Alright, here's my story. I got sick. The tl;dr is that my gallbladder was not functioning like it should have and needed to be removed, but it took three years for doctors to believe me, three and a half to get proper imaging, and four to actually have it removed. More below. 🧵
@isabelunraveled
Once you hit 25, society will repeatedly tell you you are too old for many things. This is across the board, from career, to hobbies, to expanding your family.
The reality is you are likely not too old for most of those things. Yes, some things are biological and there is a
@ZaineyDog
@isabelunraveled
I think you are very lucky not to have experienced being told you were old at 25, but I have, and apparently so have many others. I'm in my mid-30s now and I might as well be in the grave as far as some people are concerned.
@ayushunleashed
What if you are a senior engineer at a company but you have a beautiful family that is flourishing and you are healthy and so is your social life
I have no qualms with people moving to Signal, but the sheer amount of misinformation about WhatsApp's encryption and whether or not they are reading your messages (they are not) is really concerning. WhatsApp uses a (strong) fork of Signal's protocol. Their whitepaper is public.
@lucamct
@indysofian
Think about it this way: someone has no MBA, no VC connections, was not able to be a founder. Cuts some small cheques but understands the risks. Learns from their experiences and gets attention from other startups. Hustles and gets VC attention with their record and learnings.
@chadaunderwood
@shl
Yes. The are crowdsourced investment sites like Seed Invest, on which you can look through startup pitches and throw money in if you think they're good. Of course, you can also get accredited as an investor by the SEC and join a syndicate on Angellist, but that's more work.
@yemi_uc
@sweatystartup
This makes me sad. A lot of "low achievers" are often just people with low confidence or imposter syndrome, and just need some guidance. Seen this multiple times, especially with visible minority employees.
@LachlanSneff
@arshia__
What does this even mean? C++ is the optimal language for a lot of applications, not to mention that it's been used to build large components of most operating systems. Is there some domain confusion going on here? No one's saying you should code the next big app in C++
@ericbahn
How is this an unpopular opinion? I feel like everyone I know is investing in travel now because they are assuming that there will be intense growth once travel restrictions are lifted.
@freialobo
@indysofian
Small cheques cut to startups run by friends is definitely a huge thing, especially because it's rare for people in their 20s to become accredited and be part of a syndicate/be an LP in a large fund. 1-25k is totally doable for the average 20-something SWE at a large tech company
@clownshowirony
@ZaineyDog
@isabelunraveled
I've been told this unsolicited by some of my American co-workers also unfortunately. The ones who voiced this in particular were white and male but from red states 🤷♀️ I don't think they were trying to be mean, for what it's worth. I think they saw me as a friend they were
@rossiadam
With respect, I have had people privately confide to me that they wished they'd never had kids, even though they still love the kids they have.
@sanjaykrishna
@danielsisson
@chadaunderwood
@shl
@sanjaykrishna
is right. You can write a FINRA administered exam now if you don't meet the first two criteria. Of course, it's not easy, and I believe it's 3 hours long but if you are a good student and write exams well, you can get accredited regardless of financial status
Everyone talks about how hard software engineering is. Y'all, why isn't everyone talking about how hard design and UX is? Everything I've tried to make thus far is sad and ugly.
I just talked to someone whose net worth after rent, utilities, and groceries is $11.45.
I know there are a lot of people in North America who live this way, but it's not something I think about often given my surroundings and network. A lot I need to think about now.
@ayushunleashed
FWIW I've seen more people shoot for the stars and fail into senior software engineer roles as companies than people in healthy relationships with stable units
@zinniaa_3
I fail to see how we are universally bad because recent immigration policies have failed us.
I've been a Canadian citizen for twenty years. My parents are educated, fluent in English, and constructive members of Canadian society.
Blanket racism does not solve the problem.
Folks going, "I told you so! This was a pump and dump and you fell for it!" — are you idiots? No one thought this was a long-term play. The issue at hand is brokerages blocking perfectly legal trades. THAT is what is tanking these stocks today, and it is absolutely unacceptable.
