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by aiiane 11y ago
Along these lines, we have a joke at Google that all of our problems are just transforming one protocol buffer into another.
152.
by aiiane 11y ago
I'm curious what the latency is like for interactions, given the human element.
153.
by aiiane 11y ago
There's a difference between telling a lie and being sneaky. Amazon didn't lie about this, it's true. But they definitely spent a lot of time implying that you'd be getting the same app you'd get elsewhere, just for
154.
by aiiane 11y ago
Not mentioning ads at all in an announcement about a service that adds ads to apps to replace the fee isn't being sneaky?
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by aiiane 11y ago
Still, it's kind of underhanded to emphasize the "it's like the premium apps, but free!" as if it's some revolutionary new model... when in reality it's just the typical ad-supported version of an app that cust
156.
by aiiane 11y ago
The NYT's backends (for saving recipes etc) appear to be 503ing right now...
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by aiiane 11y ago
In Chrome, at least, Ctrl+Shift+D works. So might be an implementation detail.
158.
by aiiane 11y ago
Attempting to list out each and every individual instance where a piece of data might be used does not a good privacy policy make.
159.
by aiiane 11y ago
Not really. If the router auto-updates, it has to get that update from somewhere. If anything, being able to push firmware is more powerful than being able to push configuration.
160.
by aiiane 11y ago
Of course it's going to be a tough sell for some people. We could launch a potato and it'd be a tough sell for some people, let alone launching a WiFi router. :) At the end of the day you either trust the information made availabl
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by aiiane 11y ago
Team turnover vs. company turnover. It's one thing to learn a new project, another to learn the entire ecosystem.
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by aiiane 11y ago
I've worked with teams that are based in the Google office in Boulder, CO and visited them a few times - it's a nice office.
163.
by aiiane 11y ago
Google tried it (search for Google ITA PSS).
164.
by aiiane 11y ago
Jack the barrier. Bring the noise.
165.
by aiiane 11y ago
There's a better way now. Click the notifications bell and then in the popup, click on the gear icon - you can check and uncheck boxes to customize which Google products show notifications there.
166.
by aiiane 11y ago
Why else do you think we're turning down the old one? :)
167.
by aiiane 11y ago
Any photos that were in G+ Photos are now in Google Photos.
168.
by aiiane 11y ago
No. That would be disrespecting fellow Googlers who provided their salary under a specific set of expectations, which did not include public release.
169.
by aiiane 11y ago
Perhaps you are not aware of the fact that the person tweeting no longer works at that company anyway, having changed employers a while ago.
170.
by aiiane 11y ago
Speculation is exactly what it is.
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by aiiane 11y ago
As in https://twitter.com/coryaltheide/status/622165475502362624
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by aiiane 11y ago
Confirming this.
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by aiiane 11y ago
Believe it or not, it's illegal for companies in the US to prevent employees from discussing their salaries.
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by aiiane 11y ago
No. It's not available externally.
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by aiiane 11y ago
I wrote a tool a while ago (4 years? my, time flies) that does exactly what's requested there (bisects across merge commits): https://github.com/ayust/misc/blob/master/bisect-merges
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by aiiane 11y ago
Letting the perfect be the enemy of the good isn't great either.
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by aiiane 11y ago
It's far more likely the Googler was referring to Google's variant of Perforce, which is what is used for most internal projects.
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by aiiane 11y ago
https://play.google.com/store/music/category/WORLD - it's a decent start, and it'll almost certainly continue to get larger.
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by aiiane 11y ago
"This Satan guy is still the best babysitter in my opinion. Doesn't cost a fortune, always has the kids in bed when we get home, and they love him. Only requires us to sacrifice one of them on an altar to him when they reach middl
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Google to report driverless car accidents going forward(usatoday.com)
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