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Software engineer in Seattle, WA
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notyourwork··on Salesforce is hiring over 3k people, despite axing 10% of staff
What do you consider normal? Normal may be different depending on your age.
notyourwork··on ‘We need to see pain’: Multimillionaire says unemployment must rise
And student loans are one of those things where society didn’t setup a future generation for success due to their own greed.
notyourwork··on ‘We need to see pain’: Multimillionaire says unemployment must rise
I think it is some of both. Doing without or compromising for your own financial well being is well established pattern. For example, don’t buy or lease a car beyond your means is a perfect example of a poor decision that holds one back. Our society doesn’t help with offering 8-year car loans and sales people convincing a young adult how affordable the vehicle is.

So in some ways younger generations are not setup for success. Their own fault. In some ways they create their own self-demise. Eating out constantly when making your own food or coffee is a perfectly viable option.

In total, society owes it to itself to ensure future generations are successful. I don’t think we’re doing that well enough.

notyourwork··on Credit card debt collection
Ads.
notyourwork··on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Why not replace the battery?
notyourwork··on TikTok Shop
What is the SEA region?

Edit: thank you to those replies.

notyourwork··on Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack
> Xitter

This is now what they call themselves?

notyourwork··on Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed by Mozilla
You want a source for someone’s speculation?
notyourwork··on Consumers defrauded on Zelle are left high and dry by the banks that created it [pdf]
So she sent $1800 to someone without first seeing a pending transaction of any kind for a $1800 credit? Some things have to be learned the hard way if that's all it takes.
notyourwork··on How to build your own living structures (1974, 2011)
Skyscrapers can be beautiful. Personally, I really like seeing more plants incorporated into them. Roofs with lush gardens and scapes, plants growing along the sides.
notyourwork··on How to build your own living structures (1974, 2011)
Nothing natural about a plant growing? I don't agree, irrespective of whether human intervention is required. It's a living organism that requires a dependency (humans) for longevity, but it is still very much alive and natural.
notyourwork··on College football in the US is awash with money
I don't think generalizing a country of 330 MM people is reasonable. Americans like sports, not all Americans like sports. Of those that do, not all of them idolize and worship sports. There are people who studied STEM that also like sports.
notyourwork··on How to build your own living structures (1974, 2011)
I would welcome more of these being incorporated into society. They are beautiful and natural.
notyourwork··on Tell HN: JPMorgan Chase forcing arbitration agreement to log in
I have both and today opened the mobile app without being presented this new clause. Wonder if it’s web only?
notyourwork··on Norway court rules against Facebook owner Meta in privacy case
My comment has nothing to do with severity or extent of tracking. I am highlighting OPs surface area of risk, given their exclusion from using Tiktok.
notyourwork··on Norway court rules against Facebook owner Meta in privacy case
You’re a contact in someone else’s profile who has you in their contact list.
notyourwork··on Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
Last year was first year using FreeTaxUSA.
notyourwork··on Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
No. That’s absurd, deductions for using the tax system to my advantage should not cost me money. e.g. Donations, mortgage insurance, credit for solar and home efficiency.
notyourwork··on The worst programmer I know
Will be five years with my current manager. Team has shifted some but money is not the only reason to stay somewhere.
notyourwork··on X plans to collect biometric data, job and school history
X phone? Twitter becomes X and now makes phones? What world am I living in?
notyourwork··on Slack’s migration to a cellular architecture
Wonder why huddles sound better compared to chime?
notyourwork··on Firefox users may import Chrome extensions now
I'm not sure... Are you saying Firefox is the only ADA compliant browser? Years ago when I dealt with ADA and web accessibility I found gaps across all the browsers. There wasn't a one-size fits all. Rather mileage varied with each website.

Have things changed?

notyourwork··on 1919 cartoon depicting the use of a ‘pocket telephone’
I do this and highly recommend it. Most apps (nearly all) have disabled notifications. I check things on a cadence and it's amazing how freeing this can be.
notyourwork··on Why did people in the past look so much older?
I cannot take you seriously with that poor grammar.
notyourwork··on Meta threatens to fire workers for return-to-office infractions in leaked memo
And that's a side effect of the pandemic, not because Meta actually wanted them to be remote.
notyourwork··on Meta threatens to fire workers for return-to-office infractions in leaked memo
I’m also having trouble parsing the logic behind that specific language.
notyourwork··on Why did people in the past look so much older?
I’ve always said when you’re paying the bill you can wear whatever you want. I don’t need anyone to take me seriously, I’m not a politician.
notyourwork··on Fanatics Is Building a Weird Monopoly over Sports Trading Cards
They are literally different things and always have been. Whether it’s common to bundle them isn’t really the point.
notyourwork··on Fanatics Is Building a Weird Monopoly over Sports Trading Cards
Regardless of agreement, shipping and handling are not synonyms.
notyourwork··on Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation'
Hint: the problem isn't just an Uber corp & Uber driver problem. The problem extends into the rest of the world.
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