workshop_leads's comments

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2018)

[workshop_leads]

Are the freelance projects open to remote work?

On: US breaks up IRS phone scam operation

[workshop_leads]

Something not talked about. Big uptick in robo calls since sites started texting me security codes to sign in.

[supertrope → workshop_leads]

Might be a coincidence. I'm sure some companies blatantly sell your contact information. It only takes one.

[TeMPOraL → supertrope]

Sell, or just (pretend to) don't notice it being taken away.

The story I've heard several times from different people about how it's handled in Poland - your operator usually subcontracts their support & telemarketing to a third party; some spammer will pay an employee of that third party to "liberate" their customer database as they end their employment.

[nasredin → workshop_leads]

Ahhh, maybe don't give out your phone number to Google and their ilk?

Bonus: a FU to warrantless NSA metadata spying.

On: Show HN: Search YouTube for specific words or phra...

[workshop_leads]

The title of this should be “search YouTube for words and phrases used in the video”

[evex → workshop_leads]

would "search youtube videos for words and phrases", be better?