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Ask HN: Why are so many companies changing their privacy policy suddenly?

electrichead — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:56:24 +0000

I'm curious if there was a policy mandate similar to GDPR that recently came into effect. So many companies have sent communications to notify users of the updates to their policies but I don't see anything in the changes to justify it.

Does anyone have an idea of why it would be the case? The time period is roughly from the start of November 2019.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21516271

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New comment by electrichead in "Why was it believed that the Aztecs greeted Cortés as a deity?"

electrichead — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:20:14 +0000

Malcolm Gladwell also talked about it in the book "Talking to Strangers." It revolved around a breakdown on communication between the two and assumptions that they each had for the other.

New comment by electrichead in "MPAA Welcomes Netflix as New Member"

electrichead — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:16:54 +0000

Aren't the other members the ones that Netflix is disrupting in the first place? What can it hope to gain from this?

(Honest question)

New comment by electrichead in "Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook"

electrichead — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:41:40 +0000

Did this one come with a DVD drive? You can swap out that for a secondary SSD

New comment by electrichead in "Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in MacBook"

electrichead — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:40:25 +0000

I did exactly this a year ago but one caveat to note is that if you're using an external monitor, the video card in this one doesn't support a good resolution. I'm stuck with 1080p.

New comment by electrichead in "Dieter Rams designed products to last, is horrified how we throw things away"

electrichead — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 22:30:55 +0000

Are there examples of products made today that have this ethos of lasting for a lifetime?

As a side note on cars, what are some cars that would last a long time and are made of parts that are serviceable?

New comment by electrichead in "Chrome “clear cookies on exit” feature does not work"

electrichead — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 12:29:26 +0000

Serious question, is this a bug in Chrome that affects all cookies or is it something specific to that reddit.com cookie?

It might be the case that Reddit or another vendor just adds that cookie from other sites (like within a share button functionality)

New comment by electrichead in "Oculus Rift S"

electrichead — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:59:51 +0000

Facebook :)

New comment by electrichead in "Microsoft’s Resurgence Under Satya Nadella"

electrichead — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:31:04 +0000

You don't use GitHub or LinkedIn or Skype either?

You might also rely on sites that are built with Microsoft technologies (Stack overflow for example) or find that your workplace gets by with Excel.

It's hard to say you don't use their technologies.

New comment by electrichead in "Executive accused of harassment at Alphabet 'X' unit is out"

electrichead — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:00:15 +0000

That's not quite the same thing. He went there to find people who would be the type that go to events like this.

If you want to compare apples-to-apples, your friend would have been invited to Burning Man as part of the process of investing in his company (with it being implied that it is in their best interest to attend).

New comment by electrichead in "The sunk cost fallacy"

electrichead — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:51:44 +0000

At the end of the article

New comment by electrichead in "I've spent the last two years building a new email client"

electrichead — Wed, 02 May 2018 09:22:37 +0000

There is also the option of Patreon

New comment by electrichead in "Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie?"

electrichead — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:57:20 +0000

I just wanted to say that this article displayed quite nicely on my phone and was nice to read through.

On the topic, I do believe that there are worthy stories in video games that can be translated to the screen not just for those who don't play games, but also for gamers who want to relive some of the story without the tedious bits in between (like farming for XP or upgrading).

The new tomb raider was probably the closest so far. I liked the tie-ins with the game and the actress did a great job of bringing the game character to life. The few things I didn't like were some of the acting and one-dimensional supporting characters. Also some scenes were just contrived, but I suppose that creeps in according to budget and timing.

New comment by electrichead in "The manned elevators of NYC (2017)"

electrichead — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:45:46 +0000

If you're in Toronto, the Fifth grill has one too. It is such a long ride for such a short distance but pretty cool. The elevator is about a hundred years old

New comment by electrichead in "Notice of Data Breach"

electrichead — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:41:38 +0000

They would have had a long lived token though

New comment by electrichead in "Magic Leap One"

electrichead — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:04:23 +0000

I wonder how many people would have no idea how big a VHS tape is.

New comment by electrichead in "The End of Moore’s Law"

electrichead — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:16:05 +0000

I don't know if that needs any evidence of the person was simply around back then. Basically this is saying that 2001 hardware wouldn't be able to run the new software in 2007, which at least to my recollection, is absolutely true. Not only is there 32bit vs 64bit, we also started to see more cores rather than the standard single core in 2001

New comment by electrichead in "Sued over screenshots of 59-year-old show"

electrichead — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:49:13 +0000

The problem with that though is that it becomes a precedent (not in legal sense) and it might be tempting to just use images without paying the copyright owner, since you just need to settle for market value or a little more at the time that you're sued. It is a huge effort to go through media to make sure that your content is not being used without your consent and most independent people won't be checking it vigorously since they need the time to actually work.

New comment by electrichead in "Why You Can Focus in a Coffee Shop but Not in Your Open Office"

electrichead — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:40:39 +0000

I think that sometimes depends on the work culture rather than a person's personality. I've worked at places where managers do monitor your every move, look at how long you take at lunch, etc. Also co-workers sometimes think unfavourably of you if they think you are not pulling your weight even if you spend more time thinking than coding.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

New comment by electrichead in "Ask HN: What audio resources can improve my technical skills during my commute?"

electrichead — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 21:00:58 +0000

Linear Digressions is a great podcast to add to your list. It is not as regular as some of the others but the subjects are great. The hosts are also good.