I didn't find anything in the TOS strictly forbidding it, though I wouldn't be surprised if I overlooked it. I figure it's still a win for Robinhood if they get more sign-ups.
Ok, thanks. I had just saw something like that for another service at some point so I thought it might be common.
For example, the Uber policy:
>Uber may, in its sole discretion, create referral and/or promotional codes ("Promo Codes") that may be redeemed for discounts on future Services and/or a Third Party Provider's services, or other features or benefits related to the Services and/or a Third Party Provider's services, subject to any additional terms that Uber establishes. You agree that Promo Codes: (i) must be used for the intended audience and purpose, and in a lawful manner; (ii) may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner, or made available to the general public (whether posted to a public form or otherwise), unless expressly permitted by Uber;
Reading it again that might not actually say what I thought it did.
That works. Anything I make, at least for money, gets donated or given away, pretty much. Some of the things I do result in my being given things like lasagna and fresh baked bread as payment. I eat that. I'd be crazy not to.
"Typically, the IYI [Intellectual Yet Idiot] get the first order logic right, but not second-order (or higher) effects making him totally incompetent in complex domains."
Speculation: Perhaps they use GAE, or another of Google's services as part of their stack. Or they use Google search heavily for looking up references.
Okay well that kind of makes sense thanks. I use google all the time for gmail, analytics, admob, google searches, etc, but there are alternatives to all of it.
Not exactly what you were asking for, but along those same lines. There are a set of skills which improve basically any career path--I've seen them called meta-skills, or super skills.
Off the top of my head:
Leadership, Public Speaking, Persuasion, Writing, Storytelling, Design, Mental models, Systems thinking, Mental focus, Nutrition/Exercise, etc.
Getting decently good at one (or more) of these won't take too long and will have immediate benefits to your current work and even your personal life.
Maybe try to find some aspect of marketing that you are interested in; it's a large field full of topics I'd imagine programmers would find interesting.
If I ran a company I'd want my employees to have shorter commutes anyway. A stressful drive in the morning can't be great for productivity.