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by kevan 8y ago
Based on the CPU usage graph it looks like there's a lot more opportunity to downsize the scheduler hardware. I'd be curious to see how their TaskWorker cluster absorbs spikes in load when big cron jobs start.
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by kevan 8y ago
They can't take over your server but they can inject a script tag with a cryptominer for all of your users to run. It's not the end of the world because you're just out a few dollars in electricity but it would be embarrassin
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by kevan 8y ago
I try to avoid writing bash scripts so I hopefully won't use this, but it looks a very well thought out piece of software. Fantastic readme with rationale and examples for every feature.
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by kevan 8y ago
>when we move to a new system we don’t get the actual business logic. we just reverse engineer it from the data. I'm pretty sure this happens in most fields that don't spec out absolutely everything in advance. In an ecommerce
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by kevan 8y ago
For anyone else who missed it, scroll down on the page to see the workbook. The first time I checked I only saw the SRE book, which has been available online for several months.
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by kevan 8y ago
Backporting is a legitimate choice, and could be the correct one. But it can also a form of adding tech debt. You save a lot of time. In mature codebases where you're never going to do a major-version bump of a core lib it makes sense
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by kevan 8y ago
I used to keep my goals in a journal and review it yearly but it didn't help me stay on track. After a few months I mostly forgot the goals I set until the next year. Now, I'm trying to review my big goals quarterly. I have Kanban
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by kevan 8y ago
When there's no longer a human watching there will be cameras. Instead of the driver telling people to knock it off right away, passengers will do whatever. Then they'll get a hefty cleaning bill in the mail or kicked off the plat
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by kevan 8y ago
For anyone that's interested, fraud detection is a pretty big use case for graph databases[1] [1] https://neo4j.com/blog/fraud-prevention-neo4j-5-minute-overv...
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by kevan 8y ago
For day-to-day tasks I built Natrium[1]. Other tools can accomplish the same thing, but I wanted a couple things in particular: 1. To have a single daily checklist that refreshes every day 2. Views of what I did (or wanted to but didn'
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by kevan 8y ago
Isolating failure domains and complying with data residency requirements are a couple reasons. Also, global reach usually means global blast radius if you screw something up. For the specific use case you tested workers on the edge absolute
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by kevan 8y ago
>To be fair, comparing my Lambda, which only runs in us-east-1 (Northern Virginia, USA), to a global service like Workers is a a little unfair. At least you acknowledge that it's a bit silly to use a global benchmark to compare a gl
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by kevan 8y ago
I automated my weekly task, goal, and reflection tracking. I mentioned it a few months ago[1]. Now I have the barebones version running here[2] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16561343 [2] https://natriu
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by kevan 8y ago
>Representing 260,000 UPS drivers, sorters and other workers, the union wants UPS to hire more full-time workers to help handle the surge in packages. It has opposed technology such as autonomous vehicles and drones and is wary of projec
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by kevan 8y ago
It's pretty clear at this point that coal isn't economically viable compared to natural gas and even some renewable sources, and it won't get any better. Artificially propping up demand might delay it by 5-10 years. But you c
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by kevan 8y ago
I joined in mid-2016, My team is in a pretty good spot now.
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by kevan 8y ago
I'm a bit rusty on my physics, but the general idea is that with both methods the total impulse (force over a time interval) is the same. The capsule goes from 16mph to 0mph. But, if you let the ground stop you, you end up with all of
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by kevan 8y ago
Top 10% engineers aren't just really good at tech, they're really good at working productively in team environments and delivering products.
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by kevan 8y ago
If anyone's wondering SDE2/L5 at Amazon is the first 'career' role on the engineering ladder.
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by kevan 8y ago
Also at a big 5. We've found that skipping reviews causes more problems than it solves in emergency situations. It's really tempting to bypass the process because you're sure you can fix it fast, but this mindset results in m
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by kevan 9y ago
I'm sure there's people that would take a few months of free paychecks while they work on side projects or just take a break from the grind. Also, chaos is a ladder. There's probably a huge vacuum of leadership within the com
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by kevan 9y ago
I meant that it sounds cultish to hype on the "great place to fail" line. It reads like recruiter BS to me, but happens to be pretty accurate.
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by kevan 9y ago
Amazon as a whole is willing to try things that might fail[1]. Yes I work at Amazon, yes it sounds a bit cultish, so be it. When people aren't afraid of losing their jobs because of one product misstep it's a lot easier to deliver
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by kevan 9y ago
My offer was competitive. With the 2yr cash bonus and the stock taking over in year 3 my total comp is projected to evenly ramp up 5-15% per year. Who knows where the stock will be until we get to the vest dates, but so far it's tracki
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by kevan 9y ago
That's correct. Source: Current AMZN employee
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by kevan 9y ago
Yep: https://earlymoves.com/2016/06/01/jeff-bezos-the-flywheel-me...
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by kevan 9y ago
I'm building a web app for it. I could probably piece it together from existing tools but I needed a side project and I think other people might benefit from it.
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by kevan 9y ago
I've slowly developed my own system to focus my efforts. It's mostly manual now but I'm automating it. Daily: Reference my weekly goals and decide what I intend to do for the day. Look back on the previous day and pull over n
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by kevan 9y ago
There's plenty of surveys on this[1]. In this one driver wages and benefits make up around 40% of total cost per mile. That's why self-driving trucks are so lucrative. [1] PDF warning, see page 23 http://atri-online.org
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by kevan 9y ago
Not OP, but I think the idea is to consciously pause before taking the path that is obviously (to you) downhill. This gives you a chance to think whether it's actually downhill instead of making an assumption. It's a way to practi

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