theDoug

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My name is Douglas Dollars, and I am a person. I work for Google, as the Staff Program Manager of Google Cloud Platform product roadmap, which is a way to see the future. I like that we have options these days.

Please accept that my intention is that of a hopefully helpful stranger. The opinions stated here are my own, and I'm never _trying_ to be an asshole but HN brings it out in all of us, but especially you.

Three effective ways to reach me are: Twitter @yourfondestlove, personal email [email protected], or work email [email protected]

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Comment · 3 days ago
The percent of the general population that gets Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy? This isn't a naturally occurring phenomena. It's the cumulative result of repetitive skull impacts and concussions.
Comment · 3 months ago
I do hope they also use it to that effect.
Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Thank you! We work really hard on the GCP roadmap program, keeping it fully accountable, and pushing against interesting transparency limits.

A public GCP roadmap is also in longer plans but there's a few internal flows we want to improve first. I'm especially trying to reduce the number of sites people need to visit, and want to ultimately see it land in a common place where authenticated users also see the non-public / NDA aspects.

And seconding this advice on access. If you are a GCP customer, your account manager is able to add your account for access. My contact info is in my profile and I can reach your account team if you have difficulties.

Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Maybe it is. I feel like this is the narrative on every second cycle since 10.6 (Snow Leopard, to 10.5's Leopard), that "this" is the one where things get more reliable and nature.
Comment · 6 years ago
The answer is found in System Preferences > Mission Control. Uncheck the “Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use” box :)
Comment · 6 years ago
Generally "Europe, the Middle East and Africa"
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
> To obtain a library card in any state in the U.S., the applicant must be the person who will ultimately be controlling/using the card, and a significant amount of identifying information must be provided by the person to the state in order to obtain the library card.

This is nonsesne, or at least was here in Sunnyvale California. I walked in with a phone bill. No ID, nothing else. In hindsight it probably could have been anyone's bill, or even a fake.

Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
'Major' is up to personal definition and will distract people here no doubt. Metafiter has been my long-time lighthouse for this kind of gauge, though obviously not as big as its peak.

https://www.metafilter.com/newuser.mefi

- Anyone can view the site and its content

- Very clearly putting their rules of the road up (link above) before you can 'join'

- Commenting/posting/membership is a $5, one time fee

- A one-week wait before you can post

- Paid moderation

And it works.

Comment · 7 years ago
In the instance of these headphones, the app allows you to adjust the level of active noise cancellation as well as choose which sources can send audio to the headphones. Neither of which are set up to be done directly via the device.
Comment · 7 years ago

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