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I call this the "game show style" interview. You know the answer, you get $10k. Next question. You didn't know the answer? You're out of the show. Next contestant.

To me this is very disrespectful of your time and your capabilities. Once I was pumped to go into an interview with a very well known company in Sydney, but was dismayed to learn that they do this game show interview (with IQ test, no less!). I wouldn't want to waste my most precious resources (i.e. time) for a company that doesn't respect me.

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Comment · 6 years ago

This is such a recurring issue that I just stop using new-ish Google products for fear of the rug getting pulled under me.

I used to use Google Home, now renamed Nest Home, and now I just stop using them altogether since I don't know how long it will survive.

Pretty much the only thing from Google I use today are Gmail and Google Docs.

This thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24165445 describes what's going on internally at Google that led to that graveyard. Namely, how the promotion system encourages the creation of a new thing, and inadvertently de-emphasizes maintenance.

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Comment · 6 years ago

Secure communication is unfortunately still difficult for non-tech people. Most of the "easy" ones are tied to a smartphone, like Signal.

However if the goal is to prevent accidental leaking by using reply-all or adding an email address by mistake, then I think encryption features are nice-to-haves rather than a must-have. It's a very nice to have, but for non-techies and for your specific use case, usability is probably more important at this point.

I would thus recommend either:

* Discord (https://discord.com/), easy group voice chat should you need one

* Slack (https://slack.com/) using a free account, but they limit the number of messages for free accounts. May not be a deal-breaker for you.

* Element (https://element.io/) which was formerly Riot.im, and is encrypted and have more security features vs. the other two. Probably the most secure here.

All of them have their pluses and minuses, but all of them can be opened in a browser and require no smartphone. I suggest you pick one that you feel is easiest for your group to register and use, and provides the feature set that you require.

With regard to Discord, please make sure to read [0] before making any decisions :)

[0] https://cybernews.com/privacy/discord-privacy-tips-that-you-...

Comment · 6 years ago

I admit I'm a bit confused about Microsoft's strategy here. So they're releasing two Xboxes at the same time: series X and series S, with the S positioned as the less powerful version of the X, with the promise that it can play the same game as the X.

The X seems to be a direct competitor to the PS5 [0], hardware-wise.

Wouldn't the release of the S and the X together forces game developers to code for the lowest common denominator (i.e. the S) and makes development more complex for the Xbox? Or is it a strategy to undercut the PS5 (normal edition and digital edition) in price?

[0] https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/ps5-vs-xbox-series-x-vs-xb...

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Comment · 6 years ago

This is a difficult question to quantify for me. "Few people" could be interpreted differently, and it depends on where you are. E.g. around the circle of people I know, I might be in the minority, but there is likely to be a niche where I'm part of the majority. It's just that I'm not aware or usually part of such a niche.

Second, what is the nature of the "truth" here? Is it mathematical/physical where there is no denying them? Is it opinion about something? Or historical facts? There are different level of truthiness there that I can see. However once you go into opinion-land, can it still be considered as truth?

I feel there are deeper reasons for this question.