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I wonder which apps were used to plan the nation wide riots over the summer?

Or was that a dream?

I wish social media platforms would be agnostic to political events and focus on facilitating conversations.

No, but there is a strong will to reach gender and race equity in tech.

And I don't think this can be achieved by accident. There must be intentionality to achieve this.

Just look at this NYT hit piece on Coinbase yesterday and all the data available from big tech like Google and Facebook: https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/13440449092006952...

I'm not endorsing it. I'm just noting that it's happening.

But I think it's largely millennials who are pushing for more content moderation on the web. That's been my impression reading forums such as HN and Reddit.

Better authentication practices.

I've been writing auth for the web since 2005 and it hasn't gotten easier or more convenient as a programmer or as an end user. The problem is so bad that email/password combos need to be managed by 3rd party services.

Migrating away from Google Authenticator was a massive pain for me this year and as we continue to use more services, this problem will grow.

Some apps on my phone started using biometrics (face id) for authentication and it's extremely convenient.

This might be relevant to you:

> 56. Sometimes unsolvable questions like “what is my purpose?” and “why should I exist?” lose their force upon lifestyle fixes. In other words, seeing friends regularly and getting enough sleep can go a long way to solving existentialism.

As someone with concerning myopia, the 20-20-20 rule has always been a difficult habit to make.

20 minutes is not long and getting up to look at something outside is quite demanding. I often have 2-4 hour sessions without looking away if I'm in flow or distracted.

I see comments in this HN thread about word processors and agile development and I'm thinking... isn't Notion a tool to take notes?

What are the benefits to passing around an account like this? Doesn't this break old tweets after the transition?

Strong disagree here.

I'm not sure what's going on, but this craze about computational photography is ruining cellphone photography for me.

Try to take a selfie with the iPhone 12 Pro. It's awful. If you use the regular camera, it generates an HDR selfie exaggerating every imperfection on your face. And if you use portrait, it applies a fake looking blur and softness to your skin and is incredibly strict on framing.

Camera photography is moving further from realism and I don't want a part of it.

Turn the camera around and you get similar problems. From detail-less low-light images, to sun-saturated indoor shots. It's like everyone took the Samsung model and ran with it.

My DSLR is the only lens I have that can produce a realistic photo nowadays and give me access to the raw sensor data.

Doesn't look like the type of regulation we were hoping for. The regulation seems to apply to content moderation and controlling information. Basically the exact opposite of what we need.

You're right I might be insensitive and ideally I would have the time (and patience) to have a useful, thoughtful conversation with each person I talk to.

I don't have 8 years experience working from home, so it's possible this is something I can improve. I like the idea of having an open-channel for weekend discussion.

This morning I had three members of my team private message me to tell me about their weekend.

On one hand, maybe I'm an asshole because I don't care to have three separate conversations about my weekend.

But there's something about Internet Messaging which makes it highly inefficient and basic small talk that should last 30 seconds in the office, last 30 minutes.

I tend to use phrases like "ttyl" or "cya" to try to escape the conversation. But it doesn't always work. So I end up just not responding after awhile. Either way I look like an asshole.

Slack or not, online communication lacks etiquette.

"The idea that half the population has lost its mind while you have retained a perfect grasp of reality is unlikely."

How did we get to the point where what we say needs to be factual?

Factually correct speech has its place. But when you're making Youtube videos, podcasts, writing comments, talking with friends, you don't need to be factual. That's not a necessary ingredient to a good conversation.

I have a Youtube channel where I sometimes talk about Space and Biology. I'm not educated in these subjects. No doubt a lot of what I say is factually incorrect. That doesn't mean my speech is misinformation, deceitful, or dangerous.

In Canada, therapy is very expensive. About $150/h in the major cities.

Meanwhile all my American friends get free therapy. Weird how that breaks the narrative about US healthcare.

One moment Apple is inserting U2 into your iTunes and the next...

I think the size of these groups are greatly exaggerated by social media.

Conspiracy theorists have always existed and are practically harmless.

Sure there are incidents that occur, but likewise, 1000 people a month die from falling down the stairs. It's just not a problem in the grand scheme of things.

"Government is that which governs"

Who governs information and speech online? Washington DC or Silicon Valley?

People have complained about Facebook design changes for over a decade.

Yup.

In Canada, those who are overleveraged with massive mortgages far away form the office, are rewarded with mortgage deferrals and low interest rates.

Those who save money, rent, and made sacrifices to live close to work, are the ones to are losing.

I think this is an exaggeration.

The "massive tax benefit" is not that large for most people. Perhaps if you have dedicated office space and a large mortgage.

I did the math for my T2200 and the total tax benefit was $500/yr.

Even if you opt-out from Twitter, etc.

Your political leaders and journalists are tuned in.

Thus your life is still affected.

It remains an open question whether online interactions are a sufficient replacements to in person interactions.

I don't think you analogy is well thought out.

It's more like giving them the confidence to jump by telling them that other people have successfully jumped.

Perhaps the jumper does not have the ideal mindset, but it's better to inform them that it is possible rather than keeping them in the dark, acting as if no one has ever successfully jumped before.

I wish there was more conversation happening about other countries who have already successfully put kids back at school.

That might give confidence to people in North America who feel uncertain about it.

I feel like I've been transported to an alternate reality where people argue home gyms are better than real gyms and working from home is without consequence.

This reality seems heavily biased by people with long commutes.

As a single person I've found it difficult.

I've made efforts to go out after work, spend time with friends, and get back into my hobbies.

But none of these are enough to make up for the 8 hours of social interaction I was getting each weekday by being in the office.

Also as a single person, working in an office environment downtown felt like I had way more opportunity. Opportunity to move up in the company, opportunity to meet a girlfriend, etc.

Oh well I guess there's Tinder.

I think OP was making the case that at age 35, non-tech workers don't have ten years experience; rather, they are just starting their professional careers due to school.

I don't understand this angle because typically admin panels only let you manage the account; deactivate, manage email address, etc. As shown in the screenshots.

Tweeting on behalf of another user seems like an unnecessary feature to give admins.