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nerbert··on My salary as a full-stack developer
It does not answer the question he asks but if he’s as good as he says, he can just refuse to log his hours.
nerbert··on Apple Robbed the Mob’s Bank
I read it more as an article looking back at things and describing the dynamics at play / unspoken intentions & the result. Apple pulled off a huge power move against Google and Facebook, and it paid off beautifully. It's worth taking a minute to describe what just happened.
nerbert··on Apple Robbed the Mob’s Bank
When the truth is explained, sometimes it can flow in such a fluid way that it is beautiful.
nerbert··on I mailed an AirTag and tracked its progress
Who said it was cheap? There's clearly an opportunity for Apple here. Government premium plan: 1000$ per tag per day to disable the alerts.
nerbert··on Current RNA vaccines protect against worrying coronavirus variants
The spike protein is what is in common between all the variants. Getting a more diverse response doesn’t mean better protection.
nerbert··on Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then decided not to
That's where the GFW starts to undermine the competitivity of China on the world stage.
nerbert··on Firefox Public Data Report
Only 4.189%?! I find that amazing. I would have imagined a MUCH bigger number.
nerbert··on Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then decided not to
Amazing.
nerbert··on Over 96% of Apple Users Have Blocked Facebook from Tracking Them
Default is off. You have to opt in.
nerbert··on Beyond Meat’s Beyond Burger life cycle assessment (2018)
I agree with you, that is especially the case for burgers that are usually not made of particularly refined meat. I’m still "old style" and enjoy a piece of steak but less than once a week. I still need to cut down on ham… decrease in meat consumption is rational. It’s mostly a matter of habit, and people hate changing those.
nerbert··on National Artificial Intelligence Initiative
It’s a metaphor. Beautiful metaphor.
nerbert··on Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border
Yeah it really shows how peace and nations working together can make stuff like that a non-issue. Everyone is so relaxed about it.
nerbert··on The End of AMP
It's written in your whatsapp backup settings.
nerbert··on Amazon knew seller data was used to boost company sales
Amazon the marketplace isn’t terribly innovative. It’s a marketplace supported by fantastic logistics, and most of it is backed by USPS anyways. There’s only so much you can do to remove the pains from buyers, sounds like we’re there.
nerbert··on iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new privacy controls, and more
Same here.
nerbert··on Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
At this point they must be like a deer in front of the flashlights, hoping the car will dodge them.
nerbert··on The Daily Standup Is a Waste of Time
ITT a lot of can't do mentality...

"Daily standup are useless because one email would be enough"

If email were then required: "emails are useless because nobody reads them, jira is enough"

"Jira is shit"

If emails are then not required: everyone works by themselves without communicating and symptoms of that, frictions start happening "Our project is poorly managed."

People just don't seem to understand that yeah, ideally everyone would just do their work, and those pieces would perfectly fit into the project. Unfortunately, that's not how reality works.

nerbert··on The Facebook phone numbers are now searchable in Have I Been Pwned
If you’re a EU citizen contact your local data protection authority and file a complaint. It literally takes 5 minutes.
nerbert··on A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs of capture
We can agree to talk about it again once we’re exploiting the energy of the entire galaxy.
nerbert··on New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking
Feature indeed. Highlighted from the beginning.
nerbert··on How much total throughput can your wi-fi router really provide?
A quick Google of "China cyber security law" should give you a hint.
nerbert··on Ask HN: Digital Nomads: What's Your Setup?
Good to know!
nerbert··on The absolute worst scenario happened
This isn’t particularly crazy in Europe. It indeed goes both ways.
nerbert··on Germany pauses AstraZeneca vaccinations as a 'precaution'
Much better odds than covid anyway.
nerbert··on Trader Joe’s $2 wine became a best-seller
I think OP perfectly explained the trade offs of buying a 2$ bottle. I wish it was so well explained for other things!
nerbert··on Is Being Salaried a Scam?
Sounds perfect to me.
nerbert··on Adobe Photoshop's 'super resolution' made my jaw hit the floor
I use it regularly (for my personal photos) and it depends on the photo. My observation is that pictures of natural elements (clouds, water, stars) tend to yield better results than for example a family picture in my house.
nerbert··on NFTs Are a Dangerous Trap
It’s probably more like if we had a common point of comparison for all the energy spending points in our society we wouldn’t be focusing on blockchain that much.
nerbert··on 100Mbps uploads and downloads should be US broadband standard, senators say
It's condescending but there's truth to it. Internet speed in the US is a symptom of a larger issue that the country has with incentives towards good governance, which is more often seen in poorer countries.
nerbert··on Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama
Maybe there's a positive correlation between high IQ and unionization though ;)
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