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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
This "exploits" human fallibility, hence it is an exploit. The fallibility being users blindly buying into the hype and granting full access to their private Github repos thinking it is safe.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
This has happened to me. Can't find the exact combination of scopes required for the job to be done so you end up with the "f this" scenario you mentioned. And it is a constant source of background worry.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Wherever there are human beings, a subset of them behave unethically. The EU is a more regulated place, but stuff like this happens all the time. It is a continuous process of improvement. The status quo is never going to be ideal - it shou
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Almost every Airbnb I've stayed over the past few years has been subpar compared to how it is advertised. The most recent one in Malaysia had cockroaches in the kitchen. Airbnb is now the last resort after I've exhausted staying i
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Just today I was asking about parsing names and determining gender and it kept pushing an external paid service called namsor. When I asked the same question about a month ago, there was no such mention. So yes, paid ads are here. As long a
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Brilliant article, love it! Reminded me of YC, but with no money involved which is infinitely better in my book.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
The article explains why they didn't invalidate the candidate immediately. They wanted to learn how they operate.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Totally agreed. The number of "engineers" who try to cheat their way through interviews, juggle multiple jobs without disclosing them makes it a total nightmare.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
This sounds unnecessarily dismissive. It was a quick and interesting read, and there are some useful data points for every company that is hiring to improve their processes.
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
This is a disappointing take on the state of affairs. The book is trying to say the execs couldn't care less about the harm their platform was causing. This is not about "screwing up" inadvertently. This is about prioritising
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
Upvoted it purely to ensure the British self-deprecation is not mistakenly penalised. Edit: cool project, well done!
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by sam-cop-vimes 1y ago
If one compares software produced by AI with software developed by a "remote team", from the rest of the org's point of view it is the same. It has to go through a QA process and then made available in prod. The real issues s
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by sam-cop-vimes 2y ago
While the BYD offering looks attractive on the surface, it doesn't make sense for the Europeans to eagerly start adopting Chinese brands instead of American brands. Any country one becomes overly dependent on is a threat to one's
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by sam-cop-vimes 2y ago
Off the top of my head. Google Workspace (email / drive / docs / chat): $500 / month Various cloud services: VPS / RDS ($1000+ / month) Figma / Adobe: $100 / month A bunch of other services where we s
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by sam-cop-vimes 2y ago
Time to adopt Linux and other OSS? In some ways the experience is worse, but in some ways better. No Telemetry and none of the annoying ads being shoved into your face all the time. I still see software companies choosing to build on top of
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by sam-cop-vimes 2y ago
Yes absolutely. I would consider using it.
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by sam-cop-vimes 2y ago
Hear hear. Great initiative. I am not in the US but I do feel threatened by the way the US is conducting itself these days. It's time for people working in tech to push back.