The Google/Alphabet distinction is nit-picky, but the fact that the site may have intended to be used differently and is not even close to a public launch is surely the more important news.
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What's more is that Hong Kong has still not restricted travel, while offering free medical care to anyone. As a HKer, that makes me especially nervous.
She did visit the local mosque to apologize when the police blasted it with tainted water, after she was called out on it. She did not visit nor apologize to local churchs which experienced worse behavior.
She simply refuses to learn what Hong Kongers truly think of her. The district elections were a stinging rebuke to her administration, yet she believes that she is right.
We Hong Kongers will remember her and her cronies forever, in the same way we remember the June 4th crackdown.
The protests started because of the Extradition Law, but had to morph because of the government's response: 五大訴求 缺一不可 (5 demands, not 1 less). Not a single one of them is about independence nor are any anti-China. You know that as well as I do. Mainlanders should actually read what we want instead of believing their government.
As a Hong Konger, the problem isn't that the cops are amateurs; it's that the police are currently terrorizing HK residents. If Erik Prince helps them, he should know he's supporting state terrorism.
You don't have to know if you don't use implicit type-casting. Make it explicit and you won't really have to worry about it.
"Explicit is better than implicit" is part of the Zen of Python for a very good reason.
I'm not sure how long ago this happened, but I'm surprised that your recruiter did not prep you for this. They tell you about the LPs and to prep 1-2 stories to demonstrate that LP, so you don't feel that you overlap.
LPs are used as a determiner of cultural fit and most other companies have their own version of this (e.g., "Googliness"). It may seem more cult-ish, and I thought that too when I joined, but it helps to move the business forward.
FWIW, I left Amazon a while ago for unrelated reasons.
It's pretty shocking for us HKers, as the police used to be trusted and looked upon very favorably. That trust has deteriorated since the Umbrella Revolution.
SCMP used to be my paper of choice growing up, but it has started to become more pro-establishment of late.
I balance HKFP with RTHK and Apple Daily (easier if you can read Cantonese). I don't trust blantantly pro-China outlets, like Sina.
Protestors were arrested while being treated in hospitals, because the police used a backdoor that the Hospital Authority installed in hospitals: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/17/police-can-access-full...
I'm a Hong Konger and always will be. I'm aware of what the CCP is doing and they're not at all as hands-off as you make them seem. Xi Jin Ping especially does not tolerate differences.
In 1997, HKers were afraid their freedoms would erode under Chinese rule. We were left alone for a while, but the spectre was always there. Now, the Central Government has made it more of a priority.
That said, there are many HKers who consider HK part of China and many others who don't.
I chose my next role because they didn't ask me those questions and instead asked how I'd tackle problems.
Engineers have enough market power to change this if we choose. For some reason, we just choose not to.
This is essentially a rehashing of the Microsoft/Google squabble a few months ago.
"In conducting the study, the agency evaluated more than 3,500 previously published reports, studies and data sources, including articles published in science and engineering journals; and reports by federal and state governments, nongovernmental organizations and industry groups.
The agency also conducted additional scientific research, resulting in more than 20 peer-reviewed reports and papers. The draft report will now be made available for public comment and peer review by an independent board of scientists before being finalized."
They never directly compared the Linux-based web-facing computers.
The original article at NetCraft is slightly more clear about this: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/02/26/microsoft-neck-...