Hacker News: melindajb

New comment by melindajb in "Mystery 'golden egg' found on ocean floor"

melindajb — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:18:00 +0000

It’s like no one’s seen “Alien.”

(Humor!)

New comment by melindajb in "Appeals court rules White House likely overstepped 1st Amendment on social media"

melindajb — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:12:06 +0000

As you know the most brutally totalitarian regimes suppress speech that contradicts the views of those in power(edit). The Comparison of the American government’s decision to tamp down on the algorithmic reach of misinformation during a pandemic to a totalitarian regime is neither fair not an accurate; and frankly is hyperbolic.

New comment by melindajb in "Appeals court rules White House likely overstepped 1st Amendment on social media"

melindajb — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:11:04 +0000

I get to say what I observe. When I read the comment history of the angriest folks on this thread, it’s never anger on anyone else’s behalf but their own.

New comment by melindajb in "Appeals court rules White House likely overstepped 1st Amendment on social media"

melindajb — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:31:28 +0000

I find it fascinating how angry people on HN get about this particular issue; but rarely seem as concerned about the fundamental human rights violation of banning medications and medical procedures for one half the population.

Yes, this is relevant; and I say this as a former life long libertarian: I wanted the government out of my life in most ways; and that included laws on abortion, marijuana and others.

What I learned with life experience was that I benefitted from being part of a society, and I have to both give as well as take.

sometimes, I get less...a lot less to be honest. and sometimes i get more. and hopefully the balance works out over a lifetime.

Watching the foaming rage about words; but remaining silent when actual people are dying due to the actually tyrannical governments in the southern united states, belies the real motivation of a great many people.

New comment by melindajb in "Appeals court rules White House likely overstepped 1st Amendment on social media"

melindajb — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:25:46 +0000

It's sad that you're being downvoted only because you disagreed with the prevailing pov here.

for all its talk of being an open exchange of ideas, HN often devolves into exactly the opposite.

New comment by melindajb in "Appeals court rules White House likely overstepped 1st Amendment on social media"

melindajb — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:23:03 +0000

what should they be based on?

One way in america we've always defined free speech is this:

"your right to swing your fist ends when it lands on my face."

I don't think people have a right to free speech when that speech is purposely, and I do mean purposely because it was done on purpose, designed to spread misinformation in such a way that others are harmed by it.

There are limits to free speech, and the conversation ends with Popper's paradox.

New comment by melindajb in "Peloton CEO quit after laying off 2,800. A lesson about how not to lead (2022)"

melindajb — Wed, 24 May 2023 20:15:50 +0000

There’s no way silicon valley would have realized the importance of the content in the equation. The talent is absolutely a huge part of the success. There are multiple huge facebook and ig groups for some of the most popular instructors. It’s a moat.

I started out with a different bike but eventually bought a peloton because the community and integration was so much better than bike + tablet.

Plus I love stretching, yoga, pilates, meditation.

During cancer I couldn’t ride. But those chair and standing yoga classes made an enormous difference in my state of mind and health.

I wish it wasn’t so hard for a few folks here to see that passion and emotion for a brand has value.

That said, there are enormous opportunities in front of Peloton. It’s time to get some Silicon Valley leadership in there to apply product led growth initiatives.

New comment by melindajb in "Peloton CEO quit after laying off 2,800. A lesson about how not to lead (2022)"

melindajb — Wed, 24 May 2023 20:10:14 +0000

It’s fascinating to see on hacker news of all places, the negativity towards a founder with a very successful exit.

New comment by melindajb in "Observations about writing and commenting on the internet"

melindajb — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:09:14 +0000

The irony was not lost on me either. but I really did agree with a lot of the piece. :) To his point, again.

New comment by melindajb in "Observations about writing and commenting on the internet"

melindajb — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:03:22 +0000

"It’s puzzling that there isn’t a stronger tradition of “user testing” for writing. Occasionally I’ll give a friend something I’ve written and implore them, “Please circle anything that makes you feel even slightly unhappy for any reason whatsoever.” Then I’ll ask them what they were thinking at each point. There are always “bugs” everywhere: Belaboring of obvious points, ambiguous phrases, unnecessary antagonistic language, tangential arguments about controversial things that don’t matter, etc."

This is called an editor. They're invaluable!

New comment by melindajb in "A simple system I’m using to stay in touch with hundreds of people"

melindajb — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:56:44 +0000

Clickup does this very well-lets you decide if you want to create a new instance no matter what, or whether you want to create a relative recurrence when the task is complete.

So in the case of furnace filters: create quarterly, then push next one out x days once marked complete.

In the case of rent, it's always due the 1st of the month regardless of whether I pay on the 2nd or the 31st.

New comment by melindajb in "The software industry is going through the “disposable plastic” crisis"

melindajb — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:21:24 +0000

cleaning up unicorn poop has been an excellent business. Nice to see it will continue for awhile.

Gamergate leader arrested on 2 felony counts of assaulting a police officer

melindajb — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:39:09 +0000

Article URL: http://www.dailydot.com/via/gamergate-ethan-ralph-arrested/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12448006

Points: 4

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New research shows women ask for raises as often as men–they just don’t get them

melindajb — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:27:03 +0000

Article URL: http://qz.com/774586/new-research-shows-women-do-ask-for-raises-as-often-as-men-do-they-just-dont-get-them/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12447885

Points: 2

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New comment by melindajb in "Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup"

melindajb — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:11:21 +0000

depends on the level. with Execs you get a double trigger if you're let go after a liquidity event (essentially all your stock vests so you don't get shafted.

Young people rarely if ever have the leverage to negotiate severance, but If you can, I'd say 2 months at a minimum plus 1 month for each year. Chances are that in a small startup the reason you get nothing is that they go out of business. And if you're a marketer, doubly so.

As I always say, engineers get aqui-hired. And marketers get acqui-fired.

New comment by melindajb in "Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup"

melindajb — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:05:27 +0000

and yet silicon valley says it's impossible that discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, and age isn't happening. Not you, per se, just in general everyone believes the scam but the rest is "just a matter of opinion."

As for me I am entirely unsurprised because I've literally seen it all. and it happens more often than most people realize. the more desperate you are to be here, the more people will take advantage of you.

It's very similar to the way young girls who want to be actresses or models get "discovered" by pornographers.

New comment by melindajb in "Can you fundraise in Silicon Valley while pregnant?"

melindajb — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 01:59:20 +0000

This thinking in this thread is the reason women are leaving tech in droves.

New comment by melindajb in "Chronos Will Turn Any Watch into a Smartwatch"

melindajb — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:16:18 +0000

Indeed. but I also want to listen to spotify while I run. Doesn't seem any of those can do that, but if I'm missing something I'd love to know. I also want that data to go into runkeeper.

This mathematical formula shows that all-male panels are sexist

melindajb — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:16:52 +0000

Article URL: http://qz.com/524694/524694/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10420796

Points: 1

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How Tech Devalues Social Media Workers

melindajb — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:29:07 +0000

Article URL: https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/how-tech-devalues-social-media-workers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10394986

Points: 2

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