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what_ever··on Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome
Yes, you can. I have location history disabled but I can route to home or work in Google Maps. Unless I am missing something.

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on 23andMe to merge with VG Acquisition Corp. to become publicly-traded company
Pipe != Early

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pipe-deal.asp

what_ever··on U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international air passengers
India made tests mandatory to skip institutional quarantine on August 8th i.e. more than 5 months ago. That is sounds like a long time ago to me compared to when US has decided to make this a requirement.
what_ever··on U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international air passengers
Japan cruise case was in February 2020 which is about a year ago now. Testing became more reliable a long time ago.
what_ever··on U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international air passengers
India has had this requirement for a long time now (more than 6 months IIRC). If you don't have the negative test, you need to quarantine at preselected hotels near the airport after arrival. Most international airports now also offer on arrival tests.
what_ever··on Facebook managers trash their own ad targeting in unsealed remarks
Can you elaborate why mostly no in practice?
what_ever··on Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage ‘Zero-Click’ Exploit
> Apple are building their own silicon (none of the other silicon vendors are anywhere near as competent in this field

Why is this useful when their software stack is having enough 0days on its own?

Disc: Googler but nowhere close to Android/Pixel.

what_ever··on Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage ‘Zero-Click’ Exploit
OP asked specifically asked for Google Pixel 4a. If the market being fragmented is working in your favor, why not use it?
what_ever··on Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max
What's the point of shoving all the aluminum there and making it so heavy if you are not planning to support them long enough? My plastic Bose QC 25 have been fine after 5 years of almost every day usage.
what_ever··on Heavy is the Head that wears the AirPods Max
Another anecdote - I have been using my Bose QC 25 for 5 years without any issues. Yes, the plastic ones. Worn almost every day.
what_ever··on Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more
Did Google promise that? I thought that was only for Pixel devices until Pixel 3.

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay
I am one. I was talking more about the intentions behind it.
what_ever··on Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay
There are no quotas by country for H1B. Those are for Green Cards allotted per year.
what_ever··on Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay
H1-B is dual intent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_intent so there is no winking required. H1-B can last for 6 years (can be extended beyond that too but let's not get into that) and I think 6 years should be enough for one to get the GC.

But otherwise I agree with rest of your points.

what_ever··on Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead
> 1. Failed miserably; there is 0 road relevance for F1 engines. 2. Failed miserably; only Honda entered the sport and they are pulling the plug now. Juicy detail; they extended their IndyCar contract and IndyCar is switching to V6 Turbo Hybrid engines in a few years.... So the "carbon free tech" reason they gave to pull out of F1 isn't entirely true.

Could be because Honda already has a V6 Turbo Hybrid but don't want to invest more money and resources to develop the next iteration of F1 engine?

what_ever··on Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store
Pretty sure they are already getting tax money from the existing app stores. Do you have any source that they don't?
what_ever··on Google TV
Once again, you don't have to. The phone out of the box comes with default launcher which is completely functional.
what_ever··on Pixel 5
I don't see it that way. The phone skeleton shows inches everywhere for me. Display section shows both inches and mm for diagonal.

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Chromecast with Google TV
And probably pay less as well as get casting feature on non-Apple devices.

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Watch a Tesla Fail an Automatic Braking Test and Vaporize a Robot Pedestrian
I don't see BMW, Mitsubishi calling their system AutoPilot and their CEOs making all kinds of outlandish claims.
what_ever··on Tables: Tracking work for teams
Fair enough, removing that.
what_ever··on Tables: Tracking work for teams
Linking to killedbygoogle.com where more than half of things are not actually kiled by Google is not a good argument. I agree that products getting killed by Google is a concern and a few comment accurately point out and add to discussions while most of the others just keep repeating like a meme. Very rarely the discussion feels like a discussion.

OP brought up another point about Google being a 20 year old company so you are ought to see lot of products being shut down over the time. While the reply had nothing to do with that but instead resorted to ad hominem attack.

what_ever··on Tables: Tracking work for teams
I don't see any condescending language in that comment. But with my disclosure, you will be quick to say, of course I can't.

Not sure where the "elite" or "450k/year" is coming from as well in the parent comment. Perhaps give that comment another chance to see what they are actually saying?

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras
Wouldn't this be easy to verify on those phones where the front camera pops outside when being used? https://www.vivo.com/in/products/v15pro
what_ever··on Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras
When did HN get to this?
what_ever··on YouTube launches TikTok competitor, Shorts
I never looked into this but couple of links show that it's much more than $6/Million views.

> On average, my videos that have over 1,000,000 views have usually earned between $2,000-$5,000.

https://onezero.medium.com/this-is-how-much-youtube-paid-me-...

Some more links -

https://turbo.intuit.com/blog/relationships/how-much-do-yout...

what_ever··on Google says its carbon footprint is now zero
Correct me if I am wrong, but from the blog post, Google is claiming that they have been carbon neutral from 2007. They just took care of offsetting the emissions before 2007. The 2030 aim is to be carbon free. Not sure how it compares to Amazon.

disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Google says its carbon footprint is now zero
I don't get the analogy - could you explain more?

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on Pinterest cancels office lease in unbuilt project, citing work-from-home shift
Yes, but that's not the comment I am responding to was talking about. The parent comment was about having to pay CA state taxes after moving out of CA - which everyone has to do right now due to most of the employers not willing to update the work location. So just physically moving outside CA doesn't get you off the hook for CA taxes.

But if remote work becomes the norm, companies will update the location. My comment had nothing to do with updated incomes based on the location which is of course going to be the reality.

Disclosure: not a tax accountant, talk to to one if you want accurate information.

what_ever··on Pinterest cancels office lease in unbuilt project, citing work-from-home shift
Companies will change policies to reflect the work location as the office location. So the state income tax issue would be sorted.
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