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Turns out even they were a bit too optimistic: http://stadiacountdown.com/

The message might be indeed end-to-end encrypted but the local WhatsApp installation could extract keywords as you type from the message and send them to Meta.

In previous times you really had to make an effort to insult someone - engraving this probably took some time.

I used to think corporations strive to reduce costs and therefore keep their workforce to the minimum necessary. Now my theory is that managers in a company try to maximize their i…

Some of these answers seem to be too good to be true and certainly need to be verified by others. Beside that, even if the interview is not manipulated, it is not a proof for human…

Some popular packages are Python version dependent. For example, I was using Python 3.10 early and no Python wheels for 3.10 were released for PyTorch back then. The only thing you…

> Elon Musk has something special that you don't have I believe that there are many Elon Musks in the world but due to various circumstances (born in the wrong place at the wrong t…

The difficulty in making accurate predictions here is based on the fact that we humans tend to think the status quo linearly into the future, which is why many wrong predictions ha…

Critics might now argue that the goal of the diversity movement was never to create equal opportunities for everyone but to promote specific groups. Anyway, the illogic of this mov…

Olympic Games have been used before to underline the power and greatness of a nation - look at how the 1936 Games were used propaganda-wise, so I don't think this is a new phenomen…

The idea that there are KPIs that can be used to objectively measure the performance of an SE and that the worst performers will be fired is an illusion. In reality, the direct man…

I don't think people who say they work 14 hours a day are lying. They just count in everything that is somehow related to their job, like reading about their business in the newspa…

Why does this get so many upvotes? There is no value in the linked post other than saying: Buy my masterclass!

It's like telling the government to put certain companies out of business because the owner has a worldview that I don't like.

Most big tech companies now use "conditional access" for their login with the hypothesis that this increases security. Even if it does, it leads to a drastic reduction in user-frie…

This is a how things are handled at companies that get 500+ applications for each open position and/or are just incompetent. At smaller companies it is very likely that actual huma…

To me, the most promising use cases for a blockchain would be activities that are today carried out by government agencies, states or lawyers. Anyone who has ever bought a property…

I have a smiliar feeling. Humans have certain wishes or desires and use language as a vehicle to express their feelings. Language models in turn just predict the next best tokens b…

When I write a README for a library I always try to include 1-2 code samples of the highlights of said library. So the reader sees quickly what to expect.

Decentralization and taking power out of the hands of large corporations is no guarantee of success - otherwise Napster would have to dominate the music streaming market today and …

I can safely say that most of the time upper management spends in meetings is wasted but what counts are the 5-10% of time when actual important decisions are made. I'd argue the s…

I see Bitcoin closer to the art market then to gold or a currency. There is de facto no universal rule for pricing a work of art other than what someone is willing to pay for it at…

As much as I admire the idea of free information sharing, I think the decoupling of time and effort put into the creation of digital content and its monetization is a fundamental p…