RestlessMind

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by RestlessMind 1y ago
https://archive.is/r0Rgf
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What If Your Salary Is Too High for Today's Job Market?(wsj.com)
5 points by RestlessMind 1y ago|3 comments
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by RestlessMind 1y ago
Pray tell me what are the dark patterns in WhatsApp. My entire circle uses it purely because it is the best app out there. Signal, iMessage or Google's dozen or so chat apps do not come anywhere close.
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by RestlessMind 1y ago
> I don't see why... People need a trillion-dollar company for even simpler tasks like exchanging messages with their friends and families. Why? Because the UX and reliability of that option is superior to anything else. Which of c
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by RestlessMind 1y ago
“We went to the Acropolis [from London], had a three-course lunch, and everything came to 147 pounds each—about $160,” he recalled. “If I’d just bought a train ticket to Athens, that alone would have cost about $200.” something something ab
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An 8-Hour Vacation? Meet the Travelers Who Love 'Extreme Day Trips'(wsj.com)
1 points by RestlessMind 1y ago|2 comments
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by RestlessMind 1y ago
Is the CEO working at 4 companies in a transparent manner, approved by the boards of their companies? Then I don't see any problem. If you want to work at 4 companies and your 4 managers don't have a problem with it, then go for i
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Jamie Diamond – "Fucking Zoom"(twitter.com)
3 points by RestlessMind 2y ago|2 comments
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
Good. So earlier, you had a good well-paying job but no good housing. Now you have neither. Sigh.
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
I have been saying this since 2021 ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27696235 , https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29784222 ) This was totally predictable. If your job can be shipped to Kansas from SV b
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
> nah. both sides actively propagandize about each other. Not really. The insinuation that ChatGPT won't talk about Israeli war crimes is nonsense. I just shared my interaction in a sibling comment thread. American system, with all
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
I just did and ChatGPT gave me a good response. me: "what are the war crimes committed by Israel in the latest Gaza war" ChatGPT: During the recent Gaza conflict that began in October 2023, several international organizations and
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
https://archive.is/niQc8
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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?(nytimes.com)
1 points by RestlessMind 2y ago|1 comments
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
Economist in Oct: "The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust" https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/10/14/the-amer... Mario Dragi in Sep: "First – and most imp
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
Zelle has a limit on the amount I can transfer, especially for new contacts. And it is precisely new contacts where I need to make a big payment, latest example being the contractor to remodeled my kitchen and didn't want credit card p
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
Diplomacy only works when both sides are playing fair. If China is going to ban US apps unilaterally, US should reciprocate in kind.
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
If it's going to help US in any way, why not? TikTok is eating the lunch of US social media apps so fair to play the protectionism game.
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
Germany and a lot of other European countries do a lot of cool cutting edge research. Problem though is that one needs to commercialize it via products and services to reap the benefits. That happens a lot in the US/UK. See the sibling
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
How much of that is because of US colonialism and how much is on the Europeans themselves who display some of the most conservative (with a small c) attitudes? Mario Draghi's report was a good rebuke to the EU mindset and culture.
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
> Reciprocity is not a good idea. Sometimes it is. Especially, if an adversary is bad to you, you should not be good to him. You should be equally bad, or sometimes worse. That's how wars are won. Those who are nice to enemies becau
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
2. The game can be slightly different. "hey, we are open by default. but if an authoritarian regimes wants to exploit our openness by marketing their apps while at the same time banning our apps from their market, then we will strike b
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
NatSec should not even be needed. A simpler reason could be that China bans foreign social media apps from operating in China, so Chinese apps should be treated as such.
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
I mean, what do you expect? The dude asked Xi Jinping to name his unborn kid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/china-s-president-...
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
> There’s definitely roles which have to be in person, and those people should come to office. For Eng Mangers to do their job effectively, they need engineers in office too. I discussed that in detail in a sibling comment to your parent
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
> Have you ever thought of why? I have. Here is why in person interaction works better for me. I learn a lot from someone's body language and multiple subtle cues - eye contact, fidgeting, arms and hands, direction in which toes are
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
> plus the recent talks of off-shoring I agree with all the factors you cited. On this specific one though, it is on the stupidity of American workers enamored by remote working and couldn't think one step ahead. If your job can be
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
It is interesting to observe the wedge issues in the US - from gay rights and abortion in 2000's to abortion and BLM in 2010's to trans issues in 2020's. These affect a tiny minority but inflame passions in a big way. At the
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
To put it another way - I have seen a lot of Claudine Gay's at work. Generally smart women, checking all the DEI boxes, given juicy opportunities way beyond their abilities. People from other demographics have to struggle a lot to get
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by RestlessMind 2y ago
[Aside: thanks for engaging in a civil manner, really appreciate that] > Their kids still don't end up as programmers I can see that there could be racism which prevents upper middle class black kids from becoming programmers. Do yo

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