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I have successfully used https://briefmetrics.com/ before with clients who couldn't be bothered to learn the GA dashboard and wanted reporting. I have also used the "email dashboard on a schedule" and made a simple dashboard but briefmetrics has a better experience.
Hailo is very similar from a customer point of view in the UK. You can vote with your feet quite easily; sometimes having principles costs a little convenience/money/time. :shrug:

Maybe a better lesson to draw from this sort of story though is to introspect on how men behave around the women we work with, what conduct we put up with which we shouldn't, and strive to make all our workplaces (not just Uber) a better place for people who are not white men.
I see the opposite - I don't have to worry about the food being there so I can choose to take risks such taking a year off with kids, or starting my own company. I think that the separation of my health insurance from my employment for example, is very important in that respect.

What I described is basically the reality in any oecd country (there is one outlier and it's not Sweden). If it's a brainwashing scheme it's a pretty large one.
I don't want to jump into cause/effect but perhaps the fact that he didn't read the article and made those comments are somehow related...
An example from Leonard Mlodinow: imagine a friend doesn't pick up the phone when you call. Now, you might think that maybe they're upset at you, because if they are indeed upset, the the probability that they wouldn't pick up the phone is very high. On the other hand, there might be many other reasons your friend doesn't pick up the phone – battery's dead, they went on an impromptu holiday, they're having a bad day, they didn't hear it ring. Frequentist statistics deals in the first kind of probabilities (the probability of seeing what you saw given a particular hypothesis) whereas Bayesian statistics is the other way around (the probability of a particular hypothesis given what you saw).
Well, maybe I'm an exception since I am a statistician, but Bayesian techniques allow me to do things which are simply impossible with frequentist tools. To be fair, I use both approaches just about every day.
> I am not sure why I have to pay more for taxis at this time

You don't. He's saying "delete Uber", not "delete all ridesharing apps". Find another such app made by a less odious company.
I thought it had something to do with Instagram DM linked to Telegram…

Other than that I really liked the idea and implementation, great work! It's something I'd use in the future.
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> and the author advertises her book in her post.

Hint; while it may be surprising to you, books about microservices are not where the big bucks are. Nobody is going to make dramatic libellous false claims merely to advertise a book on microservices; the idea is kind of absurd.
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The physical theory is close to perfect, it's the interpretation that leaves room for questions.
Are warning messages like these common in the Linux kernel? Cursory overview makes it seem like the logic should never get there. Funny.

> WARN(1, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.\n");
If at all: some of these findings were implemented health practises roughly 100 years ago (see for example iodine as mentioned above).
Telegram + Widget = Telegidget

Short. Sounds like a real word, and from a quick googling doesn't seem to be being used by anything else (open source or commercial).
> I strongly suspect Uber managers (and possibly engineers) are going to find having Uber on your resume is a strong negative indicator when they leave to find new roles.

Many people at Uber never need work again.
Amsterdam seems to be covered by http://www.taxi.eu ?
I guess http://yacy.net should work fine.
It's technically sexist, but not really that bad sexist. Likewise the statement "I believe women tend to be more often attracted to men than to women" is sexist, but not very shocking.
Right, peers can be added to your notes as a simple paid service, thus making storage a simple commodity you pay pennies for, with no lock-in (peers by different storage providers).

I'll setup a mailing list tonight. For those that want to join, please shoot an email to anil.verve @ gmail.

@diggan: ipfs/notes repo seems to be a discussion place for the protocol -- I'd wait until we can come up with a draft spec before starting a discussion there.
Also, it doesn't sound like they're making blanket removals of a blacklist, they're just factoring copyright violations into their ranking algorithms. I'm surprised they weren't already doing this, as it seems like not doing so would cross the line from "we can't be responsible for what our links point to" to "we are actively ignoring illegal use of our platform".

If you don't like this, it's clearly just a symptom of copyright laws you don't like, and not really an issue with the search engines.
No, AND they are actually useful for any sort of problem, like, reading a records from a file and that sort of stuff. Heck, I wrote one last week [0] because it's quick to implement and does the job.
Same applies for the double-linked kind (slightly less so but still nice) and queues. One of my favourite linux kernel header is lists.h!

[0]: https://github.com/buserror/rf_bridge/blob/master/src/rf_bri...
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>> If anything, not investigating will keep the questions swirling, undermining the legitimacy of Trump's presidency.

