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jays commented on Donald Sutherland has died bbc.com/news/articles/c9r... · Posted by u/toomuchtodo

jays · 2 years ago

As a kid, I watched Kelly's Heroes whenever it was on TV and loved him in it.

It was a joy to see him in so many movies throughout the years. He always elevated everything he was in. Great actor.

jays commented on TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging bbc.com/news/world-632135... · Posted by u/DocFeind

vxNsr · 3 years ago

This isn’t surprising. Your local grocery chain store does the same thing when they ask if you want to donate to whatever charity they’re promoting that month. At least there it’s obviously a “finders fee” as they wouldn’t get the amount of engagement if not for the store. But if you want to donate to a place always do it directly. Facebook also takes a good chunk.

jays · 3 years ago

Perhaps in your area that is happening, but not in mine (NJ). 70% fee is outrageous. 20% would even be difficult to swallow. But there are grocery chains that do the right thing. As with any charitable giving, you need to be aware of who you're giving money to and how they'll be using the money.

jays commented on Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost? · Posted by u/trendingwaifu

jays · 4 years ago

This happened to me around 35 as well.

It's important to recognize that you're still young in the grand scheme of things.

A lot of the other comments recommend making friends, having kids, getting married, etc. Those things might help, but can also make things worse. And ultimately, they might not necessarily fix what YOU need.

It sounds like you lack meaning in your life, motivation, and a clear direction.

It's important that you spend some time thinking about what you want your life to look like to create the happiness you desire. What's missing? What do you want to be working on? What will provide you fulfillment? etc.

You might need to go explore some new hobbies or experiences to figure it out, but therein lies the exciting part of life. Try something new and don't be afraid to fail. It's just part of journey.

Once you've got that picture of what you want your life to look out, write it down. Then start making 2-3 year plans to move your life into that direction. This should help get you excited (or scared). Use it motivate yourself to get to your desired end goal.

jays commented on Stop Death Shaming theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... · Posted by u/hncurious

flaque · 5 years ago

It’s worth noting that, even if you think shaming encourages people to get vaccinated, these stories are still bad because they are almost never seen by the people who you’re trying to shame.

Unvaccinated people don’t like and share stories about unvaccinated people having a tube shoved down their throat and then dying alone in a hospital.

The more outrageous the irony, the less it actually appeals to someone who hasn’t gotten the vaccine yet.

Similarly, many of these stories focus heavily on the most crazy, most irrational reasons to not get the vaccine.

Most folks who don’t get the vaccine are coming from very understandable places.

- They may believe that they already got COVID and think that, because they already got it, then they’re “immune” (which is wrong, but reasonable to assume)

- They have heard people they consider smart and reputable, like Eric Weinstein, claim misleading or false statistics about deaths from the vaccine. (Again, wrong, but understandable)

- they may still think that the vaccine is “not FDA approved”, due to poor messaging from the FDA. (It is approved by the way, not just emergency authorization)

- they may not have time to go get a vaccine. Not everyone can take time off work

- they may be afraid of needles, or the side effects, and are unwilling to admit it. I was afraid of the side effects before getting my vaccine (though it turned out fine)

All of these are irrational reasons, since COVID is super contagious, absolutely awful to get, and puts many people, even those who survive, alone in the hospital with a tube shoved down their throat. But they’re reasonable fears; understandable fears.

And shaming people for entirely reasonable fears does not get more people vaccinated.

A lot of people seem to care more about their anger towards unvaccinated people, and their desire to shame them, than actually stopping the pandemic by taking strategies that would actually get them vaccinated.

jays · 5 years ago

That's the must well spoken summary of this issue I've seen to date.

jays commented on We Hire Old People relevantdb.com/careers.ht... · Posted by u/ccleve

zsmi · 5 years ago

> No need to quit your day job to do this gig

This might be true for the employer, but for the employee, I think there could be serious issues. For example, my present employer would be very unhappy if I agreed to this and I have no idea how it would play out. I'm almost positive it is in violation of my present employment contract.

