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Ask HN: What's the strategy behind the US Administration's trade policies?
6 points by swat535 2y ago|9 comments
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by swat535 2y ago
I never understood the excitement over "free food" or "ping pong tables." as perks. I'd rather have better compensation and sensible vacation / work-life balance policies, be treated as a professional, and make
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by swat535 2y ago
For those advocating for multiple app stores, I have a 2 questions. EU users might be best suited to respond, as they are currently experiencing this change (though I believe the impact will be different once it's rolled out globally).
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by swat535 2y ago
The Church building is only considered Holy when Christ is considered present for Eucharist. Should it be removed along with the Altar, it only becomes a building, to Catholics at least. This is why abandon Churches can be converted to othe
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by swat535 2y ago
I suppose it depends on the position, but if your company is building CRUD apps with Postgres and you're asking candidates about Fibonacci, you're wasting both your time and, more importantly, the candidate's time. Instead, y
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by swat535 2y ago
I would perhaps amend that statement for adults to: consume it on very rare occasions as an enjoyable treat, but certainly not frequently.
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by swat535 2y ago
Yes, but it's the Product Owner's responsibility to clearly understand the requirements from both customers and the business and communicate them clearly to engineering. Having engineers handle "support calls" doesn&#x27
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by swat535 2y ago
Now in Canada we have people driving around with US flags and TRUMP stickers on their cars.. there are several communities that have formed backing this idea, in seeing slogans such as “Free Alberta” and “Alberta 51” as well as an ongoing n
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by swat535 2y ago
Your argument that courts will eventually hear a case ignores the reality that immigration proceedings are often slow, and delays can cause irreparable harm to the individual (for instance those facing deportation by the current Trump admin
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by swat535 2y ago
To be fair, as a Canadian, I think starting a business anywhere else is better than in Canada, except maybe Germany? (Apologies to our dear Germans; my sense of humor isn’t the best.)
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by swat535 2y ago
It's an age-related issue because ageism is deeply ingrained in the tech industry making it difficult for older engineers to find opportunities. They are are more likely to set strong boundaries, demand fair compensation, and expect st
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by swat535 2y ago
No one should have placed their trust in the U.S to begin with. Let's not forget that American history is riddled with interventionist failures, from Afghanistan to Vietnam, and CIA-backed operations that destabilized the Middle East a
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by swat535 2y ago
People stress about good system design because of maintainability. No one cares about binary code because that's just the end result. What matters is the code that generates it, as that’s what needs to be maintained. We have not yet re
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by swat535 2y ago
My question is, even if they do sell off Chrome, wouldn't Google just create another "Chrome" using the Chromium and use its monopolistic power to push it on everyone? What am I missing here? It doesn't sound like this w
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by swat535 2y ago
This is why 1Password provides an emergency kit where you can record your secret key and store it securely. How you choose to safeguard it depends on your preferences and your "threat level". For example, you can keep it in a bank
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by swat535 2y ago
Not to nitpick but.. 1. The switching cost from Google Search is certainly not zero, it implies switching from Google, which is virtually impossible because it's tied to Chrome, YouTube, Android and Gmail 2. I don't know many peop
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by swat535 2y ago
Right but this is because grammar is simply difficult (no matter the language), in fact, majority of native speakers struggle at writing simple essays or fail at basic literature courses..
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by swat535 2y ago
> There's no such thing as an anti-war movie as Truffaut said. This is an absurd statement, can you expand on this? Have you never seen The Pianist, Schindler's List, Come and See, ..?
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by swat535 2y ago
>Between the unfairness of making an adult pay for a child who isn't theirs, and that of throwing an innocent child into financial distress As others have stated above, this isn't really about protecting "family harmony&qu
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by swat535 2y ago
For non-technical people, terms like Machine Learning, Algorithm, Automation, AI, Neural Networks and 'Magical Powers' are synonymous.. Journalists, marketing teams, and executives choose whichever term generates the most hype and
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Reddit to "warn" users that upvote "violent" content(old.reddit.com)
9 points by swat535 2y ago|3 comments
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by swat535 2y ago
Assuming the U.S ends up losing its grip on international relations in the next 4 years, or perhaps 8 if the Republicans are nominated again (something that is certainly possible), who do you think is best positioned to steal the crown? Fra
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by swat535 2y ago
The thing is, people like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos are undoubtedly intelligent, they were all lucky of course but I would argue that no one with below average IQ can use their initial luck to create additional opportunities and ge
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by swat535 2y ago
It's fascinating and deeply unsettling that corporate policies now extend into people's daily lives, dictating their _literal_ physical movements through an always on tracking devices. In this case, it goes even further. A faceles
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by swat535 2y ago
Right and I'm not sure consumers are willing to tolerate innovation. I recall the amount of hate touch bar got on HN and everyone asking Apple to revert back to building normal machines (which they did with Macbook Pro).
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by swat535 2y ago
History has a way of repeating itself. Sometimes I wonder if I am the only one who feels like world peace has been unraveling for decades, slowly reaching a breaking point? I don't know what happens when the U.S. eventually pulls out o
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by swat535 2y ago
It's not just Apple guys, it's everywhere. Software quality has seriously declined across the board, from Spotify to Slack to core operating systems like Windows and macOS. I think a major factor is corporate culture, which largel
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by swat535 2y ago
> straight women find most straight men to be a threat What do you mean by this? I have many female connections and don't think any of them perceive me as a "threat".. my wife never indicated this either, yet I'm clea
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by swat535 2y ago
Since you’re advocating for increased war funding, I assume you’re not considering diplomatic peace talks as a solution. With that in mind, what does ‘ending the war’ look like to you? As a follow up, how much do you estimate it would cost?
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by swat535 2y ago
> It was three hours of nearly-continuous meetings, all with the same subject of how bad it was to email a higher-up without first emailing every single person in-between first. There is a famous scene, in the movie Office Space (1999),

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