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by freshflowers 12y ago
As an old dev (47) who's main focus is now management (the only thing I still program is devops stuff), there are some reasons why I stopped being a developer a few years back: 1) Developers are treated without much respect. Seriously,
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Funny, because from a European perspective I get the sense that SV libertarianism (accompanied by a complete lack of ethics) is leading to a backlash where people are demanding stronger consumer-, labor- and privacy- protection. I would say
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Bundling ads may be the wrong business model for the target audience... doubt that that's the plan.
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Just in addition to some other helpful comments: based on posting I assume that your are Dutch or Belgian, located in Europe and are buying this VPS as a private consumer, not a company. Which means your case is probably covered by consumer
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Please note that this is not so much about the basic principle of the 'right to be forgotten', but the way in which Google is deliberately turning it into a bloodbath. Google is constantly looking to create controversy and undermi
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by freshflowers 12y ago
The issue is, the Netherlands, in it's firm believe that it's so much better than other countries, has created a warped perception of corruption, which makes us look good in those survey based rankings. Because we actually believe
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Oh, get of your high horse. In the Netherlands it's done via mutual favors, usually in the form of cushy and insanely overpaid jobs for former politicians and civil servants in exchange for favorable laws and government contracts. This
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by freshflowers 12y ago
The fact that this content-free advertisement for Google gets upvoted to the front-page of a community where most people can see right through it (regardless of how they personally feel about Google) suggest HN is getting astro-turfed. Seri
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by freshflowers 12y ago
I finally got around to reading it. It was mildly enjoyable in the way decent fast food can be enjoyable, but I don't understand how people can claim this immature one dimensional story and okay writing constitutes a great book. I enjo
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Helmets are a red herring in the whole cycling discussion. Unless you're racing or mountain biking, you shouldn't need a helmet for regular cycling anymore than you should need a helmet for crossing the street on foot. There'
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Must be a cultural thing. In the Netherlands, you can get that for free. #1 source of culture shock for Americans coming over here. "Did he just say that?"
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Sociopath may be a bridge too far, but there's definitely something very, very off about the way the author describes his scam as a business, and the apparent lack of emotion with which he describes the events in his life. It's co
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Let's stop pretending that this is just caused by a small minority. I've more or less abandoned Reddit because misogynist crap is no longer limited to obscure subs but gets upvoted to the front page via mainstream subs. I used to
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by freshflowers 12y ago
This reminds me I need to make work of starting the quest for my very first homepage (with ~). It's still online, I just have no idea where it physically located and I've lost access to it in late 1996. The page is under the domai
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by freshflowers 12y ago
I think this is a function of the relative immaturity of software development. The pay is lagging behind the importance and scarcity of software developers, and this is distributed unevenly. Company A may be in a place where the relative va
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Now that you mention Reddit, I've abandoned it because that cesspool is overflowing. It's no longer just the obscure subs, misogynist thrash from mainstream subs is hitting the front page on a daily basis.
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by freshflowers 12y ago
The problem with many self-organized groups of engineers is that they equate meritocracy with technical contributions. This is a very, very limited way of approaching the complex dynamics of people working together. It shows up in many ways
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Yeah, because unlike taxis and hotels, loans aren't heavily regulated for good reasons. When did disruptive innovation devolve into reviving old shady businesses?
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Has nothing to do with the size of organization, but the nature of the context. A small org can have a lot of clients, stakeholders, external partners or other communication overhead between the team and the rest of the world.
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by freshflowers 12y ago
Every headline in this article pissed me off. Every paragraph in this article actually contained solid advice, even though I don't agree with all of it. So I would like to add rule #5: Don't talk in ludicrous hyperbole. Smart peop
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by freshflowers 12y ago
"Pay attention to your Inbox and to the alerts on the AWS Management Console." Especially with incidents like these (and other cases where instances are scheduled to be taken down), it really annoys me that AWS doesn't offer
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by freshflowers 12y ago
You don't need to be left-leaning to consider Rice and the GOP unethical extremists. Basically, most of the people on this planet that consider themselves conservative wouldn't want to be associated with the US Republican Party.
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by freshflowers 12y ago
I continue to use Dropbox stuff I need to share professionally, but I'm migrating private stuff to alternatives for various reasons, Condi being just one of them. But thanks for reminding me I need to check if I can downgrade to a free
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by freshflowers 12y ago
We can answer this question by simply looking at what Uber is without the smokescreen of "tech" and "disruption". Uber is simply a very old and familiar way to circumvent labor, safety and consumer protection laws. It ju
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by freshflowers 12y ago
10 years ago, people would have welcomed this. Today, the brand Google is a red flag for any school that cares about their reputation and any parent who cares about their child's privacy. It's utterly unsellable unless Google foll