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> But isn't this more or less what I describe still, other than people leaving on their own rather than being forced out?

There's a pretty big difference between people being forced out of their home, and people rejecting a plan given by the UN, then starting a war instead. It's not exactly the same people, which makes this somewhat complicated, but some portion of the Arab-Israeli population left at the urging of those countries on the promise that they would wage war and give them all the land instead of just part of it.

> Like, without going into too tricky political discussions, it seems like being physically present on the land gives you some form of title to it.

Again, some (most? all?) of the land that the Jews settled in between the late 1800s and modern Israel, was purchased or given legally. That gives you title to it, at least in the modern world.

> And if the Palestinians/Arabs hadn't left, it would be much more difficult to run the Israeli state.

Arabs make up 20% of the citizenship of Israel today. And yes, this is "problematic".

There's a large question about what sovereignity means in this kind of context. Does it make sense to have a "Jewish" state? How can that be democratic? You can't restrict existing citizens, even if they are non-Jewish, but then how do you maintain it as a homeland for Jews? These are tough questions that I don't think anyone can really answer.

> If so, I don't see what it has to do with corruption, because it's just a basic fact of countries - one guy has to win and the other one thus loses, and it's a zero-sum game.

Many things in life are not zero-sum. But yes, if two different ethnic groups want the same piece of land, and feel they are entitled to it, one of them is going to "lose" in that sense.

> What's the way out of this conundrum?

There isn't really a good way out, not without the Palestinians making in their eyes major concessions. (Though note that Israel has attempted to make plans that made major concessions from their pov, and the Palestinians rejected all these offers.)

The only solution I personally think makes any sense is a two-state solution, whereby the Palestinians get their own state on the existing land, plus possibly some part of Jerusalem (though this is a political non-starter today in Israel.)

But I don't really see this happening. Palestinians don't love this deal (for obvious reasons.) Israel, on the other hand, is the stronger party which means it probably benefits from the existing status-quo, so has no reason to rock the boat right now. And for leaders on both sides, it's possibly better to keep the fighting going.

So really, I don't see anyone with any big incentive to change any of the current situation.
> Obviously some of the complaints (speed, stability) are very valid, but here's a question I think is just as valid: why don't you think some other company has come along and toppled the Jira crown? Certainly tons of them have tried, and while many have their supporters, they are almost equally likely to have their detractors.

Trello was a much better solution to the problem, that's why Atlassian made sure to buy it and is now hard at work ruining it.
Yeah it doesn't matter. The truth is that when you give an assignment like this, you want me to invest up to four hours in it, while you don't want to invest a single minute of company engineer time watching me solve it. Basically, you're expecting more of me than you are willing to give yourself. That's a huge red flag.

That being said, even if it takes an hour, I still have to allocate 4 hours for it.
Four hour assignment is instant pass. My Rolodex is huge, I don’t need an exam. In god we trust, all others pay cash.
I'm noticing a lot of my favorite artists right now who do mixes of other people's work have more and more stuff that when I look at where I can get an HQ copy, it's ending up on Bandcamp more than Beatport these days, which is really cool. Not only is there more of a feeling that they're getting an equitable cut, it's also usually a lot more reasonably priced and gives options like limited edition LPs or cassette tape to get the music on.
It's generally considered helpful to point out scams, and NFTs are 100% scam. They really have no redeeming quality. They seem scammy at first, and as you look into details, they fail to be useful at any conceivable level.

To give some examples: (1) they are not legally binding; (2) even when a legal contract exists between the NFT issuer and the first owner, the terms don't carry over in NFT trades, unless additional contract terms are signed outside the blockchain; (3) as such, they don't solve any problem they purport to solve, as buying the NFT itself on chain is irrelevant, only the off-chain contract matters; (4) they don't even contain the item they are about, or at least since hash of it, in the vast majority of cases; (5) they don't even solve the real problem of fungibility, as while the token itself may not be fungible, the item that it represents remains trivially copyable. I am sure there are more.
I'll also agree that his reviews aren't perfect, but the one on automotive scratch removers was enlightening. I had used a random product before that basically did nothing. I bought Meguiar's ultimate compound on his recommendation, and it did indeed work surprisingly well (with just hand polishing, no buffer) on the multitude of surface scratches as I was preparing a car for resale.
The problem ain't the minimalism. The problem is the lack of color/contrast. Paint that bollard yellow. Paint that phone booth red. Paint that railing purple. Paint that bookcase pink. Paint that skyscraper with so many colors it make's Joseph's Dreamcoat look dreary and dull. You end up with something that's minimalist and interesting.
A lot of cables, other than ethernet, which are available in consumer products but are on the higher end of data transmission specs for 2021-2022... are able to meet these specs at lengths greater than about 6-12 feet (e.g hdmi 2.1+ or usb 3.1+) by very likely doing electrical to optical conversion, transmitting over an optical cable then converting back to electrical. This is especially true at the 15-20+ feet length.

