samhopkins.eth

Engineering @facebook. prev @aws, @Microsoft, uchicago alum, big tech shill

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

I majored in computer science because in 2012 https://t.co/u1q2g4JNn6 told me that coders would be rock stars and I just want to say I feel really misled Will

[William Guppy @w_guppy]

A man in his late twenties, after a promising start, rubs up against the limits of his IQ and begins to settle into his job.

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

Why would recruiters think I want to “build the future” with their startup when I don’t even want to build the present I’m just trying to buy a new mountain bike

[Carla Notarobot 🤖👩🏻‍💻 @CarlaNotarobot]

The existence of Google Earth, Apple Air, and Amazon Fire implies there must be a Microsoft Water.

[zhi @zhipan01]

FAANG mfs be like "it's a work day why u working?"

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@PartyRound samhopkins.eth

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@nicoglennon Sometimes they think the company mission is enough for you to give up $600k+ yearly tc and then the mission is just like “proptech”

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@hnkioko they believed they had better/more training data and therefore a better model/product. Classic ML company conflating model accuracy with product product value

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

Been talking to some early stage fintech teams lately and my favorite question to ask is “why do you think stripe won’t build this”. Kind of a lazy line of questioning but kept me from joining a doomed KYC/ID verification startup a year ago

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

Or if you rely on peer pressure/guilt from watching your teammates getting shit done to do any work at all like me

[Zak Kukoff @zck]

Remote is great if you're mid-career or focusing on lifestyle instead of work. But if you're 22, fresh out of school, and hungry — you'll take a big career hit starting remote.

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@smoreland4 @NotionHQ @salesforce stop

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@jongold samhopkins.eth

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

https://t.co/f4mc6RA9ue says @Uniswap V2 spent $23 mil spent on gas in last 30 days and their exchange volume was about $21 billion. Does this mean the average gas/swap was $913? #Ethereum #Uniswap

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@KlimaDAO the first ad results for klima dao on google is a phishing site served from klimmadao dot finance. They are asking for seed phrases to connect your wallet

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@KlimaDAO fyi there is an ad ranked above your organic result on google that resolves to https://t.co/simgqFR65q and they are phishing for seed phrases

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

Requesting faucet funds into 0x9d108b898bf42dC7D79e64c61d3821E5D228F154 on the #Rinkeby #Ethereum test network.

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@wikichen my dad could have told you this

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@laurieontech I think Java devs are way less enthusiastic about Java comparatively cuz it was already mature when they started using it. Javascript is only just graduating from the violent throws of puberty and everyone is excited and confused and has a lot to tweet

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@eyemightbewrong @jax__c @bryanrbeal you’re thoughts were worth sharing. @jax__c is just someone who thinks ignoring a recruiter makes them some kind of martyr

[samhopkins.eth @TeamShopkins]

@jax__c @eyemightbewrong @bryanrbeal crazy how FB doubled headcount in 2 years while “most people” turned them down. to be clear i’m not taking a stance on ANYTHING fb does as an employer, i’m just telling you that you are wrong because you are