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New comment by 42_ in "Apple's Cooperation with Authoritarian Governments"

42_ — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:25:30 +0000

If you're Chinese or Russian, ignore my comment. But if you're an American, you need a bit of perspective. Literally most countries on Earth do orders of magnitude of worse stuff on a daily basis than US. And literally no other country has an egalitarian setup where anyone can potentially succeed. The countries that are objectively better than US in terms of human rights for own citizens, are very few (Switzerland, Nordic countries, few others which are either small/or have homogeneous population). I am stunned when I read comments suggesting that US is as bad or Russia or China.

New comment by 42_ in "The Secret of Nanda Devi"

42_ — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 14:50:23 +0000

On the subject of using mountaineers as spies, Sidney Wignall's "Spy on the roof of the world" is also interesting.

New comment by 42_ in "5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving up"

42_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:22:39 +0000

Sure. I agree with your broader point. But a lot of companies don't have the time or inclination to conduct useful interviews (take home assignments, project deep dives etc). So they simply ask a bunch of leetcode questions and 1-2 system design, "behavioral" questions, and expect you to give perfect answers. Conversely, if you are in a situation where you want a job at these companies, then you do leetcode. As an anecdote, I like solving programming puzzles (advent of code, ICPC problems etc) but couldn't clear FANG without leetcode. I despised leetcode because the puzzles/problems there are uninspiring as compared to ICPC problems. Of course, software engineering has very little to do with any of it :)

New comment by 42_ in "One Year Alone in Forest of Sweden Building a Log Cabin"

42_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:03:41 +0000

If I wasn't stuck in an Asian country, I would pay decent money to live there :(

New comment by 42_ in "HN was down"

42_ — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 02:41:06 +0000

So, the meteor hits the Trex, and its game over because you need to get back to work?

New comment by 42_ in "How Big Tech Is Importing India’s Caste Legacy to Silicon Valley"

42_ — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:38:52 +0000

This is a highly inaccurate comment. Caste lines are more alive than ever especially with the advent of social media.

New comment by 42_ in "Ask HN: Relocating from London to Silicon Valley for a higher salary at 35?"

42_ — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:53:12 +0000

How easy is it to get a job in eastern European countries? And how does one go about finding jobs if you are outside EU? I have tried a couple of job sites, but haven't received any leads. Appreciate any pointers.

New comment by 42_ in "India downgraded from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in democracy report"

42_ — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:02:30 +0000

"The policies (at least on the paper) are getting closer and closer to what I can observe here in Europe." Can you give a few examples of such policies?

New comment by 42_ in "India downgraded from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ in democracy report"

42_ — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:47:27 +0000

Yeah, right. These reports are so useful. If they are in your favor, cite them as a success. If not, they are "biased".

New comment by 42_ in "Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide"

42_ — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:20:48 +0000

Yeah, its convenient, but even more convenient is the mindset of ignoring existing evidence and bending over backwards for the pleasure of profiting off cheap manufacturing.

New comment by 42_ in "Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide"

42_ — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:57:32 +0000

The standard of evidence for a country with free press cannot and should not be compared to the standard of evidence for a country with no press freedom. China controls flow of information so tightly, that even rumours should be considered credible unless proven otherwise.

New comment by 42_ in "The GameStop Story You Think You Know Is Wrong"

42_ — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:05:54 +0000

How did he pump the stock? He only posted his gains and losses over a period of several months.

New comment by 42_ in "Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and GameStop"

42_ — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:56:18 +0000

That is fine, if it is done before the play begins. What's happening here is being kicked out of the game when you're winning.

New comment by 42_ in "WallStreetBets vs WallStreet: It's not about the money anymore"

42_ — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:17:29 +0000

Absolutely yes. If you can't provide a free service, then do not advertise it as a free service.

New comment by 42_ in "iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages"

42_ — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:00:46 +0000

The answer depends on the country in which you plan to hold that sign ;)

New comment by 42_ in "More challenging projects every programmer should try"

42_ — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 02:35:26 +0000

The type of problems you are referencing is less than 10% of all problems ever posted in AoC.

New comment by 42_ in "Ask HN: How to Get into Google?"

42_ — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:35:03 +0000

No. At best, they may skip a phone interview.

New comment by 42_ in "US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days"

42_ — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:06:12 +0000

Ideas such as tolerance, non violence etc cannot be unconditional. Reciprocity is the key.

New comment by 42_ in "California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian employee's caste"

42_ — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:24:19 +0000

dude, why would you witness such extreme casteism? Its like being White in the US and saying I don't see any racism.

New comment by 42_ in "California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on Indian employee's caste"

42_ — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:19:49 +0000

Do you know why such a law came into existence? Because of atrocities against "lower" castes which wouldn't even be investigated. But most laws in India end up being misused. (For example dowry harassment laws.)