skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
>It's millennials asking perfectly reasonable questions about why certain things are the way they are

No, it isn't. They never asked about it at all, that was very much part of the point the author was making. They signed a petition demanding a change to the dress code. That is absolutely entitlement, and it is beyond naive to believe this is not more common in this generation. The generation demanding everything change so they never have to hear an opinion they disagree with.

>like how forcing women to wear heels is a product of patriarchal culture and can drive women out of particular careers (disclaimer: I have no idea whether that was the case here)

You do have an idea if you simply read the article. But no, lets try to shoehorn more identity politics in, we can never have enough!
>A petition isn't the best way to go about it

Indeed, the better way is to unionize and bargain. Work contracts and conditions are a matter of haggling between self-interested groups, and while the interns should certainly accept dress codes as conditions of employment now, they should be testing the limits of their bargaining power together to see what they can accomplish for the future.
> And the sign said, "Long-haired freaky people need not apply". So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why

The "younger generation" has asked "why?" to stupid rules for a very long time.
I guess it depends a lot on your job. As a counterpoint, one of my neighbours, who is Muslim, works as a chef. He says fasting is hard in that line of work: not only do you have to stay in a hot kitchen smelling of good food all day, but you can't even taste the food you're making to see if it's well seasoned etc., so you're constantly bothering other people to taste for you, thus lowering the productivity of the entire kitchen.
That seems to be a site-specific configuration.
Everybody wins insofar as you don't challenge the status quo. If you do, they will isolate you (i.e. not promote you) and/or terminate you. This stifles innovation and creativity. There are no places left anymore like Bell Labs - where pure research was carried out and management got out of your way.

I find it hilarious that the vast majority of people on here will agree to automating away everything, except management (we really need them!). What I also find hilarious is the amount of downvotes I'm getting. If anything, that proves my point.

Monkeys in business suits are a cancer and plague upon Silicon Valley, and the sooner we get rid of them, the sooner we can focus on solving real problems.

What I see in most SV companies is massive bloatware - managers upon managers upon managers that don't really do anything. They create no value. Yet the incentive structure is skewed in their favor. This inefficiency will be addressed eventually, either exogenously (tech bubble bursting) or endogenously (engineers finally get sick of this corrupt and infected system).
So, if they don't have enough qualified workers, why don't they start creating on-the-job training programs? I understand there's risk in such investment (i.e., you train a person and then they leave for a higher salary) but there are many ways to counter it. Is there something like that happening in Spain? If not, why?
Doesn't sound like my current employer (well known Silicon Valley tech firm) We have internal groups for feedback and discussion, suggestions, and constructive criticism on almost everything.

Of course, being civil and respectful still applies but it seems the OP was, too.
Honestly I wouldn't describe it as quite such an indebted situation, interns are employees who do work for the company. And generally at a cut rate.

Edit: full disclosure, I'm an intern
No, manager can't prevent you from switching to any other team or even start a team on your own. The idea behind this is that it ensures that talent naturally gravitates towards teams with most impact. Managers have no say!

Reviews are written by your peers (that usually includes your manager).

Reviews need to quote actual success metrics to prove the impact you had...just writting "bob is dope" won't take you far :)
Plenty of people do "intermittent fasting", but mostly for fitness reasons. 8hrs feeding window, and then 16hrs fast. One of the most reported side effects is actually "slight euforia".
What’s done is done. But it would be smart to write a letter to your manager explaining that you’ve learned from the situation and that you appreciate the opportunity they gave you and are sorry that you squandered it.

The manager's decision to fire the interns was entirely within their right and the interns should have seen it as a possibility, even if it was a little extreme. But even though it has essentially no bearing on what happened, the interns were in the right. They saw unfairness in the office, confronted the superior about it, and were ignored. Obviously management needs to protect the privacy of the injured employee, but for the sake of dignity and good communication, they could have at least said "that person has a special circumstance which warrants an exception". Their reaction to being ignored violated social conventions, but was a civil, meaningful expression of dissatisfaction.

