<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: throwaway292939</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throwaway292939</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:20:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=throwaway292939" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Nobody gets promoted for simplicity"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think sometimes flip side is that the engineer looks like they just shipped a bunch of "small features" A, B, C... because the solutions were so simple</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:58:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47254541</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47254541</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47254541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>IMO, there should be 3 categories of users, and they can choose a system wide setting that applies across all their apps and settings:<p>* Bulletproof<p>* Privacy Conscious<p>* Normal (recommended)<p>That way users are roughly opting in and opting out in a way that aligns with their desires</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:42:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42583173</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42583173</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42583173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Ask HN: How can I grow as an engineer without good seniors to learn from?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't know, I'm of the opinion there is no true substitute other than jumping ship to a better learning environment. I think as long as you're cognizant of it, maybe that time comes in 2-3 years, maybe sooner.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:30:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42384083</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42384083</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42384083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I didn't see anyone mention the rationale. Here it is:<p>"Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the everything app. This is not simply a company renaming itself, but doing the same thing.<p>The Twitter name made sense when it was just 140 character messages going back and forth – like birds tweeting – but now you can post almost anything, including several hours of video.<p>In the months to come, we will add comprehensive communications and the ability to conduct your entire financial world. The Twitter name does not make sense in that context, so we must bid adieu to the bird."<p><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1683656350046232578" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1683656350046232578</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:22:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36881352</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36881352</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36881352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Threads, an Instagram app"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Probably because Threads is more suited to the unidirectional follow model</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:09:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36606353</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36606353</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36606353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Demystifying burnout – A deep dive into its symptoms and remedies"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Right. Article is from 2012 as well. The communication landscape arguably has evolved a lot since then.<p>With Slack, for example, you have so much fine grained control. I don't know if it makes sense to implement a blanket "shut off communications after hours" policy</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:24:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36484522</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36484522</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36484522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Ask HN: What is the morale like inside Reddit, as an employee?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>spez will care, because, well who uses digg?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:15:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36429341</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36429341</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36429341</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "On the slow productivity of John Wick"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Snooze alerts? Why don't you direct people to use team channels.. that way over time the knowledge base is there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:43:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337868</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337868</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "On the slow productivity of John Wick"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sounds like you have to decide if you want to focus on being an IC vs managerial</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:42:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337861</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337861</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In the long run, I look forward to people and companies sorting themselves to their respective camps of "remote" vs "non-remote". Economics will prove which one works better.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:15:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36266563</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36266563</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36266563</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Tell HN: "I don't care about cookies” extension bought by Avast, users jump ship"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>At the risk of pointing out the obvious, this is mostly referring to Internet enabled goods and services.<p>As other commenters have pointed out, it doesn't apply as much to actual physical products.<p>So this leads to reason, should any of this be accepted as the norm?</p>
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<p>It's just like building a Facebook app back in the day<p>Replace social media / graph APIs with the ones from OpenAI</p>
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<p>The easy solution that should've been implemented is to let you "ride out" your last cartridge.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 04:28:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36039831</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36039831</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36039831</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What is the compensation range for software engineers in the auto industry? Is there a place to look at job descriptions?</p>
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<p>This is likely untrue. I think tone is something ChatGPT excels at. The issue is more likely with your prompting. Sure, with standard prompting you'd get the "college essay" feel.<p>However, I do think long form writing is something ChatGPT isn't really able to do.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:39:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35661685</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35661685</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35661685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Neat! How did you make the graphics for these poses? Love them!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:56:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35660759</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35660759</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35660759</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What could've been done differently with a "competent" CFO?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:56:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35623748</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35623748</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35623748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee – alleged killer also worked in tech"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Say it is an assault.<p>Some guy / lady yelled at you for 10 seconds aggressively. Are you now going to call the cops / file a police report?<p>I think a majority of people would just move on with their day. So yes, to your point, this wouldn't show up in any statistics.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:35:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35576196</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35576196</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35576196</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Lead Detective's Police Report:<p>Case closed, mugging. Occam's razor.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:08:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35565728</link><dc:creator>throwaway292939</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35565728</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35565728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by throwaway292939 in "Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee – alleged killer also worked in tech"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I think you are trying to pigeonhole Eskenazi's argument into the standard "progressives don't care about crime" punditry that's popular on the right.  I would suggest re-reading the column with a more open mind. His argument is that feeling safe is as important, if not more important from a policymaking perspective, as empirical measures of safety ("real risk") such as violent crime rate.<p>From the article:<p>> But the city’s violent crime rate is at a near-historic low, and is lower than most mid-to-large-sized cities.<p>> Lee’s death, however, was packaged in the media and on social media into a highlight reel of recent San Francisco misfortunes and crimes: large groups of young people brawling at Stonestown; the abrupt closure of the mid-market Whole Foods, leaving San Franciscans just eight other Whole Foods within city limits; the severe beating of former fire commissioner Don Carmignani in the Marina District, allegedly by belligerent homeless people — it all adds up to a feeling of a city coming undone.<p>> This manner of coverage, however, does not capture the actual lived experience of the vast majority of San Franciscans.<p>I'm reading his article again.. where is his argument that feeling safe is important?<p>He states that violent crime is low, and that newspapers shouldn't be cherry-picking and sensationalizing how bad it is, and that he knows this is not the actual experience for the vast majority of San Franciscans.</p>
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