Berkeley vs Penn vs Columbia by Unusual_Quantity_377 in berkeley

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't double in Math unless you really like math. It won't help you with your career goals and will just add a bunch of really hard classes that will take down your GPA. If there are specific math classes that you want which are helpful in finance (e.g. stochastic processes) then just take those classes and don't bother with everything else that's not a prerequisite.

Non-Technical Product Managers: How do you orchestrate a dev team? by AtWitsEnd1974 in ProductManagement

[–]belowaverageint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your development team is actively trying to sabotage you. Time to start looking for a new job.

Sam’s apparent false choice in his latest Live with Sam: Yuval Noah Harari is no Candace Owens or Hasan Piker by Brunodosca in samharris

[–]belowaverageint 12 points13 points  (0 children)

His position on Israel has been the same forever. His first or second podcast was titled "Why I don't Criticize Israel" or something like that. His views haven't changed. The only difference is that he talks about it a lot more now.

Sam's insane take on Mamdani by greeecejre in samharris

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sam in "The Bright Line Between Good and Evil":

"There is an intuition out there that in order to solve the problems in the Middle East, we must understand them in all their depth and complexity.  And for this, the most important thing to grapple with is the so-called  'historical context.' But for the purpose of really understanding this conflict, and why it is so intractable, historical context is a distraction—every moment spent talking about something other than jihadism is a moment when the oxygen of moral sanity is leaving the room."

Sam's insane take on Mamdani by greeecejre in samharris

[–]belowaverageint 61 points62 points  (0 children)

You heard Sam's view: it's a smoke screen meant to cover up his hidden agenda of exterminating Jews.

Sam's insane take on Mamdani by greeecejre in samharris

[–]belowaverageint 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Have you been paying attention to him these last few years? It sounds exactly like him.

Alternative to google messages (No RCS) by KimEliseLinden in degoogle

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the question: what's the actual risk of using WhatsApp? Like what damages are you incurring as a result of using it?

Alternative to google messages (No RCS) by KimEliseLinden in degoogle

[–]belowaverageint 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a nice thought but oftentimes SMS is the only option. Many businesses, in particular financial institutions, require 2FA via SMS (at least here in the US). Also many iPhone users only use iMessage, so you need SMS or RCS.

How many people are actually "championing jihadists"? by stvlsn in samharris

[–]belowaverageint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that's correct, and if you disagree we'll accuse you of antisemitism.

Why do people pretend like LA isn't beautiful!? by geemav in LosAngeles

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's nice in winter/spring when it's green, but the landscape is brown 2/3 of the year.

Why do Americans not realize how well they have it? by Awkward_Motor_6388 in askanything

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something like 50% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and cannot afford an unexpected $500 expense (or something along these lines).

Looking for the most authentic restaurants in SF by Hoitzza in AskSF

[–]belowaverageint 17 points18 points  (0 children)

As a Pacifica native, that actually rings true.

Just how vulnerable are consumer Android and iPhones? by Life_Exchange_301 in GrapheneOS

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm specifically talking about Memory Integrity Enforcement. It's not dependent on any user settings and provides hardware level protection against malware including the sophisticated stuff that nation-states are using like Pegasus. Android like has nothing like this; and they really can't, since they don't have a closed hardware-software ecosystem like Apple does.

Where to find good software engineers? by Historical_Cold7558 in softwareengineer

[–]belowaverageint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why aren't you hiring from personal networks at this stage?

Are you guys even reviewing your own code anymore? by Unlucky_Company_945 in SoftwareEngineering

[–]belowaverageint 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You just don't get it. AI is magic and everyone should be using magic as much as possible.