The ultra-low-cost air carrier Spirit Airlines shut down operations after 34 years in business and canceled all flights at 3AM ET on Saturday morning. Its website now redirects to spiritrestructuring.com, instructing fliers not to go to airports, with air traffic control records capturing controllers and pilots signing off to each other as its last flights […]
I’m not trying to brag, I am just genuinely confused. I got laid off recently and I had a new job within a week because I constantly get contacted by recruiters both through LinkedIn and directly by email. I’ve never sent an application to anyone and I’ve had dozens of interviews in the past year while I was looking for a new job before getting laid off.
I would have had a new one earlier except I was aiming for fully remote and a big raise, and I failed their correspondingly difficult evaluations. Never got ghosted, never had to deal with AI, never had to fill out an application. I took a local, in office offer that I would have ignored if I were still employed.
Currently I’m waiting for a final decision from another fully remote company and I’m in midstage with 2 more.
I’m not a super genius engineer, and I don’t have any fancy companies on my resume. How unusual is this experience?
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Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/roblox-rblx-stock-child-safety-earnings.html
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"The Magician's Nephew" looks like a big next step in Netflix's thawing relationship with movie theaters.
AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice
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Points: 41
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Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugzwang
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Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/santa-cruz-restaurant-ai-21955920.php
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987278
Points: 25
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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00462
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987256
Points: 277
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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-expanding-domestic-surveillance-08b73187
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987006
Points: 83
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