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by kenhwang 8y ago
The Christmas release cycle of Ruby probably doesn't help either ;)
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Oh I definitely agree. Tokyo has done an excellent job keeping housing supply ahead of demand. That means the price of the housing in Tokyo is primarily the cost of T&M for the property, where as the cost of housing in California is alm
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by kenhwang 8y ago
My understanding is that the most cost effective building height is ~8 stories tall. That's usually the height where wood can still be used and seismic resistance is generally a non-issue. Any higher and steel must be used and the pric
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by kenhwang 8y ago
You mean a city with higher cost per sqft compared to the bay despite having significantly higher density and no housing shortage?
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Earthquakes probably play a bigger factor.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Just the choice of using NCA batteries over NCM could be viewed as a safety cost cutting measure. Here's a scientific paper about the safety of various battery chemistries (warning, PDF): https://res.mdpi.com/wevj/
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by kenhwang 8y ago
And Americans tend to be overweight and unhealthy. Access to healthcare doesn't automatically shift culture to live a healthier lifestyle (and I suspect it might even do the opposite).
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by kenhwang 8y ago
My understanding is that there's very little demand for Tesla's chemistry (low cobalt NCA). All other automakers prefer NCM, primary because: * better sustained performance compared to NCA * better peak/burst performance comp
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Arguably you could mix and match any of the jvm languages to your liking. Jython, JRuby, Kotlin, Scala are all reasonable alternatives to Java while being easier to hire for than Clojure.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Then there's the people mover for inner-LAX travel between the train station and the terminals scheduled for 2023. But once that and the connection to red/purple is done, I'd say LA's public transit would be in a reasona
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I think LA's is only really usable to get to/from DTLA. The nice part is DTLA is becoming more eventful, so you actually want to go there sometimes for non-work reasons. Getting anywhere else is a bit of a crapshoot for the last-m
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Germany has far worse ratios.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
They're supposed to scan the QR code the moment they grab them, which essentially marks the scooter as found and the rates are frozen. Then they can take their sweet time charging them. What they're doing instead is grabbing them
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Rust comes to mind. Almost all projects fetch dependencies and build the same way (cargo), with very similar looking project structures and entry point. The community has rallied around a set of libraries that's used by everyone. I cou
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by kenhwang 8y ago
My dog's daycare has this system! $35 for a full day of daycare (7am - 9pm). $15 for late pickup (9pm - 11pm).
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I think the incentive structure needs to change to discourage hoarding. Currently, the payout always increases as you hold onto a scooter. What I think solves the problem is: * An small bonus for nabbing the scooter while it still has a bit
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The chat or the video? The video hasn't worked in long time now.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
They cost <$500 at retail prices. Assuming they have 15 miles of range at max speed (15mph), worst case one charge only gets them $10 ($1 to start + 0.15/min * 60min), $5 of which goes to the person who picks it up and recharges it.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Depends on the market. I'm in Los Angeles where there's a ton of people willing to work here, but not very many companies hiring. Bay Area I know is the exact opposite.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
FWIW, I think that's a fine answer. Maybe the tone can be less cynical and bitter, but the intent and content is fine. I have someone on my team that literally said, I'm an amazing engineer. I don't need the money, I just don
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by kenhwang 8y ago
For non-speakers, ‘Guò lái zhè lǐ!’ translates to "Come here to here", which is definitely a bit awkward. Usually `Guò lái` is sufficient since "here" is implied, similar to how you can simply say "come" in Eng
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I'd say there's very few terrible answers, since terrible answers are the ones that dodge and deflect and most people don't do that. However it's still very easy to for a good answer to reflect poorly on your candidacy.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I usually don't say '5 years' specifically. "In a couple of years" is closer to the phrasing I use. The candidate can pick whatever time period they're comfortable with answering. Most answer with equal fuzzine
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Even seeing cars capable of going 200mph is a rarity. Very few cars can go 200mph and they're all rather expensive.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I would imagine questions about career goals would fall under "diagnostic information" in the context of a job interview. It's not like we're asking for their favorite sandwich.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
> They do know enough. They know that Google is "hot". Pays well, gives a lot of street cred, opens a lot of doors. Unless you're one of FAANG, they can assume with high confidence that working for Google will be better t
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I don't have a reason to believe our candidates are lying when they say they want to continue doing engineering work or move into management. None of that implies they're set on working with us, and that's OK, they're in
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Most cars are drag limited well before 200mph. Terminal falling velocity is only about 120mph for a human, cars are less aerodynamic and a straight vertical drop isn't usually considered a hill.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
We ask the "where do you see yourself in 5 years" question as part of our standard interview. We don't put very much weight on it, but it adds color to the candidates ambitions. Most engineers say they would try to stay as en
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I assume it'll cold boot one up for you if you didn't already have on running on first request, keep it around for a while, and when it becomes idle for a while, shut it down. There's a lot of blog content out there to try to

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