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mcs5280on No evidence that chance meetings in office boosts innovation

In person meetings boost opportunities for corporate butt sniffing by managers and aspiring ladder climbers.

mcs5280on Ask HN: Who doesn’t want to go back to the office?

My company is rumored to bring us back soon. I've got my 2 weeks notice written and am actively interviewing for 100% remote positions. This pandemic has made me realize how much of my life I have thrown away to commuting over the past 10 years. I have no plans to return to an office.

mcs5280on How long since Google said a Google Drive Linux client is coming?

rclone seems to work well enough with Drive for my purposes

mcs5280on SpaceX to lay off 10% of Workforce

I think their headcount surprises a lot of people. SpaceX has gotten very big over the past few years trying to carve out market share and evolve F9. The old incumbent competition (ULA) has around 3500 employees. Part of the difference in headcount is likely because SpaceX does a lot more in-house manufacturing, but still it seems like a large differential.