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A 'strategic shift' to present suggested content may be what Facebook wants to do (or would like to tell investors it is doing).

However, the amount of real content being posted appears to have fallen off a cliff. This is obviously very subjective but holds true for both my own experience and friends/family who have commented.

So there isn't just a similar level of content but the algorithm is displaying less - but literally everyone I know no longer posts to Facebook in remotely the same way.

The only time I see regular updates are 'happy birthday' posts.

Everything else has moved to other apps - mostly Instagram stories.

I get playing with technology for side projects, but for something commercial there is no way I would sign off on including that package into a project.

I think another perspective is that this is a case of businesses chasing (or being forced to chase) endless 'growth'.

Facebook is likely optimising to increase engagement and revenue.

But in my humble opinion the Facebook of the early 2000s was close to perfect in terms of use. Obviously leaving the product the same wasn't going to drive that revenue and make the careers of all the employees.

I wish Facebook remained as the platform I could jump on a couple of times a week to see what distant friends and my Grandma was up to. For a while they somehow managed to have just the right balance where it seemed like everyone on the planet would eventually sign up.

It felt like this was a huge step forward in how the world communicated.

Logging onto Facebook in 2022 is a cesspit of flashy videos and clickbait posts. What a disappointment.

Exactly? You're right. Which is why Steam will never allow this from their side.

From someone who isn't an academic, isn't this letting politics come before science?

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> Do you dislike them because they seem kind of boring? Get over yourself.

This is an interesting discussion that brings a lot of vitriolic comments.

A counterpoint that you seem to be dismissing: building a successful team often requires a good cultural and team fit. Hiring just on 'merit' alone doesn't guarantee success.

Consider the example of hiring a 'superstar' that the other team members do not like which would consequently impact the performance of the team as a whole because they don't work optimally. For the manager in charge of the team, culture fit is an important factor alongside others.

Additionally, this is a good example of the tooling overstepping bounds. Developers giving feedback that their tooling can't match designs made to fit existing brand standards is naive and doesn't reflect business reality.

As a counterpoint though, I definitely see merit in Tailwind for new web-first applications where the development team can align with designers from the outset.

Highlighting either option for consumers would bring attention to the fact this is a hardware issue, which would void acceptable use warranties if the battery was degrading to be insufficiently usable within one or two years.

But I buy Apple. For myself, my parents, and I recommend to relatives etc. The tight leash is a feature not a limitation. I know if I set up an iPhone or iPad for my mum the apps aren't going to try charging her credit card or installing bloatware and so on.

The tight integration between all the services is a plus as well - something I just don't trust on other devices. Using the parent example again, my mum doesn't need to understand iCloud syncing, she just knows that all her photos are safe on the device and will show up on the computer.

Use the Sidewinder missiles as an example. You're going to run out of munitions very quickly and be left with far poorer capabilities.

I'm not quite sure who the intended audience of the release is. Releasing a statement announcing the layoff of many employees while trying to position the company as "a technical powerhouse of the internet activist movement" just screams insincerity.

Over time I would imagine that due to inflation and the increased cashflow that everyone will have the prices of basic necessities will increase to the point that UBI just covers them, or worse that simply living will require UBI + a job?

I don't mean that in a snarky tone, it's something I'm trying to wrap my head around as far as UBI discussion goes.

Apparently sworn statements have been made about this.

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The previous Starter tier pricing was a lot cheaper. Most important point to note is that additional searches were closer to 10k/$1 vs the proposed 1000 (additional 100k operations: $10/month). Yes, these were 'operations' not searches' but the mapping between operations vs searches doesn't appear to be anywhere near 10-1.

But you may have missed what I think is the major point in the OP: for the majority of customers, Zoom appears to have far better audio quality out-of-the-box versus other major players in the market.

You mentioned optimizing for MacBooks with built-in microphones and speakers, and I think that is exactly the point.

The number of users that have a fully equipped setup will be a tiny minority.

I think the best things about Zoom are the optimized UX in terms of getting into a call, and then the decent quality. They have definitely converted our company into paying customers. I only have anecdotal evidence, but we're continually asking our staff and all the clients we call with how the quality is, and everyone has mentioned Zoom is much better than the alternative we have been trying.

Do you have any thoughts on why/how Zoom appears to have much higher quality than say Skype/Google Hangouts without the need for additional equipment?

For us, the major use case is getting a random client on a call easily, with a reliable signal and clear audio, using their current equipment - they are never going to buy additional equipment or configure peripherals .

We do not live in a meritocracy. For better or for worse, your "job performance" does not have a one-to-one relationship with how well you perform at your job.

Your "job performance" is based on how you are perceived by those reviewing you. If you have a disconnect between your work and how you are perceived, you probably need to improve how you market and present yourself. Consider this as just another part of investing in yourself.

Translating back into developer-centric jargon: the best technical solution isn't automatically the best. You need good marketing and product-market fit.

I dismissed the importance of many aspects of the above for many years before I saw the importance for myself.

In practical terms, what I mean is that unless you're physically healthy you won't be able to operate at anywhere near optimal mental capacity.

This can affect your focus, mood and motivation - for example you can work on your projects but don't manage to complete as much as you like. I was always dismissive because I thought "I don't have depression, I'm fine" and then neglected my health. My killer issue was sleep - I was fit, healthy, confident, successful, but operating on 3-4 hours sleep a night. Only in hindsight can I see how that affected so many years of my life. Correcting that did wonders in weeks.

Specific things to focus on:

- Get enough sleep (7-8 hours+)

- Get consistent sleep (Read up on sleep hygiene, you need consistency)

- Get to the gym and lift weights x3+ weekly (Especially as a male. Develop your body and your mind will follow. Heavy weights, compound lifts)

- Eat a healthy, whole foods based diet (If you're eating like crap, how can you expect to function well)

Maybe you have all this sorted already. But otherwise, take a few steps back and look at your priorities. Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do.

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In New Zealand one of the major ambulance services reports costs of around $615 including taxes per callout.

However, the charge passed onto the customer is set at $98 for medical emergencies. This is waived for accidents (covered by the government).

A $4000 ambulance bill is offensive and I don't think justifiable in any way.

Trev is a farm reporting tool to provide insight into farm operations and performance.

Startup based in New Zealand.

But a dark pattern? Definitely not. I have had multiple projects this year where the feedback from UX workshops has overwhelmingly been to use infinite scroll. This is feedback from real users, customers, and clients.

We need to be careful to align the website UX to the correct target users. Are you building something for a very technical market or power users, such as software engineers? Sure, ensure you don't interfere with the experience.

However, if you're targetting business or social users, you need to base your decisions on their priorities. This means the optimal path for their primary use cases. This means optimizing for the 98% of the times the user just scrolls down the feed, not the 2% of the time they scroll a bit and refresh.