currently in a leadership role and I feel like I spend most of my time taking bullets for the team. I am not trying to act like a martyr or anything but someone has to go to a bunch of stupid meetings and if that means a marginal increase in pay then I am happy to do it. I don't get to write as much code as I want but it still is a means to an end.

It's not really that strange. My first full-time gig as a software engineer threw me into the team lead position at the six month mark as well. I found that we simply work in a field where most people do not want to be in a leadership position.

I’d like to play the devil’s advocate. The restaurant industry took a big hit this year due to COVID. The motivation is there.

Non-combatant targets isn’t physical goods.

Id like to take a conspiracy stab. Could it possibly be insurance fraud by the restaurant owners? I mean covid hit their industry pretty hard.

If they cheated then they should be kicked out. No second chances. They are training to be officers in the military, many of which will be responsible for the lives of others.

There are so many stories about how flaming hot Cheetos came to be.

Thank you Colin! I think what spurred my comment was that I feel like I have hit a brick wall and just feel exhausted. I am not getting younger, got a wife, two kids and a demanding career as a principal engineer. I want to desperately build my own start up again and learn something new. As you said, persistence and resilience are the critical components to getting through that barrier. Like many others here I assume, it can be exhausting wanting to learn about everything :).

Thank you for this wonderful advice!

That’s what I figured. I’m all about banning this nonsense but at least get the nuances right. The Dixiecrat flag was never a CSA flag.

Did they ban the Dixiecrat flag or the actual Confederate flag?

I wish I was smart enough to understand anything being said here.

What a great observation by everyone in this thread. You can even make out his fist on the left side of the balloon.

This is clearly an advertisement.

I know you are being sarcastic but the entire US Iraq and Afghanistan wars were being operated out of mIRC chat.

I hate Slack and MS Teams. There are just too many features and the UI for both is clunky.

I would love to see IRC used more. Can’t we just bake video chat into that?

Sure, but then a copy cat scammer will pop up in its place. This will be a time and money sink for OP unless he has the coin to keep a lawyer on retainer until the end of time.

Congratulations, you’ve made it! I’ve been the victim of both Chinese and American IP theft with my startup as well except I had issues with Apple, not Amazon. It is a sign of your success. Perhaps start using words like “genuine”, “original” of “not a cheap knockoff” in your product descriptions. Unfortunately, IP theft is a big deal and we can’t really touch China.

I am not sure what point you are making. I think Tracy is just demonstrating that there is some humility to the process that she may have not expected but she wanted women to know that it is equally as stressful for men as it is for women. My words, not hers.

It’s relative really. This may or may not be your opinion but it is a cynical one at best. It shows a lot of immaturity. Again I am not attacking you.

When I am hiring someone and I see they have certifications that means they put in extra effort. It’s not a substitute for experience by any means but there is some foundational knowledge that comes with it.

The certifications are not easy and do require studying and actual experience in the AWS ecosystem.

If a team wants to look down their noses at someone who has a certification then that is a red flag to me as a potential hire. I probably wouldn’t want to work with people like that anyway.

I will continue to put certifications on my resume with pride and if they don’t like it that is on them. I’ll be fine regardless of some unnecessary elitism.

So much this. I love pursuing certifications but it’s not like I have some grandeur belief that it makes you better than anyone. I find them to be a useful tool for learning something new.

I agree with your statement. A 10x engineer doesn’t deliver code 10x faster but rather delivers 10x value to the company. They are more than an engineer who plugs code in an IDE. They are a company man/woman who understands the business, business processes and the customer. A 10x engineer can anticipate the needs of the sales and finance teams. They understand how technology can impact the customer or how the business generates revenue. A 10x engineer isn’t always the person who places 1st in a coding competition or knows how to write every sorting algorithm without reference.

Bout time! 60% of my revenue I never saw because of Apple/Fed/State taxes. Switching to s-corp status helped though.

Yes, Facebook.