The quote above takes the wrong lesson from this story. It encourages apologizing for organizing the petition, but they absolutely shouldn't apologize, because they were in the right. Unless they want to try to still get a good reference out of this employer (which would be characteristically naive), they have no reason to pander. Instead, they should thank the manager for giving them a reality check about how business operates, while holding firm to their convictions. It would take care to not come across as passive-aggressive, but full repentance would only serve to reinforce the manager's authoritarian tendencies.
An awesome learning experience on where not to work. Internships can be a trial period for both the employer and employee, before leading to a job offer. A bullet dodged I would consider this.
It is hard to say in the Arab World, but judging from accent and religious greetings, I have flown during Ramadan without incident.

However, there are known exceptions to fasting when traveling during Ramadan. It is one of the few times when you are exempted, save illness, from fasting.

Despite what people say, Islam has a very practical mindset about these things and many people push themselves, name the elderly and sick, and that upsets me because I see many whose medical conditions exempt them.

How do doctors get around it? They don't show up!

Jokes aside, where I live, office hours are reduced to six hours a day. This is partly fasting, but because many stay up late to recite the Quran (Taraweeh and later Tajahhud) into the late hours of the evening and wake up for pre-dawn prayers.
Apples and oranges. The statistic you cite is all cars and roads, as far as I'm aware. High end vehicles with comparable safety features on roads where autopilot is likely to be engaged is more comparable.

I wouldn't be surprised if autopilot is safer, but I think it is overstating things to say this is a statistical fact.
I agree. I was just saying that, anyway, with 3000e/m you are not living a bad life, you are instead pretty """rich""" for the standars here. Indeed, if you can, better improve it.
If you had elections on 26th of June, it's not likely that this has had any effect on anything happening in Spanish economy. And probably won't be for a while - economy has inertia.
I once had a muslim roommate, who was going to a very prestigious law school at the time. He would wake up early, and study well into the night.

During ramadan he very busy studying all day. As soon as it was close to evening time, he would start cooking an insanely huge meal. I don't know how the hell he did it.
VIVE RADIO FM
Anyone who hasn't tried a spiritual discipline (such as fasting) really should.

Belief isn't a prerequisite, and most faiths have some sort of variation on it. Whether it's a Buddhist retreat, fasting through Ramadan, fasting through Lent (my tradition, Orthodox Christianity has fairly strict fasting rules as an example), or a retreat at a monastery, spiritual discipline is a great way to withdraw from the world, focus on your inner self and learn to concentrate and deal with life's stresses.

Even if you don't believe in deities, there is practical knowledge to be gained. Also keep in mind, spiritual discipline during fasting seasons should also be done in conjunction with prayer/meditation (depending on religion/tradition), so it offers more benefits than simply dieting.
So in other words I have to be a sycophant? Because I don't agree with your (and the vast majority's) viewpoint?
I am glad you said it. When meeting others who were born Muslim, they told me I was informed. I did not say this was the only reason, but they said I did not get it.

I wonder what I read. Haha.
They were required to wear suits/blazers with appropriate footwear, and petitioned for no suits with running shoes and sandals...

Whole thing sounds fake to me, but incredibly naive if real.
Bonsai AI | Berkeley, CA (Onsite only) | Full Time

We're an early stage startup creating developer tools to enable all software developers to build sophisticated AIs without having AI expertise. Here are the positions we're hiring for:

AI Lead/Manager: We need someone with a broad background in AI, through some combination of academic work and industry experience, to oversee the design and implementation of our learning systems. You should be experienced and comfortable with the many available AI methods of today (deep learning, statistical methods, probabilistic methods). You can also ship production-level code and have worked with at least one of the popular AI frameworks (Tensorflow, Theano, Caffe, etc). We'll consider both those that want to people-manage and those that just want to lead the technical work.

Lead IDE Developer: We're creating an IDE to support our new programming language and a number of visual debugging and authoring tools. The ideal candidate has most or all of the following: Strong C++ skills, some Javascript experience, experience building apps with Qt (any platform), experience building an IDE, interactive debugger, or other developer tools, and a passion for designing and building great user interfaces and experiences.

Interested in either of these positions, or perhaps are just enthusiastic about AI and want to be involved somehow? Send your resume and a brief note to jobs@bonsai.ai. For more info: http://bons.ai, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwgBXwTnFgo
Silicon Valley Cover Letter
My last job had a relaxed dress policy that allowed people to wear jerseys during football season. Not being a football fan, it felt really oddly unfair in ways I'm not really sure how to describe.

