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mertleee commented on 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC   bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... · Posted by u/donpott
nickslaughter02 · 2 days ago
> Two days later, US Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson warned big tech firms they could be violating US law if they weakened privacy and data security requirements by complying with international laws such as the Online Safety Act.

How will this work with chat control?

> "If Ofcom doesn't think this will be enough to prevent significant harm, it can even ask that ISPs be ordered to block UK access."

If you want to enforce stupid laws the burden should be upon you.

mertleee · a day ago
It's a US company - tell the UK to pound sand if they think they're going to tell businesses here how to operate because they want to run the UK like a draconian hell-hole.
mertleee commented on I run a full Linux desktop in Docker just because I can   howtogeek.com/i-run-a-ful... · Posted by u/redbell
mertleee · a day ago
What's the best way to forward the x-server over ssh?
mertleee commented on 370k Grok AI chats made public without user consent   9to5mac.com/2025/08/20/37... · Posted by u/Perseids
mertleee · 4 days ago
Has anyone figured out the google Dork to source these?
mertleee commented on California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S. as tech falters   sfchronicle.com/californi... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee
giantg2 · 8 days ago
I'm not seeing many jobs in my area for non-tech companies. The non-tech company is working for is outsourcing to India. I might be getting terminated soon and expect I will end up working retail. Nobody wants early career generalists.
mertleee · 8 days ago
It's starting to hit product management and sales roles.
mertleee commented on California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S. as tech falters   sfchronicle.com/californi... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee
b3ing · 8 days ago
We are giving India the IT market, just like China got manufacturing.
mertleee · 8 days ago
It's precisely this. Trump is allowing one of the last vestiges of the American middle class to be outsourced to India. Just like Clinton allowed the same to happen with factory jobs to China.

As a person of color this is even more detestable.

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mertleee commented on California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S. as tech falters   sfchronicle.com/californi... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee
kanbara · 8 days ago
there is no more american dream, and anyone who “creates” jobs in this economy and era of rampant hypercapitalism isn’t really enabling or transferring wealth.

if there were ample americans to do these jobs, they should be able to get them.

nationalism is a silly idea, anyway. and we should have free trade and movement with our biggest two allies. american exceptionalism is a joke

mertleee · 8 days ago
There have never been more unemployed new college grads studying computer science and computer engineering. There are ample americans ready to take these jobs.

Boomers promulgated lies about "shortages" for years to lobby for relaxed visa schemes. Ironic you mention nationalism being silly, since Indians are some of the most openly caustic nationalists I encounter on a daily basis.

mertleee commented on Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike   reuters.com/sustainabilit... · Posted by u/kristjank
motbus3 · 11 days ago
Could you please tell me the list of top polluters? Could you also please tell me which countries have not fulfilled their pro environment policies?
mertleee · 8 days ago
Have you seen the state of the river Ganges / any river in a developing nation?

Not to mention how the amazon rainforest is just burned down to clear space for palm oil plantations?

mertleee commented on California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S. as tech falters   sfchronicle.com/californi... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee
justinhj · 9 days ago
if it means I can hire Waterloo graduates again here in Canada that sounds fantastic
mertleee · 8 days ago
I couldn't agree more! Canada has massive potential, albeit also large issues with their immigration system being gamed.

In my opinion, outsourcing is a larger evil. The money used to pay the salaries of outsourced engineers should be taxed at-least at 20% (along with remittances to India) akin to what we currently penalize foreign countries for maliciously suppressing the cost of physical goods. This is called Countervailing Duty or Anti Dumping Duty penalties.

I've reached my limit with the entitlement of these people in the united states. Especially systematically excluding americans or non-indians once they reach a hiring level / role.

mertleee commented on California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S. as tech falters   sfchronicle.com/californi... · Posted by u/littlexsparkee
mertleee · 9 days ago
There's a reason most people you run into SF are either here on O1 or h1b visas these days...

Time to cull the waterloo crowd and maybe think twice about cheap outsourcing to latam and india.

u/mertleee

KarmaCake day79February 21, 2025View Original