I went from being a doubter of
@joinClubhouse
to a huge fan within two weeks. Spent 3 hours talking to amazingly like-minded women I'd never have met in real life, till my voice got tired. Is it worth the $1b valuation? No idea, but it's definitely going to be worth a lot. 🚀
@anothercohen
Was just talking to a few people who bought them and none of them use them anymore. Seems like that's a common theme. No compelling use case for regular use + too heavy to wear for prolonged amounts of time.
@DeepDishEnjoyer
I muted him recently. His social views were getting increasingly disappointing.
I'm more sad for the many impressionable young people who follow him, who believe that just because he's an expert at one thing that he must be logically correct in his beliefs about others —
@OfficialBBrooks
@alexisohanian
It's been around for a long time, a couple hundred years I think. It actually is from Vietnam, so you should be able to get it at most Vietnamese eateries.
I am NOT going to retweet this woman because she should not get the engagement, she argues in a tweet-storm that that the creation of large AI models and the promotion of capitalism is not worth the potential benefit of curing cancer. This is why tech literacy needs to be a thing
@MrsDCtheCapital
@hollowearthterf
Raising children is a nanny position? That sounds very derogatory. It's up to both parents to instill the right values and behaviours in their children, and a large part of that comes from exposure to the parents. One can't be AWOL until it's convenient for them and expect their
@secemp9
@tzzchelmm
No one who works on big tech has a ton of GitHub contributions, so it makes no sense to argue that this is a useful signal. And many companies of varying sizes host their own source control.
I'm a software engineering manager who has worked at 100k+ employee and 6 employee
I sometimes randomly remember things — and one of them was during my second week at Microsoft in 2013; Steve Ballmer announced his retirement at the Company Meeting, running around Key Arena yelling things and sweating profusely, with a bottle of honey on hand for his throat.
@PranavDixit
@snigdhasur
I can't believe the number of
#nothingeverhappens
responses. With the abundance of information on the internet, it is easy for bad actors to learn how to create highly targeted, authentic looking scams. Not saying I know the truth, but this is totally plausible.
I'm saddened by the number of people I meet who work in jobs they hate while feeling guilty about wanting to leave. Please leave when it's been bad for a while. Interview regularly, even if just for practice. Chances are that you'll find something better at a higher $$
Possibly tweeting into the void again, but does anyone know of any good "micro-learning" platforms? Something like Duolingo crossed with Coursera. Perhaps with support for creator-designed courses. Does this type of app even exist?
I've recently had more time on my hands than I expected, so I've filled it with tweeting an insufferable amount and general exploration. Not a new thought, but I've been reminded of how broken engineering hiring is (not through my recent experiences, just general observation).
Really enjoyed reading this article by
@keshia_n_b
. I've increasingly found that the night allows me the emotional and mental relaxation I can't find during the day, creating the perfect conditions for reflection and free-flowing creativity.
In an overflow room for
@elonmusk
's Clubhouse talk session right now. My key takeaways thus far are:
— a bunch of his accomplishments started as jokes or from random ideas
— he has slept numerous times on a conference room floor
— he really loves memes
Prediction:
@DispoHQ
, much like Instagram did, will start out with users posting authentic, in-the-moment photos, but will eventually graduate to staged photos with filters anyway; influencers will probably just get more creative with framing/staging, and use physical filters
Tamilian South Indians need to ditch the whole Vice President Kamala Aunty thing and start calling her Vice President Kamala Chitthi/Periamma.
#indianamericans
#southindians
What is a
@joinClubhouse
influencer eventually going to look like? While I think it's natural to assume that the folks who will rise to popularity will be folks who are experts in a niche, I look at YouTube and and the rise of vloggers, and wonder how that could translate.
A positive thing that has come out of the last week is "average joes" developing an interest in how hedge funds, clearing houses, brokerages etc. work. Yeah, some of them may not ever develop a perfect understanding, but that these learnings are taking place is a big deal.
Everyone who makes software and wants to make it well needs to take a compilers course, a machine language course, and a computer architecture course. You think differently when you've hand-rolled assembly yourself, IMO.
@deedydas
I'm not convinced this is the right solution either, but when I interviewed as a SWE, it was always in person and using a whiteboard. Not efficient necessarily, but made it very hard to cheat.
Is it truly possible to work on multiple passions at the same time while achieving an equal bar of excellence across all of them? As I get older, I feel like the answer is "no".
