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commonsense1234··on Big technology companies are doubling down on New York City
are there other instances in history were local governments have successfully driven out or not fallen for giant corporates?
commonsense1234··on Amazon Ring is hiring editors to push local crime news to its users
nextdoor already does a great job at that. and in realtime.
commonsense1234··on Atlassian Acquires AgileCraft for $166M
try using the keyboard to copy paste on confluence. atrocious piece of software. its a matter of time someone else replaces them.
commonsense1234··on How the H-1B Visa System Can Hurt American Workers (2015)
i agree with that. but, the proportion to how many h1bs get allocated to these staffing companies vs outsourcing is maybe 1:20 even if taken as an aggregate. even though it wont entirely eliminate the problem, it is still a good start. The second thing is to create rules to directly discourage indirect employment when on H1B (the abused vendor model).
commonsense1234··on How the H-1B Visa System Can Hurt American Workers (2015)
the move towards preference for masters degree is a decent start. there is no way someone with a masters degree would want to work for one of the consulting firms.
commonsense1234··on Nasa’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission
underpromise and way over deliver. This is unheard of.
commonsense1234··on Network protocols for anyone who knows a programming language
very well written. thank you!!
commonsense1234··on After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges and kept growing ad revenue
this is fantastic analogy. but, Steve just got a promotion and likes the BMW 3 series. But, advertising a Tesla 3 can be another worthy option you are trying to advertise. I think behavioral and randomness should go hand in hand.
commonsense1234··on How to Be an Expert in a Changing World (2014)
i really like the people's part. even if something ain't earth shattering. you can predict if something will work by measuring those important factors (earnest, energetic, independent minded).
commonsense1234··on Microsoft Bing not only shows child pornography, it suggests it
thanks for the warning at the top. it is so tempting to reproduce the search results.
commonsense1234··on Sears has another chance to avoid closing down
Evolution and Death

"The most important component of evolution is death. Or, said another way, it’s easier to create a new organism than to change an existing one. Most organisms are highly resistant to change, but when they die it becomes possible for new and improved organisms to take their place.

This rule applies to social structures such as corporations as well as biological organisms: very few companies are capable of making significant changes in their culture or business model, so it is good for companies eventually to go out of business, thereby opening space for better companies in the future."

— John Ousterhout, Stanford professor

commonsense1234··on John Giannandrea named to Apple’s executive team
the process is not concurrent. it is still parallel.
commonsense1234··on John Giannandrea named to Apple’s executive team
9 women cannot make 9 babies in 1 month nor 1 women can make 1 baby in 1 month. no concurrency in baby making for sure.
commonsense1234··on Astronomers discover super-Earth around Barnard's star
its only a matter of time we find other living organisms. The odds are staked so high against not finding any.
commonsense1234··on Sales mistakes that software engineers make
the fourth mistake is visiting your site. why do you need 40+ cookies to track visitors?