Articles by Nate Swanner
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Government Wants Your Fitbit Data Because You May Be a Mass Murderer
A new report from The Washington Post suggests the White House has been briefed on a potential new agency named ‘HARPA.’ This agency, in turn, would monitor your FitBit or other wearable data in… -
How Major Tech Companies Use Staffing Agencies to Get More H-1B Visa Candidates
Ever wondered how exactly major tech companies use the H-1B program? It’s not always as cut-and-dry as it seems. Sometimes, they use subcontracting firms to hire foreign candidates for them, and… -
JavaScript Library Kicks Open Source Hornet’s Nest With Terminal Ads
The popular JavaScript library Standard is stress-testing ads in its package... which is also testing the patience of those who use it. Standard, a “style guide, linter, and formatter” for JS, cl… -
Weekend Roundup: Super Mario, Sexy Microsoft, Sourcing Metal, Salesman Musk, and September Mania
It was a slow week in tech (August!), but also one full of buildup and intrigue! Apple is dropping new phones, Tesla is now selling car insurance, Super Mario is coming back to mobile, Microsoft… -
Bug Bounty Boom: There Are Now Six Verified Hacker Millionaires
A new study released by HackerOne has some incredible insight into the hacking ecosystem, but one detail stands out: There are now six hacker millionaires. In March, HackerOne verified a teen in… -
How IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle Use H-1B Visa Subcontracting
The H-1B visa program is polarizing. Some think major tech companies abuse it; but for years, it was hard to see the extent to which some of these firms leveraged workers on the visa. Now, thanks… -
Automation Leaves Humans Vulnerable to Job Losses. Can Devs Help?
Automation is about as 21st century as it gets: Robots doing all our busy work, while us humans... well, that’s where things get tricky. Data shows automating industries and jobs leaves humans in… -
Negative Performance Review: Turning One Around
At some point in your career, you’ll receive a negative performance review. It happens. Depending on how rough the review was, you may even question whether it’s just time to quit your current po… -
Behold! The Most Hated BS Business-Speak Buzzwords, Ranked
In a survey (yes, someone actually studied this) of over 1,000 professionals, GetResponse set out to discover the most hated buzzwords and “business-speak” we encounter routinely. The results are… -
How Swift and Kotlin Destroyed Dropbox’s Terrible C++ Pipe Dream
For years, Dropbox used C++ to share features between its various platforms. It now says that dream is dead; instead, it will focus on Swift and Kotlin for mobile platforms. It began using C++ wh…