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gmonk··on Vegas casinos are still reeling from a cyberattack
It's a gray area - most big companies will get cybersecurity insurance - Then the insurance company pays the ransom (assuming your policy covers it.). When working at a Small Cap financial services company, our policy cost north of $2MM a year.
gmonk··on Sam Altman says era of remote work is over
It's rarely the "makers" saying remote work is a mistake. It's almost always the "managers." >> http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
gmonk··on Pluralsight lays off 400 employees – 20% workforce
re "at least make it over Christmas" A piece of advice I picked up from an old manager prior to his retirement, there's never a good time to lay someone off. Once you know you need to let someone go, don't delay. He once waited until after the Holiday season to layoff one of his team members thinking it was the 'right' thing to delay. She was very upset - "why didn't you tell me sooner, I wouldn't have spent so much money on presents!" Never assume what's best for someone in these situations, you'll often get it wrong.
gmonk··on Ask HN: What do you think about the no-code movement?
"No-code" and "Low-code" - it's all still code, just someone else's that you don't control.
gmonk··on The web is still the place
Wasn't it like only one developer that wrote the facebook iPad app way back when. It certainly isn't a team of 30+ developers working it. I don't buy the "cost" of having a native client as the main reason.
gmonk··on America is losing another generation to science illiteracy
If you can't read or have a basic working knowledge of mathematics, what's the point of science?
gmonk··on Ask HN: What's up with Red Bull's pricing strategy?
The original Thai version of Red Bull can still be found for much cheaper at your local asian grocery store. They will typically carry several off-brand versions as well for even less.