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FAQ on Leaving Google

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462 points mrled | 2 comments | 17 Jan 24 22:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.617s | source
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bitwize ◴[17 Jan 24 22:40 UTC] No.39034606[source]▶
Please understand: Google is not a person.

Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower...

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AceJohnny2 ◴[17 Jan 24 22:51 UTC] No.39034726[source]▶
Ref: Bryan Cantrill, speaking of Larry Ellison, in the context of working for Oracle after Sun got acquired:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc

It's a hilarious rant, starting at 34:00, and the specific quote around 38:35.

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nostrademons ◴[17 Jan 24 22:58 UTC] No.39034812[source]▶
Protip: you can link directly to a specific timepoint in a YouTube video with the &t= (or #t=) parameter, measured in seconds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2060s

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1. iso8859-1 ◴[17 Jan 24 23:47 UTC] No.39035311[source]▶
Tenured professor tip: you don't need to convert to seconds, you can use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=38m35s

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2. furyofantares ◴[18 Jan 24 01:47 UTC] No.39036464[source]▶
Sure, but you get seconds if you right click the time control and select "copy video URL current time" :)