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adambyrtekon About GitHub’s use of your data

37signals (and others) proved that a different approach is possible.

See https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/040f1459849ab05b04f6bb...

adambyrtekon Humans hold the key to collaboration no matter how good the software tools

Sure, but is constant "direct attention" the best way to empower engineers? I would argue that systemic improvements (e.g. onboarding process, good documentation, team communication or company culture) are more impactful since they scale better and address the root of the problem. Of course, you need both, but saying that everything other than hand-holding is "just filler" shows a lack of understanding of good leadership.

adambyrtekon W3C’s transfer from MIT to non-profit going poorly

Their handling of the Aaron Swartz case (rightfully) caused a massive hit to their reputation.

adambyrtekon Humans hold the key to collaboration no matter how good the software tools

> Everything else about my job is basically just filler for whenever you don’t need my direct attention

That might be taking it a bit too far?

adambyrtekon Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11

Then your system is likely wide open to all kinds of known security vulnerabilities.

adambyrtekon Europe braces for mobile network blackouts

So that Gerhard Schröder could get a job at Gazprom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schr%C3%B6der#Relation...

adambyrtekon Robinhood lays off 23% of staff

Not the best example since she wasn't replaced.

adambyrtekon Robinhood lays off 23% of staff

Sure, what I meant is that founder CEOs are not as irreplaceable as it might seem.

adambyrtekon Robinhood lays off 23% of staff

Would you say the same about Travis Kalanick or Adam Neumann?

adambyrtekon Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/

"The data controller responsible for your information is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which you can contact online or by writing to:

Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.

4 Grand Canal Square

Grand Canal Harbour

Dublin 2 Ireland"

The "contact online" link leads to the following form: https://help.instagram.com/contact/186020218683230

I would send the request both online and by tracked post with a proof of delivery. In the end your lawyer would do the same thing and charge for this at an hourly rate.

adambyrtekon Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

You don't need a lawyer to send a standard "right to erasure" GDPR request and they are required to respond within 30 days: https://gdpr.eu/right-to-erasure-request-form/

adambyrtekon Success and Failure at Pebble

> No other smart watch had that feature, and (almost) no other smart watch has it today in 2022.

That's not really true, unless your definition of a smartwatch is limited to Apple/Android devices with LED displays. I use Garmin Fenix with a transflective display which lasts about 2 weeks on a single charge. However, like with Pebble, there are some tradeoffs: the display is not as bright (but clearly visible in the sun), it has less colors, and the screen resolution is lower.

adambyrtekon Why enterprise software is bloated

I know this is just an anecdote, but a good developer wouldn't ask the manager to approve every small refactoring or expect them to understand the importance of "one method in SuperFactory". They would have instead made a judgement call and taken the responsibility of doing the quick fix.

adambyrtekon Pocket migration to Firefox accounts

Instapaper after multiple acquisitions feels even more abandoned than Pocket.

adambyrtekon I used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS tracker to watch my husband’s every move

I'm not sure this is a good metaphor since weapons are designed for violence, regardless of whether that violence is legally justified or not. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to make a political stand, this is simply the dictionary definition: "weapon /ˈwɛp(ə)n/ a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage".

adambyrtekon Rich: A Python library for rich text and formatting in the terminal

Take a look at prompt_toolkit which is a Python library used by IPython among others: https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit

adambyrtekon Ruling party figures say Poland has Pegasus spyware

Not everywhere, BBC would be a good counterexample.

adambyrtekon “Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.”

Mathematics is "just" set theory and everything else, including arithmetic, can be built on top of that.

adambyrtekon A request for Pinboard old-timers

Just out of curiosity, what is your other repository?

adambyrtekon OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction

Are the terms and conditions of these commercial services any shorter?

adambyrtekon Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint

Classic false dichotomy. Do you really think that any software not blessed by Apple must be necessarily malware?

adambyrtekon Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint

Just FYI, Netflix works without any issues on the new Chromecast with Google TV.

adambyrtekon Zuckerberg wants to 'inflict pain' on Apple for privacy changes

I think Microsoft has already demonstrated that launching a successful new mobile platform is extremely difficult (if not impossible) at this point regardless of resources and hardware capabilities.

adambyrtekon “I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”

Sadly, I get B2B marketing spam like that all the time as CTO, so I'm definitely not as shocked as others in this thread.

adambyrtekon Running unmodified Linux programs on Fuchsia

Broken binary drivers was also one of the main causes of the "blue screen of death" which gave certain versions of Windows such a bad reputation.

adambyrtekon Slack is down

> Assume promotion after releasing 10 changes

Where did that assumption come from? Also are you claiming that it takes 10x more time to release a non-breaking change?

adambyrtekon Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

I guess you simply purchase the domain. Just like bit.ly which, as far as I know, doesn't have an entity in Libya.

adambyrtekon Slack is down

I doubt that regularly releasing breaking changes that reduce uptime is a good strategy to get a bonus or promotion.

adambyrtekon On the Graying of Gnome

"Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html