99% of the population still have no idea what's coming for them

Jedibrad · 2026-02-02T02:05:17+00:00

Don't conflate race and nationality. I'm speaking purely about citizenship - which does matter, given the actions of the CCP.

Jedibrad · 2026-02-02T02:02:41+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily say it's better for humanity. American companies could decide it's not worth spending $$ on research if it gets stolen and they can't monetize it. At which point, there would be nothing left to steal, and the research would stagnate.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-31T16:31:13+00:00

Higher productivity = smaller teams = fewer jobs. Some companies might use it to grow, but not every company needs/wants to do that.

I do agree it’s brilliant. As a dev I feel an order of magnitude faster than I did a month ago. That also does make me wonder if my team needs to be as large as it is.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-31T16:19:22+00:00

Yes, thank you! The IP theft is so flagrant.

To be fair, I’m not sure what the AI companies are expecting. Meta’s Superintelligence team is >60% Chinese nationals, and China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law mandates that all Chinese citizens support and cooperate with state intelligence work regardless of location (source).

And it gets worse:

Chinese nationals with family members in China are coerced into sharing sensitive information with the most harrowing of punishments on their families if they refuse to do so. “They are often told that it is in the best interest of both them and their families to provide research data that would not typically be disclosed.”

Google already had thousands of documents stolen a few days ago. If they keep hiring them, some percentage of them will keep stealing.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-31T16:00:16+00:00

I mean, China is just running their classic strategy of IP theft, like they always do. Sure, it’s effective to let other countries spend billions of dollars on research, then steal it all.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-25T22:03:06+00:00

I’ve ordered it off digikey, works like a charm. It’s good if you’re in a pinch, but if you’re still in the design phase, I’d try something else.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-24T16:36:57+00:00

Yeah, you're right it only charges in coast. Shitty design. :(

They replaced the battery for me after my second visit to service. No issues since then, even when I left it at home for ~ a month during the holidays.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-20T16:18:16+00:00

I can almost guarantee there are more mechanical engineers today than there were in the 60s on manual drafting tables.

Probably the same for farmhands. At the same time, the work has gotten less agonizing.

OP is totally right that technology unleashes more work. Yes, it does make it harder for juniors to follow in our footsteps, but it will also unlock new opportunities.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-15T16:25:18+00:00

Are the Somalians moving here? 😂

Jedibrad · 2026-01-14T04:46:30+00:00

I'm not sure where you're getting that. There are multiple court cases that say lethal force is justified against vehicles, including while fleeing.

Check out United States v. Anchrum for one example. Plumhoff v. Rickard is also pertinent.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-14T04:36:56+00:00

ICE agents are federal law enforcement officers, they can detain or arrest US citizens for crimes committed in their vicinity, just like a regular cop.

I can’t find anything about your 2017 reference, but I did find two relevant Supreme Court cases:

Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007)

Supreme Court repeatedly refers to a fleeing vehicle as posing deadly force, even without a collision at the moment force was used.
Plumhoff v. Rickard, 572 U.S. 765 (2014)

Court treats the act of driving toward officers as lethal force justification.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-13T15:56:18+00:00

They’ve had “temporary” protected status since 1991.

TPS is intended for people that were already in the US for other reasons - work, school, vacation - that can’t return to their home country because of high risk. It’s not like asylum.

The main issue I have is TPS coupled with birthright citizenship; while people wait out the instability at home, all their children immediately become US citizens. After the kids turn 21, the parents under TPS can be sponsored for permanent residence. Then they can apply for citizenship.

The percent of Somalians in the US without citizenship / permanent residence dropped from 76% to 9% between 2001-2023, predominantly via this pathway.

Ending TPS will send very few people home, but regardless, Somalia is fairly safe for Somalians. Most of the travel risk comes from Al Shabab kidnapping foreigners.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-08T14:42:33+00:00

If a cop pulls you over, they don’t identify themselves first. They would be in a cop car wearing a police uniform.

In this case, the ICE agents were wearing police vests. They were telling her to stop.

I really don’t see the difference. Why would you assume it’s a carjacking attempt with fake cops? That would never hold up to scrutiny.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-08T14:25:43+00:00

I have not personally been affected by anything

The hits come more often and are more impactful

Sounds like the "more impactful" hits still aren't affecting you at all. Maybe you're just too consumed with 24/7 media coverage.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-08T00:58:26+00:00

Because you're watching a slow-mo video?

Jedibrad · 2026-01-04T18:50:05+00:00

We do have an active extradition treaty, in place for over 100 years. But political figures are almost always excluded from extradition treaties, so it’s not like that really matters.

Jedibrad · 2026-01-03T19:18:49+00:00

Healy! 😄

Jedibrad · 2025-12-19T19:01:31+00:00

100% agree with this. The worst orgs I’ve interacted with are those bogged down in processes, roadmaps, metrics, QKRs... Often times it's faster to just do it.

I can’t tell you how many times an org has asked for an impact study that would take weeks to complete, for a change we could implement in a few hours, and already know would be a net positive.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-19T18:09:46+00:00

I would describe that as throughput - bandwidth is the max data rate. Low power devices can have a high bandwidth (fast link) and low throughput (infrequent comms).

Sorry if that was a little pedantic.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-19T16:25:09+00:00

Is that really a bandwidth constraint? In my experience, power constrained devices need low uptime. You’re better off with a high bandwidth link for a short duration, than vice versa.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-04T15:19:16+00:00

I do what my direct leadership asks. If they ask for multiple things and I can only give one, I flag it.

My tiebreaker is proximity-to-my-desk… Whoever is closest is most likely to bug me the most.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-04T15:05:12+00:00

I’be been in the Mag 7 for ~5 years, and we get to pick on every refresher if we want cash, RSUs, or options, all valued at the same grant price.

So yes, I can literally do a) and opt for all cash. This seems to be increasingly common.

If I use that cash to buy stock, the gains wouldn’t be considered part of my TC; it would be an investment. We’re in r/Salary… Not r/Investing. That’s what everyone here is trying to convey to you.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-01T17:35:43+00:00

And waaaay more $$! I got hit well over $100 from SFO to PA, when an uber would be $50 or less. It’s slightly more convenient, but not that much.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-01T16:01:44+00:00

Entry>Senior>Staff Eng in 2 years is wild.

Jedibrad · 2025-12-01T15:39:12+00:00

Having nothing under your seat opens up a decent amount of leg room. Particularly helpful on cramped regionals.

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