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Same. The culture of early tech (nap pods, free food, work whenever) isn't compatible with the more mainstream kind of employees they're now bringing on. Gone is the passion, from all sides, and the perks and allowances given to truly obsessed developers just aren't sustainable with both the bloat and complexities hiring anyone but brings with it.

Good devs create easy times, etc.

>While it is likely we will never know who attempted the breach, it is clear that the security of our cables are of key interest of the great power adversaries.

>and this wouldn't be the first time Russia has been linked to a cable attack.

Was it Russia? The long stream of tweets fails to mention that in a clear way.

I think a possible problem with this concept is the assumption that its application is a constant. It's definitely a bad thing to produce in the extreme _all the time_, however from time to time, depending on the industry or pursuit, an otherwise unhealthy obsession is admirable and necessary. Without such a thing, many of our innovations and industries would not exist today -- Tesla was pretty "toxically productive," it could be argued. Certainly in his case, he probably took it too far at times, but we'd be in mud huts with no running water if individuals such as he were not permitted to operate as they see fit.

If an individual or group of individuals doesn't want to be hyper-focused, fine, don't do it, but it's a dangerous thing to judge others who may be different for being different form you.

Indeed, it is a sad abuse.

>[redd]it's more tame than USENET was

Of course it is, it's beholden to advertisers. Chairman Pao saw to its taming, right before getting canned.

Remember when the EU was just meant to be a trading partnership? Few do.

Is there a better-written article on what's going on out there, somewhere?

Your comment is optimal with regard to my feelings. Thank you.

Probably there are as many emotional reactions to some given aspect of software as there are people. How do you optimize for every individual?

Hunter S. Thompson would have made one shitty PM. God bless anyone who works at this company.

And others that thought they did, only to find that they were the arms and legs of an even more brutal and incomprehensible regime.

The longer you live, the more you realize Thrasymachus was right. There is no order except for what the generations forget that their ancestors pretended was order, alongside the peace you build and maintain with your next-door neighbors.

The things that have made me a better, healthier person are either prohibitively expensive or impossible inside of a city. The things that make me a worse person are often required inside of a city.

Perhaps it's to some extent personal preference, but those preferences grew out of having experienced both settings under discussion. One thing that you can't get around though: getting sick is much easier inside of a city -- this is why I can't understand how many of the same individuals who often are very fond of cities can still be after also being those who are most concerned about pandemics. Research also has shown that ideal human groups are no larger than around 200. Extrapolate that to get an idea of how pathological a city-based culture can become.

If you absorb the full picture painted by the famous "mouse utopia" experiment, you can get some further insight into what, over the course of decades, built my own understanding and perspective on different living modes, especially as both relate to city life. Its goal was to talk about overpopulation, but it more accurately could comment on over-concentrated population.

Having lived in both city and non-city for equal portions of my life, I don't care how "efficient" the commute is (or how inefficient its alternatives are forced to become by those who dislike cars), city life is horrendous. I can't understand why, especially after covid, anyone thinks it's a good idea to lived packed like mice in a concrete box, with only a few trees you don't own and have to share with everyone. No thanks. Never again.

Disagree. Life in the country is horrible. Please don't come, stay in cities, everyone. You wouldn't like it here at all : >

So do Prince Charles (Windsor) and Vlad the Impaler.

No, this was my issue here. I am an idiot lately. My apologies, and thank you for your patience. Pray for my brain, please.

Over here in America be like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-wmOYelnM

It resulted in you, so I can understand your disappointment.

Whom do you believe has a greater capability to hold anything for a longer period of time: the individual, or the investment firm? And for holding for a short period, and thus having to deal with taxes: again, whom do you believe more capable of dealing with that?

Any regulation is an advantage to large over small, at the right level of large vs. small, since the burden of optimizing to win is more easily borne by the former. In some cases, it's just more obvious.

Another rule benefiting large investment firms and hurting individuals. Nothing surprising here.

That nepotism and sociopathy rule the tech business world the same way they rule most any other business world.

Having experienced this very thing, I can say: there's a good chance the other guys had already made their app in some form long before this guy did. Don't worry, bro: everyone has had a cool idea (all of which are very cheap -- ideas, that is) and then seen someone else doing it later. The good news is this though: if you're dishonest and connected enough, you can still make your app succeed. Especially if it's worse than your competitors'. I have a strong suspicion that that's how it's usually done.

Coming from a country that has this, there should be caution: it gets more affordable, but you get what you pay for. In my country of origin, you get a partially-paid-for ride to the emergency room, where you pay for things like casts, non-ward rooms, dental care out of pocket. There is no prescription coverage. There is no optometry coverage. I would wait significant chunks of a year for procedures and diagnostics. To cover the things that aren't covered, most have private insurance through work or also out of pocket.

Since moving to the US, it is more expensive (than next to nothing), but I actually get good care. Several conditions that were ignored or misdiagnosed for me are now cured. My life might be significantly shorter had I not come here.

If NY does this, the near zero chance of my moving there ever would go to absolute 0. It is a terrible system for any place that does not have infinitesimal state or national government expenses and more-than-60% kind of taxes (e.g., Scandinavian countries).

What a great way of vetting people who won't complain while working for a shitty company.

The IRS went 3 months past promised deadline on their withholdings estimator site. I can't imagine the folly that'd be produced by them attempting tax software, as wrong as that sounds.

I clicked the link ready to read and then feel critical about a criticism of meritocracy, but found the exact opposite. This makes me realize that promotion in the current state of tech and likely other types of businesses is pretty far removed from merit. Great article, and it's sad that business has made it necessary to point out that doing a good job and being awesome are the most important parts of promoting employees. There's a lot of fat to be trimmed in organizational structures, I would hypothesize.

So you're saying that the ACLU is compromised?

We can still be friends, then.

It's making me want to buy a Kia even less. Though, I'm likely not the target demographic; being an aging curmudgeon who usually buys used, repairs himself, and runs into the ground before buying again.