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I was exclusively using Dvorak on my home and work machines for 8 years, but switched back to QWERTY about 5 years ago. I loved the feel of Dvorak -- subjectively more comfortable -- but minor annoyances added up.

1. I didn't practice QWERTY, so when I used someone else's computer, it was always an exercise in re-jogging my memory

2. Having to use one hand/finger to type (don't ask me why :)) on DVORAK was super slow because I had to map manually each key in my brain because I couldn't rely on the letters on the physical key caps

Ultimately I also wasn't typing that much, even as a programmer, so it didn't make a huge difference for me, but I do miss it sometimes.

I've only worked at companies running in the cloud. Is there a console (open-source or otherwise) and other tooling similar to AWS' for managing your resources in your own data center?

Totally agree. I used to listen to music and podcasts on Spotify, but now use Apple Podcasts to listen to podcasts and Spotify to listen to music.

What do you mean by this comment? The title matches the link and is also correct. This is Alphabet reporting, which includes Google and other related entities.

The title of the article is a bit misleading. It implies that he's leaving with a severance package -- that he was let go by the company -- but the $105M is from selling stock from his original employment package and it seems like he's leaving on his own volition.

> implicit bias and/or racism

I think it'd be better for them to re-market this principle as "bias-free" or something more generic. Calling it "anti-racist/anti-oppression" is, fair-or-not, going to invite this reaction from outsiders.

> Funny that this would rocket to the front page so quickly. Shows where everyone's minds are at.

I don't find this so surprising. Inflation (and rates as a consequence) has been affecting a good number of people directly or indirectly (cost of goods/gas, stocks, layoffs, etc).

I would imagine that most auto insurance policies require seatbelts (under some general safety baseline provision) for coverage to be valid.

Is that not what Amazon Fresh is, or is supposed to be, in the US?

(disclaimer: work for DoorDash, but in an unrelated org)

The title is a bit sensationalist. Looks like two CEOs of smaller tech companies talked about this casually on a podcast, while the title implies a _much_ larger number of people.

> Letting employees work from home: -$0 (savings on building ownership, HVAC, security, extra staffing, power, etc).

I don't believe the article said anything about not letting employees work from home or forcing people to go to this office building or others in NYC. Yes, some employees will inevitably have to go into the office some of the time, but extrapolating an entire policy from a building purchase is a big leap.

> Even ignoring the environmental impacts directly and for commuting, at what point are we allowed to suggest that senior management at these large companies acts in an irrationally impulsive way? Why aren't the shareholders flagging this?

As other commenters have said, this is a rounding error on Alphabet's business, and real estate is relatively inconsequential in priority to managing its core businesses.

You generally use 409a valuations, which increase in regularity and accuracy as the company matures (ie. gets bigger and closer to an actual IPO).

Just speculation, but they may have children, and if so, prosecutors may have wanted to keep at least one parent out of jail.

I agree. I believe the phrase they tend to use more is convention over configuration.