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weezin

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    Comment #48208455

    Agreed, AI is a convenient excuse. If we had covid level interest rates these graduates would have a lot easier time finding a job. Companies are downsizing their bets and counting…

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    Comment #43350627

    It isn't that hard to setup a secure SFTP server to automate the exchange. But then again this is a post about configuring a S3 Bucket with public access for SSNs. The issue with G…

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    Comment #43350031

    It depends there are some exceptions.[0] >With persons or organizations (e.g., janitorial service or electrician) whose functions or services do not involve the use or disclosure o…

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    Comment #43349994

    HIPAA applies to patient data not providers data. > I also saw what appeared to be medical documents uploaded to the app. These files were potentially uploaded as proof for why ind…

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    Comment #41909113

    Depends on the person. Northwest arkansas is a beautiful place with tons of outdoor activities and the ability to live like a king on a major company CTO salary. I'd rather live th…

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    Comment #41567596

    > Perhaps a better question is - if one can get an offer at other FAANGs and the equivalents... is there a reason to choose Amazon over others? It kind of depends on the person. I'…

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    Comment #41400173

    Idk the ad for the new windows terminal was pretty well received by developers[1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gw0rXPMMPE

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    Comment #41124144

    >If I were put in charge of Alexa, I really think I would lay everyone off and start with a tiny group of really good devs and move as fast as possible to get something approaching…

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    Comment #40945852

    Really should be up to the government to fine these companies and pay out to those effected to disincentivize lax security standards.

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    Comment #40383247

    Not entirely convinced the point was to convert the customers to the 8k price today. Seems like the data gained during the demo is the most valuable part long term. They can rinse …

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    Comment #40299017

    System design isn't coding and reviewing all designs across 40+ people and leading cross team tech initiatives is a full time job.

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    Comment #40298998

    Looking at their commit history.

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    Comment #40288741

    Programming is a very small part of the battle of being an effective software engineer. It leaves out: - communicating - teaching - dealing with ambiguity - navigating politics - w…

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    Comment #40285558

    I'm dealing with this right now at another large company. Being asked to write a document for an integration we've done 20+ times because its part of someone else's larger promo pr…

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    Comment #40074253

    This post is quite ironic. https://x.com/paulg/status/1110677737558159360

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    Comment #39176472

    Personally I feel like the right thing to do is let the engineer closest to the incident lead the response and subsequent action items. If they do well commend them, if they don't …

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    Comment #36883902

    Pretty confusing intersection with the light not being above the lane. He himself wasn't sure at the start of the video which light was his. He was a "advanced driver assistance sy…

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    Comment #35279222

    I had a gym that I signed up online for, I tried to cancel one day in person and they said I had to fill out a questionnaire and mail it to cancel. Fuck that company.

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    Comment #34099818

    There are tons of valid criticism for the US intelligence community, but when it isn't agenda driven they can be right about a lot of things, for example knowing that Russia was pr…

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    Comment #33641733

    Exhibit A of the incompetence defense.

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    Comment #33474719

    Yeah given the context I think it is obvious that he got fired for advertising an extension that makes it easier to download your emails.

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    Comment #33213952

    > Not to mention that the upside of self-driving cars is capped at the cost of an uber driver An uber driver that can drive 24/7. Also there are a lot of cars that sit in parking l…

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    Comment #33079553

    >Perhaps you were not the same person, or nor was he. Man this is really key. relationships is a skill. I don't believe in soul mates, but rather a healthy relationship is develope…

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    Comment #32752985

    I imagine bikeshedding galore lol.

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    Comment #32564200

    I imagine this can be manipulated by other accounts to drive traffic. He can say something controversial and then it goes viral on the big platforms. Then he could have a watermark…