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itg··on Tim Cook's response to Android texting compatibility: 'buy your mom an iPhone'
Thanks for excluding yourself.
itg··on Ask HN: Anyone having issues with job applicant fraud?
Fortunately our company gives us the option to reject a candidate if we feel they are cheating and can provide an explanation. Once had a candidate solve a problem extremely quickly but they could not explain how they solved it all. I then made a small modification to the problem which wouldn't have changed the solution much and they were completely lost.
itg··on Ask HN: How hard would it be to move from Data Engineer to Software Engineer?
Would it be possible to jump into a SWE role in a team you work closely with? If you have a good reputation within the company, it may be easier than having to prove yourself to another company.
itg··on What’s going on with Google and Facebook hiring freezes?
You don't get paid because they don't formally extend an offer until you match with a team.
itg··on Instagram is shifting to videos – users aren't happy
Tbh I find this comment hilarious given the story we are commenting on. In this case, it is Meta/Instagram that is trying to copy TikTok, and yet still can't pull off as good a recommendation algorithm.
itg··on Apple’s macOS Ventura – New Security Changes
I imagine as the number of versions increase, there is more tracking you have to do when someone doesn't explicitly mention the version number.
itg··on SpaceX Workers Call Elon Musk an Embarrassment in Leaked Open Letter
It was about 5 workers behind it and they kept on spamming everyone in the company to sign their letter.
itg··on Bird Is Laying Off 23% of Its Staff
People operating electric scooters recklessly do not get a pass because some people drive their cars like idiots.
itg··on Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over its payment technology
The reciprocal also works, these are antitrust laws set by the EU and if Apple wants to continue doing business in that market, they have to follow them.
itg··on Apple must pay a man $1,000 for not including a power adapter with new iPhone
Or simply hand the buyer of a new iphone a free charger if they ask for one, but we all know it's not about the environment.
itg··on EU negotiators agree new rules to rein in tech giants
YOU live in America, Apple operates worldwide. And the USA has plenty of bills in the pipeline targeting the same issues. Apple won't have their cake and eat it too.
itg··on EU negotiators agree new rules to rein in tech giants
Don't operate in the EU then. Problem solved!!
itg··on Ask HN: Has Amazon been hounding you?
Yes, multiple times a week, and I previously worked at Amazon too. They all go straight into the trash.
itg··on App store bill sails out of Senate Judiciary Committee
I don't buy the security issue scare-mongering from Apple if they are required to open up their platform. Bruce Schneier points out the flaws in Apple's argument very well in his letter https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2022/01/letter-to-t....
itg··on Gains I'm seeing from my second brain tool
Anyone try Nolific? What advantages does it have over Notepad/Textedit?
itg··on Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life
“I tried to meet new people at hobbies and dance lessons, but guess what - they're all full of lonely developers and other socially awkward people - short guys looking for girlfriends, unattractive/aging women looking for husbands, etc.“

I wonder why you have trouble making friends.

itg··on IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts
I'm having a hard time understanding why they would be bitter. Residency is temporary and a part of the training process. Once completed, doctors will make 2x-3x+ compared to midlevels for the rest of their careers.
itg··on A $3B bet on finding the fountain of youth
TBH, the research produced from unrelated moonshots help out in many different areas.
itg··on Stop giving companies your phone number. Do this instead (2019)
I tried using Google Voice for some services but it gets rejected.
itg··on Ask HN: Nerds of HN, did you overcome loneliness?
I honestly don't know. At best you're going to get trite answers such as join a club or get involved in a hobby. In my experience, you make transient acquaintances and still end up feeling lonely.
itg··on Proteins, Proteins Everywhere
Isn't this what the entire field of bioinformatics supposed to be about? I know a few people who left it because it doesn't pay as well (in the US) as your average software engineering job.
itg··on Ask HN: So who else is getting a pay cut this year?
Same here, plus I joined the new company mid year so it kinda looks bad if I jump ship so soon.
itg··on Ask HN: Would You Work for Amazon?
I had multiple friends join Amazon/AWS right out of school. Every single one left within two years and not a single one of them would recommend working there.
itg··on Genshin Impact made more money in its first year than any other game
Some people will spend a few dollars here and there because they feel they got value from it due to the amount of time spent playing. Compare that to a $60 single player game that you complete in 20 hours and never touch again.

Whales on the other hand I will never understand.

itg··on 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack
I'm curious what specs are software developers planning on getting. From what I've seen, the m1 mba/mbp was good enough for a lot of use cases so I dont see the point of get some specced out mpb. I am currently leaning towards the base model 14" but with 1tb of space.
itg··on Apple Captures 75% of Global Handset Market Operating Profit in Q2 2021
I would like to try something different but the fact that almost all my family members and friends communicate through imessage & facetime keeps me locked to iphones. The network effects here in the US are really strong.
itg··on Ask HN: Engineers who have left jobs for new ones, what was your primary reason?
Money. I got a promotion in my previous job which got me a small raise but all the new joiners at my level were getting much larger salaries. So I jumped for a huge salary bump. Working with new tech to add to my resume was a bonus.
itg··on Facebook bans researchers who were investigating Facebook ads
No, Fb is doing the correct thing in this case. If I upload data to Fb, I expect Fb not to allow others to scrape it. I gave pictures/info to Fb, not to you because you had a browser extension installed.
itg··on Hire-to-fire at Amazon India?
Depends on the team. In my team in AWS, if something was your fault, the manager would call you out in front of the entire team. Then they wondered why attrition was so high.
itg··on Way to Deal with a Micromanaging Boss
My worst experience was with a manager who had no software development background. He had about 8 years of project and product management and was assigned to lead a team of 12 developers on a new initiative. Everything had to be implemented his way that he read on some blog/article even though the team would show why it doesn't apply to our use case.

Not surprisingly, people quickly started leaving one by one (including myself) and eventually his team was merged with another and he was let go. A micromanaging boss is bad, an incompetent micromanaging boss is a disaster.

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