The only ones undermining the legitimacy of his presidency are the people claiming Russian interference without evidence. One problem at this point is that people on either side will question the result of any investigation, which would further erode confidence in the government. It's a no win situation, so we need to just stop beating the dead horse.
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Uber is the solution to taxi drivers using dirty tricks (i.e taking the long way, turning the meter off), but also comes with it's own dirty tricks (surge pricing).
Yes, thus perpetuating the cycle. _Madoka_ is a bit dark that way. (I'd suggest reading the WP entry on it, but it's a bit spoilery, and Madoka is widely considered one of the best anime of the past decade even for people uninterested in magical girl anime, so you might want to give it a shot without reading plot summaries.)
Meh, most Bayesian techniques still assume a model. It's more like:

Assuming a model M characterized by parameters T and giving rise to data Y, what is P(T|Y,M)

To be sure, you can compare the probability of models as well, and there are Bayesian semiparametric techniques, but models are still really important.
This bullshit again. Could we please just stop giving these cranks attention until they produce at least a somewhat plausible mechanism for how quantum mechanics and conciousness are related, and not just a bunch of unscentifeic speculative mumbojumbo that falls appart if you even take a cursory look at it?
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But this is exactly why I do use it (or did, until this latest stuff came out) -- if some clueless VC wants to burn their unicorn giving me subsidized rides, I'm more than happy to supply the fuel. And let's be honest: the taxi industry is/was just terrible.
Thanks for this comment - I agree with your points here. It is worth us all thinking about how to fix the broken culture, rather than thinking about what the author can do, she's done her part in a very brave way by writing this honest article.
The rumour is that Bannon believes he can convince Putin to back the USA in a confrontation with Iran. Bannon sees Iran as a bigger threat and is trying to engineer a conflict. (I have no idea whether that's correct, just passing on an unsubstantiated rumor.)
Have you checked /usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick/7.0.4-10/include/ImageMagick-7/MagickCore/ ?
Maybe. Or maybe the culture at Uber is really not that uncommon, and maybe managers at Uber will have plenty of like-minded friends who would be more than willing to give them a referral at other companies.
Typinganimationframe wasnt on the list for me. Just lots of calls using small amounts of time. Its the animation thats causing the gc and program time.
The hiring manager of a small software company gave me a quick brief before handing me off to his technical heavy. "He's hard to get along with, but he's really smart. Oh, and he has two PhDs. He'll tell you that."

I was ushered in. The Guy with Two PhDs (he showed me his business card first, and there were indeed two PhDs on it) asked me:

"What is the simplest way to synchronize two threads?"

I rattled off some synchronization primitives. Semaphore. Critical section. I was ready to do an implementation if he wanted.

"No, the simplest."

I dug around. Interlocked operations? A mutex? A spinlock? I mentioned Dekker's algorithm (it sucks, but it's simple). I dredged up a few more.

"No, I want the SIMPLEST possible way to synchronize two threads. What is it?"

I'd run out. He gave a disgusted snort. The next question wasn't much better: "What's the BEST way to share data between programs?"

"Not sure what you mean by best. How many programs? Is it over the network? Hmm, shared memory and a maybe a signal of some kind?"

"No, the best way!"

This interview did not go well. At the end, Dr. DoublePhd scolded me for dropping out of college and told me to go back to school to finish my degree.

That evening I wrote the hiring manager that Dr. DoublePhd appeared to want the answer "raise interrupt priority" for the thread synchronization question -- which doesn't work on a multiprocessor -- and that I had no idea what the heck he was asking for on the other questions.

I didn't add that even the awful questions I was being asked could have been productive interview fodder in the hands of a good interviewer, but that in the hands of a terrible person they were destroying that company's ability to hire.

Turns out that I didn't need to add that last bit. A few months later the hiring manager emailed me, saying that they had fired Dr. DoublePhd and would I consider interviewing again? I politely declined.

I never found out the BEST way to share data between programs. In fact, I'm still looking. I think we all are.
> linked list is not complex for christ sake.

There are many people for whom this is complex, you're assuming a foundation that not everyone has. There are also many people for whom nothing is complex, they assume they can understand everything, while they don't currently, they assume they'll be able to learn it without issue.

Dealing with new starts who are straight out of education is often like reading posts from 4chan.org/b, at first you don't know if they're joking.

It's not all doom and gloom, occasional I'm pleasantly surprised by the calibre of those beginning their career/hobby, but this is the exception.
Yep, they're built to last too. I have an old white plastic MacBook I handed down to my nephew that's still chugging away after seven years. It runs like it's practically brand new and it's built like a tank.
> I'm having trouble thinking of a real world example where you'd want an atomic operation going ham in a loop without any sort of time or synchronization.

By using another atomic op as synchronization? After all that's their stated purpose.
Tell that to the 1000's of people who can't implement them.

I agree, its not that hard, but that's all the more reason to avoid giving attitude about the question. Answer it quickly and move on. If you can't answer it quickly, maybe it _is_ that complex.

