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by hightrix 3y ago
Really good point. There's a big difference in checking HN in the 10 minutes between meetings vs spending 4 hours after noon reading and replying to threads.
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by hightrix 3y ago
Some people consider themselves to be "working" while browsing HN or reddit while they are "on the clock". That is being lazy while working.
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by hightrix 3y ago
I know your being sarcastic, but the first time that ad aired, everyone loved it. Yes it got played out just like the Bud Wise Er frogs, or the Real Men Of Genius, but the first couple were hilarious.
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by hightrix 3y ago
I don't work in marketing. My exposure to ads/commercials is generally only during live sports. The Superbowl used to be not only the ultimate NFL event but also the "super bowl" of commercials. They used to make you l
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by hightrix 3y ago
We can! But should we? Being fat is similar to being a drug user. At first, you actually are fat and happy. Over time, being fat will absolutely reduce your happiness from the medical, societal, and physical issues that arise. Similar t
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by hightrix 3y ago
Yes. In an industry where PHI and PII must be protected at all costs, sometimes it makes more sense to build a desktop app. That isn’t to say we only build desktop apps, far from it. But the skill set is needed.
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by hightrix 3y ago
It 100% depends on the manager and how they use these meetings. I use them to catch up with the team. To give them undivided attention. And primarily to allow them to vent in a closed setting. When neither of us has much to say, we end them
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by hightrix 3y ago
Long ago, I read that OBLs main goal was to drive the US to destruction not by the 9/11 attack, but by the cost of the retaliation. Unfortunately, even though OBL is dead, he won the war.
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by hightrix 3y ago
> I'm not sure that Amazon is winning in the long run with this strategy Completely agreed. Anecodotally, I used to shop on Amazon for things. As in, use the search function to find items to buy. These days, that is impossible.
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by hightrix 3y ago
I hate to imagine what kind of actual societal progress we could have made had these brilliant minds been working on nearly anything else. So much wasted potential just to serve an ad that gets ignored a tiny bit faster.
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by hightrix 3y ago
It used to e worth subscribing for a month to catch up. After continued price increases, I’ll just start pirating Netflix shows. And the cycle completes.
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by hightrix 3y ago
> I value my commute tremendously. It’s one of my favorite parts of the day. My guess is that you either don’t live in the US or live in one of the small handful of cities that have decent public transportation. Sitting in SoCal traffic
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by hightrix 3y ago
In addition to what others have said, the biggest issue is that RTOers want to force their will upon WFHers because they don’t want to work in an empty office. I get it, social people want to be social, but forcing us WFHers into your parad
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by hightrix 3y ago
I noticed the exact same thing. In the midst of the protests, it felt like reddit turned on the "AI comment bots" and then just let them run. I rarely saw insightful comments or comments that aren't just repeated/repos
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by hightrix 3y ago
> I'd say you lose anything you're not paying for explicitly, which is most of the internet. The internet existed before ads and would continue to exist after ads. Trillion dollar companies built on ads served to the internet
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by hightrix 3y ago
Many changes around privacy and ads, but this was the most relevant to me. Along with the few comments made by the admin in the thread paints a really shady picture. > Removing the ability to opt-out of ad personalization based on your R
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by hightrix 3y ago
Not at all. In fact, I would ask someone wearing this to not only remove them from their face but also place them in a backpack/bag.
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by hightrix 3y ago
> I think the threat of rival app stores is highly overrated Agreed. I also don't think Google or Facebook will make iOS stores. My real worry is that a malicious actor will create a side loadable store called "iGoogle Store&q
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by hightrix 3y ago
I agree that having a choice is absolutely important. I want to have a choice of a closed ecosystem, like Apple. Can we not have the option between open (Android) and closed (Apple)?
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by hightrix 3y ago
Exactly. I prefer Amazon Basics to YAYWOWND brand every day. It is one of the few brands on Amazon you can count on to not be Chinese crap. Even if it is made in China, the Amazon Basics products are generally good quality.
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by hightrix 3y ago
I would argue that Unity is about 10x the size it needs to be. They could shed a significant portion of their employees and still produce a good product. They are in the perpetual growth trap that so many of these companies fall into when t
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by hightrix 3y ago
Fextralife is worse than fandom, by far. The forced twitch view botting along with the horrendous site layout make it one of the worst wiki sites that exist.
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by hightrix 3y ago
Quoting as this is the best phrasing I’ve heard, thank you. > The internet is a public resource. Your website is a guest on my computer. I will do with your website what I will. The one and only choice you have is to not serve it to me.
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by hightrix 3y ago
Unity is my favorite developer tool. I think it is fantastic for both prototyping and production. I am (used to be) a VERY strong advocate for the platform. My current product won't be affected by these changes. I'm still absolu
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by hightrix 3y ago
This is not an accurate calculation as it assumes a single install per purchase. Let's say I really like this game and install it on my laptop, desktop, and steamdeck (3 installs). Now, let's say I upgrade from win10 to win11 (4
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by hightrix 3y ago
> The outrage is on par with the Reddit API drama (if anybody remember?) You are spot on with this comment. Both Reddit's changes and Unity's changes will have/have had massive effect on the userbase. Reddit's activi
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by hightrix 3y ago
This is the biggest issue. Unity have clearly signaled that the previous and current user agreements to use their software are useless as they may be retroactively changed at any time. What company would put their bottom line at risk deali
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by hightrix 3y ago
I would recommend reading more on this topic. The price change is but one of many factors leading to the outrage. No one, anywhere, on any thread, is against Unity charging more. Many of us are already paying Unity a significant sum.
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by hightrix 3y ago
c#, c++, typescript, javascript, python
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by hightrix 3y ago
> Unity run like smoldering hot garbage on my brand new AMD AM5 build This is actually a big problem with games made with Unity. The cheapest license requires you to show the Unity splash screen. The next license up (Pro) allows you to

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