Trying not to be mean to tech recruiters but if you try to hire me for a Ruby role some snark is allowed.
@steipete
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EU Pricing Transparency Rules vs US Market Differences
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In the EU the have to give you an option to show the full price on the map. Off-by-default switch. They don‘t have to offer that in the US so they don‘t.
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Social Media Pressure Drives Bug Fix Prioritization in Software
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And usually this reachout only happens after an outcry on social media, else bugs get lost in radar and not-P0 issues.
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Google’s dominance in web standards development raises concerns
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Google has too much power in defining what our future web standards will be. https://
bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/iss
ues/detail?id=1178058#c84
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Paid AI Services with Ads: A Flawed Business Model
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Like paying for newspapers but having ads in them.
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YouTube Addiction: Digital Stupor Mirrors Alcoholism Patterns
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“I feel like my use of YouTube has basically mirrored their alcoholism at this point. If anything, I spend more time in stupor than they did with alcohol.” https://
jntrnr.com/youtube-addict
ion/
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IDE Dependency Management Frustrations Compared
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Oh absolutely. Just annoyed how much better other IDEs handle their dep management.
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Platform Dependency Issues in Digital Ecosystem
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That’s why it sucks so much to be dependent on other platforms. https://
blog.iconfactory.com/2023/01/state-
of-the-twitterverse/
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Third-party apps API limitations restrict activity stream data access
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the 3rd party apps I tried. API doesn’t offer enough data. Like the activity stream.
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Complexity Merchants Rebuild Death Star of Unnecessary Systems
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“But damn if the merchants of complexity didn't see such simplicity as a bug to quickly correct, and use their impressive tractor beam of bullshit to pull us back towards the ever-reconstructing Death Star once more.” https://
world.hey.com/dhh/they-re-re
building-the-death-star-of-complexity-4fb5d08d
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