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by ketzo 4y ago
Anecdotally, as someone who just did a bunch of interviewing, I saw a number of these types of questions instead of super hardcore LC stuff. Particularly the last two. It was a pleasant surprise, as I really struggle with dynamic programmin
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by ketzo 4y ago
Yeah, but if you tweak an ad-placement algorithm or a UI that results in Google selling 0.1% more ads, you've instantly produced more revenue than you will make in salary your entire life. No one's making a value judgement. The di
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by ketzo 4y ago
1) insane false equivalency 2) please don’t build straw men 3) please don’t be so combative
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by ketzo 4y ago
ADD/ADHD are very much a spectrum. If someone is having trouble focusing for a few hours a day, even if it’s not literal days on end, I don’t think it’s crazy to investigate ADD/ADHD as the cause/name of the problem.
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by ketzo 4y ago
> They seemed to think they could significantly increase output without decreasing quality. An executive is quoted, on their strategy, as saying “We succeed if 1 in 10 shows is a hit.” I think it’s pretty clear they didn’t think they wer
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by ketzo 5y ago
Do you have links to any kind of published data/papers about this? That’s really interesting and I would love to learn more.
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by ketzo 5y ago
> does that have different collateral implications to selling GME to buy GME an hour later? Yes, it does. Robinhood is buying GME for you. They’re buying it on credit (for two days) from a clearinghouse. GME became an extremely volatil
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by ketzo 5y ago
Thank you for this! Based on their quick video, I wasn’t quite sure of the control scheme. Four basic modes with a little bit of extra control seems ideal for this kind of product.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Yeah. This is kinda what really good media reviewing should look like. An earnest, thoughtful explanation of why this book (or movie, or whatever) is important and worth absorbing.
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by ketzo 5y ago
But even that stuff is gonna be more configuration than Heroku, right? I wanna spend literally zero hours a month on server / dev ops, if I can manage it. I will pay for it and accept the constraints of simplicity.
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by ketzo 5y ago
A little off-topic, but I love the style of this writer. The humor is a little goofy in the best way; the structure is detailed, but still conversational. It just feels very… personable. Like — computers are so goddamn neat. We should all
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by ketzo 5y ago
Not sure if these are the things you’re thinking of, but I know Grammarly and Hemingway are apps/services with similar functions.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Well, there’s environmental damage incurred by going back and forth between China and the U.S., which could be reduced/eliminated.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Good point, and I think assembling all these reasons alongside national security risks is our best shot at actually convincing our governments to enforce some amount of change.
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by ketzo 5y ago
No, I know -- that's my point. They hadn't reaaaally been tested before, and they probably won't be tested again for a long while. Regardless of whether it is correct to account for the risks of globalization, it's ver
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by ketzo 5y ago
To be more accurate, the pandemic showed that onshoring beats globalization... in a pandemic . The cost benefits were wildly outstripping the national security benefits before 2020! That's why globalization has thrived! I know that&#x
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by ketzo 5y ago
The OP-1 is one of those products that makes me want to change my entire lifestyle and personality just so I could possibly justify owning it. It's just so neat .
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by ketzo 5y ago
I mean -- you've been in three of the most religious states in the U.S., and you're interacting w blue collar workers. There is a fairly tremendous sampling bias. But I agree that very religious Americans do manage to work their r
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by ketzo 5y ago
That’s rough. Stay strong, friend.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Okay, but it's Elon Musk selling 9% of a company's stock. The dude makes stocks move when he tweets memes. I think it's fair to say he's got some... extra pull.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Wow, this is such a specific problem that I also have. Thanks for this.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Ehh.. the social norms around this are pretty ingrained. People do feel weird just saying “I have an appointment” for a job interview — even though, like you’re saying, they shouldn’t. So I think writing like this, which explicitly spells
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by ketzo 5y ago
Honestly, this is just a great interview prep post in general, day-job or no.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Holy shit, I cannot imagine the stomach drop when you pulled that phone out. This is one of my biggest anxieties. Sheesh.
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by ketzo 5y ago
I just discovered Slip by Shubh Saran — wow, what an interesting and unique song. I’ll definitely check out these other recommendations, thank you!
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by ketzo 5y ago
That would be so.. oddly comforting to me as a dog owner. I dig that.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Damn, this is why I come to HN. This is awesome, thank you so much for taking the time to write it up.
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by ketzo 5y ago
Maybe it’s just personal experience, but I vehemently and totally disagree with this. There has never been a time in my life where I was better off because I ignored my feelings. Literally never. There are times that we should avoid acting
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by ketzo 5y ago
This is true if you’re comparing exclusively within the tech field. The job title of “computer programmer” is extraordinarily prestigious compared to, say... barista, waiter, nurse, bus driver, police officer… Getting into “tech” is a very
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by ketzo 5y ago
That is a reasonable skepticism, I think. But I will say: by the time anyone has “something to show for it,” AGI will, pretty much by definition, already be here. I don’t think we’re gonna be able to see it coming, or know what it will look

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