bignaj

I could say the same to you! SF is not representative of Lyft's service in the rest of the US at all, being the location of the headquarters. Same for Uber in SF.

Lyft Plus is more or less a novelty and doesn't match UberXL in terms of availability. In Seattle you can get an UberXL very easily while Lyft Plus is nowhere to be found.

It sounds like you have a very firm background in the Unix/Linux world but you have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to Windows-based development. For reference: I'm primarily a Unix/Linux developer but I work for Microsoft so I know what VS is about too. I understand what you're trying to say but it weakens your argument when you clearly haven't evaluated both sides. It sounds like you don't know how GNU Emacs was developed either -- the GNU version of Emacs was developed not by Scrum or Agile or "Waterfall" but by Richard Stallman's neckbeard in the MIT AI Lab...

LLVM/Clang and Visual Studio are not analogous... LLVM/Clang is a compliler/compiler frontend while Visual Studio is an IDE. You're looking for Visual Studio vs. Eclipse or .NET vs. Mono etc. in each case I think most see the no-cost alternative as quite obviously inferior. This weakens your argument a bit.

If you read the article: "One vulnerability that Santamarta said he found in equipment from all five manufacturers was the use of 'hardcoded' log-in credentials, which are designed to let service technicians access any piece of equipment with the same login and password."

Sounds like he could access the plane's systems from an administrator's perspective. I would watch the Black Hat presentation to be sure.

The problem is that resources are not being allocated fairly. One of the main things that sustains that lack of equality is racism.

I see how lack of plumbing/sewage/running water is a major issue (thank you for adding that) but I was put off by you pulling the race card without substantiating it at all. Unless you can provide some evidence, racism does not seem to be the issue here -- lack of plumbing is the issue.

Discussion of the same post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8130529

Beyond the obvious self-importance embedded in every paragraph of this guy's post, what's the author's point? I've seen these same critiques about data-driven decisions, middle management etc. made about every single large tech company. They're hard to avoid in an org where you have tens of thousands of people. He also didn't talk about anything he accomplished and clearly stated he joined Google just for the networking i.e. "to become an ex-Googler." I'm doubtful he really did anything at all in a short 9 months at Google (just enough to make it past new employee training?) and I'm not sure what this post accomplishes other than making him an extremely undesirable hire at another large tech company. I work at a similarly-sized competitor to Google and this looks like either 1) insecurity about leaving the company 2) a very severe career-limiting move to me. The irony is that a quick LinkedIn search shows he was in people operations at Google!

Edit: this submission quickly went dead... looks like he realized after reading the comments. The original article is here: http://troysultan.com/post/92475325267/why-im-leaving-google...

This article points to multiple causes: 1) cultural/social issues about where the proper place to defecate is 2) lack of education about germ theory and various fecal pathogens etc. 3) problems with bureaucracy converting money into action 4) lack of emphasis on the issue versus other issues 5) difficulty impacting the huge # of people living in India (problems of scale). These all seem pretty valid to me. I'm sure there are other causes as well and I'd like to learn more... what would you add?

I completely agree. IMO email is the correct platform for this service, not text messaging. I often perform this exact workflow manually by walking over to a colleague's desk: "Can you look over this email to <sensitive client> before I send it?"

Is this text flirting for awkward people who can't come up with their own responses or is there another use case? I liked @spartango's idea of an email version for team interactions with sensitive partners/clients/contracts... but I can't see why anyone with even average social skills would use this. I'm not sure text messaging (where each message is relatively low-value and usually to friends who don't care) is the most effective media/platform for a service like this. Anyone have thoughts?

I understand that, which is why I put it in double quotes and qualified the statement. It doesn't seem to me like you can flip a switch and be "cured." Another question -- what's the overlap/relationship between introversion and autism/Asperger's? I'm not saying introverts have Asperger's, I'm wondering if people with Asperger's are often also introverted. (lots of trigger-happy people thinking I said you had autism for being an introvert... which is not what I asked)

One benefit would be increased ability to navigate/enjoy complex social situations and understand implicit cues. It sounds like although you were "cured" of Asperger's (whatever that means) you may still have been very much an introvert. This would explain why it was draining for you to go and glad-hand everyone. Another reply to your comment alongside mine seems to show the same experience. The other perspective: I'm an extrovert and it invigorates me to go meet people, while I feel somewhat anxious if I'm sitting alone all day with little social interaction.

