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givemeethekeys

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About givemeethekeys

Please take everything I say with a giant grain of salt.

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    I bet the same analogy can be applied to cooking a cucumber.

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    Comment #48927812

    Are there economic reasons that support the decision making? Are recruiting numbers really strong over the past year? Are they projected to remain that way? Is the military going t…

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    Comment #48867211

    In much of the US, internet companies run a racket. While there are often multiple providers to choose from, if you want reliable service at good speeds, you end up with two, or if…

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    Comment #48827736

    They don't have any real skin in the game. Who cares if they're right about something? Are they putting money on the line? What is their P/L for being "right"?

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    Comment #48753581

    "Bi-partisan issue" /s

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    Comment #48270617

    Okay, let's flip it: why would Apple, Microsoft, etc.. agree with such a law? What would the trickle down be for browser makers and website creators?

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    Comment #47989342

    Fear sells. Everyone is afraid of getting sued and being denied insurance. The answer is cameras! Dividing people to vilify each other over race, religion, gender, ethnicity and ev…

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    Comment #47980780

    All Flock footage should be subject to FOIA requests.

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    Comment #47979623

    Department stores often play covers. I'm guessing it's cheaper than playing the originals. And now, with AI, they could play original AI creations for even less!

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    Comment #47968270

    I meant to point out that, for the use-cases where functional languages are used - production performance seems very acceptable, compared to having to micromanage memory allocation…

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    Comment #47958561

    Is it any louder than driving on the highway with the windows down? I imagine when air hits ears at a high speed, it's going to be loud.

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    Comment #47958174

    Isn't the whole point of abstraction to not care about whats underneath unless you really have to? But ideally, you don't because the abstraction is "good enough"? I haven't heard …

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    Comment #47954861

    We need a proposition to cancel the project.

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    Comment #47942141

    Might've gotten lost during a Canada Post strike.

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    Comment #47930454

    Figures. I can't think of any Yahoo acquisitions that thrived after they bought them.

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    Comment #47926917

    Yes, considering everyone else was either utterly incompetent, didn't want the job, or screwed the pooch under pressure.

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    Comment #47906854

    Was this before or after Yahoo! purchased! them?!

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    Comment #47903407

    I think you'd trust someone with the keys when they've consistently shown that they can be trusted with less critical work. If you're having to constantly monitor someone's output,…

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    Comment #47903172

    A very talented junior employee that you can't trust with the keys.

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    Comment #47886127

    Where did all the extra employees come from? Did this result in shortages in other industries that the employees supposedly transitioned from?

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    Comment #47885151

    > spouses of fallen service What if they get remarried?

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    Comment #47882692

    With the way people get added and removed from big tech, why is having worked at these companies still considered a badge of honor?