I can't believe large institutions have the gall to call what has happened in the market over the last few days "unethical" and "market manipulation" when brokerages are literally denying the ability to buy shares, only allowing selling??? SMH
@RobinhoodApp
. Utter buffoonery.
@kulkarak
@Kantrowitz
Not just executing, but executing within the right window. People said the same kind of stuff about TikTok, but it's obviously way ahead in terms of engagement compared to Reels and other equivents (I think YT has something similar now?)
I saw someone on reddit get downvoted for asking a basic question about rolling funds.
Why, my dudes? Did it make you feel good to look down on someone trying to improve their investment literacy? Jeez, people.
TFW when you get invited up to speak and then all the dudes just keep talking over the women and don't even give them an opportunity to ask questions or get a word in. Like, what's even the point? Do you want to hear me speak or not? Smh
Don't we now have the data science and ML tools to validate astrology predictions/assertions? I don't know how the data collection would work, and it would largely have to be self reported, but someone should do it.
@shl
I mean, sure, if you're okay with hitting a much lower ceiling than your peers who attended a university at all. YouTube will get you a certain type of programming job, but will take you out of the running for a vast number of other occupations, even ignoring medicine and law.
It's a super funny memory, but something about it makes me sad. Life was simpler then. And, truly, Microsoft was one of the best companies I ever worked for. I loved Windows. The people I worked with weren't arrogant about being in big tech. Maybe I'll work there again someday.
@jeremygiffon
I've noticed a massive uptick in mystical thinking among young people too. Also saw a stat that younger Gen-Zs are statistically more likely to be flat-Earthers than Baby Boomers. If this is all true, I'm sure it's linked somehow but the causality is unclear.
@rsg
@PitchBook
I actually saw some Google sheet floating around that seemed like it might have had some of your personal info in it, with the owner charging like $400 or something for people looking to connect with angels/VCs etc. I'll see if I am able to dig that up so you can take action.
Since writing my Medium article about a month ago, I've received 14k claps and a ton of messages and emails. Surprisingly, mostly positive! I'm now frequently being asked how a bootcamper or someone who can't afford a degree can overcome the gaps....
... and if I had to give a short, tactical answer: learn about compilers. This area of study is highly interdisciplinary; it connects one's knowledge of high level languages, such as Python, with how computers work underneath - including concepts like....
Despite being a historically "no-breakfast" person, I realized that having a packed calendar from 8:30 to noon actually necessitates that I eat breakfast, or else I feel terrible. But it feels like such a waste of time! Does anyone else feel this way?
@Cocoon_HQ
Anyway, my recovery has been good since then. It's been almost three months and I can finally eat, drink, and live again. Recovering my social relationships has been a bit weird, but I'm getting back to it, and doing the things I love again.
@prakash34946712
@LachlanSneff
@arshia__
I am not. I didn't say C++ was used to write the kernel, because that is what C is typically used for. But C++ is used very extensively as well. FWIW I worked at Microsoft on the actual Windows operating system, so I know what's in there. 🤷
@BTC4DearLife
@derb_jd
@shervin
Are you kidding? They've also had immense luck in their lives. Are they smart? Yes. Are they geniuses? Saying so clearly over-attributes their success to one aspect which wasn't even the dominant contributing factor to their successes.
I am surprised that there aren't more apps like
@trylolli
and
@fold_app
. Loyalty programs that pay customers back in Bitcoin are going to be huge as public exposure to cryptocurrency grows. They are still young programmes, but I will be keeping an eye on them.
@0xEthMaxi_
@T_Zahil
@vercel
I'm trying to understand if Vercel actually did something wrong or this person doesn't understand how scaling works. Not saying he doesn't but a lot of devs fall into this trap.
It's too bad that Juicero didn't actually pursue the technology they said they were building, because their concept was ahead of the curve and they'd be killing it right now. If Instagram ads are to be believed, quarantine has created a huge demand for smoothie subscriptions.
@TurnerNovak
The way she broke down portfolio construction to mitigate risk while still maximizing exposure to high-impact outliers was a masterclass in venture strategy IMO
Tech Twitter reacts to people being bearish about anything so poorly and personally, especially when it comes to crypto. It's not an insult if someone is speculating against your position, my dudes! (And no, I'm not talking about myself. I'm continuing to hold.)