I don't have the answer for you but if you'd like a real-world PoC the Kinect does exactly what you're describing only with the word "Xbox." Does it quite well too I might add...

I also thought research was the promised land. Went to Cornell for undergrad studying biological sciences and was amazed at the research opportunities... but then worked in a lab studying type II diabetes. I pipetted, cleaned beakers, measured out chemicals to prepare solutions, sucked up cell cultures and extracted DNA all day making $8/hour in extreme boredom. There were postdocs with Ph.Ds and loads of experience from prestigious schools doing the same grunt work alongside me, often confessing they were completely miserable and wishing they could start their life over again. They worked 7 days a week and long, long hours each day. I got the hell out of research and am enjoying my life much better now in tech. I also feel like the work I do is a lot more impactful. All of my peers did the same and went to consulting, finance or tech. In my view the basic research field is in total crisis...

I live downtown in a major city with relatively good public transport options now (Seattle), but before I lived in small-town New England where public transportation is essentially nonexistent. If you can't drive you're not going anywhere. Most of America doesn't have access to good public transport -- you either aren't American or you know this already and are just spoiled by living in a city. Hey, I am too! :)

Ever owned a car before? How about being able to hop in your vehicle and drive anywhere in the entire country whenever you want just because you feel like it? That's why cars are freedom. Ask any recently-turned 16-year-old what it's like actually being able to go places. You could also just step on the gas pedal, drive across the country and feel the freedom yourself. Your comment has some good side-points to add to the discussion of cars for sure but by far the biggest point has gone about 3,099 miles over your head (Boston to San Francisco). To add to the OP: I think the ideal mix would be traditional cities where walking/biking are the ideal (like older parts of Europe) and then something like the interstate system/cars to allow freedom and mobility across the entire country (USA). I live in a city and ride my bike anywhere downtown, but my car is absolutely essential to go anywhere else. Freedom!

Seattle drivers are some of the worst mergers on the planet. You'll see a half-mile-long line of early mergers and then an entire unused lane. Absolutely blows my mind.

The author of this completely neglects that the browser is not just an app runtime -- it was also originally (and still is) a knowledge source to download information. Where do I go when I want to find out the Seahawks' 2014-15 schedule? Research information about my car to make a DIY repair? The browser as an app runtime is a relatively new development IMO and webpages are still very important.

GREGOR!

I remember back in 2005-6 when I thought that News Feed, Events and other stuff introduced to Facebook was a bunch of cluttered junk. If I could have seen into the future then... the horror, the horror!

You can speculate all you want, here is the data: "Windows volume licensing revenue grew 11%." and "Windows OEM revenue grew 3%, driven by 11% growth in Windows OEM Pro revenue."

What exactly is your source and/or position of expertise here? Sounds like a lot of speculation and/or FUD. I was interested in this, but couldn't find any sources to back up your statements.

I agree, but I feel like it's only fair to report any potential conflict of interest (come from a research background where this is standard). You are also incorrect: Bitlocker is not only available for enterprise versions. See the other reply to your comment :)

For any engineer/dev eloquent communication skills don't matter that much... but for a CEO they matter quite a bit!

Just to add some perspective... for most of the world lack of support for Linux isn't an extreme disadvantage. For most it's not a disadvantage at all. I have a Linux machine and use Linux servers just like you, but welcome to the HN bubble...

Well, TrueCrypt (controversially) recommended BitLocker... that seems to be one of the few options left. Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft in a non-related division but I feel like if it's good enough to protect enterprise customers' secrets it's good enough for my personal use outside of work. You are free to use whatever you like, of course. The HN neckbeard illuminati will likely disagree with me, already aware of this. To each his/her own.

No, it's definitely not. Some execs tend to ramble, but they don't use run-on sentences. Some of Microsoft's other execs are actually pretty staccato (Kevin Turner).

Satya has been in the US for quite a while though. For a C-level exec of such a prominent company you would think an editor could help or maybe it's something he could work on personally. I tried to chalk it up to "personal style" but it's really egregious. Might be a bit beyond what can qualify as "style" and more towards the "grammatically incorrect" side of the spectrum.

Did anyone else notice that Satya has quite a habit of using run-on sentences? I also thought this while reading his letter to employees.