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sabelo

50 karma · joined March 19, 2014

software engineer. South Africa. sabelo [at] s3media.co.za
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sabelo··on 9.5% of software engineers are ghosts
So many billions of dollars will be lost because of this, like scrum before it! Commits, without context, don't say much. Eager companies will try to follow this and just create a cobra effect.
sabelo··on Is Twitter Down in Europe?
Down for me in Johannesburg, South Africa.
sabelo··on Ask HN: Is Twitter broken today?
Experiencing issues from South Africa
sabelo··on Ask HN: How do you become productive in a new project as a senior developer?
I found it easier to get a new project if you focused on support tickets as a new hire. It is quite something to be able to be productive and see some dark corners of the stack earlier on.
sabelo··on Ask HN: Is whatsapp down for anyone else?
Phew. Thought it might be a government shutdown or something that hectic.
sabelo··on Verizon Reduces Yahoo Deal Price by $250 Million in Revised Deal
At least now we have a price point for what a breach costs. Very pricey it seems.
sabelo··on Ubuntu on Windows
Embrace, extend and extinguish. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish
sabelo··on Netflix Is Now Available Around the World
Perhaps youtube red is a step in that direction
sabelo··on Netflix Is Now Available Around the World
Hoping the same for South Africa. So counterintuitive though :)
sabelo··on Netflix Is Now Available Around the World
I hope things will be different in our case. We always get everything last. Funny enough, South Africa has the best internet infrastructure compared to the other Southern African Countries. I have been to Zimbabwe and Botswana. The speeds are decent but it costs an arm and a leg to get a gig of data there. :/
sabelo··on Netflix Is Now Available Around the World
As a South African, I hope the demand will force ISP's to lower data prices and improve speeds.