Grows up with slight autism, bullied in school, never really found girls or a cool crew, was outcast, missed out on all typical fun shit; parties, drinking and girls. He leaves college with CS quals and goes straight into big tech, basically coddled his entire life with big institutions, now making ...Read more
Went to multiple open house in south bay. We were the only one there, rest are all neighbors. Even the seller agent is saying that seller has high expectation for the price and houses are sitting longer in the market. The house prices are falling. #housing #mortgage
I had it so good at Spotify. Pay was good enough, I enjoyed the work, WLB was good, and I was a high performer. Then I threw it all away because I was restless and decided to chase more money. So I ended up at a very high-stress job where I was miserable. Sadly I might never be able to return to Sp...Read more
Both in big tech 10 years. Both burned in startups for 4 years before. We have twins under a year. Living in South Bay. Monthly expenses 6k for daycare, 6k for House PITI, 3k other expenses. Travel 30k yearly. The total lifestyle costs 210k yearly. NW 6M HHTC 6+5 1.1M Portfolio 3M in MSFT 1.1M in 4...Read more
Iran’s President just confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. I suspect foul play by “our greatest ally”. The long arm of the “only democracy” in the Middle East might have just started another world war. They got him like they got JFK. Stocks will crash this week if Iran announces a strong retaliati...Read more
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-plan-admit-gazans-us-140054555.html They will enter with GC. H1B folks you worked hard for your education , worked hard for your organizations, paid taxes, followed rules but you didn’t get GC. Uncle Joe is rubbing salt on your wounds with his policy.
Let's face it, there is no need for tens of thousands of software engineering jobs if modern ChatGPT can code almost everything you can describe in human language. Sure, some roles are still needed to oversee the high-level picture and architect the solutions. But the point is, your ordinary day-to...Read more
GS $330k TC HF $230k TC Entry level Quant Research job with PM at HF $10Bn AUM vs VP role as Quant Engineer at Goldman Sachs. Since breaking into HF has been tough so I am tending towards it and it also has future growth into Sub PM. HF role TC is slightly lower compared to my current TC.
“Southeast Asia” = Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, etc. So I’m Korean, and I have no problem being friends with Southeast Asians (I’m pretty friendly with a Vietnamese colleague at work), and my parents are pretty liberal. The thing is, when it comes to marriage, I really jus...Read more
Trying to learn more about Palestinians living in the West Bank. This seems so wrong and I can see why every human rights group has labeled Israel an apartheid state
Seeing that BRICS is becoming the new Nazis and the new Axis, should the Free World unite now to knock BRICS out before they become a bigger threat to humanity? The helicopter crash in Iran is a good start. What if we could arrange for Putin, Xi, Modi, the South African president, Lula, the Hamas ...Read more
I’ve noticed some terrible drivers in the sf Bay Area and Im starting to notice patterns. Explain why / add to the list. TC 💰💰💰
<rant> Was laid off from the startup after a few years where I was the first engineer and built the entire system from scratch. Burnt out and was let go as I wasn’t thrilled anymore. Went through some tier2 and alike companies interviews in the past few months and got rejected due to multiple
I feel in India people are warm and welcoming. In US everything feels transactional. People interact to the point with you and for a purpose. I have never felt that oneness with people out here. In India people care for you and have emotions. Even a roadside vendor can empathize with you. I feel lik...Read more
For 1.2M, 4000 sqft homes are both pretty comparable. Which location is a better choice?
Of course the answer is - get a good attorney But what are the keys points to consider? Background: seattle area. Was coming late night from a party where I had a few beers. A cop was behind me and stopped me, asked the necessary details and asked me to step out. Did an eye test and then a prelim ...Read more
I think writing code/building algorithms requires more intelligence than any other task. Nothing comes close. Surgery is mechanical work, not much problem solving. Law is just memorization. Finance is mostly number crunching. Marketing/sales is just talk. Programmers are the smartest people in the...Read more
The president and the foreign minister of Iran died of a helicopter "accident." Who was behind it?