"What is it like to be a dev in Iran"

[andersonnnunes]

Blog post about how government censorship and foreign sanctions impact the job of a programmer in Iran.

 

[Arnox]

The funny thing is, Iran's getting sanctioned BECAUSE they're not playing nice. Unfortunately this is impacting the people as well. The only thing I can think of is to rise up against the government. They have to be dealt with.

 

[amitx7]

That got me thinking would a nation theoretically be able to coup a government to change it's inner workings and policies without having to permanently worry about it getting recorrupted undoing the effort? Just a thought.

 

[andersonnnunes]

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Some say you have to wipe out the population and replace it with better genetic specimens.

 

[andersonnnunes]

Does the following ever happen to you? You find a perfect headline that you completely agree with, only to read the article and find that they came to the same conclusion as you for the most disparate reasons.

Just happened to me:
Brazil Is a Bigger Threat Than Either Iran or China

American policymakers need to start taking climate change as seriously as a national security threat as terrorism, nuclear weapons, or cyber hacking. While we cannot appoint leaders around the world, the American government can leverage its economy, use diplomacy, and offer true incentives for behavior that protects key resources in the fight against global warming. Climate change is a greater threat to the United States and its inhabitants than either Iran or China.

 

[andersonnnunes]

start taking climate change as seriously

Seems like there is serious money in this climate change battle, some pretty high salaries for organizers.
Just by chance I saw an opening from the United Nations. Too bad (for whom?) I am not a sellout.

 

[amitx7]

Seems like there is serious money in this climate change battle, some pretty high salaries for organizers.
Just by chance I saw an opening from the United Nations. Too bad (for whom?) I am not a sellout.

who do you think are on each side?

 

[andersonnnunes]

who do you think are on each side?

How important is the answer of that to you?