I asked them if it was fine to wear a League of Legends jersey, since there was a huge tournament going on in Germany at the same time. The head of HR actually said yes. Wasn't expecting that...
If you live in a country with majority Mulsim populations, I assure you society adapts.

Sincerely,
Someone typing this well after midnight
>The worst part is that just before the meeting ended, one of the managers told us that the worker who was allowed to disobey the dress code was a former soldier who lost her leg and was therefore given permission to wear whatever kind of shoes she could walk in. You can’t even tell, and if we had known about this we would have factored it into our argument.

The answer to your question is right there in the article
Yes! They were early digital oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
And unless you're forming a union, ganging up with a bunch of peers and going over your managers' heads (especially for something as trivial as a dress code) is probably the worst way to approach such a situation.

Approaching HR, or discussing the situation with your manager's manager in a 1 on 1 situation is a much better approach.
anti-trust for anti-competitive practices. Nothing about a monopoly.
Talk about dodging a bullet. Is a petition about dress codes whiny and lame, sure. Firing everyone is just a sign of a place that is shitty to work for.
Buy better fitting shoes and go see a sweet little Asian/Greek/Ukrainian tailor and get better fitting clothes.

Problem solved. And you don't look like some startup schmuck.(I am one but I still suit up often)

Edit: also, no job until halfway through college? Kids got bigger problems than shoes.
Yes, but big part of the people that voted Leave are not the people that do business or that like money above other things.

Many Leavers I've talked to justify their decision on "border control" and "sovereignty". They have been given the power to decide and apparently they were "better off with a grand or two less" (sic) "than being slaved to the Eurocrats" (sic).

The problem with visas is that if I have to go through the burden and uncertainty of visas for me and my family, I might as well just move to Paris, Hamburg or Munich for no visas or Australia or California for good economy and fucking decent weather. You'll still get talent, but the shortage will still be much worse and you'll end up lowering your requirements.
Nah, it's not about that at all. Fasting is about learning to deal with hardship, and appreciating what less fortunate people have to go through every day of the year.

At the end of Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to donate to charity. It becomes much easier after you've felt a bit of what it's like to be poor for a month.
Well, what do they think people will do when the car is on "autopilot"

If we don't want people to treat it like autopilot, maybe we should come up with a different name.

Maybe:

"You need to pay a little attention because we are overconfident about AI" - pilot
So those of us with side projects can spend the long weekend upgrading. :)
Fantastic movie. I don't remember that quote though. My go-to quote has always been "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
> But it's asinine to trumpet this as millennial entitlement. It's millennials asking perfectly reasonable questions about why certain things are the way they are.

from point of view of more conservative generations or people from more conservative backgrounds the mere asking of such questions may seem like the "millennial entitlement" (a part of the traditionally more known as "questioning the authority" behavior exhibited by young generations through the history)
> Apple should allow Spotify or any one else to tell the customer, inside the App, that there are other ways to pay.

So it is anti-competitive then. It is not transparent to the consumer, all they see is that Spotify price increased 30%, for them its cheaper to subscribe to Apple iStream or whatever that called.
He usually started emacs directly. In this case he started emacs via a perl command, very very indirectly.

Also, a recent change was an admin setting TMPDIR, previously it had been left unset.

So it was a combination of two things that triggered it, and not one alone.
That essay by Clay Shirky is golden. I can't believe I hadn't seen it by now. Reminds me of the promise of what agile should have been instead of what Agile often is. I shudder to think of what the Spainish execs are looking for in candidates "trained in Agile".
I don't think it's widely accepted, but it makes sense to me as a Muslim.
Religion is more in the domain of cultural evolution than people speaking directly to god. Islam is a continuation of Christianity and Judaism and you can trace that back even further.
Proposed redefinition of SI base units
> the dynamic loader was sanitising something irrelevant to the actual capability granted

No. You can theoretically use tmp to gain any privilege. So anything extra at all must be blocked.
> While it may be manageable for most, I wonder at what point it becomes downright dangerous for people in critical jobs.

Based on experience in pakistan, there's already effectively no OSHA and people do very dangerous things in construction/with heavy equipment all the time. Now add dehydration and 43C weather... You can imagine the results.
I can't quite tell, but is this about women asking to not wear high heels at the job?

