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One day they may not.

That's 30 seconds too many because I didn't ask for them in the first place.

> This point of view is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of what the web is. HTML is more concerned with semantic abstractions than the specifics of how a page renders (use a pdf if you want to control the layout). This was an important design choice because it recognizes that the client is responsible for the rendering, which is free to completely ignore the suggestions made by the page.

You are describing the web as it was 25 years ago. No modern browser works this way.

Doesn’t sound like the CEO thinks so. “It’s just terrible” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement.

Even if this is entirely well-intentioned, which is certainly up for debate, it sets a precedent that will eventually see the world's most powerful media corporations become gatekeepers of the internet.

The web has been so successful because of any one of us can fire up a text editor and create the next phenomenon without spending a single dollar or seeking anyone's permission.

This is not charity, it is a coup d'état.

I'll bite: how did they work around the issue?

The incentive is that you get to keep your job.

This is excellent. I'd love to see something like this for college degrees too.

Their ability to recover the reflected image seems valuable to security agencies.

I'd expect it to work much better when there's an unlimited vacation policy from the start and the founders make a determined effort to push the culture in that direction.

I'm highly suspicious of "unlimited" vacation or leave policies because the line between reasonable and not is still there, it's just way less visible and ultimately arbitrary, depending on your management chain and workload. I can't wait for this fad to die. Let's just have generous, well-defined leave policies that don't put the onus on the employee to figure out what is OK and what isn't.

"Experience shows people perform better at work when they’re not worrying about home." People also perform better at work when they're not worrying about repercussions for being seen to abuse their "unlimited" leave.

What did your accountant do?

That distinction seems somewhat dubious. The end result is the same.

How is Airbnb screwing him over? Their host guarantee says they'll pay for property damage, and they did. Ari's problem is that he got evicted for allowing the damage to happen on his watch.

Is it really a problem? I'd argue that it should be a matter of public record that this guy was evicted for (indirectly) causing $23k in property damage, and it seems entirely reasonable for landlords to screen tenants based on prior evictions and other housing court judgements.

Less chance of the deal collapsing.

That is indeed confusing. Because the names are so similar, there is an implied close relationship between these two entities. Have you considered renaming the project?

Editorialized title.

I enjoyed the part where they berate the other fork for "ripping off" their UI, which exists solely to facilitate piracy.

Because it makes for a terrible user experience.

Thanks for this. I live in SF, don't own a car, and consider myself a frequent customer of Uber - yet my average monthly spend is less than 15% of the monthly rate for the nearest parking garage. Owning/leasing a car around here for anything other than commute is truly a shitty proposition.

Another post from a dev who got scammed by this company: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/952953995/bluetooth-zx-...

According to one of the forum posts linked elsewhere in this thread [1] his company's accounts are in the red, so even if someone were to sue and win, they aren't going to see any money.

[1] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=750206&...

It's possible, but there is no evidence suggesting that is what happened here.

The overwhelming likelihood is that the package simply took an unusual route due to factors that are unknown to us. For this story to be true, it would require a level of incompetence that is orders of magnitude beyond that which we have previously seen from the NSA.

I don't believe HIDs have the ability to install arbitrary drivers. Windows will try to identify the device and locate the driver via Windows Update, or use a generic HID driver. Or the OEM may have preinstalled drivers.

In any case, a malicious keyboard can simulate keypresses and pwn your machine that way. No evil driver needed.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by opaque logistics.

If I know someone worth referring, I don't need a 30-60 minute meeting to get me to refer them. I'm just going to do it.

Their security page [1] needs some work: apparently they "use SHA 256-bit encryption across all of our solutions" and "your personal account information is never compromised". SHA-256 is a hash algorithm, and it's not very clever of them to state that users' PII is never going to be compromised. Someone with an ounce of computer security knowledge needs to rewrite this page, quickly.

[1] https://walla.by/security

What are the verification steps for sending money to a previously unknown party? Is it SMS verification, or do you have to re-enter your card details?

FWIW, I did the same thing. It needs to be clearer.

No, because Bitcoin is decentralized and cannot be shut down in this manner.