xerxesaa

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by xerxesaa 2y ago
I'm a U.S. citizen and I've applied to plenty of these types of jobs. Had an offer at Palantir previously but would not take that now due to ethical concerns. I'm an older worker in management. Willing to be hands on. Not loo
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by xerxesaa 2y ago
In theory, yes. But in practice, is it true? Are Amazon and Oracle better places to work than Facebook and Stripe?
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
There's even a word for it. It's called "enshittification" https://www.ft.com/content/6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64a...
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
My strategy here is disable all auto pays and make it a manual ritual to pay my bills at the start of each calendar month. Doing it once a month is easy enough to remember (or put a calendar invite, if you're not able to) and forces me
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Though I realize it's currently offline, can I just say how refreshing it is to see the mention of a live ssh demo with no authentication needed? I wish more tools had such a friction free way to try them.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Sounds intense. What did it look and feel like? How did it change your life? You've left me a bit on the edge of my seat.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
And yet this did not save Wael Al-Dahdouh's family. He followed every order and evacuated his family. His wife, kids, and grandchild were wiped out in an airstrike in a refugee camp no less. He handled it with immense maturity and dedi
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Wow thank you for suggesting this. I've tried so many apps and nothing has really hit the sweet spot for me. But I just downloaded this upon reading your suggestion and it literally checks all the boxes for me. Amazing find!
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
I hear they make people share hotel rooms with other employees. Is that true?
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
I lived in Singapore for a little while and this was one thing I noticed they did there. For example, by giving preference in subsidized housing to people who were married and further preference to those who had kids. In the U.S. (and broad
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
For one thing, a single humans knowledge cannot be scaled to serve hundreds of millions of users simultaneously.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
We have an aging population and many places have a flat birthrate. We need to solve how to deal with this consequences. Who will care for these people? How will we deal with the consequences of flat population growth? How will we deal with
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
> Any examples you can share? I don't really feel too comfortable sharing specific details, but suffice it to say I've worked at a few large companies and my experience with Meta was one of too many cooks in the kitchen. Lots o
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
As someone who has worked at meta in privacy, I don't think this would be hard to figure out for a small startup. The issue is that you can't share data between different apps, which is not a problem a small company would have sin
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Genuine question: did anyone actually get locked up on a business trip to China?
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
One problem is that the instructions are not visible until you click on the question mark icon (at least on mobile) so I didn't even realize there were instructions until I read your comment.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Can you share more details on this? It sounds a bit overly optimistic, but I admittedly don't have a lot of experience in this space. If you have some links to news articles or publications talking about progress and cost, I'd lov
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Israelis also tend to be very direct in my experience working with them. I'm not Israeli (in fact, I hold a passport for a country that doesn't even recognize Israel), but it's something I've always admired about working
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
What exactly is the pain of unfreezing? I was able to do it all online in a couple of minutes on each of the three major credit bureau sites.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Genuine question: if Google is a last resort, what are your more preferred alternatives? I've tried many search engines and haven't really succeeded in finding a better alternative. Wondering if I'm missing something.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
And even despite this negative experience, I would say Revolut is still a safer choice compared to the apps listed in the article. Theoretically, your Revolut balance should be safe from bank failure as it's FDIC insured through their
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
I agree it can be very confusing to set all of this up from scratch, but if you're using something like Vue CLI, all of these dependencies and configs are generated for you.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Not sure net income would tell you that much either. Many companies deliberately keep net income low by reinvesting in further growth. Think of Amazon's model. At least revenue gives you a sense of the upper limit.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
I don't think anyone is implying Google pays differently based on visa status. The implication is that Google would rather hire a foreign worker who is willing to accept lower wages as opposed hiring locally - and therefore put downwar
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Irrespective of the reason, this really makes me sad. Vice had made some of the most incredible content and dared to go places others simply wouldn't. As a Pakistani, I can tell you it's very rare to see media go there. Even movie
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
I hear from my former colleagues at Amazon that they have done the same.
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by xerxesaa 3y ago
Same here. Was really hoping to find an old persons club where I could relive my memories of playing Duke Nukem 3D via modem :)
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by xerxesaa 4y ago
I had a similar experience in Wadi Rum in Jordan. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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by xerxesaa 4y ago
Because Amazon actually assumes a 15% growth in stock price every year. So even if the stock stays flat, you make 15% less. I used to be a manager there.
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by xerxesaa 4y ago
As someone who lives within biking distance of this museum and has visited it on multiple occasions, I can assure you this is very much in Seattle and not in Silicon Valley.

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