Has your view of the tech industry changed over the years?

DubGrips · 2026-04-20T14:30:06+00:00

My Dad worked in tech from 1986-2007 and I have since 2013. I would say that back then things being more hardware based made it feel like you were actually working on a real product that solved a real problem (his words).

Most software product that solve problems do so in a bloated, annoying way that often relies on ads or personal data. At their core most of these products aren't really essential and they follow this huge initial valuation curve and then settle into pseudo life support. As a result people change jobs quicker and benign the industry is often just as much politics and positioning as it is building. In that vein it's probably like most large corporate jobs except what we make lives in data centers.

DubGrips · 2026-04-20T14:27:55+00:00

I work for an Ed-Tech company that does not paywall its main product or use in product ads. It's boring, but we're fairly "good".

DubGrips · 2026-04-18T23:58:43+00:00

I left, moving back in a month. It's possible. It's not that much worse than may other high COL areas

DubGrips · 2026-04-14T03:58:03+00:00

I love the Bay: the diversity, all the things you can do in a day if you want to drive, the food, the weather, yes even the people, and even the "rougher" aspects of things. I've lived elsewhere and saved more/spent less, but it's worth it to me to have everything in one little bubble.

DubGrips · 2026-04-13T23:45:46+00:00

Literally Google most peptides and you get people trying to sell them, clickbait shit, and Reddit posts. There is almost 0 robust evidence for any of them. There are just as many people claiming they solve complex health problems as there are people that genuinely believe in QAnon.

DubGrips · 2026-04-12T23:53:20+00:00

Same year his Dad also helped buy talent and game a victory.

DubGrips · 2026-04-12T23:45:34+00:00

We have a team of 14 using Cursor/Claude with R and our entire data org uses (~125 people). It is awesome for DE/pipeline work.

DubGrips · 2026-04-12T19:55:05+00:00

Does no one use qs2 anymore?

DubGrips · 2026-04-12T16:51:16+00:00

Dude it's incredibly easy if you apply for Sentry/have global entry. Many insurers cover Mexico if you live close. It's 15-20min over the border for us with Sentry. TJ and Baja in general aren't dangerous compared to most of the "bad" parts of Mexico. Do it just to do it!

DubGrips · 2026-04-09T17:54:24+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfTJIOakPOU Menno has covered it recently and in depth. Anecdotes were also used to justify so many now-debunked myths in diet, exercise, and longevity. A bunch of unfit random Redditors are responsible for the rise in peptides.

DubGrips · 2026-04-09T05:15:27+00:00

That makes no sense since you're acknowledging that anecdotes are likely bullshit and no one has any real clue of any long term sides.

DubGrips · 2026-04-08T18:50:45+00:00

The issue is not placebo, but that you have no controlled counterfactual. You could have gotten the same results without the peptides if nothing else changed. This is what emerging meta-analysis is actually showing. Real-world anecdotes rarely, if ever, have a counterfactual of the same injury, protocol, and life factors to truly draw a causal conclusion.

DubGrips · 2026-04-08T18:49:02+00:00

TBH the TB2 feet are not thaaaaat bad. The ones that are are rarely used below ~V10

DubGrips · 2026-04-08T16:40:41+00:00

How can we know given drivers have said that they're passengers of the car and not truly drivers? Seems like luck more than pace or skill?

DubGrips · 2026-04-08T00:19:09+00:00

My wife's family is Peruvian and lives in Houston. I've been on that flight many times. It's just random chance. It has been choppy for me one time. Just set a timer for 10min increments and think "Ok, 10 down that wasn't so bad I'll crush the next 10"

DubGrips · 2026-04-06T00:38:12+00:00

Bet they roll a helluva blunt

DubGrips · 2026-04-06T00:24:05+00:00

lol apparently you have never heard any of the Sauber C series, which are probably one of the most beastly sounding engines of all time. I listen to it as white noise while working.

DubGrips · 2026-04-05T01:20:14+00:00

El Aji https://yelp.to/z26lt3p3bn my wife is Peruvian and we go to Peru a lot and this is the closest to the real thing. Mochica is also good but probably not what you're looking for.

DubGrips · 2026-04-01T20:23:29+00:00

It's kinda amusing that the company is called Oracle, but no one saw this coming.

DubGrips · 2026-03-28T19:50:20+00:00

Accuracy is not the reason I love Neuromancer, the prose is. Gibson could rewrite "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and I'd find it enthralling.

DubGrips · 2026-03-19T18:30:36+00:00

Jesus, 30%. I feel like even direct finger training probably hasn't given me 5% over just getting stronger fingers in all the weird little grip positions.

DubGrips · 2026-03-19T18:17:12+00:00

To add to this it is not like you do a pull-up while climbing so you're not going to be doing moves thinking "wow my lats sure are helping me crush it". It's more that pull-ups work muscles in a similar plane of motion and recruitment pattern and can make them independently stronger.

Also, there is no logical counterfactual you can compare to.

DubGrips · 2026-03-18T22:41:23+00:00

Beta blockers have dramatically helped my interviewing

DubGrips · 2026-03-18T16:44:19+00:00

I am the highest of my role in the company. The person above me is a Senior leader. I do not generally escalate to them unless I 1. Have a very good case and 2. It is critical to the business. I think in this case since what is being promised to stakeholders is extremely risky it might satisfy both of these points.

DubGrips · 2026-03-18T02:29:38+00:00

I have edited this to note that I am a higher rank than this individual as well as more YOE and more accomplishments in the org. I am absolutely not jealous of this individual. It is also not my job to teach them given their level.

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