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grantsch commented on Ask HN: Should you reply STOP to unwanted texts?    · Posted by u/yawn
grantsch · a year ago
I’m shocked at the lack of knowledge here.

If you think a bad actor is targeting you, DO NOT REPLY.

They will not honor your opt out request but they may use your number in the future as you’ve confirmed there’s a human behind it. They may even sell lists of repliers to other bad actors.

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grantsch commented on California needs real math education, not gimmicks   noahpinion.blog/p/califor... · Posted by u/jseliger
goolulusaurs · 2 years ago
In my younger years, particularly during my schooling, I held a deep resentment towards the educational system. It felt overtly clear to me, as a student, that schools failed to effectively foster learning and growth. However, my perspective has evolved over time. I've come to understand that the issues I observed are not unique to the school system but rather characteristic of large institutions as a whole.

The pervasive failure of these institutions to meet their stated objectives isn't an isolated phenomenon. It's symptomatic of a larger, systemic problem – the widespread presence of perverse and misaligned incentives at all levels within large organizations.

Unless we find a way to counteract this, attempts at reform will merely catalyze further expansion and complexity. The uncomfortable truth is, once an organization surpasses a certain size, it seems to take on a 'life of its own', gradually sacrificing its original mission to prioritize self-preservation and expansion. Who has ever seen an organization like this voluntarily reform itself? I certainly haven't.

grantsch · 2 years ago
There is no incentive whatsoever without profit motive to help others repeatedly in an efficient way

Large organizations just further exacerbate this

grantsch commented on Visa to acquire Brazilian startup Pismo for $1B   pismo.io/blog/visa-to-acq... · Posted by u/jeanlucas
seydor · 2 years ago
what s the role of visa in a world where CBDCs will exist?
grantsch · 2 years ago
Dude do you not have a credit or debit card?

Seriously asking

grantsch commented on Peloton CEO quit after laying off 2,800. A lesson about how not to lead (2022)   inc.com/jason-aten/peloto... · Posted by u/whereistimbo
grantsch · 3 years ago
We need to wash out these capital destroying companies/managers/investors

It's been like a race to light capital on fire across every industry up to now

grantsch commented on More than half of YC startups don't have a dot com   reproof.app/blog/you-dont... · Posted by u/duvander
grantsch · 3 years ago
.com is very important

Especially for email deliverability

Using other TLDs is a mistake

grantsch commented on 50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced in India shows Apple’s challenge   9to5mac.com/2023/02/14/ip... · Posted by u/brianmcgee
serf · 3 years ago
as someone who has ran a machine shop, that's lovely -- but rare.

95 percent of the shops I have known in the past or worked with currently would sell you their ability to do something while simultaneous upgrading their equipment to match the moment the PO is signed off on.

If fab/machine/mfg shops didn't take on work that was beyond their capability then the smaller groups would starve to death immediately, being unable to use the larger contracts to facilitate upgrades.

The trick is to find a shop operator that is aware of their rate of capability upgrade and turn-around time, that way the delivery dates aren't inaccurate even if the shop capabilities need to be 'tuned' (new machines bought).

grantsch · 3 years ago
Yes I am aware that lying and cheating is very common behavior

In those lines of work where it's especially common, ethical behavior can be a competitive advantage

grantsch commented on 50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced in India shows Apple’s challenge   9to5mac.com/2023/02/14/ip... · Posted by u/brianmcgee
ElevenLathe · 3 years ago
I'm not sure it really is. Dial your time machine back to Victorian London and I bet you would find lots of similarly-run factories. As another poster pointed out, the choices are essentially 1) be honest that you are kind of a bad factory, and can't really produce anything that people want or 2) pretend that you are a great factory, get some business, learn and iterate. Eventually you can honestly promise high quality, but you have to survive that far first.
grantsch · 3 years ago
Yes you are correct that lying and cheating does have a long history
grantsch commented on 50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced in India shows Apple’s challenge   9to5mac.com/2023/02/14/ip... · Posted by u/brianmcgee
voakbasda · 3 years ago
When your competition is willing to lie and cheat, honesty is a liability that will result in bankruptcy. Worse, this attitude is endemic in all business sectors where I have worked, and I would be shocked to find a sector where this is not true.
grantsch · 3 years ago
Yes that is 1 way to justify compromising your ethics

u/grantsch

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