GabrielF00

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by GabrielF00 8y ago
I only use Uber/Lyft in Boston for routes where the T would be inconvenient or if the weather is really bad and I don't want to walk home from the T station. I just hate Uber Pool and Lyft Line - the routes they take are often sid
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by GabrielF00 8y ago
I worked with one person at Amazon who had a significant physical disability. I can't speak for him, but he is highly valued by the organization because of the quality of his work.
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Connecticut Hunting Down Online Shoppers Who Didn't Pay Sales Tax(courant.com)
1 points by GabrielF00 9y ago|0 comments
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
As an Amazon employee, I tend to think Amazon's reputation is overstated. Some teams definitely have very high operational loads, but in general my hours have been comparable to friends in similar tech companies and certainly less than
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
Echo Show switched to showing YouTube through the web after Google blocked it the first time. Now it looks like Google is blocking the website. https://9to5google.com/2017/11/21/youtube-back-on-amazon-ech...
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
That's an app. Apps are inherently* limited to a particular OS. I'm asking if a company has restricted a website for competitive reasons. *Not counting something like phone gap.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
Is there precedent for a company restricting access to its website by a competitor's device for competitive reasons?
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Inside the Federal Bureau of Way Too Many Guns(gq.com)
5 points by GabrielF00 9y ago|3 comments
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Amazon introduces the Echo Spot, an alarm clock with a 2.5-inch screen(theverge.com)
14 points by GabrielF00 9y ago|3 comments
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
Amazon didn't employ him.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
I think this highlights a big difference between media and tech (or at least big tech companies). In tech, leaking is a cardinal sin. Foer chose to send information about a customer pulling an ad campaign to a friend, who then "excited
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
They've also helped millions of people get affordable AIDS medication. http://www.politifact.com/global-news/statements/2016/jun/15...
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Carl Icahn’s Failed Raid on Washington(newyorker.com)
135 points by GabrielF00 9y ago|44 comments
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
I've started reading the book this is excerpted from: A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age It's very well written.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
It really varies by manager and org. I had one manager who would pull stuff like that. The other managers that I've had have been very flexible. I agree that there have been institutional changes after the NYT article that have made th
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
I liked Learn You A Haskell For Great Good, but it's available free from the author online.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
I think his point is that standards are inherently arbitrary and inflexible and that these specific standards are only beneficial to a "small group". My point is that these standards aren't arbitrary, but well-reasoned, and t
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
> using the law as a bludgeon to force people into obeying arbitrary design policies They're not arbitrary design policies at all. They're standards that exist for a reason. For instance, if you have some text, display it as te
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
My experience is that WCAG compliance can actually be beneficial to the company. For instance, an employer of mine saw a very significant jump in sales (as measured by A/B testing) by increasing contrast of certain important elements o
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
I've gotten around this (at least a little) by tracking pages read instead of books read.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
This actually sounds a lot like Donald Trump's campaign message.
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
The Helsinki Metro was built in 1982 and has 17 stations, of which 6 are underground. The New York City subway system has 472 stations, almost all of which are either underground or above grade. It was first opened in 1904. The difference i
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by GabrielF00 9y ago
This bill is under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn rules enacted by the executive branch in the last 6 months. A joint resolution of disapproval under this act can't be filibustered.[1] [1] https:/&
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by GabrielF00 10y ago
This was done on purpose - the individual specifically said he was doing it to cause a seizure. It's not comparable to hypotheticals you described.
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What Trump cut in his budget(washingtonpost.com)
4 points by GabrielF00 10y ago|0 comments
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by GabrielF00 10y ago
Currently, social security takes in $801.6B in revenue and pays out $750.5B a year, and social security has a $2.8 trillion trust fund. After 2022, outflows will exceed inflows, and social security will have to draw down on that trust fund,
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by GabrielF00 10y ago
I was talking to someone who worked as an engineer for NASA for decades. He said the work he was proudest of was on the GOES satellites, because they save lives every year by providing data on extreme weather. It looks like weather satellit
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Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War(newyorker.com)
4 points by GabrielF00 10y ago|0 comments
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by GabrielF00 10y ago
If you work in tech or academia, you probably know many immigrants. This issue is just as important to the tech world as surveillance.
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by GabrielF00 10y ago
Not true. Managers are required to work in fulfillment centers (not necessarily during peak season) for a couple days as a means of giving them experience with that part of the company. I think is only for managers above a certain level, bu

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