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6 votes
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Kentucky’s $1.5 billion information highway to nowhere
6 votes -
How technology hijacks people's minds
5 votes -
Should the media quit Facebook?
3 votes -
Google releases fifty-three gender fluid emoji
16 votes -
Firefox bug: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert
64 votes -
It's Time to Break Up Facebook
14 votes -
Technical details on the recent Firefox add-on outage
11 votes -
Peter Thiel's Palantir was used to bust relatives of migrant children, new documents show
7 votes -
The rise of fear-based social media like Nextdoor, Citizen, and now Amazon’s Neighbors
13 votes -
Google I/O 2019 keynote
8 votes -
Google is shutting down the "Works with Nest" API on August 31, 2019
5 votes -
TikTok might be a Chinese Cambridge Analytica-scale privacy threat
13 votes -
Don’t let industry write the rules for AI
4 votes -
Silicon Valley's health-tech start-ups need to focus more on medical rigor and less on growth
10 votes -
Facebook faces a big penalty, but US regulators are split over how big
15 votes -
Firefox 66.0.4 has been released - fixes disabled extensions/add-ons
16 votes -
AIs should have the same ethical protections as animals
12 votes -
How do you organize your bookmarks?
For me, I have a huge collection of bookmarks in Firefox that are super unorganized. I have some semblance of folder system but...it's quite messy. I'm sure many people have a similar problem....
For me, I have a huge collection of bookmarks in Firefox that are super unorganized. I have some semblance of folder system but...it's quite messy. I'm sure many people have a similar problem. Share your ideas on how you keep your bookmarks organized, what's your system?
25 votes -
5G signal could jam satellites that help with weather forecasting
7 votes -
Multiple problems found out in FlatPak
11 votes -
(1999) A refrigerator that “thinks” – intelligent refrigerator will simplify homes
5 votes -
Reddit user uses linux on Nintendo Switch as a work computer/tablet
13 votes -
“Just Switch to Linux” Is The Loser’s Game
40 votes -
The making of Amazon Prime - An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever
6 votes -
Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr, Pornhub looking to buy
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#DataScience Hive mind: I’m writing an article about the career path for job-changers who want to get into data science fields. I’d love your input.
It’s no secret that data science is a good career path. The jobs are in demand, the salaries are compelling, and the work is interesting. So how does someone break in? In particular, I’m...
It’s no secret that data science is a good career path. The jobs are in demand, the salaries are compelling, and the work is interesting. So how does someone break in?
In particular, I’m interested in how an experienced IT professional can move into data science. What advice would you give to someone with, say, five years of computing experience, who wants to break into the field? Tell me about the skills required, where you’d tell your friend to go to acquire them, and how to get a job without a specialized degree. What would make you say, “I want to hire this person, even if the individual lacks the relevant schooling”?
6 votes -
A technical and cultural assessment of the Mueller Report PDF
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How an Aquafresh parody Tumblr got swept up in a hate-speech purge
7 votes -
The productivity pit: Work communication software like Teams, Slack, and Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven’t.
10 votes -
Apple is telling lawmakers people will hurt themselves if they try to fix iPhones
8 votes -
Car hackers say that if you want to keep your autonomous vehicles secure, you have to create realistic threat models
4 votes -
A conspiracy to kill IE6
12 votes -
How do you say "you're welcome" or "no problem" with reaction emojis?
Someone pings you in slack or github (or discord or on a forum post or wherever) asking for something. Perhaps some advice or a code review. After you help them out, they say "Thanks!". In normal...
Someone pings you in slack or github (or discord or on a forum post or wherever) asking for something. Perhaps some advice or a code review. After you help them out, they say "Thanks!". In normal conversation, I would respond with a "You're welcome" or "no problem" or something.
The problem I have is that while I want to be polite and acknowledge their thank you message, I don't want to generate notifications or otherwise distract people. Responding with a github comment will notify and probably email any involved persons. Slack and discord it depends on the channel, but many channels have low enough traffic that I will check every time theres a new message in that channel (and I'm sure I'm not the only one monitoring those channels).
Its not really a big deal and no one is going to get angry about it - but it can distract people or ruin their flow while working and I want to avoid that. In my mind, a reaction emoji is perfect for this. It acknowledges the comment or message if someone looks, but doesn't send notifications or light up the channel name.
...but which reaction should I use? I've never seen a "you're welcome" emoji. I've been typically using a thumbs up (
:+1:
), but that can look as if someone is seconding the thanks rather than me trying to acknowledge it.Is there a better way to say "you're welcome" or "no problem" in this situation? Is there a better reaction emoji on github/slack/discord/your communication platform of choice? Should I stop worrying about possibly savings other people an email or small distraction and just say "np" or something?
10 votes -
Introducing auto-delete controls for your Location History and activity data
7 votes -
Remote code execution on most Dell computers
6 votes -
Librem announces Librem One
18 votes -
Instagram is the new mall
6 votes -
Facebook is redesigning its app and site to put more emphasis on Events and Groups
8 votes -
Preventing harassment and increasing group participation through social norms in 2,190 online science discussions
11 votes -
Nine APIs for the geekiest of programmers
7 votes -
Backblaze hard drive stats Q1 2019
10 votes -
Vodafone denies Huawei Italy security risk
8 votes -
The once-hot robotics startup Anki is shutting down after raising more than $200 million
7 votes -
Buying from Amazon: Three steps to find what you need and avoid fake reviews | No Sweat Tech
7 votes -
The hundred-tonne robots that help keep New Zealand running
3 votes -
The telegraph was America's first singularity
7 votes -
Where to research IT salaries
5 votes -
Study finds Reddit’s ban of its most toxic subreddits worked
17 votes -
Wikipedia’s refusal to profile a Black female scientist shows its diversity problem
13 votes