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data_spy··on I don’t have time for coding challenges
The best test predictor from the research I read is prior work performance at prior companies.
data_spy··on Why are currently no ads on Techdirt? apparently Google thinks we're dangerous
For a small site, Amazon Associates is probably the most reliable and non-shady opportunity besides Google. If the site get's a few million pageviews a month, options improve.
data_spy··on Fawkes: Image “Cloaking” for Personal Privacy
Agreed. I would use it, unless it was made by Facebook, Amazon, Google or Apple.
data_spy··on Ask HN: How do you divide time between engaging with users and development?
I would flip this. I'm personally fresher in the morning and would dedicate that time to coding as it needs more willpower.
data_spy··on Jim Keller to Depart Intel
I agree with the shade bit, however, I've personally seen several high visibility execs 'fired' with this exact line about staying on for 6 months for the transition. I've never seen anyone stay longer than 4 weeks.
data_spy··on Jim Keller to Depart Intel
Lex is a bit quirky, but I like that.
data_spy··on The Atlantic lays off almost 20% of staff
You may this payment daily with something called ads, they cost like $0.00150 for an article, but we all hate them.
data_spy··on Signal PINs
Samezies
data_spy··on Patterns of Covid-19 Mortality and Vitamin D: An Indonesian Study
Fox News, 4 weeks ago: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/former-cdc-chief-tom-frieden...

Let the downvotes begin!

data_spy··on Show HN: Rezi – Resumes for Large Companies
I gave you an upvote because you are clearly from Wisconsin and that I need a resume template with more space.
data_spy··on 'It's crazy': Chase forgiving all debt owed by its Canada credit card customers
Wow! That's one way to get out of the Canadian market. Wonder what the number one cost was the get out of the market the normal way, legal fees?
data_spy··on How LinkedIn exfiltrates extension data from the browser
For what it's worth, I read an academic paper that said browser extensions are a strong signal in identifying a person when combined with geo data.
data_spy··on Statement Regarding FedEx’s Relationship with Amazon
Lately, one Amazon delivery person (works for Amazon) I have has been terrible. Usually, they are fine but this one guy calls me with every package delivery he has for our building saying he can't get in the building and there is no one at the front desk. There is always someone at the front desk. This isn't really Amazon's fault but I imagine they track delivery success rate and this person will be gone eventually. Again, the other Amazon delivery people are fine but one specifically is bad.
data_spy··on Fortnite is free, but kids are getting bullied into spending money
Do you wear that Nike shirt? Might be time to Marie Kondo that shirt
data_spy··on They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States
touche
data_spy··on The Death of Boredom: Search volume for “boredom” drops from 100 to 34
There are some studies that suggest crimes have fallen due to smartphones entertaining people. I'm not sure if any research has over-turned those findings but the authors equated it to there tends to be less crime and murders in Chicago on below freezing temperatures.
data_spy··on The weird world of fossil worm cocoons (2016) [pdf]
Thanks!
data_spy··on They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States
Or is it?
data_spy··on They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States
That data is several years old now (up to 2016). Anecdotal but most of my high-income friends left in the past 1.5 years.
data_spy··on They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States
That data is several years old now (up to 2016). Anecdotal but most of my high-income friends left in the past 1.5 years.
data_spy··on I Made a Deal in a Bike Race
Yeah, it's tactics but in the same vein where he says his legs are 'fu&ked' and wants someone else to pull more and then outsprints them in the end. This is a quote from Fuglsang: “From when he attacked, I was still the one who was putting in the most effort because he always said that he was fucked. But he did the same at Strade Bianche, and there he still got me, so that's the game – that's the tactic."
data_spy··on Lyft Announces Q1 Earnings
If that R&D doesn't pan out they essentially will go bankrupt quickly as their R&D spending was 81% of their revenue.
data_spy··on I Made a Deal in a Bike Race
This happens all the time. Julian Alaphilippe basically did that in one of the classics and at Amstel Gold, the rider he tricked the last time around (J. Fuglsang) didn't give in and neither won (although Fuglsang got 3rd). Cycling is filled with ways to get others to work more than others.
data_spy··on Smoke and Mirrors: How Snap and Pinterest Hide User Attrition
I love how the guy's in the right foreground of the image uses his monitor to hold his sticky notes.
data_spy··on R: Lessons Learned, Directions for the Future [pdf]
I use R because mainly due to the RStudio guys. I totally understand many of the author's points but you can easily write your code to avoid storing massive amounts of data in memory.

edit: grammatical error fix

data_spy··on The University Is a Ticking Time Bomb
ha, upvoted!
data_spy··on Review of The Players Ball by David Kushner
I do, all those gentlemen went to elite universities. Jack is probably the least clean cut of the major tech CEOs that get press.
data_spy··on PSA: Some Major News Outlets Are Also Sending Data Directly to Facebook
Can't speak to this specifically but many news publishers use FB for ads. Yes, Facebook does ads outside of their platform.
data_spy··on Ghosting: Job candidates turn tables on employers
I had a company that seriously wanted to hire me and had me chat to a VP after a few other employees. They said they would let me know next steps in a few days, it's been over 30 days now. Ghosting happens all over.
data_spy··on I deleted my 118k-follower, verified Instagram account
Agreed.
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