sardonicbryan

The T in TSMC is Taiwan, not Thailand.

At my company, the most senior ICs (Principal Engineer, Chief Architect) report into the CTO, so the "manager" in this scenario they don't make more than their direct "manager," but likely more than every other manager in the org.

I think this is a pretty common structure for companies that actually have an IC track that goes being senior engineer.

I used to be like you until I discovered the thewirecutter.com. I own their recommended bluetooth speaker and it's been great. I've also bought luggage, a TV, <$20 ear buds, packing cubes and more based on their recs. I know this sounds like an advert, but it really is that awesome.

Once again science fiction has explored why something like this might not be a great idea (minor spoilers ahead).

Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" explores some of the pitfalls of exploiting the mentally disabled in service of a ubiquitous surveillance state.

On the off chance that there is any confusion, the story itself is titled "Story of Your Life," and it is also part of a collection of short stories published as "Stories of Your Life."

You should try the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. Just finished reading it, it's the story that Arrival is based on. Haven't seen the movie yet, but the story managed to blow my mind in the same way Death's End did.

Are you kidding me? This was literally the plot of an episode of Black Mirror this season.

Are soup kitchens assholes because Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi are making a big deal about "changing the world" through Locol?

While I am sympathetic to cost of living issues, I think describing moving as "traumatizing" is being quite overdramatic. As a kid, I moved from the Bay Area to another country at age 8 because of my Dad's job, changed schools again for 7th and 8th grade then moved again to a 3rd city for high school. While there was definitely an adjustment period at each new place, I think learning to deal with new environments is a pretty useful life skill to have, and as an adult I would active seek to have my future kids live in a few different places.

Yeah yeah, it's always a lot nicer to do that because I have a choice, I get that. I just think that level of hyperbole doesn't help the discussion at all.

I think the intended usage for this spreadsheet is more along the lines of "derived," as in where does X derive their current wealth from, or "What current holdings qualify the person for this list." Otherwise this table would involve an order of magnitude more research and editorializing. For example, Elon Musk has "Tesla" listed as his source even though as we know his initial wealth came from Paypal. At least, that is the usage that seems to best fit with what's in the spreadsheet.

As a former TA, I can tell you that I got so few requests for help that it wouldn't have taken much to respond to everyone.

As a hiring manager who assigns a case study as a core component of the interview process, I can tell you that how an interviewee engages during the case study process predicts about 80% of the quality of the case study -- ie. do they ask clarifying questions about the prompt, do they ask about the expected format/level of effort, do they submit something for feedback before coming in, etc.