Re:American spy hacked Booking.com, company stayed silent
by suction on Thursday November 11, 2021 @07:21AM
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I know someone who works in the music industry and recently got a new boss, coming over from Booking.com - and guess what since that guy started, the new priority on the agenda is to introduce dark patterns in the company's online offerings...seems like Booking.com is a real hotbed for that.
Re:American spy hacked Booking.com, company stayed silent
by hemloc_io on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:03PM
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Wasn't alive for 1980s and it's a controversial take here on HNs but some of the most excitement I've seen has been in the crypto space since the 2010s.
Once you get past the scam/hype bullshit anyway.
Re:American spy hacked Booking.com, company stayed silent
by DonHopkins on Monday November 15, 2021 @03:46AM
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The excitement around the crypto space is a lot like all the excitement around the Psychic Hotline space of the 1990's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO50TC6WG8A
But psychics didn't burn anywhere near as much coal and cause as much cancer and lung disease as crypto does.
>Once you get past the scam/hype bullshit anyway.
"Well, aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, what did you think of the play?"
https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/oth...
Re:American spy hacked Booking.com, company stayed silent
by hemloc_io on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @05:38PM
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I'll raise you with the 1980s excitement about satanic cults kidnapping children.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/new-podcast-explores-how-sa...
Otherwise dunk away lol
My thoughts, exactly.
I started off in the 1980s, just as tech was starting to become mainstream.
In the early days, we were not the most "socially well-adjusted" crew, but were fairly enthusiastic about the tech, with most of us working for the love of the craft.
Then, the money started to pour in. It was inevitable.
That brought the sharks and the rapacious bastards.
They became heroes and role models.
And here we are...