lambda_lover

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by lambda_lover 8y ago
It's only a matter of time before it's needed to maintain revenue growth...
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
My employer does a 3-month training program that covers our full development stack, which is rather specialized for our industry. My first team didn't use any of those technologies. But the 30-some fellow students in the training progr
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
It's pathetic to see a slight decrease in dark UX referred to as "new security settings". Oh, so they moved some stuff around in the settings menu? Call me back when they actually give you a link to delete your profile (serio
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Facebook Reveals New Security Settings Amid Privacy Concerns(bloomberg.com)
58 points by lambda_lover 8y ago|62 comments
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
Maybe you're just not that sensitive to it? App load times aren't what keeps me from updating, it's stability -- iOS 11 is still ridden with bugs, which is ridiculous for a 6 month old OS used by millions of people worldwid
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
On the contrary, I've completely disabled OS update checks via OS X's settings menu on both my personal (El Capitan) and work (Sierra) computers. I've managed to keep both up to date on security updates while avoiding obnoxio
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
I used a Firefox add-on for this a few months ago, but I don't think it was ever updated for compatibility with the webextensions API. If I'm remembering correctly, it was this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US&#x2
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
Even as somebody who works in tech, this article revealed something shockingly scummy about Facebook. The general news of "Facebook harvests your data!" is definitely well-known in tech, but I'd say that this story qualifies
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
This is a really good point, thank you for articulating it so well. Since you're from the generation before my own (close to two generations, I guess), I'm curious for your take on this: do you find Facebook interaction to truly f
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
We see most of these articles because we're in tech. The average user probably will see only a fraction of them, so it's not so much "piling on" as trying to reach as many people as possible. It definitely seems like the
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
Oh absolutely -- Facebook pissed off somebody with a lot of influence, and now they're paying the price. That doesn't change the fact that Facebook is a cancer on society that sucks every piece of data it can get from its victims
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
> Sixty-seven percent of Americans say online communication strengthens their relationships — compared with just 18 percent who say it makes those relationships weaker. If you aren’t on Facebook, you’re missing out on important parts of
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
Then we agree. I think that both CA and the Obama campaign's use of personal information on Facebook was a violation of data privacy expectations, and anybody who criticizes one but not the other is a hypocrite and not at all concerned
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
While I definitely believe that the motivation behind this latest media surge is suspect, do you really think people aren't justified in being upset about Facebook's abuse? Maybe the outrage is simply because Facebook was new and
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by lambda_lover 8y ago
I would disagree with the claim that Facebook is "pretty good at its job" -- the News Feed is completely full of ads and "suggested content", notifications have become complete noise at this point, and even Messenger has
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Wow, I didn't know this about Spotify! Too bad there's no opt-out. I actually like the social aspect of Spotify (seeing what my friends listen to often introduces me to new bands) but it's a shame I can't limit the selli
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Oh I do. I'm just saying that most folks aren't as stubborn as me, and it's unfortunate that you have to play games over something like that. All it does is screw over people who don't have many options, and widen the de
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
> What happens if they find that 50 different organizations had access to and may have saved as much data as CA? Isn't this more than guaranteed? Literally any crappy quiz app or game had access to all of this data when they launch
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
In my experience the problem is that these clauses are traditionally presented to you by a non-technical employee typically from HR, and (in my anecdotal experience) these employees usually try to dismiss your concerns with a "oh it&#x
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Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency(bloomberg.com)
2 points by lambda_lover 9y ago|0 comments
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
I hardly think that journalism and news are outdated and unnecessary. Where else would people get long-form updates on what's happening in the world? We can do better than corporate/government propaganda, but it's unclear exa
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Thank you for correcting me on this -- I had this completely wrong before!
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Anecdotally, I'm in my early 20s and none of my friends post to Facebook at all any more -- it is essentially just a messaging app that happens to have your real name in it and a large userbase. I deleted my account and haven't no
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Unfortunately I agree. This is just PRISM all over again. Unfortunate that my fellow citizens don't care about this issue at all.
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
I think you make a great point here: we absolutely need a population that thinks more critically before they act, whether it's voting or signing up for a service or purchasing a product. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how realistic t
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
The several fake Facebook accounts I use for testing purposes would like to have a word with you. In my experience Facebook doesn't try to filter out fake accounts very heavily unless you use them to create spam. And I prefer to keep F
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Seems fair -- if men are working more hours, then they aren't actually paid more per hour, and might even be paid less. The fact that so few men (and so many women) work as K-12 teachers, who often work a fairly limited number of hours
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Women Lose Out to Men Even Before They Graduate College(bloomberg.com)
12 points by lambda_lover 9y ago|10 comments
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
Exactly the same experience here -- my mother got a bachelor's right before my brothers and I went to college, which just ended up penalizing us because it looked like we should have a lot more savings than we really had. I think there
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by lambda_lover 9y ago
I don't think that's feasible for Spotify -- why would you subscribe to a paid monthly music streaming service if most of your music (the 85% produced by artists associated with the "big 4" labels) isn't on the serv

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