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by xfitm3 7y ago
Slack is trash - for this and many other reasons. Social media and engineered engagement has no reason to be in the workplace. They're profiting from dark patterns.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Brilliant. I miss the days when software was so simple!
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by xfitm3 7y ago
You have to know what you're looking for, which I think is traditionally the biggest hurtle.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Journalism started dying with the abolishment of fcc fairness doctrine. The landscape of media today is abysmal, most reporting orgs are thinly masqueraded op-ed machines. They pander to their audience. The truth is what matters, not what p
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by xfitm3 7y ago
I donated to youtube-dl and started archiving my favorite channels.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Paying for news only rewards paywalls.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Those single shot pictures track facial changes over time - and give additional data points for facial recognition.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
I was interested in comp sci precisely because I didn't have to talk to people, an area where every interaction is a performance. I want to be alone - what's so wrong with that?
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Children are also used in this same disgusting persuasion tactic.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Home advisor also does telephone # MITM.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Uhh. Sarcasm?
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Keybase is where you gossip, because you can't trust Slack.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Unfortunately not. RIP fairness doctrine.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
As someone pointed out the NSA is following the law - but the 90s are over. Wiretaps are now obsolete through layer 7 data collection..
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by xfitm3 7y ago
if(headline =~ " Boeing ") sensationalize++;
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by xfitm3 7y ago
This is just another bad idea I can't get behind.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Let's not forget the essence of why we get paid: you are paid because someone likes you. They like your work output, your social skills, or your status. I'm not as hungry as a intern but I present well, and at the end of the day,
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Samsung TVs should not be online: it’s proven you can’t trust them. It phones home and reports your usage - even every time you press the volume button. Login to Smartthings and you can see some of the data it collects.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
No, it’s Slack. My company was IRC based and moved to Slack. It’s changed working patterns.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
You're missing the point. Slack is engineering increased engagement which changes thinking and working patterns to be more social vs heads down.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
We're discussing free speech and journalism, not the specifics of the soldiers actions.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Fasting helps you differentiate hunger vs impulse. Something that benefits almost everyone.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Australia and New Zealand are ground zero for chinese influence: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/627249909/australia-and-new-z...
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Slack is a productivity killer and whatever they are doing next is certain to be annoying. People ping each other asking questions instead of reading docs. People have calls instead of figuring it out. Annoying people just can’t resist the
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by xfitm3 7y ago
DARE is a failure. As is the entire war on drugs in America.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Classic fear mongering. The so called risks of these bad actors are part of life, and something we must accept. There will always be evil.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
The slippery slope is the definition of important.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
I find the same. The NYC social scene is way more diverse and it’s not hard to find like minded people. SF seems to be a bit of a monoculture.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Being able to read and debug code is a different skillset from first hand development.
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by xfitm3 7y ago
Has this been a problem in Japan?

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