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by pyb 4y ago
It seems that rents have gone up much less than that where I'm looking...
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by pyb 4y ago
If there is no supply problem, why have prices shot up ~30-50% in 4 years ? (Source : I am trying to book an Airbnb in London after a few years away from the platform)
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by pyb 4y ago
I think 3 months is the norm in France for permanent employees
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by pyb 4y ago
Equally weird is the U.S culture of escorting leavers immediately out of the building, as if they were minded to commit untold damage... Also, many European countries have notices much shorter than 3 months.
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by pyb 4y ago
Why is this getting downvoted? Sounds correct.
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by pyb 4y ago
Ok, but I think the transition from Transformers to GPT took a lot of hard work and insight, and the OpenAI research team deserves ample credit for it.
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by pyb 4y ago
Worried in the sense that their products have the potential to be harmful. But yes, otherwise I am rooting for OpenAI. Why not? I don't have a horse in this race.
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by pyb 4y ago
Yes, I was referring, among other things, to a recent tweet where he calls OpenAI "his" startup. Some of his coworkers may find that irksome, as he was not there when GPT2 was released. (If I understand correctly)
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by pyb 4y ago
I am a bit worried by the various immodest public statements Sam has made in the last few days. A bit more gravitas would be welcome.
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by pyb 4y ago
Does PL have product-market fit for anything?
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by pyb 4y ago
This. I think these firms would have an easier time hiring engineers away from FAANGs, if they realised that FAANG engineers don't precisely understand how the bonus system works. (I think the vagueness is actually seen as a feature of
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by pyb 4y ago
It goes to show that the demand for C++ is not actually that high.
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by pyb 4y ago
That's also what you see at underfunded startups.
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by pyb 4y ago
From personal experience, I got the impression that Amazon was not even that interested in hiring experienced developers. I think they decided that churning through early-career engineers was ultimately more effective for them.
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by pyb 4y ago
OP never said he was their manager. In fact, OP's manager probably doesn't want him to be mentoring all day long.
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by pyb 4y ago
The North could have benefitted from a manufacturing renaissance, and reshoring in general, but Brexit put a damper on all that...
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by pyb 4y ago
I can't really tell... For instance, I initially thought the tweet was a joke, but apparently it was serious.
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by pyb 4y ago
Aren't nearly all FAANGs on a hiring freeze?
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by pyb 4y ago
This tweet has caused a lot more offence in America, than it has in France.
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by pyb 4y ago
I think "he"'s actually a "she".
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by pyb 4y ago
I think what happens over time at FAANG, is that you get some divisions that are way overstaffed, and others that are way understaffed.
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by pyb 4y ago
Very interesting, thanks !
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Job interviews are a nightmare – and only getting worse(vox.com)
4 points by pyb 4y ago|1 comments
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by pyb 4y ago
I thought what this Stanford professor said was rather sensible, but some people want to believe that the tech industry always functions in a rational way.
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by pyb 4y ago
Yes, that's what I was trying to say.
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by pyb 4y ago
Who gave tech CEOs permission to blame their mistakes of the past 2 years on ZIRP ? This has become a kind of meme. The problem is, ZIRP has been the reality, on and off (mostly on), since 2008.
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by pyb 4y ago
I realize my comment is way too terse to make sense to anyone other than myself, this should be a blog post!
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by pyb 4y ago
I also hold this unpopular opinion : the maker movement has ultimately failed. I am not fully certain why, but think social factors are partly to blame. What I saw (in the UK) was that the new generation of middle-class, hobbyist makers wer
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by pyb 4y ago
In most countries, I don't think you're required to update your home every time the electrical code gets a change. However, many electricians will try to sell you on this unnecessary work.
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by pyb 4y ago
This is what's technically known as a "Ratner moment".

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