Viewing profile — harumph

Rule of Acquisition 211: "Employees are rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them." When you're a "human resource", you will be exploited. The term is dehumani…

Being tone-deaf would imply they're unable to understand other people's issues. Facebook actively seeks to track all of us for their financial gain, against the wishes of many of u…

Violating humanity's privacy?

Your comment about "NVC baby-talk" resonates. It reminds me of this, recently posted to HN: https://gp.blaisemcrowly.com/dont-kill-them-with-your-positi... In my opinion, be honest…

It's been my understanding for 25 years that folks in "IT" think it's a meritocracy. They also seem to think they're smarter than average. This is just my experience, not some stat…

Great, maybe after so many dead, the US government will start to actually do its job for a change. I'm not hopeful.

On the plus side, it makes it incredibly easy to immediately rule out anyone that tone-deaf.

Obviously I can't say if this is universally true, but it is most certainly true for me. I have CarPlay, and I do my damnedest to control it with Siri. It always feels incredibly d…

> "We've gone back to where we were three years ago after a mistake, sorry." Yep this is the right move, and as someone else says, this would be worthy of respect. I think we've al…

> Three year. Would you quit your job, and move somewhere cheaper if you knew the money will run out after three years, and you'll have a three year gap in your CV? This might be n…

Think about that the next time you train their self driving cars via reCaptcha.

I believe the only discussion necessary involving Mr. Barr is when he be disbarred. No pun intended; the man should be in prison.

> But, is it that turtle all the way down? I mean, the cops who broke the law to "get their hands on him" - why? The diplomatic backroom dealing - why? The politicians who should k…

Voluntary servitude does strike me as quite valuable.

My take has always been: How we positioned ourselves in the wake of WW2, and the resulting mythology that grew up around it, coupled with the fact that enough time passed that we n…

This is precisely how business is practiced in the US. It's damning, yes. But it should surprise no one.

Isn't it also true that a huge % of people don't realize or understand what data they're giving away, because the specifics have never been articulated by the people selling the in…

> That code have conduct I linked tries to explain how evil is defined You don't need to define evil for us. Small children know evil when they see it. People are quite capable of …

"We're a private equity firm. Just trust us, it'll be fine!" Because that's worked out so frequently for humanity in the past.

slow clap

From your comments, it seems your intention is to muddy the waters to the point where actual steps toward solutions are deemed unworkable. YOU, sir, are propagating the problem you…

Remember always: The US Supreme Court found that police in the United States have no obligation whatsoever to help. Anyone. Ever. The police are a criminal organization and should …

I am already paying my carrier entirely too much. Paying them more to do something they ought to do by default is not something I would consider. We should use law to eliminate thi…

The point is to express your dissatisfaction with your employer by denying them access to your skillset. That you'll likely forced into this situation with every employer doesn't m…