It’s normal if you accept it. You do not have to accept it. There’s also a good chance that it’s illegal in Spotify’s case, if not in the US then likely in Europe.

It’s not open source, unavailable on non-apple platforms, and (ironically) needs something like Plex for remote playback.

It’s literally common practice to refer to the person who wrote some code as the author of it.

The protected title for Medical Doctors is Doctor of Medicine. I can get a PHd in Software Engineering and call myself Doctor.

There are separate titles for accredited engineers in the US and UK. If anyone cared enough they’d already be using them. The fact is, vanishingly few software engineers work on high risk (to human life) projects. Versus, for example, structural engineers doing it daily.

It’s not. https://www.engc.org.uk/glossary-faqs/frequently-asked-questions/status-of-engineers/

Tiktok is a basic human right? Fuck sake what are you like.

I’d say HDMI CEC is the main sign. Why would a VR headset have that when the Steamdeck/dock didn’t?

That’s a larger equation, and it sounds like it totally makes sense for you. I’ve been working remote to SF for 15 years and made the same choice you did. That experience has also let me see that the comp to effort ratio there is very very good.

This isn’t the only guy hiring in SF. By and large the pay seems really good for below average effort.

Pls no.

Dia is also the Irish word for God.

💯 I see it the same way.

Yes, that’s one half of what I was getting at. The other half is that it doesn’t prioritise aesthetics.

Listen prioritises aesthetics, but is lacking in function. For me, the missing functionality isn’t important.

There’s no single right answer.

The official app could be described as “functional”. This is a native android app and (imo) looks better.

Decent list and plan overall. Since you enjoy self hosting and seem systems oriented, I’d add Python on the curriculum somewhere. That would round things out nicely for you.