If you've looked for the highest spec long length HDMI or USB cables you've probably seen the price jump somewhat significantly (from about $15 to $60-80+) when you hit a certain cable length. The ones that are long length but cheaper have many reviews stating they have failed to meet the data transmission rate, because they're not using the optical conversion technique and the ones that use it certainly cost more and are way more reliable (or simply aren't falsely advertised to be able to do something they can't, which is what the cheaper longer length purely copper cables tend to be).

With optical on the interconnects, you eliminate cross talk, parasitic capacitance, you reduce heat due to electrical resistance. It clearly does have its advantages. Just like chiplets and other design techniques that have become popular due physical constraints, optical will very likely one day too have the investment it needs to replace copper interconnects due to being worth the cost of investment by providing an advantage over them.
My gripe for the text editor—if you navigate away from the page, by an accidental click or keypress, all your text is lost. This kind of thing was solved 15 years ago; it's table stakes!
LayoutCode: Turn UI to Swift Code for iOS
Where are you losing people in your hiring process? Are you getting no initial applications? Do you give the coding exercise but they never do it? Do you give an offer but they turn it down? There is a lot of speculation in this thread but you should have the data.
LayoutCode is a fast and powerful user interface (UI) and layout tool.
Main Features
• Turn UI to swift code in real time, save a significant chunk of your development time!
• Create views with responsive UI for different screen sizes using layout constraints.
• Create collection view with combination of multiple layouts, either in vertical or horizontal direction.
• Intuitively define how views are arranged using custom layout.
• Create custom view which lets you encapsulate data and show important attributes only. These encapsulation also retained in the generated code.
I worked in the industry for 7 years in California. A big part of it is a race to the "top". If you want to be competitive in winning funding from the 5 or 6 different state/local/federal programs that need to be cobbled together to build a new project, you have to make all of them happy. That means then highest possible LEED certification, on-site resources like computer labs and childcare facilities, plenty of green space, public art, and of course ample parking. That's all above and beyond that already high standards of CA building codes (which, let's not forget, also includes being earthquake-resistant).

Most of the new projects I worked on were very nice. Several had community pools. Most had balconies/patios. Most were well connected to transit (a biggie if you want to be competitive with the funding agencies). Virtually all were mixed income and housed families ranging from below the poverty line to 6-figure incomes. I would have happily lived in most of those complexes if they had been geographically desirable, but most were less urban than I prefer. Though I may still be on the waitlist for one particularly well-located building in SF!
Given budget constraints, better to feed two people a bowl of beans than one person a steak, I think.
Ask HN: What is the real definition of “Years of Experience”?
I started working in 2001 as a software engineer, but I can only list 10 years as my years of experience, since I count only the number of times I am employed. I have many side-projects, personal projects, apps in between, and skill/time wise I can easily bump my YoE.

Now, I have been seeing resumes that list more than the years they are employed, and assumed the initial start date working on a tool, and/or programming language, do collectively counts as the present number of years.

I think many people still was unsure what YoE means (or they plainly choose to be dishonest about it).

So, for the record, what is the real definition of "Years of Experience"?
Even FB engineers can learn a thing or two. ;)

Good tip.
Thanks for your sharing your experience! "couple of years" doesn't sound that bad to me, to be honest, so the higher price could be fine.

As mentioned in the other comment, I just started out with an endless scarf and am looking at other products, too. I had a Giesswein merino sneaker recently for a test fit and it was really nice on the bare foot and left a good overall impression. I'm looking into getting a pair of those for the office, any experience with these, too?
You're right on some, but I have to say that some of those are indeed common (instead reminding me that these things may not be common outside of Japan).
Including: the calculator on ATMs (at least Mitsui-Sumitomo ATMs usually have them), the all-in-one sink with soap, braille on top of cans (just checked my fridge and all alcoholic beverages have it), the paper in bubblegum boxes (always bothers me when I'm in Germany), that most restaurants (including fast food) try to make the dish look like the ad, and reading glasses at city hall.
Can you elaborate in the anti-union thing? I can't seem to find anyone discussing this.
IQAir are really good. My only complaint is that they are expensive and that their fan uses too much energy.

