rsweeney21

I'm guessing you have 0 insight into how monopolies work.

I work in integrity (keeping bad stuff off the platform). My job is to reduce the harm Meta causes. So I'm at peace with myself. I don't think I could work in any other area of Meta though.

I also work at Meta. The chaos and instability is awful. But I think they could fire pretty much everyone and the ads business would still continue to grow at nearly the same rate.

I think it will take a very long time for leadership to feel the effects of what they've done.

I work at Meta.

1) Work with top minds in ML 2) Money

But I have enough money now and no amount of more money (that Meta could reasonably offer for my role) would make it worth staying. This place sucks now.

If building an app on a platform does not increase the networks effects of that platform, this will always be the outcome.

Good platforms get more valuable with more apps: iOS, Windows, etc

Bad platforms don't get better with more apps: reddit, netflix, twitter. So they always end up killing the API.

I put them in ziploc sandwich or snack bags. Keeps them from getting tangled, easy to see what each one is, and easy to rummage through.

I work for Meta. Do you have any examples of this on Meta platforms? (Facebook/Instagram?)

I owned zip folders for a while during the windows Vista days. I could have sworn the code was originally purchased, not written by someone at Microsoft. Honestly, it looked like it had been run through an obfuscator. I assumed that the original author had done that to ensure it was difficult for Microsoft to make changes/improvements.

I still have nightmares about that code. :)

I'm currently self employed, but I just accepted a role in big tech. After 4 years I was able to set up my recruiting company to run without me, so I can earn about $300K-$500K per year from that, plus my full-time salary.

I'm also working on a new SaaS product (co-pilot + CRM for small recruiting agencies). I'm looking for someone to work on it with me. Tech stack is svelte kit + node + python for custom models. I have an audience of 160K followers on LinkedIn, mostly recruiters, that I can reach when the product is launched.

If you are looking for an interesting side project that will generate revenue, email robert at getditto dot com.

It's still strange to me to work in a field of computer science where we say things like "we're not exactly sure how these numbers (hyper parameters) affect the result, so just try a bunch of different values and see which one works best."

You should answer the question...

Love the section "Valetudo is a garden"

"But, at the end of the day, you must understand that it is still privately-owned. You’re on someone else’s property over which you have no power at all. You will have to show the necessary respect. And - most importantly - you need to understand that letting you into this garden is a gift and should be treated as such.

If you don’t like this garden because you don’t like how it’s structured, or you feel like it’s missing something, or maybe I choose the wrong flowers to plant over there that’s fine. It’s just not for you then. You can leave at any time.

There is simply no ground to stand on to demand change to the garden."