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by skizm 3y ago
Most of the tech layoffs this cycle have done the same. Meta and Google left open coms access (email and chat) for at least the one day, pulling other more sensitive access. Definitely a positive change, but if I were a big tech lawyer I&#x
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by skizm 3y ago
I'm no fan of organized Religion, but I think there is a clear distinction here. Religion is opt-in (by the parents) where most advertising to kids isn't. You could argue that parents could take away their access to [phone|youtube
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by skizm 3y ago
GOP has already started using AI to generate propaganda: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjz9a/republican-ai-ad-gop-...
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by skizm 3y ago
Quarter, not year.
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by skizm 3y ago
Highly recommend the video game SOMA if anyone is interested in this kind of stuff.
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by skizm 4y ago
Except that is completely wrong. Reality Labs revenue was $2.16B and Reality Labs total loses were $13.7B for 2022 (table on page 119). Also this quote: "For example, our investments in Reality Labs reduced our 2022 overall operating p
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by skizm 4y ago
They’re backed by iPhones.
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by skizm 4y ago
I mean you had friends so you probably wouldn’t fall into this category.
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by skizm 4y ago
Dang, so if this person just left the BTC in a cold wallet for 5 years, did no more crimes, and stayed put, he could have gotten away free and clear? Or does #3 essentially mean they can just extend the limit forever if they can come up wit
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by skizm 4y ago
Might help if folks post locations of where they're looking? I get a general vibe (with no hard data) that the NYC area has no shortage of work for SWEs, but other cities might not? I'd be curious to hear other folks' thought
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by skizm 4y ago
The problem is that ads and content are blurred today. I'd say something approaching 50% of "content" is actually some sort of advertisement. It would be pretty much impossible to root advertisements out of user generated con
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by skizm 4y ago
Oh man, you're a lifesaver. Thanks!
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by skizm 4y ago
Any other recommendations for browsing reddit without an app?
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Ask HN: Did Reddit just shut down i.reddit.com?
6 points by skizm 4y ago|10 comments
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by skizm 4y ago
If I were to get one of these on ebay or somewhere used, is there any sort of dev ecosystem available if I wanted to hack around on them? Or are they pretty locked down?
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by skizm 4y ago
I’ve got a trip to Spain in 4 months. I know a few spanish words now, but nothing beyond that. Will Duolingo get me to some level of being able to muddle my way through conversations (assuming the other person knows I’m a tourist and is usi
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by skizm 4y ago
Dumb question: but I thought the ".io" TLD was owned by a really sketchy group / organization or ownership was being contested (or similar?) and having a domain there was semi-risky, is that still the case? I've avoided
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by skizm 4y ago
If I think FDIC will make everyone whole in a reasonable amount of time, do I just buy call options on all these companies that are tanking because of ties to SVB?
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by skizm 4y ago
If E2EE in messaging becomes table stakes and Meta can find a way to inject ads subtly enough not to piss off users into quitting, Meta wins hard since they've been building their AI infra to "get around" Apple's trackin
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by skizm 4y ago
Buying things these days: Go to amazon search for product. Find something that looks reasonable. Confirm review section has a reasonable distribution of stars and check out a few 1 and 3/4 star reviews (hope they're written by a h
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by skizm 4y ago
It is similar to all the subscriptions for social networks now (snap, meta, twitter) that will boost your posts if you're a subscriber. The top posts will have X% of sponsored or boosted content and X will grow over time (to increase r
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by skizm 4y ago
That is why the infra team get paid the big bucks (bigger than normal SWE) and are basically untouchable in layoff rounds. I know FB was still in full hiring mode for infra folks, even in the middle of layoffs / hiring freezes. I assum
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by skizm 4y ago
Some major use cases would be real time (and discreet) language translation, maps displayed directly on the world, and holographic video calling. Real time and discreet language translation is a killer feature IMO. It could overlay native t
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by skizm 4y ago
Sadly (for Meta) the killer app is the Virtual Desktop app which lets you access your (much higher spec) PC and use SteamVR to access games like HL Alyx. For that, there is no other competitor. Wireless VR with access to my gaming rig'
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by skizm 4y ago
Okay let's say you're right: no one can really define "at risk" so that's fine. What about kids? Can I seek out kids online and directly engage them in their DMs and tell them how awesome gambling, drugs, and guns a
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by skizm 4y ago
Do you think yelling fire in a crowded room should be legal?
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by skizm 4y ago
What about: yelling "fire" in a crowded room, deliberately lying on the internet in a way that leads to deaths (ex. 4chan's "how to grow crystals" post), targeting kids or at risk groups with ads or content for thin
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by skizm 4y ago
Yeah, going to a club and not wanting to dance is weird, but I'm not skipping weddings or various parties because I don't like to dance.
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by skizm 4y ago
Every time I try and get into C++ development I get hung up on build systems, compiler choices, and IDEs. For some reason I just can't build up enough steam (motivation, determination, whatever) to get past that initial hump, even thou
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by skizm 4y ago
SPY and VTI are down like 0.65% right now and haven't even given up yesterday's gains. Plus a bunch of non-Meta tech companies missed on earnings yesterday. Come on.

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