radcon

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by radcon 6y ago
> Instacart is both expensive and unreliable. I'll go back to in store once things die down, and I'm sure many others will too. I can't stand Instacart but I begrudgingly use it (for now) because it's the safer option
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by radcon 6y ago
I was going to mention the same thing. This happens on Reddit too. If your posts are unpopular for any reason you're automatically penalized. Doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, you're penalized for posting anything
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by radcon 6y ago
> How does at-will employment work with union busting? No relation whatsoever.
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by radcon 6y ago
You should really take the time to learn all the facts before wrongly blaming the worker.
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by radcon 7y ago
They also edited a headline for a #1 ranked story about Blizzard and the Hong Kong issue, removing Hong Kong from the headline entirely. HN sort of reminds me of China -- a dictatorship with zero transparency and a penchant for manipulation
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by radcon 7y ago
> It is definitely possible to get a tech job at a large company where work-life balance is taken seriously. For a few, not for the majority.
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by radcon 7y ago
> Sacrificing your health and your life for your employer is idiocy. What would you suggest they do, work less so they can be homeless, starving and uninsured? You really need to open your eyes and see the world outside your little bubbl
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by radcon 7y ago
> Please take some time off for a vacation and return to a normal 40 hour work week. You might as well say "Please win the lottery". Seriously though, please tell me you're not so out of touch with reality that you actuall
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by radcon 7y ago
Classic will never have the same revenue potential because players would revolt if they added in-game transactions. Those transactions were a massive source of profit in later expansions and completely eclipsed subscription revenue. Even as
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by radcon 7y ago
I don't disagree, but isn't it a sign of much deeper issues if this "Shadow IT" land exists at your company in the first place? Why is it that experienced programmers can't efficiently solve a problem that a busines
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by radcon 7y ago
They're already automating the exact job you've been describing: https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/uipath-rpa-series-d/?rende...
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by radcon 7y ago
So... automate clerical stuff? > ever-increasing need Not sure I'd bet on that -- the point of RPA is to eliminate the job you just described.
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by radcon 7y ago
I applied to a few jobs at United Healthcare and they sent me HireVue interview invitations. Wasn't sure what HireVue was so I looked it up and was completely appalled that this sort of AI hiring technology is actually being used alrea
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by radcon 7y ago
> So in the next email (sent a minute after I received his reply) I sent him a zipped file of code with an explanation that "this is what I've done so far which is about 70% of what you want" and he immediately replied say
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by radcon 7y ago
"Those who do not move do not notice their chains." In other words: People who think HN moderation is all fine and dandy only believe so because they've never had the audacity to post an unpopular fact or opinion.
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by radcon 7y ago
Agreed, HN's lack of transparency is slowly killing it. You can see the discussions becoming more one-dimensional every day.
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by radcon 7y ago
Do you know what an echo chamber is? Both of those actions lead to the same result.
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by radcon 7y ago
> Hacker News moderation is not appealable, not auditable, does not have bright line rules, and there are no due process rights. It simply does not respect individual rights. Exactly. HN takes the tyrannical approach to moderation: We&#x
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by radcon 7y ago
> HN may be an echo chamber but it is a pretty big one with a lot of voices in it. The echo chamber effect on HN is far worse than any comparable site, it's just not as obvious because there's zero transparency. At least there
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by radcon 7y ago
Vanguard Prime Money Market (VMMXX) or Ally Savings account. My money will be in VMMXX just because I already had a Vanguard account open. Should get you ~2.2% return and getting your money out is relatively easy. IIRC you can even write ch
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by radcon 7y ago
I didn't realize how bad reCAPTCHA is until I started trying to protect my privacy. The internet became practically unusable thanks to the constant, unsolvable CAPTCHAs. You can click the correct image tiles until your finger falls of
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by radcon 7y ago
> I don't understand Have you not noticed the constant barrage of stories like "21-year-old sells billion-dollar company!" or "Teenager discovers new medical breakthrough!"? Or the dozens of "30 under 30&quo
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by radcon 7y ago
This is why selective / arbitrary enforcement of the law is dangerous -- everyone breaks some kind of law every day. If the government gets to choose when (or if) the law is applied, then it's no different from tyranny. There are
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by radcon 7y ago
I can't believe that was legal. They basically tricked consumers into giving them millions of dollars. If the app called it a "Tip" then that should be some kind of fraud because it wasn't a tip in the way that any reaso
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by radcon 7y ago
Sounds a lot like a software license with an expiration date. I guess the main difference is that corporations have the leverage to force consumers (or employees) to accept their license terms no matter how lopsided they are, whereas the op
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by radcon 7y ago
> My personal thought is that we should lower minimum wage, but combine people who work under an income level benefits. Huh? It sounds like you're saying the government should subsidize even more shitty, low-paying jobs, but I can
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by radcon 7y ago
In my experience, most managers think "If I can't objectively measure it, it doesn't exist." Therefore, since the benefits of fostering employee growth can't be easily quantified, most managers choose to believe t
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by radcon 7y ago
Based on the terms of their warranty, your experience is an exception. Even after paying $299 for AppleCare+, you should've had to pay an additional $299 for the repair. Anyone who bases a purchase decision on this type of anecdote is
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by radcon 7y ago
Everyone should be required to watch Louis Rossmann's videos before buying a MacBook. Apple has probably scammed people out of hundreds of millions of dollars just by using fake excuses like "water damage" to avoid fixing thi
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by radcon 7y ago
Look up online communities dedicated to Homesteading. There also seems to be a movement around "backyard chickens" (i.e. raising small amounts of livestock at an average suburban house). So far I haven't come across any infor

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