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Re:Offline First on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @10:03AM (#28693812)
Yes! Every. Single. Time. Apollo Client is the closest thing I have used with that works decent out of the box.
You can pretty easily see for yourself they are THE bad guys. There are calls for violence and white supremacist rhetoric ever way you turn. You really have to try hard to find the non horrible parts of that site.
Re:Facebook senior software engineer interview on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @01:39PM (#25660705)
I don't remember the fully vest time at amazon but at FB it was 4 years.
Re:Facebook senior software engineer interview on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @01:38PM (#25660695)
Very good point and definitely something I can personally relate to.
Re:Facebook senior software engineer interview on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:46AM (#25659375)
I interviewed at FB and Amazon last summer and I asked how long people stay once they are hired. At both companies I was told the average tenure is about 1.5 - 2 years. That was a big yiiiiikes moment for me. People don't stick around long enough to get promoted.
Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:04PM (#24783228)
Journalists know about metadata. You can be sure that editors of more reputable institutions absolutely require it before publishing anything.

Source I went to journalism school and worked in PR for years before I became a software developer.

Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:01PM (#24783208)
So glad I see this sentiment on here. I am still blown away by HN readers inability to critically analyze news sources. If this was some research paper it would have been put under the microscope by HN readers.
Last I read, the average tenure for an employee at FB is about 1.5 years... Could be different at other place.
Re:The Book of Shaders on Friday June 12, 2020 @01:12PM (#23501368)
Patricio pleeeease finish this book!
Re:Problems with TypeScript on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:40PM (#22059004)
I started doing the Fail and Success type pattern after learning about it in Elixir/FP world. Its been a lifesaver
There is absolutely a distinction in getting website traffic and paying to manipulate public opinion.
Re:My Time at Snap on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @11:58AM (#21126867)
Why do engineers have such a hard time influencing or standing up to 'Johns'?
Re:Toni Morrison Has Died on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @11:34AM (#20626062)
Good lord, man. pull yourself together.
Re:Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google for Suspending Ad Account on Thursday July 25, 2019 @04:08PM (#20529052)
The media analysis skills of folks on HN continue to astound. What makes you think project veritas is a credible source? Im serious.
Re:Hedge funds use satellite images to beat Wall Street on Friday June 21, 2019 @12:55PM (#20244244)
A company in my town, https://www.descarteslabs.com/

Is becoming a popular choice for Hedge Funds seeking this kind of data.

Re:I left the ad industry because of data tracking on Friday June 07, 2019 @11:37AM (#20125621)
> strong healthy black man rescues white woman from a bumbling and pathetic white male.

just why? every damn thread on this site these days has some racist bs.Youre projecting real hard.

>Police get VERY nervous about non compliance and they are human beings

They are paid and trained to get over this. If a police officer is THIS nervous at a traffic stop then he/she should not be on the force.

Re:Ask HN: Do You Code at Home? on Thursday April 18, 2019 @05:29PM (#19694965)
Yep. I'm a slow tinkerer; mostly on the weekends for a couple hours at a time. Im trying to learn React Native and do the courses on fast.ai.

I have a hard time motivating myself to code after work if I think I won't be able to work on a project for at least a couple hours at a time. Its hard to do with a wife, friends, community stuff.

what lobbyists are lobbying to break up big tech companies? Not everything is propaganda.
Re:Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:11PM (#19038928)
wöwwwww just wow
>As I'm against CP and abuse in general, I'm also against censorship and the degradation of search engine results.

We can draw the line at CP for god sake. Why is this always the go-to in threads like this?

Re:Gaming worth more than video and music combined on Thursday January 03, 2019 @02:50PM (#18818577)
>Most of us believe the world being this meritocracy

I feel like I notice this more in my dev friends than my non dev friends. I wonder why?

Re:YouTube Knows How to Stop Serving Toxic Videos on Thursday December 13, 2018 @04:59PM (#18676530)
You are missing the point of the piece. The author is saying YouTube has the ability to not show content that is flat-out wrong and dangerous. The author is saying the same thing you are. The algorithms can be easily adjusted - but they wont be, because controversy = time on Youtube. They absolutely do not have to recommend content that would radicalize a man enough to take a rifle into a pizza parlor to free alleged child sex slaves.

This is not about setting the line about what is "offensive." this about taking responsibility for providing a huge platform for dangerous ideas to spread.

No Im not advocating for thought police but I really do think most would agree that platforms have to start taking responsibility for promoting QAnon style conspiracies and white-supremacist ideas.

ummmmmm what?
The context is not the same for the car engineers compared to engineer knowingly working on something with the explicit purpose to harm people
Re:Helsinki to Begin Anonymous Recruiting on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @02:00PM (#18545473)
Glad I wasn't the only one to get that vibe. This is some James Damore ish
Re:The greatest sales deck I've ever seen (2016) on Monday November 26, 2018 @07:23PM (#18538125)
neat deck. unrelated but Zuora is a piece of junk. Im glad I dont have to deal with it anymore.
yiiiiiiiiiikes
Thanks! Texas looks awesome.
Is this kinda how next.js works? I have not used it myself but I think it looks neat.

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