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superdude12··on US Gov acknowledges that 100K fee does not apply to existing H-1B visas holders [pdf]
Pay Americans more.
superdude12··on Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
It’s per year.
superdude12··on Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
This is exactly the problem with the system. If there are tons of foreigners willing to get grad degrees and work for a small salary increase over a bachelor’s, US students are not sufficiently incentivized to do graduate studies.
superdude12··on AI Startup Founders Tout a Winning Formula–No Booze, No Sleep, No Fun
Not sleeping is disastrous for productivity. Why would you advertise to your investors, customers, and coworkers that you’re intentionally cognitively impaired?
superdude12··on Largest Wildlife Bridge Spanning 10 Lanes of CA 101 Is Nearly Complete
Considering it doesn’t have to carry much weight, why couldn’t they make it out of wood to cut costs?
superdude12··on The Who Cares Era
It’s different when in general the experience interacting with a government bureaucracy is poor, and government produces expensive and inefficient outcomes these days. As opposed to big tech which is creating huge profits and new technology.
superdude12··on FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices
Another dark pattern is consistently underestimating the time to be picked up by a driver. The estimate is always something like 3 minutes, but often the wait time is more like 7 minutes.

Same for Uber Eats. They estimate 25 minutes for a drop off, but it's often more like 45 minutes.

superdude12··on Why Lawyers Will Never Use Google Docs
Interesting how this process has barely evolved over many decades.
superdude12··on Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one
I needed a new mounting plate for my Nest Protect Smoke + CO Monitor. I was out of warranty and Google support gave me a run around saying they don't sell that part and I would need to buy a whole new Nest Protect. After complaining a bit they caved and sent me.... a whole new Nest Protect. How can you be so against providing spare parts? There are only a few required for the whole product.
superdude12··on 15” MacBook Air Teardown
Batteries should last for years more than previous generations. Battery life is so good I only charge at most once a day.
superdude12··on The Missing Semester of Your CS Education
UCLA has a class for this: https://web.cs.ucla.edu/classes/fall22/cs35L/syllabus.html
superdude12··on Twitter to employees: all office buildings closed, badge access suspended
Except Dorsey left his billion with Musk https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-saves-elon-musk-...
superdude12··on Some WFH employees now live in another country
New York State does this. No civil war so far.
superdude12··on Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
Can you elaborate on this? Perhaps share some threads or an article summarizing the effect?
superdude12··on Apple’s New Screen Repair Trap
So make it an option.
superdude12··on DJI Mavic 3 Drone
What are the local rules where you were in Colorado? I thought it was pretty open here.
superdude12··on Leaving Google
How are RSUs tax advantaged?
superdude12··on How Americans Became So Sensitive to Harm (2016)
Isn’t 240V more likely to seriously harm someone?
superdude12··on The next generation of AirPods
They charge super fast. You can get 1 hour of playback from 5 minutes of charging. You can also charge one at a time if you really need them continuously.
superdude12··on Ask HN: “Tank man” image search blocked on Bing and DuckDuckGo
This post should not be flagged!
superdude12··on [dead]
How is it that women are bearing the burden when it is the men who have no friends?
superdude12··on Volvo Promises Uber Fleet of 24,000 Self-Driving Taxis by 2019
Here's a link that doesn't hit the paywall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/volvo-promises-uber-fleet-of-se...

For anyone sharing from the WSJ, you can "email" an article to yourself from the left rail on desktop and use the emailed link to share with friends.

superdude12··on How Ikea's Billy bookcase took over the world
Campaign living can't even deliver on a chair I ordered in November - I doubt they will even capture a significant portion of the market they originally set out to cut into.
superdude12··on Los Angeles' Booming Creative Class Lures New Yorkers
Please see http://laist.com/2015/05/03/the_new_york_times_has_some_mixe... for why this article is annoying to Angeleños.