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Comment Re:fake images are now being treated as kiddie por (Score 1) 209

Even though I agree none of what has been described would fall into a morally acceptable category, this story has people juxtaposed between two potential morals.

The availability and ease of storing such reprehensible content, and the right of a person to be safe in their effects and persons from an out of control surveillance state. It can't be a coincidence that some of this content was hidden behind Encryption. Many of us have noticed that news seems to be dropping those bits in more and more as if that detail somehow makes the crimes more deviant. So the fear here is that in the push to protect children, always, adults have to give up a right to privacy in order to prevent such things from happening. At least, that is one argument I've been hearing. I'm reminded of an old Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Honestly, this is one of those times when it does not seem good no matter what steps are taken to try and prevent these things, and that's assuming that law enforcement can actually prevent a crime like was described, rather than enforce the law after the event happens.

Comment Re:states rights (Score 1) 168

This is exactly how I feel on this one. I as a parent already control what apps my child can controll on her computer and phone. I have since I first gave her a device, and yeah its limiting and frustrating at times (to both of us) the amount of times I may have to pin number to allow her to play Genshin Impact, or something else, if other parents don't have the ability, or desire to do this, then that's on them and their children.

My real concern here is that these companies should not be keeping the details of identity, you need some kind of hand shake like oauth for identity that the state itself would keep for Florida citizens, and then be responsible to keep that information safe, a social media site sees a registration with an address or Florida 'ip address', and then tells them they have to use the system to identify themeselves. I don't have a problem with it having a simple confirmation based on some kind of token stored remotely, but it should be separate from the ids we use for everything else for security reasons.

Comment Re:Hmmm (Score 1) 86

Yeah I'd agree with this. Not every program is for everyone, but assistance in paying for pool, or gym memberships, or other fitness programs. I feel like I was more likley to stick with it when I had support to do so. I've rarely found the discounts for fitness trackers help, in part, because the selectin always sucked or I had already picked out something when I discovered they existed.

Comment Re:The fact that it's python code is relevant how? (Score 1) 104

It doesn't matter that it was written in Python.

What does matter? The code was actually 'clean code' (shocker!)

It was written by the CFO ?????

THey even named the fields well ???

What parallel universe is this for a 'Startup' to have such clean code, and obvious to see glaring issue upon prosecution? And from a Block Chain company no less. I could not stop laughing as I read this one. Its so very, very sad.

Comment Re:You Can Charge What You Can't List? (Score 1) 102

The answer here is pick a larger locality sub group, list a suggested price in the add, with a link on how to find out what the actual rates are. The issue is not having boiler plate length adds, its fees showing on bills that customers don't understand are coming when they subscribe.

Comment Re:Read the question, it's super confusing (Score 1) 226

The thing that throws me. I don't expect High Schoolers to have ever seen a box of Candy, but if they had. The positions are not generic, they are used to identify the piece base don a legend. Moving them around in the box would seem a cruel prank to pool. Perhaps the entire analogy is a poor one.

Comment Sorry but going to disagree (Score 1) 150

The fact that SO might begin to become less important, is really not an artifact of AI. The fact that as someone who may want to contribute ask real questions, and comments who may have been reading for years, can't figure out the platform easily enough, creates a barrier to entry that keeps people from engaging even more. I know just about every time I think about doing something, I can't seem to remember how to do anything on the platform. I don't know what it is, I'd post and comment a lot more if I felt the platform was inviting, but I don't find it that inviting.

Comment Re:Wow. (Score 1) 207

Yeah I hear assumptions in that. I guess I'm the only one who has heard of startups that started off fully remote in tech. They do exist, no matter how much the person referenced in the article wants to hand wave things away.

So I know this is from Lat January, imagine how quickly narratives change, but 70% Of Startups Offer Remote Work Options As Hiring Heats Up, Y Combinator Data Shows January 20, 2022. Now in context the thought here is that this trend was rising when the hiring pool was much smaller, and demands to higher greater. So it was offered perhaps as a perk. Companies have been doing this for several decads again. (IBM which also had some recent news about remote working), has had remote work or remote offices for a very long time.

The problem here is two fold. Companies scrambling to cut costs do so quickly with often not great insight into what is happening at a lower level. For startups, cutting of perks could lead key members of the teams leaving at a crucial time. There are so many factors at play here, that I feel those arguig for all remote, or no remote really don't see the spectrum of different teams and work environments. As a result, we continue to hear things like this, which some will take as Gospel, but which may only be true in the company the person is in now. To me that speaks more about that Companies internal culture, than the benefits or drawbacks of remote work.

Comment Re:Two sided response [Re: Wow.] (Score 1) 207

While I may think you are on to something, I'd like to step back a second and ask, what does it mean to have a human interaction? It's not like we are building longterm friendships or even romances at work. (Some people might be finding that), some may be erroneously concluding that going out with coworkers after work means they are friends, and the reality is that for many that connection dies the moment employment stauts changes.

So I will ask it agian, what does it mean to have 'human interactions' at work? I find myself struggling to define what is done remotely that is that different. (and that's even discounting the differences in non verbal communication remote vs face to face.)

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