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scottmcleod

124 karma · joined April 6, 2011

artist, designer & entrepreneur
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scottmcleod··on How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed
Yeah just look at BBB reviews for subscription companies...
scottmcleod··on ChatGPT for Hardware Design
Amazing
scottmcleod··on The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns
This is the biggest issue; they are already controlling the media for large population of young Americans.
scottmcleod··on The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns
No kidding...
scottmcleod··on Americans are rethinking where they want to live
The answer is Miami
scottmcleod··on Facebook harms its users because that’s where its profits are
Blah blah blah. This is a pretty poor take.
scottmcleod··on ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
Its not "crap" its literally the same parameters to understand where the traffic comes from.
scottmcleod··on ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
Thanks for screwing over marketers for no reason.
scottmcleod··on SEC Director of Enforcement resigns after a few days on the job
This is just not true. From firsthand experience and just any basic research.
scottmcleod··on Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
A scrape is not a leak
scottmcleod··on Yahoo Answers to shut down May 4, 2021
Bad management/uninformed...Who the hell works at Yahoo?
scottmcleod··on Remote work is here to stay – Manhattan may never be the same
Remote is not the end all, hybrid is likely here to stay. And NYC is best place to live/work as a young person...At home all day on the computer? Sure rather have thousands of options for the evening instead of a dozen..
scottmcleod··on SEC charges Ripple and two executives
It's been a scam coin since the beginning. Should be shut down and stopped..
scottmcleod··on Justice Dept files suit against Facebook for discriminating against U.S. workers
Not surprised
scottmcleod··on Salesforce is in talks to buy Slack
Lol what... WebEx, Cisco, Meet etc etc... Lot of alternatives.
scottmcleod··on Media buyer: Facebook updates have ‘wrecked the ad platform on the backend’
Yes because small businesses get the tests first in a lot of cases
scottmcleod··on Media buyer: Facebook updates have ‘wrecked the ad platform on the backend’
Lol everyone in here is such a baby...We spend $500k a day on FB with great support; platform rarely breaks for us as we get features later.

If you're spend $100-1000 a day you get tests and early UI/UX. Spend more get out of the baby support tiers. Someone has to the best test bed.. might as well be the smallest clients.

scottmcleod··on Optimizely to be acquired by Episerver
Shot themself in the foot. RIP.
scottmcleod··on As YouTube traffic soars, YouTubers say pay is plummeting
Things will course correct
scottmcleod··on As YouTube traffic soars, YouTubers say pay is plummeting
more inventory and demand than advertisers.. CPM falls. What do they expect?
scottmcleod··on Who is Facebook's mysterious “Lan Tim 2”?
This is seriously just a purchase event for a t-shirt that OP got. There is no mysterious Lan Tim 2 its just a random app for a random merchant that uses FB Ads and uses offline conversion / uploads.
scottmcleod··on Amazon appears to be tracking every tap on Kindle
Why is this even surprising? What kind of product team doesn't track user behavior for improving the product or supporting other features?
scottmcleod··on Samsung TVs May Upload Screenshots for Automatic Content Recognition
Spoiler alert most TV's in the US already sell this data..
scottmcleod··on Escaping San Francisco
This is the most san francisco thing ever..
scottmcleod··on Remove default "terraform" partner_id
Thanks - Hard to make any better than direct founder reply to clear up confusion.
scottmcleod··on The annoying habits of highly effective people
Uhh this article is useless click bait.
scottmcleod··on Ask HN: Pros and cons of working at a startup in 2018?
Maximize for learning and personal growth. Startups provide the best place for this. If you have any dreams of being a founder your self, you need to spend time in trenches.

If you are a "career" man or woman, I still say spend 4-10 years at startups, then go grind with the usual suspects. By spending time at a startup you acquire a diverse/well rounded set of skills that make you an exceptional team member at big companies down the road. Forget an MBA at anything but a top tier university, do startup(s).

scottmcleod··on College May Not Be Worth It Anymore
Pssst for most careers it hasn't been worth it for 20 years
scottmcleod··on Show HN: Early-stage Yahoo Pipes spiritual successor
I really loved Yahoo Pipes - Was ahead of its time if you ask me..Built some very cool automations on top of this. Basically was IFTTT and Zapier well before them.
scottmcleod··on Uber president Jeff Jones is quitting
Uber's board is failing the company and the public right now.
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