I know HN will rip this to shreds because it's Gates and this is HN but I look forward to reading his annual letter each year. It's nice to read a optimistic take on the worlds direction once in a while, among the daily pessimistic domerism.
I agree with you, but it might not be completely irrational to buy an about to be bankrupt company. If the assets on book is sufficiently larger than the stock price, investors might get a payout when it gets sold off after fees. When Enron was liquidated, the last investors that bought the stock ended with an 8x RoI (according to an Acquired episode). Still an insane gamble obviously.
A friend of mine just delivered a MAUI project and his opinion is that it is not production ready. He said that fundamental things like correct back button behavior is broken. I don't know any more specifics, but do serious critical research before choosing MAUI.
I think he means that you just don't tell anyone that you now only work 6 hours a day instead of the 7.5 hours you used to. If your productivity is approximately the same no one will be able to tell. Requires you to be in a position where you are not strictly supervised of course.
I'm on my first reread. Despite some pacing problems, I really enjoy the feelings of hope hpmor inspires in me. That humanity can conquer death and overcome our problems, and that in the far future our ascendants will look back on the struggles we faced here in our cradle with wonder. I have never found another work like it. Maybe hn can recommend me something?
He probably means that when it comes time to hire they will ask existing employees if they know any good candidates before they start making posts on job boards
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