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oprah2018··on Why We Disagree with The New York Times
This was a satire by the way
oprah2018··on Ask HN: How do you manage your mental health?
I don't :(
oprah2018··on Ask HN: What was your career salary progression like?
Started off East Coast, ended up Bay Area (2000 onwards)
oprah2018··on Ask HN: What was your career salary progression like?
1997 - $40k

1999 - $50k

2000 - $75k

2002 - $80k

2007 - $105k

2012 - $120k

2014 - $135k

2017 - $210k

oprah2018··on VPNFilter malware infecting 500K devices is worse than was thought
Ain't nobody got time for that.
oprah2018··on VPNFilter malware infecting 500K devices is worse than was thought
What if you are too busy for that?
oprah2018··on VPNFilter malware infecting 500K devices is worse than was thought
Ok, but what if you are very busy and you don't have time for that.
oprah2018··on Struggle with Self-Control? Take Yourself Out of the Equation
When I was a kid, we simply didn't have dessert after meals. Ever. Everyone was skinny.
oprah2018··on Happy Anniversary, Amazon-Whole Foods. What's Changed?
It seems like the prices are lower so I go there more often now.
oprah2018··on VPNFilter malware infecting 500K devices is worse than was thought
Any suggestions for a good router that is immune from this nonsense?
oprah2018··on Why We Disagree with The New York Times
I don't even read anyone else's posts. I just post pictures of my amazing life. I use it like a diary. Or a time-series multimedia database.
oprah2018··on Why We Disagree with The New York Times
None of this changes the fact that I want Likes on my vacation photos, kid photos, and pics of my food, all of which are of better quality than yours.
oprah2018··on Why America Is the World’s First Poor Rich Country
Mountain View, CA

Menlo Park, CA

oprah2018··on Why America Is the World’s First Poor Rich Country
There is another way to look at this. In the current economy, anyone who wants to can get IT and programming skills and get a pretty good job. In fact, IT in general is a pathway to wealth, which is open to anyone, and leads to more wealth than many other career paths. You can be a 17 year old Javascript expert a get a $200k job without going to college. All the training materials you need to do this are online, for free. You need a $200 Chromebook, a Wifi connection, and some kind of ambition or drive.
oprah2018··on Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet
To really get my respect he needs to kill off ads in the Windows start menu and the pervasive Cortana surveillance.

To really, REALLY get my respect: I would like to see Microsoft be a pure, best-practice software company. Do GREAT things independently of Windows. Make native Mac applications that are truly great. Make a better Mac application than Apple can. Make better iOS apps. Be a champion of Linux. and so on. Strive for greatness on every platform, embracing that platform's uniqueness.

oprah2018··on Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet
No one will ever know because those products were killed off...
oprah2018··on Microsoft is now worth more than Alphabet
Imagine how profitable Google (as in the division of Alphabet) would be if they eliminated all the distractions other than the cash cow ad business.