paulcole

Yes, there are a couple sites that act as directories of dentists that are not owned by private equity as well:

https://independentdentists.net/

They have a personal definition of remote work that they believe is unassailable correct.

I mean just say you’re pirating…

So you think that the person posted this question meaning to ask, “If there was a solution that you liked more, was cheaper, and you could have fully implemented at the blink of an eye, what would you switch from?”

Also for commercial stuff, there’s obviously a cost of switching. For personal stuff there is as well but it’s generally close to 0.

For me, for example, I wouldn’t switch from Apple Music to something that cost a penny less and was a better experience or whatever. Same with 1pass. I like the solution I have well enough and both are cheap enough that it’s not worth thinking about how to export/import or whatever and then learn the new system.

Way ahead of you pal

Are you assuming cost of switching is included in the definition of “better”?

Now I’m even more sure that I’m right lol

But I did make it.

Tell me how I’m wrong. I’m all ears.

They didn’t say the better option’s price. Or how much better it was.

Gmail + all the Google shit I get for $16/user/month + the hassle of switching would be very hard to get me to move away from for something that is anything but monumentally better. Even then I’d be super skeptical. Google is good enough and I probably wouldn’t switch.

I'm sure you never talked passionately about computers and if you did I'm sure other people found it endearing and inspiring.

> I wonder if "Dcotor" ought not be a short career—one where you transition out after, say, two decades

In the US if a doctor is remotely competent with money then this is very achievable.

> everytime I try to use mac or win, it is an ordeal

I use a Mac at work and iPad Pro at home. Never once have I considered either usage “an ordeal.”

Do I just have a really high threshold for frustration or do you have a desire to complain?

Go work in another field for awhile and see if your motivation returns?

I mean let’s get real. You probably were looking for a reason to smugly not go to the village fete and this gave you one.

Otherwise you would be excited about going to the village fete and realize that the poster doesn’t make it a bad event.

Great press release w/ the goal of pulling the ladder up behind him.

Additionally if you know your models aren’t going to get that much better AND you want to IPO in the near future, this is exactly what you would say.

No, not at all. I’ve done some of my best trolling on social media sites like Hacker News.

> I wasn't able to beat the bot wall

Most people have access to at least one 16-digit code that will do the trick.

Start interviewing for jobs and tell them exactly what you want and how you want to work.

Did PE come to you or did you go looking for the investment?

But you were trying to refute my point of:

> I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?

The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?

Your alternative is that companies shouldn't be allowed to change because the changes they want to make will make some people upset?

Raise prices 1500% and you'll find out that you were way underpriced, you'll create an opportunity for a competitor, etc.

This isn't cancer medication we're talking about here, it's some dumb SAAS product.

Edit: Appreciate the haters as always but can somebody please explain what they believe a company should be forced to do?

> they can still interfere, just not anywhere near the same scope

This sentence is fundamentally wrong. If the US government really wants to put Norwegian-owned OpenAI out of business they will do so.

OpenAI needs the support of the US to exist regardless of where they are headquartered.

> I cannot figure out if this data center panic is legit or trumped up

What recent mass-media panics have been legit?

For example, I think crypto is dumb. But I was also not dumb enough to fall for the articles like 6-8 years ago about how it was going to use more energy than half the countries in the world by 2025.

Yes, I agree. Did the same thing moving Florida to Portland, OR after college.

Most people say they want the benefit without giving anything up. Tends to not work that well lol

I hire a lot of people outside US for digital marketing roles. Other big thing is invest in decent microphone. Camera and lighting (for me) is miles behind how I judge candidate vs. sound quality. This is probably not true for every interviewer but that’s what I encourage everyone to do. Get a decent mic first. Doesn’t need to be expensive. $20 or $50USD goes a long way.

Work on your English. I interviewed a young guy in Pakistan. His American English was flawless (no accent). He told me he talks with ChatGPT voice mode for 2 hours a day.

I'm not sure how that's your takeaway?

I would hope that somebody who hates something could at least identify the thing they hate?

Oh no, I know that I am hypocritical if that is what you mean. If the Earth was cooling too fast and we were implored to drive more, fly more, etc., I wouldn't do it. It just happens that the way I like to live happens to be the best way to exist in the Western world when it comes to climate change.

Congrats, how's that going lol

I disagree. If someone isn’t willing to make changes in their own life to support something they claim to care about, then I’m extremely unwilling to listen to them.

It might not be dietary change to veganism, but when I ask, “What steps have you taken…” I want to hear a reasonable answer, not “Well if I change it doesn’t matter so someone else needs to change…”