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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Yeah, I'm relatively new to Python as a JVM dev, but am finding myself (accidentally) in the realm of Data Science/Engineering and am looking to Python as opposed to Scala simply due to better Libraries. I do like that Python is r
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Not saying that this isn't a problem, aka dependency hell. And giving some hand-wavy solution like 'well, be more careful about what packages you pull into your project' or 'well, f it, just don't upgrade your versi
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I get Javascript fatigue, and all the criticisms aimed at the language, and while it's not totally ideal, I feel frameworks have helped tremendously by either being opinionated enough that you can do things in a predictable way (angula
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I agree. I've even suggested to my manager that we'd be better off utilizing a 3rd party. Problem is, this is a corporate gig. We don't have a 'product', we're just a cost center for the business. Even if we ou
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
My own (current) personal hell is essentially the inverse of this assumption. I work in an area that was essentially ran by 1 extremely overworked developer. The result? Now there are 40 people (including management, PMs, Scrumlords, QA and
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Yeah, this is pretty much my understanding from reading reddit threads and tutorials for running custom firmware. Even if you disable whatever 'cloud' option your hardware ships with and run off, say, an SD card, your data is stil
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Hmm... this is interesting. I would like to learn more about how this works, given apple's history, my guess is they won't advertise such solutions until they have either developed their own camera, or have struck some deal with a
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Yeah but, if I'm not mistaken, autopilot only works on highways. Self-driving in such an environment may be 'close' to a solved problem, but if we are talking about a service capable of picking people up at their door... yeah
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Interesting, a cursory glance at the git repo for imposm3 looks promising. Which also lead me to https://mapproxy.org/ which the maintainers of imposm3 also created. I understand your comment about sql thinking, in my day-t
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Awesome, thanks for the tip. Osm2pgsql looks very interesting, the docs lead me Mapnik which is pretty much what I was looking for.
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Still, judging by the parent comment, it sounds like setting up a tile server in OSM isn't exactly trivial. Rather than editing, In my comment above, I meant PostGIS, not OpenGIS. Anyway, I was interested in this at the time for a hobb
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Pardon my ignorance, but I'm wondering if anybody has experience with running OpenGIS in Postgres with one of the supported mapping servers listed on their about page? ( https://postgis.net/features/ ) I looked at
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Yeah, this is sort of confusing to me. I know that B2B/SAAS is a preferred model for VC these days, but I'm sort of baffled that you wouldn't just take the tech that's been developed (assuming it works) and just integrat
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
> Ban libraries that have names that might confused with others (so no I where L is etc). I agree that this is some obvious low-lying fruit here. Given that the onus is currently on devs here, an actionable solution today is to use a fon
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Thanks for a thoughtful answer.
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Can somebody explain the stigma regarding Marx on HN? I mean, I get that this a forum for a VC firm but isn't it also a place for academic discussion? It's pretty hard to discuss things like income disparity, automation, etc witho
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
This is true, but there are 2 things to consider here. First, purchasing a new or gently used car is likely to be a person's second biggest monthly expense after housing. It is therefore in the best interest of the manufacturer to crea
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
>Middle-class Americans have captured gains through cheaper, higher-quality products than would have otherwise existed without trade and development. Cheaper products, sure, but higher quality? Retailers like Walmart and Amazon are essen
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Second PlantUML and Mermaid. Both work great in boostnote, which I also recommend.
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I guess it depends on where you live (hence the downvoting), but even in a place like NYC, I imagine managing small children on the subway would be pretty challenging.
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
That is a good point, especially when considering that modern cars have semi-autonomous controls which are likely to actually be effective in preventing ‘human’ failures, while still maintaining the UX of a non-autonomous vehicle. Another p
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Sure, but do they? Can we really know with such different sample sizes?
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Citation needed. This is my argument. Unless you are working for Uber/Tesla/Waymo where is the data? I'd even be satisfied with seeing incidents where the system successfully avoided collisions, at least as a baseline. How do
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I see what you're getting at, but there is a certain amount of cognitive dissonance at play here. If a person driving a car strikes a pedestrian, there may be a grey area as to who was at fault. What was the speed of the driver? Was th
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
A brief look at https://www.nhtsa.gov/ reveals that more data is available than I thought, along with a roadmap to full automation ( https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl... ). I&
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Rhetoric spewing forthcoming... I talk about this stuff with my peers, and am constantly dismissed by the techno-optimists that believe in the promises of big tech, but I think it is important not to jump the gun and put these self-driving
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Try explaining this to the types of people who rely on heavily politicized news outlets for their news...in addition to Facebook. It seems you either have critical thinking skills or you don't. These types are addicted to becoming outr
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
Upon clicking the link, Firefox popped a notification saying that they had blocked a 'social-media tracker' from running on the site. New typeface, same tricks.
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I don't know enough about ML to comment with any authority, but I think this approach makes sense. Your call-center ops people would provide real-time QA (i.e. make sure the machines aren't killing people) as well as provide train
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by ezzzzz 7y ago
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if these 'Auto-Pilot' cars are actually being controlled remotely from some off-shore ops center.

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