pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Replacing butter with vegetable oils does not cut heart disease risk (2016)
I'm a software engineer with a huge ego and thus an opinion on this.
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pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Google Code-In winner whose Cameroon hometown is cut off from the internet
Don't for get that some people who think they are smart really are.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: 2017 State of Global Tech Salaries
Money is a systematic lack of empathy.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn
People argue from lack of empathy.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Why I moved from Angular to React
I'm sure many people moved from Angular to React and didn't feel the need to be social about it.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Cruise Shows Off Level 4 Skills in SF, Passing Uber and Maybe Waymo
Researchers have egos and do not honestly report shortcomings.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Craig Newmark donates $500k to reduce harassment on Wikipedia
Instead of typing on Hacker News, why not become successful and do it yourself?
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
sniff
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
neat link.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Likely true, although I was referring to playing them.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Thanks--everyone. I don't vote here, but appreciate the thoughts.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
In my case, I'd need to convince my parents or trustee to start loaning out the money. I suppose that makes it a loan or angel arrangement over a donation. True about small businesses. My dad's mainly into apartments, commercial real estate, and housing on long term (rented) basis. Myself I work as a programmer in a small business. More to life than the BIG FOUR or whoever wants to become the fifth.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
will consider.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Well I know a mid 8 figure only-child family, but don't know or lie about knowing "10 figure parents".
I'm working and getting a $28k bonus for evading the gift tax--that's fine for now. My parents would know about that part. I have the pressure to present any business ideas to my parents, or even the trustee. Video games frankly seem tempting.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Interesting. I'm aware of angel investing, and appreciate that low investments can single-handedly push a concept forward.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Might be something to do if they die.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: 8 figure parents
Already have MS computer engineering.
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Building Jarvis
Nice honesty. Try having empathy for Mark--maybe that will help?
pinnbert | 9 years ago | on: Building Jarvis
This, written with PHP and Objective C, is far more inspirational than the career-infused blog postings typical here.
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