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I've only read the link and the sample pages slightly, but this feels hyperfocused on advancing your career. Somehow the existence of books like these makes me depressed... is that rational? I just picture the future of tech being all about competitive people trying to race through their careers while the rest of the world puts up with their unpolished software.

Current headline: "Judge Dismisses Copyright Claims Against AI Image Generators"

Tail end of the article:

>However, the judge allowed Andersen’s complaint that her 16 copyrighted works were used without her authorization to move forward.

I'm not loving this headline.

(edit: stamped comment w/ the current headline to be safe)

also I suck with car knowledge, but I believe the hot tire pressure is different from when they're cold. Perhaps the car's software doesn't take that into account?

What is the make/model, so we can avoid/be wary of it?

So IOW, he wasn't very funny, and his writers mostly gave him his funny segments, like New York vs Chicago Pizza, Bullshit Mountain, etc? Do you have a link to support that claim?

(I'm even more shocked bc I don't enjoy any of his writers' shows you mentioned)

One offtopic comment from me, sorry-- I took one look at the page, it said "pdf" with an open button, and I hit the back button... Am I the only paranoid one??

I have no management experience, but I wonder if there's a certain level up the ladder where one person just can't do most/all things well? There are so many problems and teams, even being accountable to a fraction of them would be taxing.

Not saying this to remove accountability, but I know I would personally collapse in that job.

Is "cheat codes" an analogy to something?

Maybe they want to get the most use out of their parking garage? If they have one.

I'm wary about even Googling it because I swear I heard you are tracked in the US for even Googling it, or downloading it, or even reading on Wikipedia. It sounds laughable when I type it to be honest, but hey. I feel I have better hills to die on.

I didn't see other responses like mine, so I wanted to share that "why" was really important for me, not just how. I was afraid of disconnecting, and I wanted a really good reason.

Well, recently my headaches and itches have gotten worse. I feel that it's tied to my anxiety. I've had success showing myself that it's not 100% natural to think or obsess as much as I do, and there's a certain level of acceptance/trust/love that I didn't have in my life. That is helping me dramatically.

On everything related to data privacy and Big Tech, I must admit I'm mentally blocked on one point. How do most people think of this? I'm not sure most Americans, for example, know or care about this topic. There are broadly related topics they care about though, like not getting hit by fraud.

Is there a simple argument that most people would understand and agree with? I would think that's a better place to start for making a change.

The other argument is, if it's too complex for most people, then a gov agency could regulate it (like most people want to enjoy water without worrying about the source), but that's a giant can of worms for other reasons. I'm not trying to start a discussion on that topic.

I'm guessing 2012 because I thought that was the year they stopped doing brain teaser interviews, which were very controversial at the time. Googling it now, the exact year is fuzzy -- like, they originally stopped in 2006, but only fully stopped around... 2011-2012? My evidence is this thread and its linked article: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1gq72n/comment...

I suspect there is a large difference between "old Google" and "new Google" (maybe there is a cutoff year, like... 2012? I don't know.).

I would love to compare people who passed the old interviews and worked at old G, to the new ones, and just see what kind of culture, personality, and technical competency each side had. Then you get to see how those people shaped the company and how public opinion changed.

There are two extremes I'm familiar with:

- sticker shock from the bill - like, holy fuck, I was supposed to have insurance. Why is my provider taking back its coverage a year later? (May be called a "takeback" as customer support told me over the phone)

- Called customer support about the bill, and they were mostly supportive and believed what I said about being covered at the time. This was a relief to speak to nice people, but at the same time why make me fight an uphill battle? Why force so much confusion and fear on the patient at once?

>I won’t personally be bringing back outdoors.lgbt or firefish.lgbt. Being an admin has been one of the most fulfilling things I have done in a long time and you all have made it such an amazing experience., however, I need to take a step back. I would love to hand the domains over to someone with a similar passion for creating a safe and welcoming community.

I hope the author isn't only quitting because of a feeling of guilt or shame. If that's true, it's certainly ok to give it another try. Tech is toxic enough depending on where you look, and that's not even counting the self-hurt that some of us do to ourselves.

Maybe they could send my test scores to college applications without charging a fee, using a tracking pixel? :)

I seem to remember having to pick and choose where my scores went, maybe with a fee.

I guess one of the other ways is: "have a phone because it's required for website accounts and work -- don't do anything on it." Talk to your friends and family in person, which is _kinda_ arguably healthier. No social media, or hell, maybe not videogames either.

It's not the same, but the most recent games aren't total disasters IMO. I liked the character story quests in SW: The Old Republic, for example -- Jedi Knight's storyline was enjoyable. (Plus the game is f2p.)

Provided you use mods and community patches, sure. I had to replay all of Nar Shaddaa, and kept getting the bug where it's skipping all the dialogue. (Also, I felt my ending was underwhelming.)

> Everything built today seems to have to be architected and scalable and I hate it.

I feel this pressure a lot b/c of big-tech promo culture.

The article presented no evidence of other countries getting access to that data. Just a 48yo American engineer who allegedly shouldn't have had access. Of course, someone could've snooped on his home network, I guess.

> the power of the nose peaks in middle age, around age 40

The more you know. But that also means I (< 40) shouldn't be too paranoid yet.

I only saw this mentioned in 1 other top-level comment -- ChatGPT (and yes, sorry, you may be sick of hearing about it).

There's a perspective starting to come up, ie ChatGPT is ruining take-homes. This tweet[1] is one example from the hiring side, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up flooding their inboxes and your submission suddenly is competing for time with a bunch of bots.

[1] https://twitter.com/djsmith42/status/1661156114883567616

It's salvageable. Maybe spin up some kind of Unix watch that pings the zombie and deploys the new version. (but then, what happens if you get another zombie... crap)

I called Xfinity the other day for a fried modem, and wanted a service technician to come out. Of course, they want to prevent that as much as possible. Anyway...

This led to a fun AI call when I insisted on getting a technician. Hearing "Let's try that again." over and over in an angry AI voice, was just the best.

She asks me to reboot, and I say technician. *Let's try that again. Please let me know when you've rebooted your Gateway.*

I think the GP comment might have caused some confusion since it mentioned both package management and venvs very close together.

That's a good point, and you're spot-on about the Route53 zone. I did close my AWS account already. I'm hoping it just kind of doesn't renew that domain name.

Free will/choice is one thing. I think there are also plenty of people that grow up totally obsessed with their art and feel they need to be a part of it, like they have to go to Columbia Uni to write or act, or be a historian, etc. It's an interest gone out of control.

Even if they do that and rack up the loans, they may go into the real world naively and end up not making it big. Ever.

I guess my thought is, there's something creating that desire or urgency too. As System of a Down put it, "Advertising causes need."

A few months ago, I found out I had an AWS account from college that was racking up $0.50/month in charges. After 40 months, I finally got an email from AWS warning me to pay the $20 or they'd just close my account. I paid it, and closed my account, but I guess I could've just left if I wanted to.