A lot of interviewers have a short time window in which to conduct their 1-on-1. Sometimes they ask easy questions for a reason.

Often, I start with a soft ball that I intend on building on - turn a linked list into a doubly linked list; a circular list; can you improve the lookup time; can you make it generic; what are the space constraints; what are the time constraints.

And if they can't answer the simple question, we just leave it at that.

A simple question can easily be built upon. "I'd Google it" can not.
It seems worth noting that "Trump surrogate" Peter Thiel (who somehow damns Uber by association) is not only not involved in Uber, but is a major investor in Lyft (as is Carl Icahn).
> NZ ranked as the #1 least corrupt place in the world is some major bullshit.

Or that the ratings are so corrupted to portray this place as a bastion of corruptlessness.
The HR and management system described sounds unusually dysfunctional.
Hey, everyone! I'm working on an open source community platform that I think you guys might find interesting.

You can check out our repo here:

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It is still a work in progress, but I would really love to hear your feedback/opinions/suggestions about how I can improve it.
#1 and #3 could also mean that you need more "junior games" right away that kind of sort of simulate the entire experience instead of learning from elements. I suggest picking up a copy of "Making Learning Whole" by David Perkins. I personally don't quite like the writing style but the content is pretty interesting and important. Super Cliffnotes version: try to frame everything you learn in some sort of mini-version that is kind of sort of like the whole...yes it's hard for some (especially intellectual) domains but there's usually ways to do it.
What happened to your internet? It's a very big place, can't you just not read this type of article? They aren't very hard to avoid.
This seems much better than previously. It's nice to see some previews before having to fill in all the details. But I have to say, the scrollbars look annoying and unnecessary.
> in London UK, Uber has no real alternative

Only one of the largest public transport systems, a large and growing cycle infrastructure, other private hire via large and local minicabs, black cabs and even motorbike taxis.

London is one of the easiest places in the world to delete the Uber app, especially given that the average speed of a car frequently doesn't beat cycling or public transport when Central London traversals are involved.
I think I'm in love.

I just recently switch from GA to Gauges, because the referral spam and bloat was annoying me.

I'm definitely going to use this on my next project. Simple and beautiful.

Thanks for sharing!
'A highly complex and recondite field, and a solid answer on any but the most trivial question requires nontrivial research to identify with confidence.'

So very much like the problem identified here then?

I agree with your sentiment though.
Careful there. If you start really thinking about long-term tradeoffs and the real costs of externalities you might fall into a bottomless pit of despair and rage. (And not just at Uber.)
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What kind of drinks do you drink during that fasting period? I imagine I'd collapse after one day if I wouldn't drink soda or something high-sugar / high-coffeine.
If you were outraged by Trumps "locker room talk," I don't see how you can stand by an entire company culture dedicated to protecting serial harassers and silencing their victims. Gross, this company is just gross.
You should definitely contact a reddit user called CommaHorror.

This is his writing style, which I believe would complement yours quite nicely: https://www.reddit.com/user/commahorror
Actually, I could not find anything relevant by searching it for "file" and "next". I guess it's purely the responsibility of the pager, which presumably is not part of man itself.
I probably could list a handful of items, but the first one who comes up immediately is my TEK keyboard. Since nearly two years I'm using this ergonomic keyboard, and it's just great. It has a real steep learning curve and will drive you insane for the first few "weeks." But after some time you will love it.
I can now type blind and type much faster than on any keyboard before. My hands rest in one place all the time only my fingers move.
For me, this keyboard is a great design. It has its price, but for something that I constantly use to earn my income, it is more than worth it.
The only negative thing is that you get confused when using a "normal" keyboard. But after some keystrokes, your brain will switch modes, and you can type as before :)
There are quite a few, how about: https://gett.com/ ?
When I was an electrician aboard a volunteer ship, I bought some Swedish work pants that saved me SO much walking. It was like wearing a tool belt all the time, but WAY more comfortable. I could carry tools, supplies, a notebook, cell phone, everything. It was amazing.

I also had a knife I used for work and the pants had a special pocket at your knee especially for your knife. It was so perfect because it was always available. I could be ankles-deep, laying on my side, in some wall or other, but I just reach down and grab my knife if I need to cut something.

Both not exactly what I had, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy them again:
https://www.blaklader.uk/en/product/15001370-trousers-crafts...
https://morakniv.se/en/product/pro-s/
If he gave reasonable answers when pressed, despite being initially resistant, it sounds like the interview didn't give any insight into whether he was a good employee or not.
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Oh. Am I wrong in believing that even for a civil trial, the jury must be heavily biased towards the defendant? Does California require jury unanimity to reach a decision in a civil case?
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Nice. I was once asked to implement a basic filesystem API in C++ including file manipulation, directories and paths, etc. I just said use boost::filesystem and move on with your life. Interviewer was not impressed but at 95% of companies that's what you are going to want to do.

