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fiat_fandango commented on Facebook LLAMA is being openly distributed via torrents   github.com/facebookresear... · Posted by u/micro_charm
fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
I wonder if anyone is legitimately concerned that mirrored downloads might contain malicious payloads?
fiat_fandango commented on Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert   theguardian.com/us-news/2... · Posted by u/webmaven
libraryatnight · 3 years ago
I had a bit of a melt down yesterday while a company all hands meeting was taking place. This guy spoke for 15 minutes and said not one thing that wasn't just a business buzz word, there wasn't a bit of substance, and I realized and cried out to my wife "This fuckhead has no idea what's going on or what this company even does the only thing he knows is how to be an MBA"

As soon as something swaps hands from the person or people who built it because they understood the problem it solved to people who only see it as an engine for profit it begins to die, and we've set up systems to make the death long and agonizing while the MBAs bleed it dry.

fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
This is why I quit being a TPM - at one point I just started making up bogus words and every PM (non-technical) with an MBA immediately jumped at the opportunity to use a cool new word. The day that did it for me, aside from the company failing to realize any pivot towards actual revenue was "well, at this point our best case outcome is to be revenue-neutral but ideally by Q4 with the current POC we'll be revenue-positive and able to reneg on prior action items". Just say, what we're doing right now isn't working and we're not making money...
fiat_fandango commented on Ask HN: How did you rebuild yourself after having hit rock bottom?    · Posted by u/Schroedingers2c
doublerabbit · 3 years ago
Even if your getting a few interviews is something then nothing. How are you approaching these interviews?

Your track record is not a black mark, it's just a busy market out there. You have to pitch it just right to get it. Mangle the Tech Product Manager skills with your dev stuff. Interviews are tough and practice beforehand.

Ignore what your friends make because that will sour your mood.

fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
Tbh, I kind of hated being a TPM - frankly it felt like a fake job and made me miss being technical. Unfortunately, I've just never been able to have the chops for leetcode interviews which is why I took the opp to transition to TPM and gain more leverage.

Fortunately, my friends who are better off are very supportive - in some of these interviews I can't help but think I sound desperate or maybe just annoying.

Thanks for your kind words

fiat_fandango commented on Ask HN: How did you rebuild yourself after having hit rock bottom?    · Posted by u/Schroedingers2c
prhn · 3 years ago
I'd agree with some other comments here that you are pretty far away from rock bottom.

Rock bottom is a complete dismantling of your life. Failed relationships (romantic, friendly, professional, etc), lost job, bills piling up, apartment a disaster, inability to build a mental model that can cope with your current situation.

It looks more like you're in a relative minimum. From what I understand about psychology a healthy balanced life generally follows a pattern of building yourself up to a relative maximum, getting something completely wrong that challenges the framework you've built to orient yourself in the world, hitting a relative minimum, and learning to build yourself back up to a new relative maximum.

Consider the alternative, where there are no relative minimums. That would imply you either know everything, in which case your trajectory would be completely flat or ascending indefinitely. Well, that certainly can't be the case because not even the most brilliant people in history knew everything.

There is no advice or shortcut we can give that your therapist hasn't given you. These things take time. There is something about life that you've gotten wrong. This is your opportunity to learn what it is, fix it, build a new mental model, and prepare yourself to not make the same mistakes again.

You're in the fortunate position to have a lot of opportunity. More people are in the dysfunctional family history boat than you think. Sounds like you've done well, despite that.

Keep going.

fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
> Failed relationships (romantic, friendly, professional, etc), lost job, bills piling up, apartment a disaster, inability to build a mental model that can cope with your current situation.

I've realized this is kind of what my mental model has lead to, the worst part is I don't really know how to fix it or change. Fortunately I have years of living expenses if needed, have insurance and a number of close friends. However, WFH has gotten me to a point where it's a struggle to even do a few leetcode problems a day, work on contracting or even make a youtube video. Insurance doesn't cover mental healthcare and it never really helped before.

fiat_fandango commented on Ask HN: How did you rebuild yourself after having hit rock bottom?    · Posted by u/Schroedingers2c
fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
Could be worse, also 28 and I just got laid off after my first year of being a technical product manager. I have a somewhat scattered three years of dev experience prior, although around 2yrs was my longest stint.

Been applying to jobs for about five weeks and other than a few interviews nothing has kicked back. Either no response or flat out denied, contemplating just re-learning a bunch of leetcode stuff I hate. All of my friends make north of $200k and I've just been floundering.

Future does not seem bright - clearly my track record is a black mark of some kind.

Hope things get better for you my friend.

fiat_fandango commented on Cargo airships could be big   elidourado.com/p/cargo-ai... · Posted by u/Luc
fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
Iranian missile boats are going to have a field day with these...
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fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
Thanks for including "profitable" - it's a travesty how much engineering talent is wasted toiling on "businesses" that only make $4k a year after hundreds of hours.
fiat_fandango commented on Ask HN: What career would you switch into if AI ate your profession?    · Posted by u/rohanshah
fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
Locksmith or electrician. If I had the cash, I'd just start a tree + algae + bsf farm.
fiat_fandango commented on MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock   vice.com/en/article/xgybq... · Posted by u/ColPanic
cma · 3 years ago
I wonder what percentage of the bricked devices are actually stolen.
fiat_fandango · 3 years ago
I'd say over 60% at least - a friend of mine bought a second-hand M1 macbook without any issues. Key here is that the previous user has to initiate a full-wipe on the device, if that happens anyone can continue to use the device. This is similar to SIM locks on iPhones, completely intended to reduce theft.

u/fiat_fandango

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