andreysolsty (u/andreysolsty)

andreysolsty commented on The Twitter Files twitter.com/mtaibbi/statu... · Posted by u/lost1

chroma · 3 years ago

So if the RNC had a hotline to Twitter that they used to censor stuff so their candidates could win more elections, you'd respond in the same manner? They're a private organization.

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

It's in TFA:

"10.Both parties had access to these tools. For instance, in 2020, requests from both the Trump White House and the Biden campaign were received and honored. However:"

andreysolsty commented on The Twitter Files twitter.com/mtaibbi/statu... · Posted by u/lost1

mrcwinn · 3 years ago

It posted as I saved. I edited my comment to reflect that, though my point still holds. Calling it "a flop" is consistent with their recent bias (or pandering?) and ignores the substance of the matter almost entirely.

Perhaps with some investigatory reporting The Verge could have broken this story themselves a year ago -- "the right way."

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

You're probably ignoring your own bias in this (and I say this as someone with no stake in US politics and who cares very little about Twitter). I read the thread expecting some huge revelation and there was none. Flop describes it pretty accurately.

1. Governments and public figures ask social media company to review posts that may violate ToS and/or law.

2. Social media company reviews posts with some internal debate and comes to conclusion.

Big deal.

The only thing that's really concerning in this is how much importance Twitter has when it comes to US politics and that it's now owned by one billionaire who's openly political (and spreads conspiracy theories). I can't imagine much debate happening in these content reviews anymore when the boss openly fires people who have the nerve to disagree with him.

andreysolsty commented on Ask HN: Is your memory as bad as mine? · Posted by u/drukenemo

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

I’ve noticed this since the lockdowns in 2020/21. We were locked down quite heavily in the UK and the days just started to blend into one. So it’s understandable that my memory during that period would not be great, particularly recalling when things happened. However - since we got back to normal it hasn’t recovered. I forget half the things that happened in the last year until I see photos reminding me. Stuff that feels like it happened recently happened a year or two ago, and vice versa. My partner has the exact same issue.

I was pro lockdown (until we got the population vaccinated) and I still believe that was the right thing to do. But I also think there are knock on effects small and large that we are going to feel for a long time. My memory being out of whack is definitely one and I’m curious if anyone else has seen a similar change?

andreysolsty commented on AirDrop is now limited to 10 minutes twitter.com/tibor/status/... · Posted by u/doener

Maximus9000 · 3 years ago

That's interesting that this was rolled out a few weeks ago, however the article also says:

> Apple won’t admit why this change is being made in China, but the peer-to-peer nature of AirDrop has made it popular for spreading anti-government protest material, and hopping into your settings every 10 minutes to re-enable the ability to receive AirDrop from strangers makes it a lot less useful for that.

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

Looking at it from a users perspective, people constantly trying to airdrop me stuff is not something I want, even though I want to use “everyone” at times. I’ve had this happen in public before and it’s annoying but maybe it’s become so widespread that it’s a UX issue in China?

andreysolsty commented on The Oceanic+ app comes to Apple Watch Ultra apple.com/newsroom/2022/1... · Posted by u/serhack_

tiffanyh · 3 years ago

@dang

The title should be renamed "Available today, the Oceanic+ app on Apple Watch Ultra"

Because the current title of "Apple Introduces Oceanic+" implies this is a 1st party app from Apple, which it is not.

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

Why change from one made up title to another when we could just use the _actual_ title: “Reach new depths with the Oceanic+ app and Apple Watch Ultra”

andreysolsty commented on German privacy watchdogs conclude that Microsoft 365 is incompatible with GDPR twitter.com/wolfiechristl... · Posted by u/Quanttek

dhdgrygev · 3 years ago

These people keep acting like they're so clever for figuring this out, yet in reality all they're doing is giving death sentences to European companies by making them unable to use industry standard products.

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

Not being able to use Office is a death sentence?

andreysolsty commented on Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims proton.me/blog/apple-ad-c... · Posted by u/Doolwind

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.

andreysolsty commented on Ask HN: What are some blog posts that you have enjoyed going through? · Posted by u/newsoul

fool1987 · 3 years ago

Exactly!

Interestingly it has prompted some reflection on my part about the whole remote vs on-site work debate: my entire contact with my colleagues with the exception of rare days on-site is via the internet. This makes me wonder about how the continued lack of genuine, regular face-to-face interaction will affect the business long-term; I already feel a distinct social divide between those of us who were at the company long term pre-WFH vs those of us (including me) who joined afterwards.

I definitely notice I engage significantly more with project that require me to communicate more with my colleagues and I can only imagine how that is amplified if I was actually in the same room as them (I entered the workforce in late 2020 and have never worked full-time in an office longer than summer internships).

The same goes for hobbies - things such as outdoor persuits with an in-person social aspect (e.g. caving, cycling, climbing etc) are millions of times more fulfilling for me than those that are equally social but online only (e.g. weekly video games and TTRPG night with my university friends).

Particularly eye-opening for me because I have very much grown up online and I guess I just didn't notice the difference between socialising online vs in person until I began to socialise online significantly more than in-person.

So yeah this article really inspired some introspection on my part! As you said: good to recognise distraction vs engagement; artificial vs organic.

andreysolsty · 3 years ago

>> I entered the workforce in late 2020 and have never worked full-time in an office longer than summer internships

I don’t mean to dismiss your point entirely. Even as someone who prefers WFH I can’t deny there are some benefits to the office. However the grass is always greener. Pre-Covid my days in the office involved sitting at my desk, working alone. A short lunch with colleagues. More sitting at my desk working alone, occasionally jumping on a Zoom meeting. A lot of the time people are just getting things done and collaboration is minimal. Moving this back in office actually doesn’t make much difference, you’re just alone in a group setting. Obviously this doesn’t apply to everyone and all jobs but I feel it’s applicable to a lot of tech work.