Did the candidate that went for it actually have full time employment? If so, did they get approval first?

jays · 5 years ago

We interviewed a lot candidates this way and yes all of them were employed full-time. None of the candidates we interviewed worked directly in our specific industry, so as long as they didn't work on company time of their current employer, there was no conflict.

Our time limit of 20 hours or less, also helps. The hours could be spread over many weeks if needed to ensure there wasn't a conflict.

That said, it's not unheard of that some employees have more strict contracts such as yourself and we certainly would have had to pass on those candidates or find another way to evaluate them.

We also had the luxury of being a fully distributed team (pre-covid), so collaboration could happen during the candidates off hours, with a team member that was working.

jays commented on We Hire Old People relevantdb.com/careers.ht... · Posted by u/ccleve

ljm · 5 years ago

It just looks like a consulting gig with the potential offer of a job afterwards. If the rates are good and the offer is decently compensated, it's probably a fine way to recruit for what looks to be a highly specialised position.

Probably not going to get that many low-level postgres specialists with deep experience walking through the door. If the consultant feels good about the project then they've got the chance to stick around in the long term.

jays · 5 years ago

Well we didn't market it like that and while technically it is consulting for a period of time, it doesn't have to feel that way.

The interview process was similar to any other company, but at the end we asked the candidate to do a short project (20 hours or less), which they would collaborate on with someone internally.

So only the best candidates made it to the project and hopefully at that point there were pretty sold on the company.

Did we lose some candidates? Sure, but we also didn't have any hires we regretted after changing to it.

jays commented on We Hire Old People relevantdb.com/careers.ht... · Posted by u/ccleve

gravypod · 5 years ago

> The hiring process is in the form of a paid, short-term consulting gig that will lead to a full-time offer if we like you and you like us. We'll give you some tasks, you'll get them done, and then we'll talk. No need to quit your day job to do this gig; we'll work around your schedule.

Interesting. I look forward to hearing if this works out long term. I'd be worried about legal implications of something like this but IANAL.

jays · 5 years ago

We did this at the last startup I founded.

While it can be difficult on the paperwork side, it's nothing short of amazing. It helped us find high quality fits for the team AND we actually had a better understanding of skill levels.

We also used it to educate ourselves on what each employee would need in their on boarding and personal development plans.

jays commented on SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring sec.gov/news/press-releas... · Posted by u/hhs

Exuma · 5 years ago

But wasn't it his friends though? I would imagine they were friends who didn't work there, so how would it find them then?

jays · 5 years ago

I'd guess his friends bragged about their trades to someone who disclosed it directly or indirectly to the authorities.

jays commented on U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/etimberg

JohnJamesRambo · 5 years ago

These are exactly my arguments to my girlfriend on why she shouldn’t use the Autopilot on our Tesla. Your mind will stray, the feature is exactly meant to do that to you. The feedback loop goes the wrong way. Then boom you don’t see emergency vehicles at a wreck apparently. I do blame Elon, he did the Silicon Valley thing of just promise a lot of untested stuff before the laws have solidified. Uber, Lime scooters, etc. The Tesla is a great car, but self-driving is orders of magnitude harder than he thinks.

jays · 5 years ago

Agreed. I'd also add that other car manufacturers have made tradeoffs on safety issues for decades.

So I wonder if it's more about Telsa capitalizing on the hype of self driving cars (with the expensive self-driving add-on) in the short term and less about him misunderstanding the magnitude of difficulty.

Telsa is using the proceeds from that add-on to make them seem more profitable and fund the actual development. It's smart in some aspects, but very risky to consumers and Telsa.

jays commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021) · Posted by u/whoishiring

jays · 5 years ago

Backstory | iOS & DevOps Engineers | Full Time | Remote only

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We're looking for the following roles to come join our fully distributed company:

- Senior iOS Engineer (https://www.backstory.app/careers/senior-ios-engineer)

- Senior DevOps Engineer (https://www.backstory.app/careers/senior-devops-engineer)