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Re:Apple's Cooperation with Authoritarian Governments
on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:25AM (#26648468)
If you're Chinese or Russian, ignore my comment. But if you're an American, you need a bit of perspective. Literally most countries on Earth do orders of magnitude of worse stuff on a daily basis than US. And literally no other country has an egalitarian setup where anyone can potentially succeed. The countries that are objectively better than US in terms of human rights for own citizens, are very few (Switzerland, Nordic countries, few others which are either small/or have homogeneous population). I am stunned when I read comments suggesting that US is as bad or Russia or China.
Re:The Secret of Nanda Devi
on Saturday March 20, 2021 @10:50AM (#26523585)
On the subject of using mountaineers as spies, Sidney Wignall's "Spy on the roof of the world" is also interesting.
Re:5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up
on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:22AM (#26477024)
Sure. I agree with your broader point. But a lot of companies don't have the time or inclination to conduct useful interviews (take home assignments, project deep dives etc). So they simply ask a bunch of leetcode questions and 1-2 system design, "behavioral" questions, and expect you to give perfect answers. Conversely, if you are in a situation where you want a job at these companies, then you do leetcode. As an anecdote, I like solving programming puzzles (advent of code, ICPC problems etc) but couldn't clear FANG without leetcode. I despised leetcode because the puzzles/problems there are uninspiring as compared to ICPC problems. Of course, software engineering has very little to do with any of it :)
Re:One Year Alone in Forest of Sweden Building a Log Cabin
on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:03AM (#26476799)
If I wasn't stuck in an Asian country, I would pay decent money to live there :(
Re:HN was down
on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:41PM (#26472277)
So, the meteor hits the Trex, and its game over because you need to get back to work?
Re:How Big Tech Is Importing India’s Caste Legacy to Silicon Valley
on Friday March 12, 2021 @09:38AM (#26436265)
This is a highly inaccurate comment. Caste lines are more alive than ever especially with the advent of social media.
Re:Ask HN: Relocating from London to Silicon Valley for a higher salar...
on Monday March 08, 2021 @10:53AM (#26386990)
How easy is it to get a job in eastern European countries? And how does one go about finding jobs if you are outside EU? I have tried a couple of job sites, but haven't received any leads. Appreciate any pointers.
Re:India downgraded from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in democracy report
on Friday March 05, 2021 @11:02AM (#26358304)
"The policies (at least on the paper) are getting closer and closer to what I can observe here in Europe."
Can you give a few examples of such policies?
Re:India downgraded from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in democracy report
on Friday March 05, 2021 @10:47AM (#26358118)
Yeah, right. These reports are so useful. If they are in your favor, cite them as a success. If not, they are "biased".
Re:Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide
on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:20AM (#26225500)
Yeah, its convenient, but even more convenient is the mindset of ignoring existing evidence and bending over backwards for the pleasure of profiting off cheap manufacturing.
Re:Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide
on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:57PM (#26220317)
The standard of evidence for a country with free press cannot and should not be compared to the standard of evidence for a country with no press freedom. China controls flow of information so tightly, that even rumours should be considered credible unless proven otherwise.
Re:The GameStop Story You Think You Know Is Wrong
on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @09:05AM (#26013664)
How did he pump the stock? He only posted his gains and losses over a period of several months.
Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, ...
on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:56AM (#25943825)
That is fine, if it is done before the play begins. What's happening here is being kicked out of the game when you're winning.
Re:WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money anymore
on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:17AM (#25943032)
Absolutely yes. If you can't provide a free service, then do not advertise it as a free service.
Re:iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions i...
on Monday December 21, 2020 @09:00AM (#25494976)
The answer depends on the country in which you plan to hold that sign ;)
Re:More challenging projects every programmer should try
on Sunday December 20, 2020 @09:35PM (#25491599)
The type of problems you are referencing is less than 10% of all problems ever posted in AoC.
Re:Ask HN: How to Get into Google?
on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:35AM (#25442944)
No. At best, they may skip a phone interview.
Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
on Friday August 07, 2020 @11:06AM (#24082632)
Ideas such as tolerance, non violence etc cannot be unconditional. Reciprocity is the key.
Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian empl...
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:24AM (#23699906)
dude, why would you witness such extreme casteism? Its like being White in the US and saying I don't see any racism.
Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian empl...
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:19AM (#23699887)
Do you know why such a law came into existence? Because of atrocities against "lower" castes which wouldn't even be investigated. But most laws in India end up being misused. (For example dowry harassment laws.)
Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian empl...
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:31AM (#23698409)
Tell them that there is nothing superior about misleading people using pseudo science such as astrology.
Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian empl...
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:27AM (#23698382)
Well, the issue is it became hereditary, due to corruption.
Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian empl...
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @01:32AM (#23698070)
Yes. Isn't that obvious? In general, any person from a developing country X, working in the US legally, is likely to be among 1% (not necessarily in terms of wealth but definitely in terms of opportunities, and, barring a few exceptions opportunities are proportional to wealth.) in country X.
Re:Finally, I Closed My LinkedIn
on Thursday June 11, 2020 @09:22AM (#23488556)
I don't read it any more :)
I used to go through the feed in search of quality content. Tried configuring it, but the signal to noise ratio is too low.
Re:Finally, I Closed My LinkedIn
on Thursday June 11, 2020 @07:17AM (#23487581)
Now that I think about it, most of my complaints about LinkedIn is about the "news feed". Its full of mostly useless content by wannabe thought leaders drowning out a few posts which may have been insightful/relevant. Job search and add/message connections are the only features I have found useful.
Re:1989 California Medfly Attack
on Friday May 29, 2020 @05:57AM (#23348140)
At the scale of nations, this line of thinking is very much necessary.