Can you imagine interviewing someone to build you a house and spending 90% of the interview time asking him how he'd chop down trees for wood and manufacture the nails? Welcome to software interviewing.
I'm usually not a big fan of DHH (talking about silicon valley hubris?), but this is a good read.
I agree. My point being, when thinking about viable Excel replacement, one also needs to consider if and how the skillset differs to get the most of the benefits of the new tool. A company may not be willing to switch if the alternative solution requires extended specialized training for the staff.
Why don't you tell me, and why don't your respond to my core argument - which is - why don't we let the law take its course?

Why do we need consumer activism all the time? Are you saying the laws are insufficient? Then tell me which specific laws those are.
> An analogy that should ring a bell with many HN regulars would be the new technical manager with zero technical background who was hired because he's the CEO's nephew, who happens to be borderline mentally challenged but makes up for it with defiant corruption, extreme nepotism and flamboyant temper tantrums.

Who?
damn that was painful reading...

almost as silly as a chiropractor making adjustments on a turtle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=693MsUkQzsA
But I don't think in go atomic ops are considered synchronization in the sense that they force two goroutines to synchronize at a particular point like a chan. I.e. a chan send in one goroutine must be matched with a chan receive in another (unless they're buffered). If you have an atomic operation between two synchronization points I'd expect the only guarantee is that it occurs between the two points, and when it does it happens atomically.
I think part of it is the fact that Trump is an all around jerk that inherently garners more attention. Bush did plenty of egregious things that didn't get nearly the amount of attention they deserved either. That being said when the WH issued orders (even the Visa waiver issue) that were deemed unconstitutional, ACLU took it to court.
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I don't understand how charging market price is a "dirty trick". When the demand curve shifts, the price must also shift to meet the supply curve, otherwise you will create a condition where there is not enough supply.

This concept applies to any perishable good, including seafood, hotel room nights, flights, concert/show prices...otherwise how should the limited resource be distributed? And how can production of the resource be stimulated if the prices don't shift to meet the supply curve?
Heh, I would imagine they just found fellow aristocrats who had seen the puzzle questions before and whose groupthinking conformity was a perfect match for the companies.
"Bitflips are not a RAM stability issue."

Cosmic radiation bitflips are BS. No cosmic rays reach ground level. The chance of a, say, Al-28 nucleus successfully penetrating the entire atmosphere is as close to zero as it could be possible to get.
Basic physics. Something with such a high charge density won't penetrate ~100km of atmosphere and magnetic field. Even a basic muon wouldn't get through a sheet of aluminum foil and those are still capable of actually getting (barely) through the atmosphere.

The chances of cosmic radiation causing a bitflip are pretty much in the range of "Elvis coming into town on Nessie." Radiation originating from inside the system itself is much more likely a cause.
> Almost all taxation occurs when the money changes hands. I don't see why massive estate transactions should be exempted.

Currently, yes. There's no reason why we couldn't have wealth taxes or land-value taxes rather than transaction taxes, of course.

It's also offensive that the estate tax is punitive: I believe that current tax is 40% on everything over a certain amount. That is, IMHO, insane: the State is declaring that it has a 40% stake in all of someone's financial success, despite having taxed every penny of that when it was earned in the first place.

Finally, you're missing the point: we tax money at transactions because it's at those transactions that value is created: I pay you $25 for dinner, and I get $25+x value from that meal, while you pay $25-y to create it, leaving the economy $x+y better. I think it's reasonable to attempt to capture some of the value of those transactions to fund the government whose security & stability make them possible (e.g. your restaurant need not hire guards, because we have police; I need not pay for a road from my house to your restaurant, because one has been provided, &c.). But there's no value created at death: it's just a transfer, and to tax it (particularly at punitive rates) just seems like grasping greed.

> I have no problem paying my share of the national bills; I'd be ashamed to try to shift my share onto others.

I really hate this tone from supporters of high taxation, for two reasons: first, at least this proponent of changing our tax system doesn't object to paying his share; second, I believe many tax supporters want to raise taxes on somebody else.
Every cubic millimeter is precious... because we make our phones so thin that you end up buying a protective case to add some heft since it's so thin it wants to slip out of your fingers. Then you also buy a portable battery to top off when that super thin battery runs dry in the early evening.

Would it be really so bad if someone made a smartphone that was ~2x as thick as an iPhone, with added battery life and usability?

Unfortunately, it's in these companies best interest to push a new phone every year, regardless of if the new features justify the added cost... or are even features.