bigbrooklyn

8 years agodiscuss

OSv is another, compatible with some unix apps http://osv.io

8 years agodiscuss

I work in an amazon FC (in the US), and not in any leadership roles. I recently moved to a new state, and I found amazon. I applied and within about 2 weeks I was working. I'm about 5 months in and it's actually decent.

> If I’ve learned anything from doing this job, it’s that money can’t replace time. I work four nights a week in an Amazon warehouse near my home

Is this a bad thing ? I'd rather do 4x 10 hour days, than 5x 8 hour days. I can work my ass off for 4 days and sleep for day 5, and still have 2 days off. My co-workers seem to like this as well.

> I have to put away each item in 15 seconds or less, and get through 250 in an hour, or I’ll be given a warning by a manager. Stepping away from my station to, say, get a drink of water can have a big impact on my performance.

Amazon has a lot of fulfillment centers. Customer obsession is #1. In order for customers to get their package on time, amazon needs metrics. A lot of associates work alone or in a small team, also their is minimal supervision. Metrics allow for managers and corporate to know many things, including whether employees are "on-task". The required rate changes in different departments. If his FC has robotics, then they deal with small items. 250 small items an hour isn't bad. I'm not too sure about his building but I have all day to make rate. At the end of the day your average rate per hour should be >= X.

> During my half-hour breaks I rush downstairs to have something to eat. It’s stressful – and it definitely affects my health, standing up for hours on end. I worry I may pass out if I don’t rest during my meal breaks. I’ve lost a lot of weight since I started.

You don't need to rush, at least where I work. It's actually a benefit if you take your time. You have 30 minutes from the time you clock out, and it's about a 45 second walk to break rooms. If you feel like your going to pass out, you should not be working in a warehouse. It can be a workout environment, depending on where you are placed. However, you will be standing anytime your not on break, and that can sometimes get annoying.

Amazon provides amazing time-off flexibility through an employee portal. If I ever feel too tired to work, and I have time-off available, I can just go tell my manager, HEY IM LEAVING. He says ok (or don't leave, I need you!), and the ball is in your court.

Amazon provides benefits from day 1, not usually found in warehouses. They also provide "Variable Pay Compensation". Every month you get a BONUS ! Provided you did not have unscheduled time off, you will get extra money based on your hours. Peak times just doubles how much you receive. I barely worked in December, and my vcp for that month is just under $300. You don't need to do anything special, its always just added to your payout.

One employee can never tell the whole story (including me). Different buildings with different people in all of them.

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

I use fastmail, and it's pretty fast. I too have wondered what was under the hood, but I figured it out a while ago [1]. The docs are pretty old, and it could use better examples, but its a solid library. If you look at the code, it won't take long to figure out how everything works. They also open sourced JMAP[2] which is the synchronization protocol they use.

[1] https://blog.fastmail.com/2014/12/20/open-sourcing-overturej...

[2] http://jmap.io/

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

Justice playing whac-a-mole

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Reserve

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

> Unmetered networks

> Metered networks

Cool! Does this mean all peer traffic is local ? Also, how can you detect when traffic is metered ?

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

Congrats!

Maybe instead of or in addition to having users use their bandwidth, you can partner with ISPs like netflix openconnect to deliver content

Unmetered networks - ISPs won't like you

Metered networks - users won't like you

Brace yourself

P.S. Did you know disabling WebRTC in chrome isn't natively supported ?

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

These are just minor problems. End to end encryption should not be forced upon users, but should be used selectively. You don't want to lose your entire inbox because you wanted to send a few encrypted emails.

> The server stores an encrypted index, and the client walks it (requesting parts as needed). It's going to little slower, and a lot more complex but it's doable.

How slow would this be with thousands of emails on a mobile device ?

> This is a damn feature. I had my icloud account social engineered (someone walked into an apple store claiming to be me and they couldn't get their iphone syncing to "their account"). I'll never again trust another company with my private stuff.

Most email providers don't have retail stores where this type of attack can happen.

> This is a non-issue. It can easily be derived from a password

What happens if this password got into the wrong hands or even lost? Is it possible to change? Must I re-encrypt every single email ?

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

possible, but very expensive even on small datasets

bigbrooklyn

9 years agodiscuss

If you NEED encryption, don't use email.

From: https://blog.fastmail.com/2016/12/10/why-we-dont-offer-pgp/

What's the tradeoff?

If the server doesn't have access to the content of emails, then it reverts to a featureless blob store:

    Search isn't possible
    Previews can't be calculated
    If you lose your private key, we can't recover your email
    Spam checking on content isn't possible
    To access mail on multiple devices, the private key needs to be shared securely between them

update: want->NEED

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