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Re:Twitter: Years After the Alphabet Acquisition on Saturday February 13, 2016 @01:13PM (#11094971)
Why is there an earnings call if it's wholly owned by Alphabet?
Nice idea. I'd genuinely like to see this open sourced. I could see it slotting into some of our efforts.
Re:Dear brilliant students: Please consider not doing a PhD. on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @08:27PM (#5100821)
I'm defending my PhD on friday too! Good luck to us.

The article strikes a chord with me and what I see around me. There are serious structural issues and being a PhD student is a surprisingly weak position. I am glad you are finally managing to finish.