Bhilai

haha thanks for clarifying mate.

I wonder how far removed the interim director of the CISA is from any real world security. I bet they have not seen or solved any real security problems and merely are an executive looking over cybersec. This probably is another example of why you need rank and file security peeps into security leadership roles rather than some random exec.

> A few years into the company’s life, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin actually wondered whether Google needed any managers at all. In 2002 they experimented with a completely flat organization, eliminating engineering managers in an effort to break down barriers to rapid idea development and to replicate the collegial environment they’d enjoyed in graduate school. That experiment lasted only a few months: They relented when too many people went directly to Page with questions about expense reports, interpersonal conflicts, and other nitty-gritty issues. And as the company grew, the founders soon realized that managers contributed in many other, important ways—for instance, by communicating strategy, helping employees prioritize projects, facilitating collaboration, supporting career development, and ensuring that processes and systems aligned with company goals.

https://hbr.org/2013/12/how-google-sold-its-engineers-on-man...

I am paying for both the services right now. I dont mind consolidating that payment and hopefully pay a slightly lower price.

> This is only the beginning.

And perhaps the end. If its as serious as you claim it is nothing will come out of it.

Does it matter? Who is listening? Who is reading? Definitely not the Trump administration and the GoP. They simply don't care about these appeals and truths.

You could still do all or any or none for your own joy.

drop by drop, thats how a bucket fills.

Agreed. There should be a fee for speaking too. Some passengers are really chatty. In today's world where free speech is already being curbed, Airlines should charge a free-speech fee for passengers who plan to converse.

Separately there should be a fee for opening/closing the AC vent and using the overhead lights.

I try everyday to fail again.

As of yesterday ICE did arrest a couple of Koreans on a valid visa. Look it up.

OT: May be vice also needs to suspend a few folks as their website is egregious to use with full page intrusive ads. FFS please. I don't mind the ads but this is just too much. I am pretty sure I am not going to be clicking on vice links again.

Sure but it's an commendable effort by a CEO.

Elect a clown, expect a circus.

The first amendment of the US constitution grants freedom of speech to all persons. Courts have interpreted that first amendment applies broadly, even to non-citizens.

Ah you are right! I was thinking of ken Paxton.

This may be the only sensible thing Abbott has done in a while. Texas is trending towards a nanny state for quite a bit for things Republicans politicians don't like.

It's miracle that Dan Patrick is not in jail and wasn't impeached from his job last year. Tough on crime Republicans in Texas Senate acquitted him of 16 impeachment charges around bribery and corruption.

Spoke to a friend who is a big Trump supporter just yesterday - his view is that we shouldn't react to short term impact, these policies and tariffs should be viewed and judged in the long term. These tariffs will remake american manufacturing. I dont know if thats the current faux news talking point.

The government is already actively ignoring federal courts. Who is going to stop them?

Gold.

Reminds me on 'the town' in the book Damon Copperhead.

I have been hearing about the idea of Abundance a bit and it appeals to me more than tearing down (DOGE) philosophy. I dont buy the Republican argument of tearing everything down because government doesn't work. At the state level Republicans are doing exactly the opposite and so its hypocritical for them to claim that while they consolidate all kinds of power, expand government and do things quite opposite to what they stand for including the principles of individual freedom.

> How are they supposed to wrangle corporate power, when that is exactly where their power comes from?

I chuckled at this since Trump himself and entire squad of people he has surrounded himself with are the literal definition of "elites" and "corporate power."

So it begins.

Irrespective of the real reason (even if we will probably never find out what the reason was) this is pretty disgraceful. FAFO.

> I don't know why there is this general vibe amongst technologists that they are somehow far superior in their thought process compared to the general populace. I have heard the words peasant class come up quite often in the tech circles. Why is this ? Aren't you part of the general populace ?

I think the HN crowd (and technologists) are generally better informed on the economy and the nuances on economic growth, inflation, stock market etc. and that's probably the point OP is making. Dont get me wrong, a lot of technologists did vote for Trump.

Or they are silently buying the dip till the midterms.

Just curious: have you ever been a part of any audit? May be at your workplace or a tax audit?

There will always be dumb shit in every kind of spending. Heck, my family and kids spend on dumb shit. I bet half of the Amazon orders going to people's places is dumb shit. Can there be cuts in spending and expenses of the government, the answer will always be yes but treating the federal government like a startup is the next level of dumb shit. Its specially being done by people who have no knowledge of government systems work. A lot of people and systems depend on smooth functioning of federal government. I guess fuck around and find out.

I liked content from The Economist in the past but thought of them as more focused on the world affairs. Will try them out for sure.

> Get subscription of high value newspaper or magazine. Professionals work there, so you will get real facts, worthy opinions and less emotions.

I struggle with this. It's incredibly challenging to find reliable, unbiased news sources these days, especially with the perceived slant of many major outlets. It's discouraging when even subscriptions to reputable publications like the NYT and WSJ leave you feeling like you're not getting the full story. It's also concerning when editorial content undermines the perceived objectivity of the news reporting, specially with WSJ. So what are people reading?