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itg··on Ask HN: Is LinkedIn bringing you any value?
Almost every job offer I got was through a recruiter reaching out to me through LinkedIn. I don't actively post anything though.
itg··on EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint
Apple devices and services don't have to be available in Europe at all. Either Apple benefits from Europe, in which case they need to follow European rules and regulations, or they don't benefit from the arrangement in which case they leave the EU.
itg··on Ask HN: Maybe I'm just not smart enough?
Your statement "I have trouble focusing, especially paying attention to details. I also forget things all the time" sounds similar ADHD, but it would be best to talk to a doctor about that to help you out.
itg··on Large-Scale Abuse of Contact Discovery in Mobile Messengers [pdf]
I don't know about other Android phones, but Samsung has a Secure Folder with a separate list of Contacts.
itg··on Google is exploring a health record tool for patients
Based on previous stories of people losing access to their Google accounts and can't get answer as to why, no thanks.
itg··on I hope work from home continues
I keep in mind others may be focused on something and interrupting them would be detrimental. When wfh, it is easier to miss responding back to a quick question and I’m guilty of it myself.
itg··on I hope work from home continues
This comes down to individual preferences, but does anyone prefer going to the office? Here's my list of reasons why:

- Better relationships with co-workers. I enjoyed smalltalk, getting coffee, lunch, or drinks afterwards with them. It was also easier to interact with others outside your immediate team.

- Separation of a work environment and home environment.

- If I had a question, it is more likely and quicker to get answered in person instead of over slack/email/zoom.

- Had fewer meetings

- Company dependent but we got free food and other perks.

itg··on Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
Another "leader" who complains about employees wanting work life balance and they are extremely entitled. These are the type of managers you want to avoid. I'm sure many Googlers are happy you left.
itg··on AWS Babelfish: The Elephant in the PostgreSQL Room?
According to my friends who are in AWS, the attrition rate is really high with many people leaving within less than 2 years.
itg··on One-third of tech workers admit to working only 3 to 4 hours a day
I'm pretty sure I put in about 3-4 hours of real work when I was in office too. If you count meetings, answering emails, and operational work, it is hard to put in a standard 8 hours of real work.

Also, the comment that the Amazon employee made is similar to what I hear across other online forums such as Reddit and Twitter. Seems Amazon has created a really toxic environment for everyone involved.

itg··on “Appointment” as professor at Harvard was an elaborate phishing attack
According the the founder of Nieman Lab at Harvard, Harvard has no school of journalism, no department of journalism, and no professors of journalism. See: https://twitter.com/jbenton/status/1350059632782356481

I find it hard to believe a journalist with 21 years of experience wasn't aware of this. When someone reaches out to me regarding a new job opportunity, I always do some basic research.

itg··on My Experience at Apple
I haven't found much of a correlation between company culture and the quality of products they ship.
itg··on [dead]
After threatening to unmask SlateStarCodex, I always thought HN should ban NYTimes. It's not much, but at least a start so this isn't tolerated on HN.
itg··on Ask HN: Are you selling your recent Mac in light of the M1's performance?
No, as a developer, there's much tooling that isn't ready yet so I expect it the Intel macs to easily last me a few more years. I also avoid the first iteration of new Apple hardware.
itg··on 2020 Mac Mini – Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Test
Another source: https://wccftech.com/intel-and-amd-x86-mobility-cpus-destroy...

At least in multicore, all of the Ryzen CPUs beat the M1.

itg··on Handling LinkedIn Public Profiles that exist but cannot be scraped
Maybe respect the privacy settings a user has set up?
itg··on Ask HN: As Macs are out of the way what is the next best dev laptop
I use a thinkpad carbon x1 with ubuntu and haven't had any issues.
itg··on iPhone 12 Pro Camera Review
He only compared a few shots to the 11 pro, there are some youtube videos that do comparisons to the pixel 5 and galaxy note s20. The s20 especially has better zoom and night mode compared to the 12 pro.
itg··on Google disabled my husband's account
Right now I have everything tied up to my Google account (primary email, drive, photos). Has anyone moved away and if so, to what?
itg··on Slack is getting Instagram-like stories
It gave an example in the article: “Instead of having this 15-minute daily stand-up meeting, can we record the video earlier... and get rid of the 15-minute meeting?", which I guess can allow for asynchronous meetings instead of trying to schedule everyone.

Also not sure what the dig at Coinbase has to do with anything here.

itg··on Why is the NYT article concerning Trump's taxes being continually flagged?
Political news is all over the internet,some people like to have spaces to get away from it.
itg··on Epic, Spotify, and Tinder form advocacy group to push for app store changes
It boggles my mind that there are people rooting for Apple to "win" here. Whatever you think of Epic, Spotify, etc, the changes they propose would be a win for customers to use the devices the way they want to. If you only want to download apps from Apple's approved app store, they are not taking that away from you.
itg··on Princeton under investigation after president deems racism 'embedded' in school
I don't think it is even trolling, DoE has a legal obligation to investigate.
itg··on FB to curb internal debate over sensitive issues amid employee discord
Looks like tech companies are finding out there's a good reason so many older companies discouraged talk of politics, religion, etc.
itg··on Deep learning job postings have collapsed in the past six months
He labels anyone who criticizes him as a troll. Unfortunately he is a public figure in the ML space and does have his share of trolls, but doesn't take too well to even well thought out replies.
itg··on [dead]
Donate to an organization with a CEO that makes 2.5 million dollar/year salary...no thanks.
itg··on MOSEC 2020: Attack Secure Boot of Apple's Secure Enclave Processor [pdf]
Wonder what % of the population has an iphone x or older device.
itg··on Trump fires CEO of TVA over replacing US tech workers with H1B workers
h1bsalary site isn't comprehensive, there were changes they made this year too. https://theintercept.com/2020/05/05/tennessee-valley-authori...
itg··on If you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention
I would extend this to all social media.
itg··on Ask HN: Any major manufacturer make office AMD machines?
Lenovo has ThinkCentre/ThinkStation desktops available with AMD Ryzen CPUs.
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