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schraeds··on Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends in tech
A nation with a GDP smaller than California and a lot of wound licking to do from their most recent foray just to keep things in perspective.
schraeds··on Old towns eager for new blood sell Italy homes for $1
For a majority of people, and for whole swaths of the economy this will always still be true. Can't really bartend or lay bricks remotely.
schraeds··on Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program
https://www.gd-ots.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/120mm-M102...
schraeds··on Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer
Even if you're volunteering you still have to work towards agreed upon objectives. You wouldn't show up on a Habitat for Humanity build site an start modifying the blueprints and working on whatever you found interesting because you are volunteering and are entitled to only work on interesting projects.
schraeds··on Leaving the Apple ecosystem behind
How do they integrate at all? Windows has ability to link to a android phone to view texts, place calls etc, but no such link exists for iPhones and Windows.
schraeds··on Brussels battles old prejudices as it frees unloved river from its vault
Even most beaches on the ocean have days with no swimming flags caused by algae bloom, storm drain off, excess sewage release in the area, etc.
schraeds··on Amazon Nears Deal to Buy Hollywood Studio MGM
Stargate Origins came out in 2018
schraeds··on Intel in talks to produce chips for automakers within six to nine months
Sounds like the natural progression of their Foundry Service announcement from a few weeks ago.
schraeds··on MacBook and iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple
Crucial as in $100 of silicon enables a $30,000 dollar sale for auto instead of $3,000 for a computer
schraeds··on The Fed Is Down
About 3/4 of services seem to be back up now, including ACH
schraeds··on The Fed Is Down
Happened towards end of 2019, didn't seem to have a big impact on anything... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-19/fed-says-...
schraeds··on How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software Developer
Beyond funding is the issue of regulatory capture. The FAA is too cozy with the plane manufacturers, allowing them to help test,certify,document their own products.

The biggest overarching change I would like to see is the abandonment of allowing manufacturers to extend the type rating of airframes indefinitely and designing to avoid costly recertification and training vs a true focus on safety and innovation.

schraeds··on Google Home Beats Amazon Echo in Q1 2018 Smart Speaker Shipments
4 happened https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/7/17092334/am...
schraeds··on Be likeable or get fired
Maybe that's the problem; he wasn't hired or looked to as a leader, or as previous commentators have said, he hadn't earned the respect of the team yet.
schraeds··on SpaceX's Valuation Climbs to $25B with New Funding Round
7500 satellites can serve a billion users?
schraeds··on Coinbase Ventures
And about $660 18 months ago. Important to maintain perspective in matters like this.
schraeds··on Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
Don't know where you bought your laptop, but my MacBook Pro has 4 USB-C ports.
schraeds··on Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows
Fluffy is about the worst adjective imaginable to describe Apple's butterfly keys. They are crisp and sharp, lacking in tactile response though.
schraeds··on Reddit: A Nine-Year Case Study in Absentee Management
Digg did the same
schraeds··on What's the Matter with San Francisco?
Housing restrictions protecting home values in Palo Alto. Lack of social services. These are relatively easy problems to exist that do not involve existential crisis.
schraeds··on Competing with a Mac
Apple makes more money selling macs than any other pc vendor...
schraeds··on How Rap Genius Raised $1.8M in Seed Funding Without Knowing What We Were Doing
The technology is easily commoditized but a team is not? Stop being so idealistic and understand what it truly takes to convince people with money to give you some, k?
schraeds··on Snapchat, You've Made a Huge Mistake
Most people just want to see funny pictures of their friends, privacy and advertising concerns aside. Ride yo high horse outta here!!
schraeds··on How to Hire a Product Manager
No thanks.
schraeds··on Want to Help People? Just Give Them Money
Data trumps speculation.
schraeds··on A Truly Depressing Visit to JCPenney
32% year of years sales drop. One of the only differences the reporter could tell about the shopping experience offered free wifi that was slower than his cell service. An example of seemingly arbitrary and, in the eyes of shoppers, non helpful changes Johnson oversaw. What exactly was your critique?
schraeds··on Samsung's Heft in Android Worries Google
What's stopping them from forking android just like Amazon did?
schraeds··on Samsung's Heft in Android Worries Google
Or more like, fork android and fragment the ecosystem even further akin to Amazon and Kindle.
schraeds··on Google Has ‘No Plans’ To Launch Retail Stores
Except Google knows nothing about customer service? Not even a phone number to call, let alone an in-person presence. Also, Google TV was a complete flop, along with their audio streaming device.
schraeds··on The Chromebook Pixel’s best feature
The ratio makes it wider, proportionally.
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