snoop_a_loop

Re:Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a... on Saturday December 28, 2013 @12:48AM (#6974119)

I know you want to show everybody how clever you are, but come on, this comment is not productive. I ask that you restrain yourself from being a troll, and be respectful.

Re:Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a... on Friday December 27, 2013 @11:25PM (#6973930)

So retarded, seems my post got flagged. Mysterious dropped from the front page to page 3. Not sure why, there is some great discussion and feedback here. My biggest complaint about HN is that its not a true democracy, there are a few with god powers that influence all the content.

Re:Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a... on Friday December 27, 2013 @09:47PM (#6973644)

Everybody accepts drinking coffee or caffeine, but its clearly "performance" improving. There is even a culture of providing adderall to employees if they want. Do investors frown upon those activities?

Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?

Posted by snoop_a_loop on Friday December 27, 2013 @09:30PM
from the self-post dept.

Throw away account. I have a startup in San Francisco, and smoking weed actually is quite therapeutic. It is an outlet for stress and the never-ending wall of burden. Development and startups are evolving so fast, and it often feels like you are never adequate. You always need to be learning and using X new language or technology. My startup is the hardest thing I've done so far in my life.The...

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