matrix87

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by matrix87 2y ago
> working overtime when you're remote is YOUR choice. I'm not sure of what part of industry you're coming from. For me, it's backend web services + data pipelines for a large corporation Often overtime work is expecte
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by matrix87 2y ago
> Their old website was plain and worked great, letting me quickly search through their products and quickly purchase them. Last night I literally struggled to add things to cart and check out; it was actually harrowing. Hey, who cares a
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by matrix87 2y ago
people don't normally talk about healthcare on here so I'm not really sure what you're referring to or what your specialty is
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by matrix87 2y ago
> spurs intelligent, nuanced discussion here on HN relative to what? reddit? also there's a trade off between entropy and "quality". too much "quality" and everyone gets bored and goes somewhere more entertaining
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by matrix87 2y ago
where you see talent I just see a bunch of people who aren't in a position to say no
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by matrix87 2y ago
There's a common pattern here, it's easier for them to import fresh meat than fix the rotting carcass back home Whether that's fair or not, who really cares, what can we do about it
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by matrix87 2y ago
Something I just remembered about this company: after a data breach, they tried retroactively changing ToS to shield from lawsuits Frankly I find this lack of accountability utterly repulsive. Anything this leadership touches is poison to m
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by matrix87 2y ago
> Unfortunately most of the game-changing tech isn’t going to be low capex moving forward. We are moving past the “Airbnb for dogs” era and into the “build a better quantum computer” era. As a tech person I think that game-changing tech
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by matrix87 2y ago
Honestly most of the time I download these, it's just to get new wallpapers The recent live wallpapers feature is really cool, hopefully they've added more
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by matrix87 2y ago
I'm aware of the FTC rule, but that's subject to change depending on who's currently in the white house Also some of Harris's donors are pushing her to get rid of Lina Khan. Even if she wins, the rule might not stay arou
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by matrix87 2y ago
> Perhaps a better question is - if one can get an offer at other FAANGs and the equivalents... is there a reason to choose Amazon over others? People on blind say facebook is pretty similar with the hire to fire culture
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by matrix87 2y ago
No more unpaid overtime. The right to ignore work messages outside of business hours. No more noncompetes It's a race to the bottom because of the visa worker situation. People will wake themselves up at 3AM on a saturday because shitt
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by matrix87 2y ago
40 hours in software feels kind of idealistic. Where I work, it feels like they're constantly pushing people to do shit outside of business hours
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by matrix87 2y ago
Well as far as drama goes, this community is about as dramatic as a box of cereal On the one hand for me, it's escapism. On the other, there's a lot of novelty available, new things that we'd never encounter irl. Which gives
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by matrix87 2y ago
Well there is some wiggle room here, public school teachers have more of these types of expectations than software engineers. It isn't just high-visibility jobs
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by matrix87 2y ago
> You've spent the time to go on Hacker News, read about the online drama, and then comment on the online drama. it's usually easier to read about something after the fact than it is to participate in it as it's unfolding.
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by matrix87 2y ago
I don't understand how people who are into their late 20s and 30s have time for all of this online drama If you have to work, manage relationships, and have to cook and clean up after yourself, where is the extra time for it? Not only
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by matrix87 2y ago
> I would like to see a future where someone doing sex work to make ends meet It's better to have a future where people don't have to do SW to make ends meet A future where more people get forced into sex work because of econ
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by matrix87 2y ago
Elephant in the room is STIs
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by matrix87 2y ago
Self proclaimed feminists can be just as prudish as anyone else. Feminism is not a panacea. Some of them support sex work, some are strongly opposed
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by matrix87 2y ago
I mean, isn't that part of the game though? If you don't want to play then don't
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by matrix87 2y ago
It isn't that sex itself is immoral. Sex work has a lot of different forms Some forms are a lot more taxing on both mental and physical health (plus STD risk). OF doesn't have this same level of risk but people mentally lump it al
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by matrix87 2y ago
Some jobs have more of those expectations. If you don't have to worry about them that just reflects your own advantageous position
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by matrix87 2y ago
Feminism isn't a panacea. Some of them are viciously against porn and sex work
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by matrix87 2y ago
I hope there's some way around this if you have it rooted
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by matrix87 2y ago
Are traditional engineers considered tradespeople by your definition? I kind of doubt actual tradespeople would be fond of us referring to ourselves as one of them
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by matrix87 2y ago
Are you saying that management doesn't have input on editorial direction? sounds pretty hard to believe
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by matrix87 2y ago
how do you know the problem originates with the employer and isn't supply side? if above demographics aren't getting CS majors (or whatever other educational equivalent), there isn't much prospective employers can do about it
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by matrix87 2y ago
for nyc the pay is pretty weak
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by matrix87 2y ago
They're about as left wing as hillary clinton. only when it's convenient for them

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