ccostes
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website: ccostes.com
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Comment · 5 years ago
I think calling this a "wild-ass guess" undersells it a bit (either that or we have very different definitions of a WAG).Very well though-through and compelling case.
My biggest question is whether composable models are indeed the general case, which you say they confirmed as evidenced by the shift away from non-profit. It's certainly true for some domains, but I wonder if it's universal enough to enable the ecosystem you describe.
Comment · 6 years ago
So a Christmas card list would be illegal? That seems...excessive.
Comment · 6 years ago
I think they know it's bad, they just don't need to make it better because its their OS so they're the only game in town. Developer experience isn't why people write apps for mac/iOS, so there's not much incentive for them to invest in it.
Comment · 6 years ago
Why is that?
Comment · 6 years ago
He can buy the local Golden Corral any time he wants.
Comment · 6 years ago
That's awesome! Did you fly helicopters before starting on the instructor path?
Helicopters seem like a blast, but the cost is on another level (and that's speaking as a fixed-wing pilot used to the crazy costs of GA generally).
Comment · 6 years ago
Aside from the Rust aspect (which is cool!), I can't believe we've come this far and still don't have low-latency video conferencing. Maybe I'm overly sensitive, but people talking over each other and the lack of conversational flow drives me crazy with things like hangouts.
Comment · 6 years ago
I'm wondering where the raw video from the helicopter came from originally. My guess is that this isn't something you can do with an SDR and hobbyist equipment, but I would love to be proven wrong.
Comment · 6 years ago
> walking away with millions
I was referring to their normal compensation, should have made that clear.
According to the article the CEO got $700k from the $16MM, and her 2019 cash comp was $3.6MM.
Comment · 6 years ago
Agreed, the "if anything management is getting screwed here" got me good. Still not convinced management, who walked away with millions in cash, got screwed, but it was a well-crafted article.
Edit: I should clarify that by "walking away with millions" I was referring to their normal cash comp. 2019 CEO cash comp was $3.6MM, and she got $700k as a retention bonus.
Comment · 6 years ago
Totally forgot that Boeing owned them. They have been on fire lately with all the new features and I hope this doesn't impact them.
Comment · 6 years ago
It seems like cursor acceleration (breaking the linearity between pixel and physical distance) would make this non-trivial; curious how you implemented it.
Comment · 6 years ago
The court did not rule on whether civil rights were violated, only that they have standing to bring their case:
our opinion does not preclude Square from disputing White’s factual allegations. ... Nor do we express any view on whether a defendant violates the Act by discriminating on the basis of occupation or on White’s adequacy as a representative for a class of bankruptcy attorneys excluded from Square’s services. The question of an individual plaintiff’s standing under the Unruh Civil Rights Act is distinct from the question of that plaintiff’s ability to serve as a representative for a class of allegedly aggrieved individuals.[0]
0. https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2019/s...
Comment · 6 years ago
To copy a reply from rgbrenner:
The CA SC didn't address that..
our opinion does not preclude Square from disputing White’s factual allegations. ... Nor do we express any view on whether a defendant violates the Act by discriminating on the basis of occupation or on White’s adequacy as a representative for a class of bankruptcy attorneys excluded from Square’s services. The question of an individual plaintiff’s standing under the Unruh Civil Rights Act is distinct from the question of that plaintiff’s ability to serve as a representative for a class of allegedly aggrieved individuals.[0]
White only won standing to bring his case. He's still prohibited from using Square; and he needs to win his case against Square before that'll change.
0. https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2019/s...
Comment · 6 years ago
Getting 5 seconds when the credits start to stop it from auto-playing the next episode bothers me sooo much more than the previews (also not a fan of those, but mute is good enough for that).