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811.
by awb 5y ago
I’m rarely an expert on the broad keywords I search for. That’s why I’m searching: to learn. I would use a search engine that makes some attempt to rank higher quality, more accurate information higher than others.
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by awb 5y ago
> "Good" is a quality of the content itself, made up of factors such as relevancy, accuracy, completeness, readability etc. It’s impossible to quantify a rating based on these subjective qualities you listed. I think the point
813.
by awb 5y ago
We expect them to filter spam and scams. If RT / Sputnik use SEO to target the keyword “Ukraine conflict”, it creates a worse experience for users. Right now RT is not on the top page for that search term. I’m guessing that’s what they
814.
by awb 5y ago
It has search and I’ve used it as one.
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by awb 5y ago
> I just think censorship and cancellation is wrong and immoral, even if it is legally allowed. I think it is immoral for some business executive to make sweeping decisions about what the commoners are / aren't allowed to see H
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by awb 5y ago
Could be anything from creating and interpreting basic Google Analytics reports to advising or implementing A/B tests to tracking largely business KPIs to classifying data for AI/ML pipelines to actually training AI/ML models
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The Russians using emojis to evade censors(bbc.com)
2 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
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Russia says China refuses to supply Russian airlines with aircraft parts(reuters.com)
6 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
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by awb 5y ago
> We tested this hypothesis by asking human participants to wear a mobile eye-tracking device and locate highly realistic mirror-green and diffuse-green replica beetles against a variety of backgrounds in a natural forest environment. Hu
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YouTube Stops Monetization for Video Creators in Russia with One Exception(gizmodo.com)
1 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
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by awb 5y ago
The claim is being made by an anonymous US official: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-warns-russia-could-u...
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by awb 5y ago
Code of conduct might cover this. You could say that the repo is dedicated to [mission statement] and content/speech not in alignment with that will be removed.
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Why Russians Are Fleeing Russia(vice.com)
5 points by awb 5y ago|1 comments
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Oil prices plunge as UAE supports supply boost(bbc.com)
8 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
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Amazon Shuts Off Prime Video in Russia, Halts Product Shipments(variety.com)
5 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
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by awb 5y ago
Pretty civil discussion as far as the Internet goes. It's sometimes nice to have a break from politics when programming, but it's the author's choice what they want to do with their repo. It can always be forked and maintaine
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Russia’s techies flee country they fear is ‘flying into an abyss’(ft.com)
14 points by awb 5y ago|0 comments
828.
by awb 5y ago
It just means that the price of an individual stock is too high for the average investor to be able to purchase it. AMZN closed today at $2,782.94. If they did a 20:1 split today, that means if you owned 1 share @ $2,782.94, when you wake u
829.
by awb 5y ago
Fair enough, but we ask the dev to send us an invite to the repo when they first create it, so then we ask them to Email us an hour later and we check the repo.
830.
by awb 5y ago
Where are you located? Just because it’s in your contract doesn’t mean it’s legal or enforceable.
831.
by awb 5y ago
Where are you located? I don’t think giving notice is enforceable for FTEs in the US.
832.
by awb 5y ago
Yeah, those are two great questions! > the only thing I can't detect is motivation Interesting! I feel highly attuned to that, but less confident in some other areas that sounds easier for you to evaluate. Funny how that works.
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by awb 5y ago
1) People lie. I found out one person had someone listening in and chatting the answers to them. 2) The interviews get progressively more technical. We do a non-technical first round (some people don’t show up on time, aren’t great communic
834.
by awb 5y ago
Take home, paid, self-regulated. Asked that they only spend 1 continuous hour (verified by initial and final GitHub commits).
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by awb 5y ago
What I mean is if we ask them to spend no more than 1hr on a ToDo app, I’ve seen people spend 1hr on the folder structure, importing a ton of packages, abstracting logic, etc. and don’t build the basic CRUD functions. So you basically end u
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by awb 5y ago
> simplifying problems Practice rewriting personal projects. Once you have a working app, try to make it even simpler, clearer, more efficient, etc. > managing time If you’re on a tight deadline do the easy stuff first and if you’re f
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by awb 5y ago
> Do you find these kind of tests useful? I’ve hired dozens of Sr. engineers and given coding tests to almost all of them (after a 2nd round interview, never earlier). However, my tests are time-boxes (1hr) and are about greenfielding an
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Russian Police Arrest 13K Protesters as Ukraine Invasion Opposition Surges(newsweek.com)
17 points by awb 5y ago|7 comments
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by awb 5y ago
> others' bad ideas represent a large threat to my well-being I’m sorry you feel threatened by other people’s ideas. > There are indeed serious and important issues in the world: and solving one of them the wrong way would lead t
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by awb 5y ago
Kennedy was able to blockade Cuba without the conflict escalating into nuclear war, so there is precedent. I honestly don’t see the strategic value in launching a 1st strike for an altercation outside your own territory. If Putin wants terr

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