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Chrome iOS Broken on HN etc.

1 points·by alphaomegacode·2 tháng trước·1 comments

Forensics Gone Wrong: When DNA Snares the Innocent (2016)

science.org
98 points·by alphaomegacode·2 năm trước·101 comments

US utility firms offer builders cash/trips to fit new homes with gas appliances

theguardian.com
38 points·by alphaomegacode·3 năm trước·104 comments

Ask HN: As a developer, do you write 10k-20k lines of code a day?

3 points·by alphaomegacode·3 năm trước·16 comments

China blasts 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers

aljazeera.com
2 points·by alphaomegacode·4 năm trước·1 comments

Disney World announces ticket price increases

wfla.com
1 points·by alphaomegacode·4 năm trước·0 comments

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alphaomegacode
·tháng trước·discuss
Thank you. Going to buy your books to read up first. Thanks again for the AMA and all your thoughtful responses for the HN crowd
alphaomegacode
·tháng trước·discuss
I'm about to launch a startup, do you do consulting for small companies with what I'd like to think is a big mission (likely similar to all startups lol)? In other words, is there some way to contact you and do you work with non-billion dollar startups if you find it worthwhile? Or is it more in line with 'read my books and call me when you raise your first million'?
alphaomegacode
·tháng trước·discuss
One of the best things about HN is a fairly troll-free environment. My politics is/was different than Clinton but I don't think he was convicted of that crime.
alphaomegacode
·8 tháng trước·discuss
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Japan, New Zealand all have universal childcare and seem to have a lot less teen violence than the US that has no universal childcare.
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
The article mostly details the move by many legacy automakers to delay electrifying more of their fleet and touches on the aspect of gas stations and recharges. However, what it doesn't mention is that it appears that internal combustion engine vehicles cost about 40% more in service costs which obviously affects dealers. Here's an article I remember from MotorTrend a few years ago https://www.motortrend.com/news/government-ev-ice-maintenanc...
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
Not just the UK govt but same with the US govt. Loss of domain-specific knowledge is a real problem is one problem. When project deadlines slip, government departments have no choice but to pay whatever the cost for extending the contract since the specific knowledge lies with the contracting company.
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
For MS to even think Recall was a good idea is quite worrisome.

Financial services, government departments (including things like criminal cases), healthcare - talk about a privacy and confidentiality nightmare.

It should be interesting to hear the inside story about how this was championed inside the company and how it got the greenlight from the higher ups.
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
Well-written article and interesting series.
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
From my understanding, over 50% of inflation is due to corporations increasing prices to make more profits. https://www.epi.org/blog/corporate-profits-have-contributed-...

I think that is something that needs to be talked about much more. I'm not an economist so not sure how things like that are addressed. Anti-trust enforcement? I honestly don't know but I'm sure there are more informed readers in HN that can comment.
alphaomegacode
·2 năm trước·discuss
Excellent idea. Let's start with lowering wages across the board at the Federal Reserve.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
Seems one of the former senior executives of Fujitsu now runs a gov't agency that handles contracts to digital services vendors like...Fujitsu.

Not sure how the legal authorities work in the UK but people have to be held accountable, regardless of political party. One would think the government's legal authorities have to act on behalf of the citizens not just in holding persons criminally responsible but also compensating victims.

https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/tory-donor-fujitsu-p...
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
I am definitely not a business expert but am I reading it correctly that Boeing has a -48% tax rate?

https://www.google.com/finance/quote/BA:NYSE?sa=X&ved=2ahUKE...
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
Corporate decisions to increase prices have taken a lot out of paychecks.

Not sure what any President could do without control of Congress and passing legislation against millions in lobbying by corporations.

https://thehill.com/business/economy/4057722-greedflation-is...
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
It'll be interesting for many countries to see how this program fares. From anecdotal evidence on my part speaking to friends in Europe, Canada and some places in South America, it seems housing has become very expensive.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
Wait.

So, she had "the impression" that she was the company's first choice for the job? And as the interviews went on, they decided to not hire her and she's suing?

It must be amazing to realize oneself as so fabulous a colleague and fit and perfect at all skills that a company is obliged to hire someone.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
This be the same Broadcom that wouldn't provide Linux drivers forever for laptops and such in the early-to-mid 2000s?

Don't know much about their management style and I'm pro-hybrid/work-from-home for jobs that can be done as such but their holding back drivers just as wifi was becoming pervasive seemed pretty low to many if I remember correctly.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
This is a positive step by Google and a real positive for local journalism and journalism jobs.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
Wish Google would give us a button with the option to do this in the domains.google.com listing.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
What a disgusting cabin crew and flight crew. The women should get attorneys and take the airline to court. How is there no response by the airline? Passengers flying Air Canada need to know which pilot found it so trivial and easy to threaten passengers who didn't want to fly in vomit-covered seats.

All the passengers on that flight who were subject to that disgusting flying environment should be refunded their tickets.

Typical Air Canada level of service and yet they have the most expensive tickets flying in/out of Canadian airports. Not to mention their workers striking every other year.
alphaomegacode
·3 năm trước·discuss
Not sure the popularity measure is an accurate measure since the two apps are default apps bundled with the respective products.