laboo

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by laboo 4y ago
Thanks! And thanks for reading. I looked up and learned about lesser and greater-human pattern...
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Why Fractals? Chaos Theory Is the Study of Dark Energy(archive.org)
3 points by laboo 4y ago|3 comments
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by laboo 4y ago
A 3-page proposal explaining why fractals are ubiquitous in nature, and how that's related to how the universe expands.
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by laboo 4y ago
I have always seen this in opposite direction. Computers shut the door on all human skulduggery. Humans are terrible at arbitrating fairness. Even when they think they're being fair, they are not. Why are you only considering the upsid
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by laboo 5y ago
Convince yourself that you really, really want it. Every day/night, spend 30 minutes sitting alone in a quiet space, emotionally involved in how much you want to lose weight. Then during the day -- and this is important -- don't f
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by laboo 5y ago
Always keep a diamond in your mind. Always keep a diamond in your mind. Wherever you may wander, wherever you roam, You got to always keep a diamond in your mind. -- Tom Waits
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by laboo 6y ago
I have never worked at a FAANG, but people I know who do, and give interviews, tell me that questions get banned.
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by laboo 6y ago
I think we're talking past each other. I'm saying that no company tell you that (1) all questions you will be asked are on leetcode, (2) these are the acceptable answers -- passing the tests does not always count as acceptable, an
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by laboo 6y ago
Not standard questions. Companies switch away from a problem as soon a it becomes known they use it. They want a problem the applicant has never seen before. And I'm saying, it's not because they are testing for intelligence -- th
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by laboo 6y ago
What company gives you the full list of questions, and the acceptable answers? Which companies use only the results of these tests? leetcode is an open-ended ocean of knowledge you have study, it's not a test.
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by laboo 6y ago
The test can be open source and dynamic. It can be a test the applicant can take over and over again every day to practice. When she applies for the job, she takes that very same test under controlled conditions so we know she is taking it
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by laboo 6y ago
Do we ever say, for the code we write, that no such test exists for it? Why is this different for the jobs we hire for? What is this ineffable thing that can't be tested for?
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by laboo 6y ago
Create an exam, broadcast an invite to take it, hire randomly from all who pass. All excuses for why this won't work can be answered with: then make a better test. As a species, across all cultures, we tell ourselves that the human we&
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Show HN: Automate HQL partition-based date ranges(hpdr.readthedocs.io)
4 points by laboo 7y ago|0 comments
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by laboo 9y ago
What do you mean by "its essence"? Is this a semantic essence?
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by laboo 11y ago
Fox News Channel, founded 1996.
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by laboo 11y ago
Yeah, boots is the better analogy.
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by laboo 11y ago
You're at the foot of Mt. Everest asking if there's a shortcut to the top. Learning a second language is like having a child. It's a life long commitment that will consume much of your time for 10 years or so, assuming you re
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by laboo 12y ago
The answer lies deep down in your soul. No trick, no formula, no epiphany is going to save you. It's about you keeping promises you make to yourself. You know this. Wrestle with why you are unable to do it. That's your only salvat