If so, the interns were totally in their right. A dress code that demands wearing heels is just a health hazard.
No, it was the dynamic loader that did the sanitizing. Mark said that he thought of Perl's sanitizing, and had ruled it out, and then explicitly said it was the dynamic loader that did the sanitizing in this case.
Applied last month as well as a follow up email and got no response.
Yet Romanians are the second biggest minority in Spain. There are no more problems than the disgusting and systemic racism that Spain has towards any other country and hurt feelings on the other side.
That's the way I read it. Employers don't want to pay enough to motivate people to develop skills for which they have openings. They'd rather hire foreigners than hire locals and train them.

So they put pressure on the government to swamp the market with newly trained/educated people as well as loosen restrictions on the hiring of foreign nationals.
I abhor policies like this. if the dress code doesn't matter on Friday it just doesn't matter period.
How Using an Ultrawide Monitor Boosted My Productivity (and Can Boost Yours)
Wow, I don't know what is more shocking. The fact that the company fired an entire class of interns, or that the advice columnist would side with the managers and chide the interns further.

Regardless of whether or not you agree with the interns' proposal... regardless of whether the issue is important enough to start a petition for, it is NEVER ok to fire someone for making a polite and respectful proposal. It is NEVER ok to make someone feel as though they aren't important enough to put forward suggestions.

Not only is it morally disgusting, it is organizationally dysfunctional. Teams operate best when every member feels empowered to make suggestions and improve upon the status quo. Teams operate best when those in power don't use their power to intimidate and silence those with less power.

If there's one takeaway from all this, it is how dysfunctional the the workplace is for most people, and how important it is to protect yourself by planning ahead. Work your ass off and attend an elite university. Pick a profession that's in-demand, so you'll have plenty of options. Otherwise, you're going to be at the mercy of egomaniacs who have no qualms over firing you at the drop of a hat.
I am not a lawyer.

My understanding is that unpaid internships associated with an academic program of study are legal. What is illegal is an unpaid internship not associated with formal education, e.g. an unpaid internship for a recent college graduate.

In many disciplines, paid student internships are highly coveted and many available student internships are unpaid. Social work comes to mind.
Saying "it isn't about this generation" doesn't change the fact that it does sum up this generation very well. The level of entitlement is unreal, with people demanding history classes in universities not teach parts of history that they don't like. There has never before been such wide spread self-importance in any other generation.
Having worked under a union contract for 13 years (as a member of the Animation Guild), I hope that this suggestion gets taken more seriously -- not over dress codes, perhaps, but over issues of workplace safety; and that includes the damage done to young tech workers asked to work 80+ hour weeks for months on end at no cost to the employer over a 40 hour week. It's damaging both physically and mentally, and the companies that do it should know better.

(Startups where all parties have honest information about the gamble they're taking are an exception -- and startups are typically not the kinds of places that unionize because the process takes longer than the startup lasts.)
> I'm somewhat surprised that there isn't a sysctl to disable the reservation of ports 0-1023.

There is: /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
Many alarm systems have gunn-diode microwave motion sensors in them. Replace this with high-resolution radar and networking for house-wide whole-body gesture recognition.
They didn't ask why, they signed a petition.
I rarely communicate with other drivers (other than with signal lights and brake lights), so I don't actually think it's necessary for self-driving cars. The only use of communication is right of way at stop signs, but this can be resolved by seeing which car decides to move forwards into the intersection.
One thing I'd suggest for employers: if your employee observes Ramadan and will be cooking for their family in the evening, make it easy for them to leave plenty early so they can get food ready by sundown so their kids don't have to fast longer than desired.

The kids at our elementary school who fast have a definitely lack of energy in the afternoons. It's nice to do what we can to support their home lives.
I understand the manager's frustration. But, I think taking that kind of action sets a dangerous precedent.

IMHO, no matter how hard criticism may be to hear, (especially when it is entitled and baseless), you still want to encourage and reward employees and interns any time they go out of their way to try and make the company better, stronger, or a more enjoyable place to work. Not because you agree with what they're proposing, but because you want to encourage the free flow of ideas, and the voicing of concerns.

Moreover: When you take on interns, you take on the role of mentor and teacher, for better or worse. I seriously doubt that firing them was the best way to teach them anything.