<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: pashabitz</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pashabitz</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:42:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=pashabitz" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "AI uses less water than the public thinks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is a hilariously misleading "study" and I would bet "beer" wasn't chosen arbitrarily for comparison:<p>The important difference WRT beer is that the water used in the process likely in a larger part goes towards... the beer itself. This in turn is going into the person who drinks it. So, the water here is actually hydrating human beings.<p>This can be argued as one of the 2-3 absolutely necessary uses of water. Hydrating people.<p>So, spending less than the beer industry is not that great of an achievement.<p>However, a casual reader may see comparison to "beer" and think "oh yeah, beer, just a random thing out of a million, so yeah AI is totally ordinary".<p>Which is a very incorrect conclusion to reach.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:36:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980717</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980717</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47980717</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just got off a call with recruiter. Completely dishonest in the job posting.
Stay away!<p>This role is advertising comp range of $200,000-$320,000
<a href="https://tbkbank.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/tfin/details/Staff-Software-Engineer_REQ-4581?q=staff" rel="nofollow">https://tbkbank.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/tfin/details/Sta...</a><p>Actual range delivered to me on a phone call with their recruiter is $200,000-$240,000<p>I have no idea why you would do this but they do.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:08:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825231</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825231</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Your comp philosophy: principle #1 - transparency. Specifically mentioning not revealing details long into a hiring process as a bad practice.<p>Your job req - no comp range provided.<p>Why?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45813605</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45813605</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45813605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Tether is now the 17th largest holder of US debt"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>17th <i>if comparing to sovereign states</i>.
There is way more debt held by private domestic investors as well as government agencies.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:12:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45748869</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45748869</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45748869</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What should we teach kids in the age of AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/what-should-we-teach-kids-in-the-age-of-ai/">https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/what-should-we-teach-kids-in-the-age-of-ai/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44075045">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44075045</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 18:06:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/what-should-we-teach-kids-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44075045</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44075045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Broke Coding Interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/ai-broke-coding-interviews/">https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/ai-broke-coding-interviews/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44054562">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44054562</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 18:26:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.pashabitz.com/posts/ai-broke-coding-interviews/</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44054562</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44054562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "AWS Icon Quiz"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I hope this is made by an obsessive graphic designer at AWS who's lost one too many arguments.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:36:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37343370</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37343370</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37343370</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Show HN: I wrote a free eBook about many lesser-known/secret database tricks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A person gives you a whole book they wrote for free and you're complaining about asking for an email? WTF</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:04:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33835164</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33835164</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33835164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Human Chess is a chess variant where playing the top engine move is forbidden"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>LOL I read this title as a "Showerthoughts", just stating a funny fact about "normal" chess.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:40:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33817698</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33817698</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33817698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step Mobile | Software Engineer, Data | Full Time | Palo Alto or Remote (US timezones) | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>We are building the best bank for the next generation.
Still a small team, strong traction.
Lots of stuff to build and an outsized impact for individuals.<p>I'm the hiring manager. Looking for someone who's versatile and a strong end-to-end owner.<p>email me: pasha at step dot com</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:26:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33423450</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33423450</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33423450</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering Roles | Palo Alto, CA | Onsite OR Remote in the US | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Our mission is to improve the financial future of the next generation.<p>To do so we're building the best bank for young people.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and growing our team fast.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early. Make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-</a>...<p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:46:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583579</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583579</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583579</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering roles | Palo Alto, CA and REMOTE | Full-time | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Step is building the best bank for the next generation.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and accelerating growing our eng team.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early on, make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-raises-100m-series-c-announces-steph-currys-investment/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-...</a><p><a href="https://step.com/press/step-announces-plans-for-a-new-crypto-and-stock-investment-product" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/press/step-announces-plans-for-a-new-crypto...</a><p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 17:06:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31237836</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31237836</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31237836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering Roles | Palo Alto, CA | Onsite OR Remote in the US | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Our mission is to improve the financial future of the next generation.<p>To do so we're building the best bank for young people.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and growing our team fast.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early. Make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-</a>...<p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:07:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30879708</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30879708</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30879708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering Roles | Palo Alto, CA | Onsite OR Remote in the US | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Step is building the best bank for the next generation.<p>We've reached 1.5 million users (!) in less than six months from launch.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and accelerating growing our eng team.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early on, make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-</a>...<p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29783694</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29783694</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29783694</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering Roles | Palo Alto, CA | Onsite OR Remote in the US | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Step is building the best bank for the next generation.<p>We've reached 1.5 million users (!) in less than six months from launch.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and accelerating growing our eng team.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early on, make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-</a>...<p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:25:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29069881</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29069881</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29069881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering Roles | SF Bay Area and Remote (US) | Full-time | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Our mission is to improve the financial future of the next generation.
To do so, we're building the best bank for the next generation.<p>We've launched in October 2020 and in April 2021 surpassed 1.5 million users on the platform and raised $100M.
<a href="https://step.com/press/step-raises-100-million-in-series-c-funding-and-surpasses-1-5-million-users" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/press/step-raises-100-million-in-series-c-f...</a><p>The engineering team is still small.
Join if you want to work on a variety of interesting problems, take ownership, learn a ton and grow very fast.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers, feel free to reach out pasha at step dot com , or apply online <a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:29:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28720496</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28720496</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28720496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Step | All Engineering roles | SF Bay | Full-time | <a href="https://step.com" rel="nofollow">https://step.com</a><p>Step is building the best bank for the next generation.<p>We've reached 1.5 million users (!) in less than six months from launch.<p>We're at the most interesting point in time in a startup: strong traction and PMF, a ton of stuff to build nearly from scratch and accelerating growing our eng team.<p>Very well funded and it's still very early on, make a huge impact and learn a lot.<p>I'm one of the hiring managers in eng - feel free to reach out: pasha at step com<p>Some recent news about us<p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-raises-100m-series-c-announces-steph-currys-investment/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/teen-banking-service-step-...</a><p>Open roles:<p><a href="https://step.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://step.com/careers</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:17:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28038640</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28038640</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28038640</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>great idea!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:59:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649440</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649440</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>great idea!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:58:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649421</link><dc:creator>pashabitz</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649421</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25649421</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pashabitz in "Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Looking for a co-founder to do growth, sales and bizdev for a new project:<p><a href="https://less-dev.com" rel="nofollow">https://less-dev.com</a> - a tool for software engineering teams to accelerate development of cloud software components (e.g. databases, APIs, batch processes).<p>The differentiator vs. no-code and low-code tools: enterprise-grade features built-in and no loss of control: it's open-source, can be run on your own cloud, can always export everything, data and code.<p>I am Pasha, previously technical co-founder at a startup and many other roles in software engineering co's. I'm in the Bay Area.<p>bio: pashabitz on LinkedIn<p>ping me: pavelbitz at gmail</p>
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