ordinaryperson

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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
Auto updates have existed long before Windows 10. It's great that you are diligent about updating your software regularly. But how many people do? If you agree that it's a low percentage, then why is not better for the ecosystem a
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
OK, but why is the problem FRR not addressing bugs it may be auto releasing and instead the entire principle of auto-updates in general? If we agree that auto-updates on the whole improve security for the platform, why is that not a goal wo
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
My position is not that certain users would prefer to update on their own schedule. Of course there are. Or that new updates sometimes break things and that's a hassle. Of course they do and it is. The problem is if you want to distrib
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
> Updating everything has always been one click in Ubuntu (and I'm sure there's an option to have it go automatically). And what percentage of users do that? From your experience in software in general how much of the general p
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
OK, so there was an image orientation bug in that specific release of Chrome. But it's estimated there are 1 billion users of Chrome. One billion! How wide of an attack surface does that present? Or how much of a nightmare would it b
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
> I don't want Google's (or anyone else's) code running in the background doing whatever it wants. Is it really "doing whatever it wants" or just updating itself? Doing whatever it wants seems like a much broader
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
OK, what issues does it cause? And are those issues outweighed by the security and standardization issues raised by non-updating software? I don't know who all remembers having to develop websites compatible with outdated versions of I
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by ordinaryperson 6y ago
Maybe I'm in the minority but I like Snaps. I wish all software would auto-update silently in the background -- when's the last time you even thought about upgrading Chrome? The author of this article claims it's too difficul
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
George Washington lost his first campaign to the Virginia House of Burgess in 1755, 271-40. When he ran again 3 years later he gave away 28 gallons of rum, 50 gallons of rum punch, 34 gallons of wine, 46 gallons of beer, and two gallons of
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Sure, there's some leeway in how these vague tests are applied. But just because one judge gave a generous interpretation it doesn't mean the law has somehow changed significantly. If judges just abandoned it they'd probably
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
That's not how the law works. The "Brunner test" that the OP commenter mentioned looks at 3 things: 1) Based upon your current income and expenses, you cannot maintain a minimal standard of living for yourself and your depend
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Ideally a good performance review helps the employee become better, and they can use that feedback to grow in their carer. E.g. have someone on your team who writes long e-mails? Or insta-replies to things without taking time to think? Help
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Odd that many in this thread blame performance reviews themselves ("complete and utter waste of time", "waste of time and simply busy work", etc) and not the manager giving them. For your manager to do it right requires
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Conservative HR/Legal departments will often post jobs publicly to avoid a discrimination lawsuit from the EEOC. The federal government can (and routinely does) ask mid-sized to large companies for records of their job applicants to &q
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
> Both articles describe the transfers as misappropriations of funds "Describing as" != prove. And when it comes to throwing people in jail we should strive for prove. > Broadly speaking, if management finds their operationa
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
What proof is there these services were never rendered? Neither article you cited claims that.
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
I agree, it was odd the way they immediately threw the book at him. Look at the Takata airbag executives. Their decisions resulted in the actual deaths of human beings and they were not treated as harshly.
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
How are the GFI payments to SBA the "elephant in the room"? GFI (controlled by Ghosn) paid SBA (an Omani businessman, Suhail Bahwan) for "marketing incentives." At some point later, SBA paid GFI. The Japanese suggest thi
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
I'm no fan of fatcat CEOs but by most accounts the charges against Ghosn are weak at best. See: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-01-31/inside-th... Specifically he's accused of: 1) Conce
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Compounding this frustration (on iOS at least) is stuff like "force touch" and hidden toolbars. Depending on how hard you press a button you might get a totally different UI interaction. Are others good at knowing exactly how many
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Exactly. "I use [x] all the time and know it well, so [x] will be a good filter for evaluating someone's technical skills." No. People do different work tasks depending on the project or company. Sometimes I'm knee-deep
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
A history = means a history, not a low probability history, not a high probability history, just a history. You seem to be creating requirements for a "a history" to "needs to happen with a certain frequency." Even 1 tim
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
No. Again, his exact statement was: "Cyclists in NYC (and I imagine most cities) do not, and have never had, a history of 'endangering the lives of others.'" He's stating unequivocally that cyclists do not have -- a
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Cyclists do kill pedestrians in NYC. E.g.: https://gothamist.com/news/cyclist-who-killed-woman-in-centr... Not saying it's a high probability, especially as compared to motor vehicles, but to state the opposite --
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
> We have all worked for a "John" in the industry. Agreed. But since so many middle managers are twits isn't it incumbent on the employee to learn a set of skills to deal with Johns? Managing people is hard. Being a good m
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Exactly. Like anything, right tool for the right job. I was hosting my personal website on EC2 with an RDS instance and it cost around $20/month. But since the site gets little-to-no traffic and I got sick of EC2 upkeep, I switched S3
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
> "The most selective institutions, she found, spend a lot more on each undergraduate than other colleges do, and they give a significant boost in lifetime earnings, on average, to the students they enroll." OR rich kids tend t
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Unpopular opinion destined to attract downvotes but: IMHO the NSA spying program was outrageous...for the colossal waste of money and time it was. First, if you're really worried about privacy, why is it not a DEFCON 1 outrage that sta
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
Who's equating caloric intake with nutrition and satiety? My point is people who have successfully adopted a particular technique for reducing their caloric intake (fasting, kale, smoothies, veganism, omega 3 acids, etc) are disguising
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by ordinaryperson 7y ago
"Burst of fresh nutrients" -- there are fresh foods but just nutrients. Not super nutrients, not fresh nutrients, just nutrients. Hey it's a good strategy. Works for you, can work for others. But the magic is not in breaking

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