В книге и фильме «Чарли и шоколадная фабрика» владелец фабрики Вилли Вонка решает найти себе преемника, поэтому приглашает нескольких детей на экскурсию, где они подвергаются разного рода проверкам на соответствие нужным человеческим качествам: отсутствие жадности, эгоизма, честолюбия, гордыни итд.
Но есть проблема. Изначально дети должны были быть выбраны случайно: в выпускаемых фабрикой шоколадках спрятали 5 билетов. Но по факту такой способ как раз приводит к отбору наиболее нерелевантных кандидатов: один билет получает мальчик-обжора из-за того, что ест слишком много шоколада, другой билет попадает к избалованной дочке миллиардера, потому что он просто покупает ей очень много пачек, третий достается самовлюблённой тщеславной спортсменке, помешанной на победах по всём, четвертый вычисляет геймер, который не любит шоколад.
На мой взгляд это хорошая задачка для собеседования HR-специалисту: каждая итерация отбора должна приближать выборку к цели, а не отдалять. Что мог сделать Вонка, чтобы изначально к нему попала пятерка добрых и честных детей?
Второй важный момент это разница между гипотетическим и реальным функционированием той или иной системы. Такого в жизни очень много: например, в голосованиях на каких-нибудь конкурсах теоретически предполагается, что люди не будут накручивать, а ПДД не предполагают, что на слишком широкой полосе люди будут ехать в два ряда абсолютно всегда (см. Выборгское шоссе). Бюрократия так вообще вся построена на отрицании реальности, что приводит, например, к существованию понятия «Итальянская забастовка».
Считаю, что способность адекватно дозировать формализм с поправкой на реальность это ценное свойство, например, для руководителя.
#life
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down #Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more #FDroid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org
https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html
During out talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to learn most were relieved that #Google has canceled their plans to lock-down #Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste Google posts serves no one.
But Google said… Said what? That there’s a magical “advanced flow”? Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That’s the issue… As time marches on people were left with the impression that everything was done, fixed, Google “wasn’t evil” after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of “banners” as the dreaded ad delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more #FDroid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
#why
Super Bowl Ad TRICKING You Into Welcoming Surveillance State!
During the Super Bowl, you may have seen a commercial for #Amazon’s #Ring “Search Party” feature, which uses an emotional lost-dog story to encourage adoption of participation in what amounts to a widespread neighborhood #surveillance net. Jimmy points out that the ad masks #privacy risks tied to AI-driven #cameras, data sharing, and Amazon’s broader surveillance ecosystem, including concerns about opt-out defaults and government access.
He and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger expand the discussion into a broader critique of social media and smart devices as tools of self-surveillance, suggesting public safety and convenience are being used to justify constant monitoring. Ultimately, it frames the commercial as emblematic of a growing surveillance state presented as benevolent technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJtRDjoXN4
#why
SharedTrace
#Python tool for getting additional info by shared link (usernames, avatars, IDs etc).
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https://github.com/hondling/sharetrace
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