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Comment Re:Bossware and compliance... (Score 1) 22

It's a problem that shows up because managers don't know what their employees are doing.

The solution is to require managers to do actual work with 20% of their time (or even 10% might be enough). If they can't do it, then they aren't qualified to manage in the industry.

Comment Re:Adapter (Score 1) 224

A USB hub is just annoying to lug around and even more annoying to assemble.

I like still having one or two USB-A ports on my laptop, but I can't say I've ever been annoyed by having to "lug around" a USB hub (with a gigabit ethernet interface) in my laptop bag. It weighs around an ounce.

I also think the article complaining about shit like mice, keyboards, and headsets is a bit out there, since any of this crap connected to my laptop is connected via bluetooth which has been around over a quarter of a century and has been ubiquitous in laptops for at least 15 years.

Comment Re:Why 'better algorithms'? (Score 1) 105

If there's no algorithm, there's no algorithm to game, and a lot of this awful goes away. See posts from those I choose to follow. Period

On Twitter, click on the tab that says "Following." Never click on the tab that says "For You." It's not for you, it's for advertisers.

Then you will only see things from people you follow.

Comment Re:Crappy IT security creates opportunity (Score 1) 56

You don't need to hire a prompt engineer. Just ask ChatGPT to write prompts for Copilot. If you run into trouble just ask Claude to clarify.

I have a Perl script that chains 17 different AI Agents together. It takes the output from one and puts it into the output of the other. At the suggestion of my psychologist (Abby), I combined the output of some of the agents together in a tree. Now it all flows together in and out like a mysterious river. Fortunately I'm paid in LOC. I doublespace.

Comment Re:Why even write (Score 0) 66

So, why did your productivity, creativity and cooperative solutioning all suffer during COVID? Did you fail to provide good communication tools to your team? Did you not use Slack or IRC? Did you fail to have appropriate team building meetings? Did you not assign tasks properly? What were you doing (or not doing) that caused problems?

Because frankly, your post sounds like bullshit.

Comment Re:Studies show people work less hours WFH (Score 1) 66

Productivity isn't the goal. Productivity matters in cutthroat industries where price is the only differentiator.

For most companies, the goal of effective middle management is to get promoted, and backstab your coworkers. You do that by making your underlings less efficient so you can hire more of them.

Comment Why even write (Score 1) 66

"In-person collaboration is absolutely vital to building and strengthening our culture and driving the success of our business. Being together helps us innovate, solve problems, share ideas, create, challenge one another, and build the relationships that will make this company great."

They've been fine working from home since COVID, for years, and now somehow it's absolutely vital?

If you're going to use such transparent lies, you're better off using ChatGPT. The output will be more coherent.

Comment Re: Legal/illegal bikes (Score 1) 146

Class 1 and 2 e-bikes limit assist to 20 mph, not 15. You can ride them faster than that, but you have to provide the power. 20 mph is well above what most recreational cyclists can maintain on a flat course, so if these classes arenâ(TM)t fast enough to be safe, neither is a regular bike. The performance is well within what is possible for a fit cyclist for short times , so their performance envelope is suitable for sharing bike and mixed use infrastructure like rail trails.

Class 3 bikes can assist riders to 28 mph. This is elite rider territory. There is no regulatory requirement ti equip the bike to handle those speeds safely, eg hydraulic brakes with adequate size rotors. E-bikes in this class are far more likely to pose injury risks to others. I think it makes a lot of sense to treat them as mopeds, requiring a drivers license for example.

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