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by cmsonger 6y ago
> On the other hand, do we really want a handful of unelected billionaires deciding what is acceptable speech - whether or not we agree with them? We talk about net neutrality, but shouldn't we apply the same standard to hosts like
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by cmsonger 6y ago
"Privacy Zuckering" made me laugh. It's funny because it's true.
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by cmsonger 6y ago
> I would genuinely like to know why you are so confident about what claims are and aren’t baseless. Because he continues to lose in court time and time again, often to judges that were appointed during his administration and yet the rhe
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by cmsonger 6y ago
IMO, anti-trust laws should punish this.
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by cmsonger 6y ago
> Mission focus produces social good: Working in a single direction on a strong, well-considered mission is the best way to make a socially positive impact. Facebook seems like the obvious counter example to this. The whole statement see
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by cmsonger 6y ago
I had no idea what this was or why it was posted. This gave at least some context: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FZaDFYbnRoHmde7F6/stuck-in-t...
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by cmsonger 6y ago
I understand the points of praise, but let me offer a counter argument. Companies have an obligation to defend the system that provided the environment in which they were formed and flourished. This election is a bit different than normal.
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by cmsonger 6y ago
All people deserve respect. Not all opinions do.
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by cmsonger 6y ago
It's worth noting the swift evolution of tooling in support of this under the current pressures.
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by cmsonger 6y ago
I somehow did not ferret out from the Forbes article: Is this correlated or causal?
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by cmsonger 6y ago
+1 came here to say this. Indoor HVAC air flows seem way more important than distance. I can probably sit right next to you as long as the airflow has each of our exhalations taken away from the other. My employer has mentioned potential pl
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by cmsonger 6y ago
> The western economic system cannot deal with lockdowns, and more generally, any kind of stop-the-world scenarios. I kind of disagree, though it may just be a diction issue. I think it's the western political system and freedoms th
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by cmsonger 6y ago
I'm not sure. I come here to read about technology and technology related issues. There is some overlap -- specifically, I think Twitter's choice to start policing misinformation from POTUS is good. But I don't feel like the
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by cmsonger 6y ago
> One can’t help but wonder if this’ll push for more permanently remote positions. I think that's right. Currently these companies are learning to effectively remote work under the duress of COVID-19. How long until they start to as
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by cmsonger 7y ago
I seek (or sought) eye contact. When I first joined it was crazy how much walking through the halls and around the desks people avoided eye contact. Then I figured out it was because you saw them too much. There are so many times a day you
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by cmsonger 7y ago
For the first time in a VERY long career, I joined Google a few years ago, which is an open office company. The thing I noticed in the first week: Everyone avoided eye contact all the time. The thing I noted after six months: I'd learn
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by cmsonger 7y ago
I didn't intend to say that something is wrong with a company if its employees are not unionized. I did intend to say that a union can be an effective tool in advocating for employees to an organization that is driven to maximize profi
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by cmsonger 7y ago
But aren't there ways to mitigate some of the issues of both? Might those ways incur costs to the company? Isn't the role of organized labor to advocate for the workers in areas where pure drive for profit would put workers lower
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by cmsonger 7y ago
I joined Google at the age of 50. Just send a resume. They are not trying to surprise you and want you to do your best. Consequently, not only do they tell you what to expect from the interview process, the recruiter will send you a PDF tha
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by cmsonger 7y ago
It's hard to know how to answer without knowing more. I slack off when I don't love the work. Whereas when I am building something that I think is really cool, you can't keep me away from the keyboard. When I'm a cog in
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> It’s really sad to see the anti-success rhetoric. The title may be, but the article was not. Was a reasoned statement for why those folks bothered to build another search engine.
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by cmsonger 7y ago
It maybe is obvious, or maybe it's controversial, but patients will never be put before profits by for profit corporations.
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> If the voice interface is implemented locally then it's not a problem. That's not really observable or enforceable by me though. A question I ask myself all the time before I say yes to some kind of "new data tracking&qu
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by cmsonger 7y ago
My personal view is that the biggest issue here is the lack of user protection. I'd be a LOT less concerned about this if the appropriate legal framework protected me. The Star Trek vision of voice as an interface is a good vision. The
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> While we stand by one’s right to express individual thoughts and opinions, players and other participants that elect to participate in our esports competitions must abide by the official competition rules. Laff.
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> 0-60 is pretty useless I completely disagree. Quarter mile times with terminal speed over 100 is useless. 10/10 at the limit adhesion differences are useless. 0-60 is useful almost every time you get in the car. Nicest part about
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> than the new Tesla Roadster coming next year I admire your optimism. I'll buy a 2020 roadster if it's anywhere close to what they describe and released any time soon; but I'm skeptical. (They also need to put a real stee
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by cmsonger 7y ago
They are all pretty dumb if you don't connect them to the network. :) I cable the TV's up to do software updates and then remove the cable and leave them unconnected. I handle streaming with a "less ad invasive" box.
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> "There is no invasion of privacy at all, because there is no privacy," ... and therefore one should seriously consider not using Facebook.
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by cmsonger 7y ago
> Unfortunately, freedom includes the freedom to do dumb shit. You are not legally free to do all dumb shit. For example, you are not free in many states to ride around without a seatbelt on. Car makers are not free to make cars without

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