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Comment #49222593
This is like an 'experiment' where you hold out an apple and drop it. Pretty obvious foregone conclusion. Did you do a control, e.g. release the same app on Homebrew with similar m…
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Comment #49220020
OK so you built a small utility app in a crowded space- see: https://setapp.com/lifestyle/best-color-picker https://alternativeto.net/software/instant-eyedropper/?platf... etc. You…
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Comment #49219983
You can also use homebrew on Linux - obviously not for casks
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Comment #48246406
I am not defending the current situation but I am not aware of any case where anyone in the UK has gone to jail for piracy. Invariably what actually happens in such cases is: 1. Se…
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Comment #48160119
One benefit: People are no longer trying to pretend that Meta is some beneficent orgainsation
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Comment #47884830
By this logic you should factor that android was an acquisition, as were YouTube, doubleclick, deepmind and Waze
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Comment #47859187
LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services p…
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Comment #45950918
Can someone translate this from marketing puff into something meaningful? All I'm seeing is 'lambdas should map to micro services' 'please use more managed services'
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Comment #45072827
Appears that our author was present whilst either he gave a talk with no questions or a tame interviewer asked Werner soft questions with no follow-ups. Absolutely no pushback or c…
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Comment #44891852
> 32 bit Linux is still supported by the kernel and Debian Deprecated for Debian https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/release-notes/issues....
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Comment #44876121
Wearing American football style helmets does not reduce the risk of concussion which is primarily the result of sudden acceleration or deceleration causing the brain to move around…
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Comment #44349546
So naturally AI will be in the office 5 days a week and not working remotely right? right?
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Comment #44139503
This is an ignorant position. Look at e.g. https://engineering.marksandspencer.com/mobile/2024/09/05/re...
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Comment #43948806
The man who hopes to become Sonos’ next permanent CEO talks about the app, the now-canceled video player, subscriptions, Google, and more.
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Comment #43815825
Scheuer allegedly went into action quickly following his termination, and by early July was said to have used his work credentials, which still functioned after his termination, to…
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Comment #43739060
Client Caution Weighs on India's $280 Billion Tech Services Industry Infosys, TCS and Wipro report disappointing results as Trump tariffs and economic headwinds prompt corporate ca…
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Comment #43730270
Article appears to blame developers for not attracting VCs to crypto. Right... Because every other industry would blame the developers for not attracting VC's to their industry, ri…
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Comment #43615700
I'm sure that we'll still be able to spot candidates doing the needful, and kindly reverting the same
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Comment #43615411
I think the better/mature response to this cultural change is to design takehomes anticipating the use of AI and then seeing where the canddiate got lost in the weeds or gets lost …
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Comment #43615309
There were 30% layoffs at a company I worked at and one of the 'survivors' was so traumatised by it that they took their own life. It's a known phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org…
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