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In that case, we can pretty much say: We lost StackOverflow, it had a beautiful life, R.I.P.

Varquon Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social networking era

My theory is that it's also the behavior of users that has changed.

In my own network (age brackets 25-40), I rarely see any people posting updates or uploading pictures, which was common 5 or 10 years ago.

On the other hand, Meta managed to keep the younger generation audience by acquiring Instagram, but apparently, it failed to acquire the Next-Bing-Thing (Tik-Tok)

Varquon Why is it so hard to give Google money?

Easier said than done - for example: You have a business which was review-bombed with 1-star reviews on Google Maps. If you are in B2C, you are now bleeding money and good luck getting your entry removed from Google properties.

Varquon Job switchers are earning a lot more than those who stay

Perhaps not 7x, but even in the US after jumping a few times from the first junior role one can probably double or maybe even triple the salary.

Varquon Why is it so hard to give Google money?

I think the main problem with Google is that they apparently treat Human Customer Support as the worst possible Evil.

Of course, it is not feasible to provide it to all users, but in case of Google even if you spend in the range of XX thousands - Y million $ per year with them, you have a very hard time speaking with a human being, even if SHTF.

From my basic business understanding, it wouldn't cost them that much to provide better support considering their $75 billion profit in 2021 [1]

[1] https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/2021Q4_alphabet_earnings...

Varquon Job switchers are earning a lot more than those who stay

Perhaps you can strike a balance between the 2 options of the spectrum?

I would not imagine still working in the company where I started as a Junior (and only receiving a 5% raise per year). In the same time, after jumping a few times, my salary increased 7x and I found a place where I felt really happy working, too. (before starting my own business)

Varquon How to advertise to developers: deep dive into paid developer marketing

To be honest, only parasocial dynamic I see here, is his argumentation. But yeah, some people just think they deserve to have content served for free for them...

Varquon How to advertise to developers: deep dive into paid developer marketing

How many podcasts (out of those that you listen to) do you pay for?

Varquon How to advertise to developers: deep dive into paid developer marketing

So basically your expectation is that your favorite podcast authors create the content for you free of charge and don't earn a dime?

(I assume from your message tone that you are not a fan of paying for the content, either)

Varquon Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

I agree on that and we had similar observations on the job boards that we manage (each of them has mandatory salary brackets if you want to post a job[1])

Obviously, salary is not the only criteria for picking a new role, but by publishing it upfront, you quickly sort out the expectations (which leads to less churn at later stages) and also contribute to a more inclusive and fair job market.

Some other points that we got as feedback from the tech communities:

- publishing tech stacks & engineering methodologies is quite useful too

- it's nice if a company provides a contact person for questions BEFORE applying

- you should act swiftly and not let candidates wait for weeks for your decision

[1] https://swissdevjobs.ch/

https://devitjobs.uk/

https://devitjobs.us/

https://germantechjobs.de/

Varquon Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens

Lobbyists are not a conspiracy theory. No matter if they act on behalf of businesses or state actors, one has to admit that they do exist and have influence over public policies.

Also, the fact that in most countries there are multiple hidden agents acting on behalf of other countries hardly seems to be a conspiracy theory as well.

Varquon Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens

One could be wondering why there was a big pushback against nuclear energy in the first place. Especially that it hasn't happened in the neighboring France.

Was it perhaps because of some hidden actors who pushed for the gas pipelines deals?

I can imagine, that the Russian influences in Germany hasn't magically disappeared after the fall of Berlin wall.

Varquon Show HN: I made a simple platform to buy/sell side projects

Very cool, do you do any vetting / background checks of the projects that are submitted?

Varquon Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards

So basically, let's keep buying our average quality cars for more money, than allow free trade & importing better quality vehicles from a country that specializes with it?

For some reason, it was the growth of global trade that coincided with the growth of global GDP & the increase of the life quality of the earth population.

Varquon Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards

Perhaps you should consider that maybe some of those shareholders are your parents whose retirement future depends on those investments?

Varquon Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time

You probably are talking about yearly amount, not monthly.

In Warsaw you would get top tier places with private pool and cleaning service for no more than 2500 USD per month.

Varquon USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets

Any health-related downsides?

Varquon Copilot sells code other people wrote

Then why contribute to open source if you want to still be a gatekeeper? In that case better to fork it and work in a private repo.

Varquon Papers on GitHub Copilot, copyright law, and ownership for AI-generated code

And copilot is doing exactly this - it's a tool, like a plumber box.

Varquon The collapsing quality of dev.to (2021)

Wow, any explanation from the HN mods why this happens?

Varquon Copilot sells code other people wrote

The licensing hell is exactly the problem. If someone contributes to open source, which is a praiseworthy activity, then they do it with the intention that anyone can use this code but also re-adapt it, bundle in new products - it's all about bringing humanity forward.

And all those "you can do this, but you can't do that" licenses are things that only invite lawyers to the tech world. IMHO, licensing open source is a bullshit activity.

Varquon Copilot sells code other people wrote

If someone contributes to open source, then they shouldn't be surprised that someone else uses this code. The licensing hell is something that shouldn't belong in IT.

Varquon Copilot sells code other people wrote

People (github in this case) do something to make your life easier so that you can save time for the price of 1 latte per month and you complain?

Software Developers seem to be the most whining profession in the world and I despise this attitude (while being a developer myself)

Varquon How to Get a Job as a Software Developer in the UK After Brexit (Guide)

We also wrote similar guides for:

Germany: https://germantechjobs.de/blog/how-to-find-job-as-software-d...

and

Switzerland: https://swissdevjobs.ch/de/blog/how-to-find-job-as-software-...

Varquon Show HN: 1,900 remote company profiles with tech stacks and employee benefits

Sorry if that was the case - only tried to mention the platform where people directly asked for exactly this-type-of-thing.

Varquon Show HN: 1,900 remote company profiles with tech stacks and employee benefits

Completely agreed - salary information is must-have nowadays. Because "beer Fridays" or "relax rooms" don't pay the mortgage.

That's why we created a job board with mandatory salary ranges (provided directly by the companies), you can find it below in the thread.

Varquon Airbnb May 2022 Release

The AirCover policy looks like a game changer that elevates Airbnb basically to hotel-like level of service.

Just wondering if they won't default to "we will just refund you" in case the host cancels (1st scenario)

In that situation, if I get the info 1 day before arrival and just a refund, then I am screwed anyway since the prices on the market will be sky high.