Partially because I'm too busy at my current startup... The thought of a replacement to twitter occurred to me a while ago, and with Reddit's shenanigans there has to be a way to make something that's a blend of /. and Reddit without too much difficulty. Bake in public API access from the beginning with a rate limit on free access that accommodates moderation bots etc. and go from there.

Getting the BE architecture right from the beginning to handle the mind-bending loads would be the hard part, or accept that at some point you're going to have to make a BE core change that's high risk and just go with something fast and easy to start with. Assuming it's all microservices it should be a doable thing to make a cut over to a new database at some point once needed.

Nope. They're a private entity with no government function. They are not required to meet accessibility guidelines per 508 standards. Source: am doing QA for a product that is required to meet AA standards level.

Well I'm back on /. after a long hiatus partially because of this... shocked I remembered my credentials TBH.

IIRC the CA bill on non-competes says something to this effect. That straight up no competes are illegal and if you want to prevent someone from working in the industry you are obligated to pay their wage for that period of time.

Unless using pointers, then it will teleport the bullet to another foot you didn't realize was attached to you...

One of the big eye openers I had at a previous gig involved buying a Klockwork license and running it against our codebase. Granted it's still only static analysis, but I think it found close to 20K possible vulnerabilities about 1/3 of which were real (the other 2/3 were after any end user interaction, internal APIs, so that first third would be the interface side). Took a solid 6 months to address 90% of the issues and the other 10% required redesign of architecture to resolve.

Problem is those tools are *expensive* so most open source projects can't afford them and all but the huge shops don't want to spend the $$.

Intel even made an end-run around that caveat. They hire contractors through a third party (Kelly services) and they people are Kelly employees doing work for Intel. Unlimited contract duration, second class citizen status. Further it all but eliminated the one drive for managers to actually hire good people as GFT, because now there's no limit on contract duration, there's no worry that the person will go somewhere else on their next contract.

I was at intel when they released the Edison...
Even internally there was lots of sideways glances of "this is cool, but how long is it going to be around?"

W.T.(actual)F?!?!
While I am not an apple fan, my current employer provided me a Macbook Pro for my worstation, and I have 4 USBc ports available. We use Yubikey C's for our 2fa and that still leaves me two open ports after using one for power for a docking station and monitor or wired ethernet and monitor if on the road...

Molecule size and shape also has an effect.
The easiest example I can think of off the top of my head is polarization of light off water, vs water with an oil slick on it. That you see colors means the light was affected differently on the oil. I'm sure similar physics can be determined for RF.

Biggest problem with ACA was that it was social medicine and the politicians were terrified to call a spade a spade, so did everything they could to "un socialize" it. In so doing they turned it into a steaming pile of shit.

They should have modeled it on one of the most successful countries medical system (or really any of the Nordic countries) and said "Yes it's socialized medicine, yes it makes people nervous, and yes we researched it and look how well it works for Sweden!"

But that would never work in the US, just ask Bernie Sanders how well it went.

Which is why I got the fuck outta debt.
It sucked, it wasn't easy, and I go without things like a nice new car, instead driving a beater...

But no debt. :)

Or:
Assign them a suite number so they're at [your address] Ste B
And charge them rent on a contract for support (can be just one dollar). Now they're a renter at a care provider, *not* their house.

Had to be. My ride was $3500...

And in cases of blatant stupidity (microwave) or asshatishness (fighting) I wholly support charging for the ride.
My brother flies S&R in the Grand Canyon. Usually they don't bill for a straightforward "fell and broke leg" type situation since accidents happen (and a S-70 is one expensive ride). There are some cases though (like the guy they picked up *three* times because he was lost and hadn't packed anything but a bottle of water) where the bill is substantial.

I took a ride in the EMT bus when my wrist was slashed open (plate window accident) and I saw the bill (though my insurance covered it):
$3500
~2.5 miles
Yes the EMTs stopped the arterial bleeding prior to loading me up, yes they got me there *fast*, but $3500?!?! Holy fuckballs Batman!

I can see why people with underinsurance / no insurance are choosing to Uber/Lyft if they think it's not "that much of an emergency"