rubyron

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I'm a serial tech entrepreneur. Have done a couple EIR stints at Sequoia and co-founded a YC company. Spent 9 years in the Valley and currently live in Austin.
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Comment · 2 years ago
As I was reading this, I was mentally preparing my reply to call BS on your story, as no instructor would do this on your first lesson.

Glad to see the twist at the end - great story!

Comment · 2 years ago
TIL about a 2,000 lb "manhole cover" (big armored plate they welded on the end of a pipe to contain (HA!) the explosion) that got launched into the atmosphere in 1957 by a nuclear explosion test, leaving ground at 150,000 mph (220,000 fps). Spoiler: it probably vaporized.
Comment · 3 years ago
Prometh? Trying to process that product name. Is it promise with a lisp, or are you in favor of meth?
Comment · 3 years ago
They need a fake hand to rise up and wave over the steering wheel so pedestrians will know they’re waiting for them.
Comment · 3 years ago
Could heat the place with GPUs.
Comment · 3 years ago
didn’t think I needed the /s
Comment · 3 years ago
This would be great to use on my sites so users choose stronger passwords.

Is there an api planned, or is it open source?

Comment · 3 years ago
Pretty much every browser extension can/must do that.
Comment · 3 years ago
Something you never want to hear from your lawyer, or doctor, is that your case is interesting.
Comment · 3 years ago
Clippai™
Comment · 3 years ago
Probably the same number. Almost every startup in SF uses SVB by default.

edit: misread. My estimate of at least 30% of VC-funded startups in SV using SVB stands. It’s recommended as the default by most investors.

Comment · 3 years ago
Maybe the 10% quit over that, and they spun it as layoffs.
Comment · 3 years ago
NSAIDs are anti-inflammatories. Analgesics are anti-pain. Completely different mechanisms.

I had arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in my knee this year. My doc (well-respected pro sports ortho in Austin) put me on ice and rather long term Naproxen (NSAID). So not every doc has gotten with or believes in the new thinking.

Comment · 3 years ago
> All I can say is that I have never been so insulted (even by the likes of my moronic sister (who seems to delight in making me uncomfortable (and she is so good at it, knowing just how to push my buttons (which I think is a skill that all siblings possess to some extent (which I believe proves some sort of genetic link (despite the fact that I really enjoyed genetics in school (relating on so many levels to Gregor Mendel and his peas (but of course peas make me gag, since my throat swells when I eat them)))))))) as I was by someone suggesting that I have ADD.

Brilliant.

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