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by weiming 8y ago
I'm not originally from America, so I seem to be missing something in articles like this. Why does no one talk about the "pipeline problem," that is, encouraging many more people from "minority" groups (black, women
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It's doubly-painful when some of these force you to speak out digits (like an account number) instead of entering them.
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by weiming 8y ago
Is there any data on Swift adoption among the popular apps/companies? E.g. last I remember hearing, Facebook was still on ObjC/C++, but Uber has gone all in. One use at Google is internal tools according to this post: https:&#x2F
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by weiming 8y ago
An interesting example might be WaPo, with Jeff Bezos literally being the owner of a major publication. Are there any examples of biased/helpful coverage? Curious how much the ownership affects the editorial angle.
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I used to have many domains at NameCheap and left after their redesign a couple of years ago. Huge spacing, many clicks to get to any information, and good luck trying to update multiple domains. Seems like they wanted to alienate their pro
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by weiming 8y ago
> Good news is that the number of people willing to accept that is growing fewer by the day. Curious if you have any insights on where do they end up going instead, even if anecdotal. (E.g.: smaller firms, own startups, or foreign (US&#x
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by weiming 8y ago
My understanding is that Japan has some of the smartest professionals, and yet very tough (unrewarding?) work conditions, especially in the megacorps. If so, it appears that there is room for foreign companies/startups (US, or even Chi
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Japan
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> Nishikawa spoke at his Tokyo headquarters, a drab collection of meeting rooms in an old office building more fitting of a down-on-its-luck insurance company. Man, the reporter spared no words in this one. Reads like the beginning of a
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by weiming 8y ago
The irony here is that the ridiculous "agree to cookies" requirement makes the users ever so slightly less safe. (Thanks, regulators.)
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Ask HN: Do you actually use contactless payments/Apple Pay? If not, why not?
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by weiming 8y ago
Are high rents really the root cause of homelessness in places like Tenderloin or the Skid Row? Mental health, drug abuse, etc. seem more likely culprits. Just because I can't afford a mansion in Beverly Hills, I don't choose to b