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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't programmers unionized? on Sunday October 23, 2016 @03:42AM (#12772471)
Programmers don't suffer from a lack of leverage and bargaining power.

I regularly renegotiate my salary and benefits, and I have no desire to share any of that with a union.

If you are a programmer and you are not making what you think you deserve you have no one to blame but yourself.

Re:How can you tell if someone is kind? Ask how rich they are on Saturday October 22, 2016 @10:09PM (#12771508)
You must work in finance.
Lets all pretend that the US won't be doing this in 10 years.

Facebook/Google are already working with credit agencies and law enforcement.

We make China out to be the big bad guy, but all they do is follow our example.

Linux is even cheaper.

I am constantly dumbfounded when I see "lean" startups shelling out for macbooks.

If you really want to save money and run a lean operation go linux.

Re:Fixing the IoT isn't going to be easy on Saturday October 22, 2016 @07:23PM (#12771064)
This is not a suprise to anyone that has been following the IoT trend for a couple years.
Re:Tech's gender gap is getting worse, not better on Saturday October 22, 2016 @07:22PM (#12771059)
That is what happens when women choose not to study computer science.
Most people are dumb and apathetic.

Why does that still surprise you?

That is what I was thinking.

Right now I am debating an on premise email server or something on aws.

Someone got triggered.
Re:Bitcoin Is Unstable Without the Block Reward on Friday October 21, 2016 @11:46PM (#12767055)
Bitcoin is dying a slow death.
Her nipple ring was pretty cool. My girlfriend got one like it not long after.
Re:It’s official: Venezuela is a dictatorship on Friday October 21, 2016 @11:36PM (#12767012)
Just read the thread, the apologists are already here.
Re:It’s official: Venezuela is a dictatorship on Friday October 21, 2016 @11:28PM (#12766980)
Just like American voting machines.
"Social bookmarking" has come to mean "hipster fetishism".

This site has been turning to shit for a while.

What are the best alternative email services with a privacy focus?
Why is this on HN?

Is this site no longer moderated?

Re:Will we kill or contaminate microbial life on Mars? on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:18PM (#12755264)
Historically the answer has been "Who cares?".
Re:Snoopy Has Been Fired by MetLife on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:17PM (#12755251)
I guess business news = hacker news now.
That isn't science it is opinion.

So far there is no evidence of life beyond this planet. Until there is that hypothesis should be viewed with skepticism.

Didn't realize destructible was a solo project. Great work!
They are just going to regulate encryption to ensure the masses can still be spied on while protecting their own communication.

Anyone who doesn't see how we are on the path to totalitarianism is deluding themselves.

ET should always be the hypothesis of last resort.

It is the modern equivalent of blaming the gods for a natural disaster.

Thinly veiled propaganda.

Until our government actually starts being transparent these hacks are the only insight into the actual thoughts and motivations of our world leaders.

Not anymore.
“overrun by crazy, homeless, drug dealers, dropouts, and trash,”

While a little harsh, it is not inaccurate.

Yeah, I wouldn't be suprised to find out they are just using this as an excuse to shed some overhead.

If I were at Twitter I would have my resume ready and be interviewing already.

Did he actually get fired for saying SF has a lot of homeless people?
Re:The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @06:53PM (#12748414)
Why is this on HN?
Same.

I am so tired of the "Trump is worse" rationalization.

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