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I've had a few similar cases, often teenagers on bikes coming dangerously close (e.g. forcing waymo to sudden break) and last one one bicyclist just blocking me for 5-10 minutes in…

When big companies do, it's understandable - they know they can get away with it and they often do. But what makes these beloved and trusted folks commit such actions? (I've never …

I am afraid verified purchases are being gamed too. Sometimes I feel like scammers might be going to the extreme of coordinating clustered purchases (I am guessing the merchandise …

Such a well written article. It was amusing that an article from 1998 ends with a footer with author's (Andrew Leonard) Twitter ref.

One of the most insightful pieces from the article: """ "I realized at that point that there was a huge ecological niche between the C language and Unix shells," says Wall. ... "Pe…

Constant emphasis on 'people of color' makes it hard to read and dilutes the main point. Such obsession to view everything through the length of race is mind boggling. This is seem…

I guess the point parent comment making is spying on the world (including allies)

By looking at their clients, if not sponsored, at least clearly affiliated. What junk load of nonsense press release. My view of what happened is some clowns at the top wanted a pr…

Exactly. One of my favourite apps, Quora, also did it some time ago (may be they still do) - forcing you to install the app if you're browsing them on mobile. I remember being shoc…

What makes you imply that those who grind on Leetcode then forget ?

After one year, moved to a closer place to work (in a walking distance). Most companies in Istanbul have shuttle services, so even when I had to commute it was not that bad.

Istanbul, Turkey. Warm climate, fantastic food and friendly people. Modern city with developed infrastructure. I lived there between 2011 and 2013 and enjoyed every bit of it. Upon…

He is an ex-Yandexer! :)

slightly OT, but I've enjoyed N J Wildberger's lectures on History of Math: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW8Cy6WrO94&list=PL55C7C83781... It's a good coverage of fundamental theo…

"All Our Patent Are Belong To You" this sentence sounds grammatically incorrect to my non-native-English ear (O_o)

might also be due to the fact that Turks are simply - really mad about soccer :)! I lived couple years in Istanbul, and was amazed by how Turks are obsessed with soccer overall.

I don't think it's fair of you to imply what he did not imply. Despite all the 'cultural-sensitivity' and what not, there are some lines that have to be drawn and stated bluntly an…

I had to re-read the 'King of Prussia' several times (O_o) before Googling it up :)

That moment when you're skimming through an article which is about skimming and scanning. Yet you keep speeding and scrolling through the content which in turn is revealing what yo…

>>> "Public perception and policy-maker overreaction are real concerns, but as a startup, you don’t need to be as concerned" I don't have any credentials to speak on the subject, b…

It's important to note that during the USG vs Huawei discussions there were no actual proofs brought by the USG about the allegations it pressed on Huawei. Huawei even wrote an ope…

I have to ask - what's up with the " Steve Bhagavat Gita "?

Honestly I am not sure whether the Russian media made any big deal at all out of that, I would bet in fact even if they did, it was far (lower) from the extent to which American me…