emdowling

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by emdowling 2y ago
EU tech regulation actually addressing an issue effectively? I wouldn't hold my breath, but there is a first time for everything.
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by emdowling 3y ago
I live in the UK, where we've had instant, free, interbank payments for the last few years (we've had free interbank payments for > 10 years, but the instant part came in a few years ago as part of the Faster Payments scheme).
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by emdowling 3y ago
It sounds like this person has worked with some truly mediocre product managers. I’m a PM, from a self-taught engineering background, and I’ve worked with many mediocre folks too across all disciplines. I view my job primarily as risk manag
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by emdowling 3y ago
The Guardian ( https://www.theguardian.com/ ). Clean layout, no ads for subscribers, native mobile apps that perform well. Overall, it's my favourite source for general news.
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by emdowling 4y ago
You’re not wrong; that is the blog’s style. I enjoy the format for exposing me to a cross-section of opinions from across the internet, on topics I find interesting, with very little work on my part. That’s probably more an indictment on Tw
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by emdowling 4y ago
I can guarantee that the vast majority of implementation time was more likely due to verification and auditing of the solution, rather than the solution itself.
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by emdowling 4y ago
In a former life, I worked as a stage and orchestra manager, including a few contracts with some of Australia's most well-known professional orchestras and opera companies. tl;dr: They work harder, for longer hours, than the vast major
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by emdowling 5y ago
Amongst other reasons, lack of support for anti-cheat systems (like EAC and BattleEye) have stopped big-name games like Destiny 2, Fortnite and others from easily porting to Linux. The Steam Deck has started to change that, prompting the ec
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by emdowling 5y ago
> The fact that they were both unpunished for finding loopholes in employment law Why should companies or people be punished for finding and using loopholes? By definition, loopholes are perfectly legal. They may be against the spirit of
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by emdowling 5y ago
I’d go so far as to say it is one of the most successful open-source projects of all time, and a poster child for how OSS should be run. From the beginning, it has cultivated a welcoming community that produced a range of tutorials and lear
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by emdowling 5y ago
That’s not at all what I’m saying. I’m not saying we shouldn’t raise taxes for the ultra-wealthy, just that we should also spend time on solving the structural issues that prevent efficient and effective allocation of capital, both new and
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by emdowling 5y ago
Raising money is one thing. Spending it is another. So much energy is spent on policies to do the former, and seeimingly very little on how to do the latter far more efficiently. This policy proposal makes for a fantastic soundbite, but how
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by emdowling 5y ago
You've got to be kidding. The version offered on Game Pass is the "Standard" edition, that isn't just a "free to play", "stripped down" version of the game. It is 95% of the game! The remaining 5% is
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by emdowling 5y ago
Pre-ProductHunt, HN was the place to launch your product[1]. Having a "Show HN" post reach the front page was (is?) the ultimate brag, and founders would always mention it in seed/Series A pitch decks if it had happened to th
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by emdowling 5y ago
Different challenges appeal to different people. From his background, he seems motivated by high levels of ambiguity, rather than maintaining mature products. By all outward indications, he is leaving Apple on a high and has no doubt helped
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by emdowling 5y ago
This. Especially for compound lifts (eg: back squat, bench press, deadlift, cleans, etc). Building good technique and form is essential to avoiding serious injury and making sustainable progress. Having a trainer, even 1-2 times a month, is
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by emdowling 5y ago
Having dealt with The Guardian and others like them to cancel, I say "I will not explain why I wish to cancel nor will I reconsider my decision. Please cancel my account. My account number is x, my email is y and my address is z."
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by emdowling 5y ago
According to the article, the treatment needs to be injected directly into the tumour (although this may change in the future) so the focus of these trials is melanomas. They tested on mice with both melanomas and lung tumours, and found th
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by emdowling 5y ago
Yes, exactly. Expect to spent at least 10 years as a first officer before getting a shot at Captain. I’d wager that Covid has pushed that out to 15 years. I have family and friends who are pilots, and the landscape is brutal with yearly pay
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by emdowling 5y ago
As of 2022, PSC is shifting to every 12 months not 6 in an effort to better support longer-term projects and thinking. Promotions will still be assessed every 6 months.
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by emdowling 5y ago
In the UK, it is like this for the vast majority of tax payers. Certain criteria, like earning over £100k, mean you need to file a return. The government will usually send you a letter informing you that you've met the criteria too, as
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by emdowling 5y ago
This is fantastic and congrats on the launch. I'm a little bitter as I just spent an hour yesterday creating an Apple Shortcut to create a note for my next or current meeting, but Hera obviously does so much more than that. Ignore the
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by emdowling 5y ago
You've nailed the complexity of this. On privacy, people are rightfully spooked about this for all the reasons you've mentioned. On safety, people are really happy about these initiatives as accounts backed by user identity are le
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by emdowling 5y ago
It’s very telling that Europe, having largely failed to play on the same level as the US and China in big tech, now seeks to compete through regulation not innovation. I’m not a Brexit supporter, but the EU’s bungling of Covid and the subse
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by emdowling 5y ago
As a FAANG employee, I'm excited about visiting our new theme park in Florida. Hopefully it'll be open in time for our next planning offsite.
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by emdowling 5y ago
This is surprising. The company is still growing at a very fast rate, especially in their "whale" segment (customers with ARR over $50k). I'm curious about why they want to take the company public, as VC funding shouldn'
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by emdowling 5y ago
It is important to remember context. At the time, Apple was absolutely not a services company. In fact, their services were terrible (eg: MobileMe). All of their revenue came from selling devices - the improvements year over year were more
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by emdowling 5y ago
Reading this essay again (via Wayback), I'm struck by Steve's clarity. His writing is concise and simple - my favourite bit: > Everyone wins – we sell more devices because we have the best apps, developers reach a wider and wid
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by emdowling 5y ago
This sounds like a similar situation to Telstra in Australia, which was forced to split into two entities - one a wholesale network provider that was open to all operators, the other a consumer operator that (supposedly) operates under the
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by emdowling 5y ago
TIL. Thanks! I've only lived in the UK for 6 years so don't know much about the history before that. Appreciate it!

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