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mx_02··on An update on salary transparency in job posts
Do you mean it's a bad thing about the law? Or is a bad thing that is seeing the sunlight due to the law?
mx_02··on California employers must reimburse remote workers for all necessary expenses
Companies are already doing layoffs and hiring offshore. They dont care about you or me or anybody but profits.

Things will estabilize at some point and it's better for 99% of people if there are pro-workers laws in place by then.

mx_02··on In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour
Or BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
mx_02··on Don't be afraid to be wrong
So is pointing your own experience.
mx_02··on Java 21 makes me like Java again
> The packaging is like how you would package files on your computer in single folders

How does that vary from Java?

mx_02··on Java 21 makes me like Java again
I'd love if interfaces worked as in typescript.

As long as the object signature matches the interface as parameter then you can use it.

mx_02··on So you want to modify the text of a PDF by hand (2020)
> "Well, how hard can that be?”

Very hard?

I worked on a tool that generated PDFs based on API responses. The tool added charts from the api data.

Those PDFs were reports with some hardcoded text.

Yesh what a fun ride that was.

mx_02··on Show HN: Query your database using plain English, fully on-premises
Isnt that as easy as giving a non-write user to the app?
mx_02··on The world’s largest wind turbine has been switched on
Is bigger better when it comes to wind power?
mx_02··on US Citizens Will Need Visa to Travel to Europe in 2024
> then there are solutions for that

Painless solutions like email/phone call where you explain why you are extending your stay?

Or painful solutions where you need to go to an office, find somebody who gives a shit about actually doing their job?

mx_02··on Diablo
> In D4 the entire world is a viable place to spend time during the late game.

Spending time doing what? Killing mobs? For what purpose?

Killing mobs should be a means to an end like cosmetics/achievements/trophies and those usually give you bragging's rights.

So ok, all zones are viable to spend time in D4. What do you gain with that?

mx_02··on StabilityAI cofounder says CEO tricked him into selling stake for $100
Local newspapers are vital for towns/cities.

Sadly no one wants to buy the papers.

mx_02··on Tell HN: LinkedIn banned me because of my avatar, in the middle of my fundraise
Do no expect common sense from IT companies. Google is even worse.

It's pretty normal to ban people instead of trying ro fox the issue. It's probably cheaper to them.

We have no rights and no protection from corporations other than "Do business somewhere else"

mx_02··on Turning my hobby into a business made me hate it
> Where the author made a mistake was in trying to make "what the market wants" rather than just making stuff he/she actually wanted to make and trying to see if it was possible to make money from it. I

The author did try.

From the post:

> And yet, in spite of my passionate “passion”, I never made enough money to quit the day job. I followed my passion and all it gave my was wrist pain.

Writing for the market was their second attempt at trying to make money.