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The parent didn't ever say that time had no value. They just said they're fine paying with it to avoid the discomfort of traffic.

The article has Microsoft in the title, not Facebook.

I've seen a lot of senior folks go through the same process.

> I've never used FB Watch

> Conclusion: FB watch is total shit.

Did you expect it to just magically know your preferences?

This is why I never listen to advice and opinions on the internet.

Software development is a job that changes frequently, and that requires engineers to stay "on top" of these changes. People who are not passionate about it may get their skills outdated sooner. So honestly, I think being "passionate" is actually important in this profession, more than others.

Oh, but it somehow makes sense to assume the other way for Facebook?

> I can be anonymous at Starbucks coffee shop and search google

The "Google WiFi"?

> I assume they are developing more unethical uses of personal data

Why not make the same assumption about Google? They could jot down the MAC address of your device, and track you all over the place (not that they need to, since you already use Google maps).

Answered in the other sub-thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18936054)

According to [1], there were about 814 million urban residents in 2017. Assuming an increase upto 850 over 2018 (and it's probably lower than that, checking the historic increase), the average occupancy is closer to 3.4, which is more realistic.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/278566/urban-and-rural-p...

That's just the _urban_ homes.

How do you know it's been abandoned? (I don't see a note from the original maintainer, hence the question).

It would be kinda cool to build something like this on top of https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install. It's a single script that generates the .ovpn client side files.

It's a usability thing. If users expect a desktop app and you ship a server + browser tab, it makes for a very confusing experience. In fact, the concept of having local servers is alien to most people. To them, browser == internet and desktop icon == local application. In addition, there are technical problems too, e.g: what if there's a crash?

> How incredibly arrogant.

It's not. People who have grievances about specific platforms and frameworks should complain (or, in the case of Electron, submit patches) to the actual project than whine about it on the issue tracker of every project that uses it.

> will somebody please make a simple private picture app for grown-ups?

WhatsApp? That's how my family uses it.

That has always been the case with humanity in general. Think of book authors, there are few of them, but they've been influencing our thinking for hundreds of years. The problem now is, the barrier for entry has become incredibly low (although, this would have been true when the printing press was invented too).

I stopped using reddit because of this. I've no idea about the credibility of the authors, their intentions and their motivation. When I'm listening to someone's opinion, I'd like to know more about them, so I can decide for myself how seriously to take it.

> Why embrace the bad parts of startup culture (open plans)

That's really just your opinion, not a fact. I for one love open plans, I find they make working a more social activity, which suits me.

The difference is choice. You can choose not to click. No one's deciding whether something should be clickable for you, which is the point.

Absolutely. No one is entitled to free content, what's wrong with paying for Netflix/YouTube?

With the Great Firewall in China and Regressive laws in the EU, the US feels like the only place where users have the freedom to choose what their internet should be. Unfortunately, they have to deal with clicking on cookie notices, GDPR and now this.

This is not really about technical solutions. It's about an understanding of how computers work. The underlying assumption is that companies _will_ build technology that is as good as the law requires it to be. Large companies very well might, but this is a killer for small businesses.

No one knows how to properly use social media. Everyone keeps consuming information, all the time. Good news, bad news, opinions, cat pictures. That's what causes fatigue. Social media is maybe not good for news, but it's awesome to connect with people having similar interests, and to talk to friends who you don't see often.

I wonder what the author thinks about WeChat (which he prominently mentions just below his name).

> I feel this choice is a mistake for the company long term, they're putting resources into two very hot housing and real estate markets, that have no real draw (in my opinion) for technical employees.

The goal was never to optimize for employee housing or quality of life. The goal was to get concessions from already urban areas where 25000 engineers might want to live.

>If I were picking, I would have picked Atlanta and Detroit

Atlanta and Detroit have arguably lesser draw than NYC or DC.

Yes, I'm not saying the person you quoted is correct with his failure predictions. But it sure seems that Apple is caught in the innovator's dilemma.

Seven years is not that big of a timeline IMO. These changes happen over a couple or more decades. IBM is still around, but it's not really a leader anymore, is it?

I'm pretty sure there will be a sizable market for Apple products. It's just that they might lose the edge after some time.

If you look at the last earnings report from Apple, they've now stopped reporting the number of iPhones sold. Yeah, the revenue would be growing (because they keep jacking up the prices), but I'm pretty sure the reason they made this change is that they're no longer selling that many.

It feels like Apple is caught in the classic "innovator's dilemma" described in Christensen's book. Constantly being pushed to higher margin products by competition which is focused on the low end market. The problem is, at some point, the "low-end" products become good enough, causing a sudden loss of sales.

The way out is to come up with entirely new products, which Apple has done remarkably well before. I think it's high time they do so again.

I think the drive to create high margin products is making Apple gravitate towards pushing out technologies that differentiate them from the rest, such as the touch bar, or these keyboards. But it may not actually be better.

I have no clue why Larry Ellison thinks it's a good idea to take potshots at one of his own large customers, instead of talking about the benefits of Oracle's products. Very weird, and kind of childish.