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Comment · 6 days ago
How dare you! We have The Sky Mountain! …

Okay it’s not technically a mountain but a hill.. and yes it’s about as close to the clouds as my head is.. And yes we usually see people disspear from view because of the curvature of the Earth rather than terrain..

Okay it’s 2D…

Comment · 9 days ago
Because the Company have no support and it is all AI and Bots… their verifications don't work..

I have a company with both App Store and Play Store apps out, but when I wanted to use my Personal account to distribute a free app, it took with Apple 1 hour with registration and then one phone call to their EU Developer support to get approved. 4 months later and I am nowhere with Googles new system and have given up..

My app is now iOS and APK only, which mean no none nerd users on Android.

Comment · 20 days ago
“The sheer amount of cybercrime that comes out of the US and Nigeria is Crazy..." Is technically true, but what does that have to do with US AI models?

OP was talking about about China, no one here is using NK AI models or software stacks, so your comment is not only factually wrong, it’s plain fear mongering propaganda.

Comment · 22 days ago
As a Dane I agree, but try constructing 13-19 in English. We just did it from 13-99.

However Im sad that now our national password is out :(

Comment · 23 days ago
Non-americans dont play baseball :)
Comment · 25 days ago
Seems like you hit a nerve!

I totally agree with you, and from my experience, the majority of devs, like that work more than what many here would say the role includes, like actually figuring out what the user/customer/market need and filling that demand with a product, service or process change. Most don't wanna deal with that so roles like product owner, business analysis etc are born, much to those same devs annoyance. How much value to the customer paying us did that component translation bring?

And no I don't mean chasing value as in revenue or unicorns by building more Ad/Spyware or AI hype. Actual value direct to end users who pay you for it.

Comment · 26 days ago
Comment going back a month on that account, not a single one even mention China, much less shilling.

I guess you the shill then :)

Comment · 1 month ago
Most countries have versions of this, not unique to China. Many parents are willing to use their kids to achieve what they could not and be successful even in horrible ways. In the US you have child stars, beauty competition, sport sponsorships, talent scouts and alot more horrible ones I won't mention, ways that parents push their kids into fucked up industries, drugs, surgeries etc.

Not to defend this, but to say I wouldn't blame China but instead the international culture of everybody that watches a video of children online or tv. Stop it, it is never for the enjoyment of the child, always the fucked up adults around them.

I always cringe when someone shows me a video of someone who has an amazing singing talent and it's some 7 year old...

Comment · 1 month ago
Same reason Coca-Cola only mention Pepsi and Pepsi only mention Coca-Cola. It's an proven way to capture the market. You would rather split the pie in two rather than in 4,12 or 50 right?
Comment · 1 month ago
Great question!

My answer below would assume that said idea was evaluated fairly and it's not a PM Ego thing, which we must watch out for and also be open about because as a judge of these input, people have to trust you. Also you must be close and on good terms with both devs and sales, in which case it will still happen but that way my way worked best.

What I do (former PM now CEO) is an explanation of why said feature is not in scope of the product and marked as "Closed" and not just deleted. Can't be created again and merge new ones into the closed ticket with the statement and analysis of why it isn't in scope.

Then what have worked for me, is a talk about responsibility. If you as the PM is responsible for the product, it's market fit and its cost, but they want to add something, turn the cost and responsibility over to them. Is the Dev ok with taking in the cost, meeting with upper management, support and sales for said feature, and if sales OK with that feature coming out of the sales budget and support maintenence moved to them etc.

If the product starts not being able to get sold or bloats it's cost, will those people sign up to take the blame/be responsible with you?

If they push back ask them if they are OK with you doing the same to them. You as the PM have now chosen you want the devs to use X framework instead of Y or SQL and not Postgress, but they keep the responsibility for it working still, how does that sound? As withe the devs, with sales talk their language and ask if they ok with risking a shift of ICP or product focus where they might not hit their targets and you ask them to change their sales methods to fit that, product lead vs sales lead or indeed face to face vs phone whatever.

Comment · 1 month ago
Not turning to a friend for emotional support, is not the same as not having friends.

That study would point to men having other ways to deal with emotions or indeed bottle them up, but the phenomenon of having friends or not like OP said, perhaps isn't gendered.

Comment · 1 month ago
And the homeless person would be right! Not every political system in the world depend on donations in the form of money.
Comment · 1 month ago
Like the “Users” of Windows and Android who really managed to fix Microsoft and Google offerings…
Comment · 1 month ago
What make and model? I have not sat in a modern car where this have been a problem, ever. I drive a model 3 Tesla with glass roof and there is simple no issues with Sun glare from the sunsglasses like filter on the glass roof.

Indoors most people indeed love windows, even moreso if they are roof windows. I agree dont hang a spotlight in your face, but that is hadly the same as the Sun, otherwise how do people their houses walking, running biking without roofs?

Comment · 1 month ago
Is every 50 year old business guy doing it? If not then OPs comment holds. He said not everyone can, not that only devs can use it, which is true.

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