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somerandomii t1_ivcd219 wrote
Reply to comment by MrHaVoC805 in Researchers create a Drone That Can 'See Through Walls' With Wifi | At the University of Waterloo recently fixed one up with a scanning device that is the definition of invasive. by chrisdh79
It’s pretty hard if they’re only listening to your wifi strength and not emitting themself.
somerandomii t1_ivaa306 wrote
Reply to comment by CompassionateCedar in Researchers create a Drone That Can 'See Through Walls' With Wifi | At the University of Waterloo recently fixed one up with a scanning device that is the definition of invasive. by chrisdh79
Well water reacts particularly well, and we’re mostly water. So it can be used to track people inside a building fairly well. And because wifi is providing the “active” part of this active scanner, it can be done very covertly. It would be hard to detect that someone is monitoring your building.
But that isn’t what this article is about.
somerandomii t1_iuk8ei5 wrote
Reply to comment by KSRandom195 in Microsoft’s first median pay report shows racial gaps in top jobs by AP24inMumbai
I’m definitely not and I’m pushing for more WFH at my office. But there’s a difference between 2 days a week and being in a different time zone.
somerandomii t1_iuk8de7 wrote
Reply to comment by KSRandom195 in Microsoft’s first median pay report shows racial gaps in top jobs by AP24inMumbai
I’m definitely not and I’m pushing for more WFH at my office. But there’s a difference between 2 days a week and being in a different country.
somerandomii t1_iufj97f wrote
Reply to comment by KSRandom195 in Microsoft’s first median pay report shows racial gaps in top jobs by AP24inMumbai
Even if it were reasonable, most employment contracts don’t support a floating wage. You get a salary and the compensation is tied to a currency. To do it any other way would be impractical unless we overhauled the global economic systems. An equivalent of a global EU or something.
As for “software employees can work from home” that’s just not true. A lot can a lot of the time, but security-sensitive material is almost impossible to control remotely. And having people in the same space does increase collaboration and cross-pollination of skills and ideas. Despite the narrative, companies aren’t pushing for return to the office just to stroke the egos of middle managers.
somerandomii t1_iuc2tic wrote
Reply to comment by KSRandom195 in Microsoft’s first median pay report shows racial gaps in top jobs by AP24inMumbai
I live in Australia and we get paid less because our dollar is weaker. Are you suggesting companies should constantly adjust salaries to account for currency fluctuations?
I’d also get paid less if I move to a city with less demand for my skill set. If I want to maximise my pay I need to go where the demand is, regardless of which company I work for.
somerandomii t1_iuaw6xn wrote
Reply to comment by KSRandom195 in Microsoft’s first median pay report shows racial gaps in top jobs by AP24inMumbai
This doesn’t take into account demographics. Does it include international hires? Because US hires are obviously going to be paid more than international hires, on average. And they will be predominantly white.
Eg. Tech support centres based in India would massively skew the stats.
somerandomii t1_ivh45oh wrote
Reply to comment by MrHaVoC805 in Researchers create a Drone That Can 'See Through Walls' With Wifi | At the University of Waterloo recently fixed one up with a scanning device that is the definition of invasive. by chrisdh79
As I said, I’m not talking about the technology in the article. That’s an entirely different use case.
Also autonomous drones don’t need to emit wifi. But you wouldn’t fly a drone around a building to covertly monitor personnel. Drones aren’t very subtle.