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asdfasdfasd333on Source: Tesla Responsible for Model 3 “Production Hell”

I've lost count of how many industries have been disrupted in the last decade. What's your point?

asdfasdfasd333on Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S to catch up on Model 3

have you heard anyone say they wanted a leaf?

asdfasdfasd333on Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S to catch up on Model 3

"Tesla may have a fantastic future ahead of it, but it also may fail spectacularly fairly soon, or just have a decent future ahead of it that doesn’t warrant its current share price."

lol. "it might go up, might go down, or might stay the same!"

asdfasdfasd333on Working at Amazon

Thanks for writing this, and with all due respect:

This exact article could have been copy/pasted from any of the other big-tech companies. What makes Amazon different?

asdfasdfasd333on Show HN: Attributed strings in Swift 4

Right? Not mention the "crashes" mentioned in the repo will be caught as soon as you test it...

asdfasdfasd333on Rising Rents Are Pushing More Tenants Past the Breaking Point

it's called the free market.

asdfasdfasd333on Rising Rents Are Pushing More Tenants Past the Breaking Point

yep, awesome that they've finally figured it out.

asdfasdfasd333on No, of that I'm innocent

this.

asdfasdfasd333on Tech workers worry about age discrimination at age 40: Study

This is much bigger problem than gender discrimination in tech. Until this is addressed, I won't take the latter seriously.

asdfasdfasd333on Problems with MacBook butterfly switch keyboards

They consider the broken key to be "accidental damage" which puts the user at fault. Therefore, no warranty.

asdfasdfasd333on Problems with MacBook butterfly switch keyboards

This is correct. Not the first time Apple Care has screwed people.

asdfasdfasd333on China Is Quietly Reshaping the World

source?

asdfasdfasd333on Google’s Founders Wanted to Shape a City – Toronto Is Their Chance

No way.

The harborfront has undergone a massive transformation the last couple of years and is one of the most dense residential areas in the city now. Also, it is projected to add 280,000 residents and 190,000 jobs in the coming years.

The city has reiterated time and time again that Toronto is a waterfront city, and they will continue to invest and prioritize heavily in this area.

asdfasdfasd333on Problems with MacBook butterfly switch keyboards

So glad someone called this out. A single key on my MBP broke and Apple wanted $500 to "fix" it, even with AppleCare.

Fuck that.

asdfasdfasd333on Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs to turn 800 acres of Toronto into an “internet city”

what? lol. the toronto waterfront is already one of the nicest parts of the city and rapidly improving.

asdfasdfasd333on Ask HN: What are your secrets to growing your side project?

Enable JavaScript then.

asdfasdfasd333on Nest launches an outdoor security camera

can't someone just rip this off your door? yoink!

asdfasdfasd333on BlackBerry Inventor Says Canada's Challenge Is Keeping Techies

Same. Canadian working in the US. Make 2-3X what I would have made in Canada, and have moved up very quickly.

I'd love to come back to Canada and pay taxes to Canada instead of the US.

But won't happen unless the $ is there.

asdfasdfasd333on Undercover in a Toronto factory where a temp worker died

In August, charges were laid against Fiera Foods under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for the 2016 death of a temp agency worker named Amina Diaby. Her hijab was caught in a machine, strangling her.

/thread.

asdfasdfasd333on Give away your code, but never your time

Absolutely this.

This applies to engineering at software companies as well.