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Comment · 6 months ago
Because there is no intellectual property in the toilet?
Comment · 6 months ago
It gets worse. I've seen some managers hold back strong developers because they want everyone to be a replaceable cog. They push for average work across the team so no one becomes irreplaceable--even if it means the product ends up weaker than it could be.
Comment · 6 months ago
There are two broad types of databases: operational and analytical.

Operational databases store transactions and support day-to-day application workflows.

For analysis, data is often copied into separate analytical databases (data warehouses), which are structured for efficient querying and large-scale data processing. These systems are designed to handle complex, random queries and heavy workloads.

LLM agents are the best way to analyze data stored in these databases. This is the future.

Comment · 6 months ago
If you quit at age 55 or later and you have been with Microsoft for 15 years your stock continues to vest. That has always been the case.

This "buyout" appears to extend that benefit to employees who are >= 50 and have been with the company for 20 years. (Or any other combination that adds up to 70, for example you are 46 and have been with the company for 24 years).

Comment · 6 months ago
Neither... it is illegal when used against citizens
Comment · 6 months ago
The word "prosecution" implies criminal case brought by the government. This was a civil case brought by the victims.

If you mean higher bar for litigation, then maybe this lawsuit and its outcome shows that the bar isn't as high as you think when it comes to defamation?

Comment · 6 months ago
But is Medicare as good as the insurance you had before?
Comment · 6 months ago
Why would Craig have been great? macOS usability and quality has suffered greatly under Craig.
Comment · 6 months ago
To what extent do you think Apple software has done well under Craig's leadership?
Comment · 6 months ago
Tim Cook stepped down when he hit 65. Sundar has 12 years to go to hit that milestone.
Comment · 6 months ago
> iPhone (and smartphones in general) are a mature product, so of course it'll be iterative.

That's the kind of thing people say when they are out of ideas. The reality is that the mobile phone market was already a mature market, with Nokia as the leader, even before the iPhone was released. Then Steve Jobs showed the world how to innovate.

Comment · 6 months ago
Plus his degree is in mechanical engineering. I wonder how he climbed up the ranks of hardware engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering. Quite amazing.
Comment · 6 months ago

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