Hacker News: amibm

New comment by amibm in "IBM and the Holocaust"

amibm — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:29:58 +0000

with all surveillance tech products these companies are leading us into the a totalitarian global fascist order. tech has been weaponized against humanity.

New comment by amibm in "Do not download the app, use the website"

amibm — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 09:06:47 +0000

Totally agree. It's even difficult to accommodate too many apps in the mobile. I myself have been very cautious about the permissions, but it's a planned collaborative design of the smart phone ecosystem and so it's nearly impossible to protect personal data completely.

Also the entire tech industry is almost surviving on the promise of surveillance state and economy as if looked carefully there aren't that many success stories of the tech outside of the very obvious financial and automation industries. And that can serve only upto a certain level, but the hype of tech is way beyond that. To match that, they are desperate to break any law and all morals.

Also a glance at our own investment portfolio will tell us that it's our collective quest for wealth growth is the actual driving force of this 'everything financial' tech industry.

New comment by amibm in "Ask HN: Help me navigate a PIP at a remote startup in the Netherlands"

amibm — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:45:48 +0000

I have been in almost exactly same situation with a big tech. It's true that your fate has already been decided and no point fighting an org that doesn't want you, read memo and accept and leave.

And do not waste time to show improvement on PIP, no one's expecting, rather use the time to secure the next job. If it's difficult to find the next job, just do the minimal to share something on the 1on1s.

Be nice to everyone, it's not personal, rather they will appreciate you if you handle this in matured fashion.

You will do well.