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> The company has used the amount of code shipped as a major indicator of engineering output. > That metric is controversial. An important point that’s buried quite a bit down the …

Some banks only provide access via apps (at least in the UK) so loosing access to the app also means you loose access to the bank account.

Happens to the best of people. Appreciate you’re fast and open response.

A package on the list called ‘simple-swizzle’ turns out to be used in OpenNext which is an unexpected attack vector for sure.

They’re API used to work via just providing a VIN however that also allowed remote control so you could just run through all the VINs Nissan uses and turn on remote heating, etc. T…

They also run facial recognition on anyone who uses them though :/ This article mentions the south of England but they’ve rolled it out country-wide since: https://www.wired.co.uk/…

They generally pre-auth for either £20 or £40 and then update the amount post-transaction. In terms of PIN check, the card is just declined with an appropriate error message becaus…

In the UK you’re taxed more on vehicle excise duty if a car costs more than £45,000 as it’s a luxury.

First thing I do on MacOS is turn on always show scrollbars tbh.

They block your site at the ISP level. They’ve been doing that for years. They’d fine you as well but that’s probably less enforceable.

What I really don’t understand is why parents aren’t responsible for monitoring they’re children's access to the Internet anymore? Why does it need to be done at each website inste…

In the UK the government sort of does manage a map that’s used as the basis of a lot of others maps called Ordinance Survey Maps.

Isn’t this just 2 tables with one hidden at a time?

It’s as much as the sign up tbh where it automatically adds Prime to your basket and makes it hard to realise your signing up to a reoccurring payment.

People feel they have to come in if they’re mildly sick for a variety of reasons.

Honestly I think by that point owning one won’t even be a thing. You’ll rent it from the manufacturer on demand or via a subscription with your subset of features enabled just for …

Interesting video on how increased automation doesn’t seem to be making employment better. Some of the takes are a bit extremely one sided, but it the general research poses some i…

I assume it’s more people who’ve bought a house, sell it to downsize once the kids have moved out and use the excess towards their retirement (to make up the difference between the…

I think that’s the way at most companies unfortunately. Maintenance is a cost centre while a new product is a potential revenue stream (until it too becomes a cost centre).

Wasn’t there a whole scene in Silicon Valley with Gavin Belson that basically mocks this kind of language?

To clarify, only the latest version as well.

It’s a pity it’s not accurate as to do a full loop you have to leave on a slip road and use a roundabout to rejoin (Simister Island).

Wonder what happens with the fact it’s a smart charger so requires the cloud to operate?