I wish they would release a smaller machine that was a bit cheaper and could compete in price and energy usage with mid-sized Coway models.
Exactly. 25+ years in tech here too. When a company says "we're going to give you homework", that is a giant flashing sign that basically reads "we assume your resume is a lie, your references are lying for you (or we just aren't going to bother calling them), so we're going to test you". Hard pass.

Having been on the hiring side of things, I get far more information out of a conversation where I can ask for details about someone's background and experience.
I should have known that :-) I was curious, so I looked into this a bit more. Monsanto advertised Astroturf in 1971 with the slogan "The new grass-roots movement. It's away from grass, to Astroturf." In the 1980s, grass-roots vs Astroturf started to be used as a political metaphor by people such as Bob Dole and Lloyd Bentsen, and then became a popular media expression in the 1990s. So ironically, the metaphorical use of "astroturf" was originally driven by advertising.
IME, the 4 hour assignment comes at the 'coding interview' stage, and most companies have a full day of interviews right after. Compared to companies with a one hour coding screen... by the time I even would get to the 4 hour assignment I likely already have three or four ful day interviews lined up
> Residential construction gets cheaper the more of it you build in an area.

This is only partially true, currently. It definitely used to be the case that larger developments would leverage economies of scale so that the more you built, the cheaper it cost. But I believe (as someone who works on multi-family housing projects in the Bay area) that we've reached a point where the larger projects do not have that reduced cost advantage because they have more legal/administrative/consulting costs that offset the lower labor/material costs.
It is just not okay. Because I may have kids/wife/elders, because I have a job, because I value my spare time, or just because I enjoy the birds in the park more.

As a senior I don't do homework. I have a conversation with someone if I fit AND if they fit to me. They can test me and I will test the them during that conversation
Do you mind sharing some links to back up these claims?

Just watched a video [0] where he clearly comes across as being pro workers rights, and against passing prop 22 in California. He seems to be generally pro-union while still trying to point out some general issues with them. He also says he would be "offended" if his employees unionized at LMG, which while maybe is a bit stupid to say, I don't think counts as anti-union.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpyiNOD-MOk
Pyscript, run Python inside HTML
Day in DIY Guns and Ammo
> A concert pianist doesn't just walk up on stage and wing it.

The concert pianist couldn’t wing it with an oboe, violin or trumpet. But that’s what the full stack dev does. Wing it with this service, that framework, some other language, etc
I have been a member of and donated to the EFF since 1998. After reading this article, I have decided to not renew my membership and not donate again.

My criticism isn’t about right or wrong. It’s about priorities and weaponizing the corporations and business practices the EFF should work against.
I've found some companies are so process bound that they'll go the full set of interview, test, coding rounds even for a personal referral.

I have over 20 years of experience, and then they wonder why I start laughing when they start asking the newbie basic questions. It get even more absurd when they start asking about stuff that no one does more than once or twice a year except in very "edge case" type jobs. I'm a sysadmin, not a full time software developer, but I still get the dweebs who want me to do a leetcode b-tree sort with whatever fancy algorithm they read about last weekend in the hot language du jour.
I legitimately don’t care what the Christian preechers are complaining about.

They’re not the group I’m optimizing for, and their population is dropping YoY.

If the existence of a group of people is triggering them that much, then they can go disconnect and live in isolation or something.

No one here is, for example, calling out marriot for shoving bibles and Book of Mormon into my face.

Christianity is constantly shoved into my face with no ability to opt out. They can deal with pride flags.
> so didn't even try to get close

That would imply they weren't _already_ trying.
Funny that hackernews automatically adds caps to the title and makes the joke even more meta.
I think the issue is that because Jira offers the hope of a tractable customizable management process, it invites management to put in more process to improve their visibility of a project. This should not result in micromanagement, but it usually does. From a programmer's vantage point this is lose-lose, because your day to day tasks are weighted down by Jira-related bureaucracy, and your mastery of your schedule is continuously threatened by managers peering down from above to ask questions about this and that individual item on your work list.

I suppose its a necessary evil for an organization of a certain scale, but for whatever reason, I've chosen to work in teams that are small enough that we can dispense with JIRA all together.
It used to be common for Brits to defensively respond to some things with a quick "Well, it's a free country!"

Now we never hear people say this.
Look at the profit charts for IAP/software sales on iOS vs MacOS then imagine you are an exec who has no reason to have any love for the concept of computing and ask yourself "Why is MacOS so unprofitable?"

