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by Wurdan 1y ago
If you want to bring Apple and app store guidelines into this, then why aren't you calling them out for allowing this app on the market in the first place? Without that failure (which they're also making 30% on, let's not for
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by Wurdan 1y ago
She could probably pad her paycheques quite a bit with a book deal touting insider gossip, too.
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by Wurdan 1y ago
I think you’re somewhat overestimating the chances of getting Apple to take action with a single person’s report.
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by Wurdan 1y ago
I dunno if it meets your definition of legal, but "The EU Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online" seems to largely hinge around putting in effort to combat such things. The companies don't have to show that
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by Wurdan 1y ago
Isn't it also true that that area around Leipzig has been a thorn in the side of DB since the fall of the wall? I think I remember reading somewhere that the infrastructure in that area isn't ideal for high volume and speed of tra
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by Wurdan 1y ago
A CTO shouldn’t be “hoping”, a CTO should have been influencing those decisions (including pricing) all along. If he only realized the price was wrong when the product hit the shelves (while he was in bed recovering), then he has no place i
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by Wurdan 1y ago
Well you just met another. And I can count on one hand the number of peers who I've worked with who just want power.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
The article makes it clear that this was the passion project of Eri Miyahara, Secretary General of the local council and a woman herself. Though I'm sure you had noble intentions with this comment, it ignores the professional judgement
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by Wurdan 2y ago
It would probably also throw out a lot of false positives which would take time to check. Especially in works of fiction, writers could take liberties with non-standard spelling.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I look forward to the day when "good code" becomes as obvious as the best practices in some other engineering disciplines. I like the Practical Engineering YT channel and one thing I always find interesting is learning about all t
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by Wurdan 2y ago
And I can’t see a reason why it should be equal. Even if you strip the relationship down to its most basic principle, there is asymmetry. One party provides work with the expectation of pay, the other party providess pay with the expectatio
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I would be impressed by one of my reports saying “We’ve worked together to get me ready for the next step in my career, and I think more face time with our execs will help me take that step. Can you help me find opportunities to get it?” T
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Crazily oversimplified view of people. Just one thing you’ve missed: in addition to the axis of good/bad there’s an axis of experienced/inexperienced. Managers can be both good and inexperienced, in which case feedback is absolute
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Planned obsolescence isn't only a thing with fast moving technology either. Engineers design bridges with a finite lifespan in mind as well, and it's not because they think there'll be a much better bridge in X years. It&#x27
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I think both things are true. If you're on the struggle bus then you should prioritise self-sufficiency in the hiring process (as the post suggests) and be honest about what people are walking into (as you kind of suggest). But I think
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Rationalise - maybe. Romanticise - definitely not. If people want to leave I wouldn't blame them at all, and will happily write them a reference. But there's no point in me optimising for that decision, I need to optimise for the
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I'm also an engineering manager, currently working in a department that feels on fire, and I think there is good wisdom in the article. The part about not fostering a "us vs them" mentality was good food for thought, as I do
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I'm a 30-40 year old with absolutely no interest in making music, but I want every single thing which crosses my news feed from Teenage Engineering. So yeah, that checks out.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Out of curiosity, do you think those things are intrinsically hard, or is there a mutual escalation at play in some of these? Like I can imagine inspections are as hard as they are because you need to be prepared if weather becomes difficul
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Not all progress is good progress. Adding lead to paint was progress at the time. Same with using asbestos for insulation. We’ve since decided that the costs outweigh the benefits there. Regulators should and do weigh both the harm and
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by Wurdan 2y ago
My only concern is that some people sit with silent resentment about it. But that’s why I try encourage honesty and openness in 1-1s.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Oh, it’s fun that both words make sense with the meaning of the phrase. But I’ll toe the line of its usage better in future.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
As a manager in a company with an in-office policy which I don’t like - I will tow the policy line if I’m asked in an official capacity, otherwise it’s my ass. But if my DRs shirk the policy then the only reason I’ll take action is if HR ca
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Opportunistic applications are totally normal, and yes I’m a hiring engineering manager. If those aren’t caught in the recruitment process, then it’s the process that’s flawed.
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by Wurdan 2y ago
Including that language might improve performance on certain tasks, even if “reasoning” isn’t something LLMs are capable of. Heck, they’ve even been shown to sometimes perform better when you tell them to “Take a deep breath”: https:/
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by Wurdan 2y ago
I'd say you can add the time Altman threatened to pull OpenAI out of the EU if its regulation wasn't to his liking https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-may-leave-eu-if-re...
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by Wurdan 3y ago
A line in a Kurzgesagt video ( https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU ) a while back caught my attention. “Every generation assumes they’re important enough to witness the apocalypse.” I don’t think that’s the only factor in people w
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by Wurdan 3y ago
Not in my experience - juggling priorities is usually difficult enough when you're just trying to manage the C-suite's favourite ideas, or feature requests from the highest revenue customer, etc. Factoring in synergistic engineeri
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by Wurdan 3y ago
It also helps to be able to understand the tech enough to know if a certain approach is going to impact other initiatives which are further down the roadmap. One of my favourite questions I've been asked by a PM is "Will any of th
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by Wurdan 3y ago
Agree with the other comments saying that no experience is ever a waste. Even if you never work another day as a software engineer, that skill set and way of tackling problems will remain useful in anything you do. One thing I'd say ab

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