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sgpl commented on Welcome Home, Garry Tan ycombinator.com/blog/welc... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti

garry · 4 years ago

Believe it or not, my journey to Y Combinator started similar to how you may experience YC — through being a regular lurker and reader on Hacker News.

I went to Startup School, me and my cofounders applied, we got an interview, and we got in. I was an engineer, designer and PM. I'd built teams and products, but I'd never built a company.

YC gave me a shot, a community, knowhow, and the ability to access capital, talent, and customers.

YC changed my life. I want it to help a lot more people achieve their dreams and goals. It did for me, beyond my wildest dreams.

sgpl · 4 years ago

Congrats Garry! You're definitely an inspiration!

sgpl commented on China to provide 5 mln yuan worth of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine reuters.com/world/china-p... · Posted by u/limoce

irl_ · 4 years ago

China and Chinese Red Cross are different things.

sgpl · 4 years ago

Yeah I'd like to think that too, but the article mentions in its first paragraph that this aid was announced by the 'Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.'

So in this case it doesn't seem like they're different.

sgpl commented on China to provide 5 mln yuan worth of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine reuters.com/world/china-p... · Posted by u/limoce

sgpl · 4 years ago

Wondering if any geopolitical experts on HN can take a stab at explaining this move? From my rudimentary understanding, China was (has been) allied with Russia behind the scenes in this move against Ukraine.

Is this a hedge to maintain a good reputation and a good working relationship with the world by using this action as a: "Hey, look we helped Ukraine in its time of need"?

> China has refused to describe Russia's activities in Ukraine as invasion.

sgpl commented on Namecheap: Russia Service Termination · Posted by u/exizt88

stickfigure · 4 years ago

Afghanistan (by supporting Bin Laden and his organization) attacked the US first. Kick sleeping dogs, get bit.

In Iraq, about a third of the population (the Kurds) are unequivocally better off. About a third (he Shias) are arguable. The Sunnis, no, but they were the ones beating up the others. The final history hasn't been written yet (and it could get worse, no question). Still, the story is incompetence rather than malevolence. Marching in and killing Hussein is easily defensible on moral grounds. The chaos after is not.

Blunders in Latin America have to be taken on a case-by-case basis. Mostly they involved supporting one side or another in an existing civil war. The worst excesses predate WW2.

Nobody claims that the US has an angelic past, but comparison to Putin's Russia is not apt.

sgpl · 4 years ago

I wrote a long response to this but I don't think it's worth debating these points further as we probably see and experience the world differently.

sgpl commented on Namecheap: Russia Service Termination · Posted by u/exizt88

stickfigure · 4 years ago

WMDs or not, Saddam Hussein's Iraq did not in any way resemble Canada or Ukraine.

The problem with this kind of whatabboutism is that the US invades places run by morally reprehensible people. To keep the comparison with Ukraine going, you've either got to convince us that Saddam Hussein was a nice guy, or Zelenskyy is a butcher. Everyone knows that's bullshit.

sgpl · 4 years ago

Just because a place doesn't resemble Canada or Ukraine or people who look and act like your version of civilized society doesn't give the US a right to wage war resulting in large numbers of civilians being displaced or killed.

What's happening in Ukraine is reprehensible - but the result of US policy blunders in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, numerous South American countries and the like has been more damaging for the world we live in IMO.

While this isn't an apples to apples comparison, maybe you've got to convince us that the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc. are better off after US involvement. From my perspective, the answer is an obvious 'no'. Even under Saddam Hussein (who was a dictator and evil person - I'm in agreement there) the people of Iraq, who lived under some repression in their daily lives, were better off than before the US invasion.

sgpl commented on Facebook loses users for the first time washingtonpost.com/techno... · Posted by u/lxm

sujesh · 4 years ago

I deleted my FB a while ago and it truely helped my online mental health. The fb feed was full of false news and hate speech. I reported as much as I could but nothing happening. There wasn't any regulations and I felt more toxic on the contents. I am not gonna lie there was a positive side like knowing the news instantly but It's not worth it apparently.

sgpl · 4 years ago

If others are looking to keep up with news in a low key way (including the OP), I'd highly recommend this approach that's been working well for me.

  1. Create an instagram account to follow just one account. 
  2. Follow an account called @mosheh. It's run by a former CBS News Producer [1]
  3. 1x or 2x per day, go through his stories.

No affiliation but I'd highly recommend this approach for those that are already on instagram or want to use the platform to keep up with the news. He aggregates news stories from most major news sources and in a couple of minutes you can be informed of what's happening around the world.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosheh_Oinounou

sgpl commented on Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager bitwarden.com/... · Posted by u/gjvc

sgpl · 4 years ago

I've used Bitwarden for over 4 years now after first hearing about it on HN. I really can't complain. I have Bitwarden on my phone, on my browser (chrome + firefox) and it works flawlessly for me. I even have the Mac app but I almost never have to use it.

I'd highly recommend it in case anyone here's looking to switch to Bitwarden.

I've used LastPass previously, but that was so long ago that it'd hardly be a fair comparison to Bitwarden now - but I remember not being satisfied with LastPass enough to export my data and switch.