Fortnite runs on iOS and Fortnite runs on Mac, imagine you're an exec looking at that chart and asking yourself why Fortnite is so unprofitable on Mac and why it's financing whole Apple departments on iOS.

It's hard to imagine any sane executive wouldn't be working towards the future I'm describing. Only an individual with extreme passion to the concept of free computing would do anything else.
I remember that reddit had no official app for quite a long time, it was from memory only about 6 years ago that they purchased one of the community built apps to use as the official one.
This project looks neat. I boot well over 10,000 blade computers that don't have onboard storage, with iPXE. Kind of amazing technology. Had to develop our own super minimal Ubuntu distro though. Used a hacked up version of debirf to do it. Not sure this project offers what I need, which is a less hacked up version of debirf.
Because he sounds like the stereotype of a Hot Topic-shopping turbonerd c.2002 ? Personally, I find it nostalgic, and even endearing.
WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram are places for people to communicate without review.

Facebook is a place for a corporation to decide what you see, regardless of the impact on society. Maximum engagement at all costs.

I would be happy to see Facebook revert to their original feed which only showed you content from your direct friends and in reverse chronological order. Facebook is indistinguishable from opinion journalism but they’re allowed to masquerade as a social media site to avoid being treated as the news publisher they undeniably act as.
haha I put a bunch of NFTs on OpenSea that connects to an Airtable base, so all the metadata and image just reflects what I put on Airtable.
> I disagree with the suggestion that changing the color(s) of the logos and icons hinder the user's ability to find the app.

I actually disagree. There are lots of inputs my brain is using other than the specific logo when I'm quickly moving through my phone looking for a specific app, and this could totally throw me off. Often times I think to save energy my brain looks for a "low-rez" abstraction of what I'm looking for rather than one that is in full detail. That being said, with everyone requiring an app these days my phone is so overloaded I just search for everything.

Granted, I don't thing the original posters concerns have as much to do with accessibility, and if it takes me a little longer to find an app, so be it.
I use Calibre for font subsetting, usually for use in ebooks, but I've used it for a website as well. The only gotcha I've found is that Calibre doesn't recognize css content attributes (`div.icon{content:"source:"}`), and that font names need to be correct. This is pretty trivial to get around, and generally only needs to be done once.

I've never used webpack or any other bundler on any personal website I've written, nor have I ever used react or other heavy frameworks (I used jQuery when I was in school). Perhaps these are useful on larger websites, but I prefer to avoid scripts in general, with the sole exception being scripts that parse a data source to generate a page client-side (most pages on my system are static, so I don't even have php or such installed). To me, automation means I make changes to the html on my server and reload the page.
Hmm, "living wage" puts a single person at $25k or so in some parts of the country, so it still might be cheaper to just pay them to move away.

Doesn't solve the real underlying problem which is that there are too many jobs that need to pay too little.
> the default issue forms have way too many mandatory fields

I only fill points and name for my issues. My company never customized anything.
Yes, then they can focus on hiring those who*:

1. want to work from home to take their new bearded dragon to the vet.

2. have their moms contact me about work load.

3. pre-emptively book a sick day for Monday because they "plan to get really messed up this weekend".

People with kids are the worst employees!

* These have all happened to me in the past year.
macOS Ventura hands-on first look
I'd also like to know the hack, my buddy's been fighting his Samsung fridge for years.
The Great Rift Valley Software Company[0] is a small corporation that allowed me to use a bit of my retirement money without tax penalties.

[0] https://riftvalleysoftware.com
it's single-bed apartments that are the luxury. who do you know that lives alone except single young professionals? everyone else has family or roommates.
Thanks, I see. I'm using Slate for TigYog.app, and fairly happy with it, but neither CJK nor Android are important there.

Btw I'd love to see any public posts about the architecture of the Notion editor!
> And with the ugly side effect of salting the earth for any other map startups

I'm unsure on that. Mapbox built a bunch of good tech (mostly around vector tiles), open-sourced it, and then lost interest in smaller customers in their rush for the petrodollar.

This has been genuinely great for bootstrapped map businesses. You can easily list a dozen who are using .mvt tech right now and making a good living out of it.

True, it wasn't good for Mapzen. But I can't weep too many tears for something funded with Samsung Accelerator magic money, much though they did hire one of the smartest teams in the business - Softbank vs Samsung is not a battle I can bring myself to care about.

I 100% agree with you that Mapbox went too far, too fast. But on balance I think their trajectory has (unintentionally) been good for wider mapping tech.