skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
RealScout | Senior Software Engineer - Data Integration | REMOTE (minimum 5-hour overlap with Pacific US Timezone) | Full-Time

RealScout’s goal is to provide better transparency between real estate agents, brokers, home sellers, and home buyers to bring efficiency to the $1 trillion residential real estate marketplace.
We're in almost every major metropolitan market in the country and have many of the largest NYC brokerages on board as part of a Buyer Graph[1] initiative -- an unprecedented effort for a real estate startup.

A typical week will entail:

- Ensuring perfect replication of 100+ real estate data feeds with as little lag as possible

- Scaling a daily emailer from 100k to 1m personalized sends

- Expanding our set of attributes that no one else in the industry has, like "stainless steel appliances" and "near Google shuttle stops"

THE REQUIREMENTS

- Experience with medium-to-large data pipelines: implementing, testing, and deploying

- Experience with stream processing tools such as Kafka, Kinesis, Spark, Storm, and/or Flink

- Familiarity with Python+Go (bonus points for Ruby)

- Familiarity with automated unit and integration testing

- Experience with wide variety of data stores such as PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, and Redshift

- Experience with one major cloud provider (Google, Azure, AWS). AWS a plus.

THE TEAM

We strive to cultivate thought diversity with candor, empathy, and respect. We welcome people of different backgrounds, abilities and perspectives.

We look forward to hearing from you! Contact me at anthony at realscout dot com and visit http://learn.realscout.com/about for more info.

[1] https://nycbuyergraph.com/
This is very unprofessional and a great way to burn your bridges.
Well the media also reported that by the Mayan calendar doom was imminent. What did they report? do they have informants from the inside? Otherwise this is hardly substantiating.
While all that is true, as an HOA member and major stakeholder in the HOA, it's incumbent on the members/owners to actually read the quarterly financial updates, attend HOA meetings, vote, etc.

Certainly easier to do in a neighborhood-run HOA for a small building or TH cluster than a high-rise, but the point still stands, I think.
And how many businesses have 80TB of valuable data that is valuable when it's offline for potentially weeks while it's moved onto the snowball, shipped, taken off of the snowball, and then converted into a usable format onsite?

Ignoring the fact you lose all metadata transferring via snowball and any ACLs depending on the type of data and where you pulled it from. You can't pull from anything BUT S3 either. So that database? Sorry, online. The Glacier archive? Going to have to rehydrate it first.

The $250 is a rounding error for sure, but not on the cost of the data, on the cost of restoring the data. Even S3 itself you're ignoring the fact that you've got $2,500 in transfer fees alone on that 80TB.
More home gadgets should be like this. No real rocket science inside, just excellent design and good implementation. Optional smart Bluetooth stuff, completely usable just with minimal buttons and gestures. Doesn’t try to take over every household task, just tries to do one thing well.

Anybody could make products like this if they just took enough time and care over it. Hardly anybody ever does. (IKEA comes to mind as another good example, and maybe Philips’ Hue lights.)

[Edit to add: I have absolutely no connection with any products or companies I’ve mentioned, in case this comes across as marketing spam! I’m just constantly frustrated at crappy and/or invasive “smart home” devices, so it’s refreshing to see somebody take what seems to me exactly the correct approach, and apparently pull it off very well.]
Those numbers are always inflation adjusted.
How would they become a data center company? There are 1000s of huge companies using a mix of colocated DCs, their own DCs, and cloud providers like AWS including the majority of Fortune 500 companies. Most of them are not datacenter companies like QTS.
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> I compared the checksum

At what N?

> The output is correct

Nope. diff

3c3
< 6264338
\ No newline at end of file
---
> 6264338 :27

PROGRAM OUTPUT:
3141592653 :10
5897932384 :20
6264338
Not to mention even by that standard, owning your house outright and having 10x its value in wealth is not "financial anxiety"
> proper context.

That's not 'tests' — tests would be something like Mocha, or Jasmine — what you're actually talking about here is one of the many forms of ad hoc in-browser debugging.
Share your startup – March 2019
I'm trying to make this a habit, so feel free to join in posting your startup :)

Please do a succinct post, to make this clear. Please include these details.

Love to know your plan(s) this month for your awesome project :)

* Name

* URL

* Small description (< 10/15 words)

* Current stage

* Your plan for this month

Thank you!
Most of those jobs are being asked to do more work with less staffing so that profiteers at the top can take a bigger cut.
I'm a fullstack dev with expertise in the frontend. I've worked on transitioning stacks into AWS, worked on the devops side of things, built and shipped product features, and helped to be a change agent within the organizations that I've worked for.

I'm looking for a remote position that has decent pay. I primarily want to work on a team of capable engineers with high levels of autonomy.

Github: https://github.com/blakedietz
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-dietz-08229a61/
I too might have a couple things in mind. How do I get in touch with you (gp, KineticLensman although happy to hear from immediate parent too)?
Yes, thank you. I run Debian and am well aware of Devuan (I'm running it on two machines right now).

However, I have doubts about Devuan as a long-term solution, and it's a long-term solution that I'm seeking.
See edit -- was just going off the implication from the immediate discussion and couldn't easily verify the relevant T/C. I would have deleted the comment but it was too late.
Sure, but we have no reports of a big airplane crashing near a runway that day, either, or evidence that it did. They either landed successfully out of sight and hid the plane, or crashed in some way that no debris was ever found.

Trying to land and failing spectacularly may be the most likely outcome, but it's also the only one we can conclusively rule out.
_Always_ MDN over W3. Especially if you're unfamiliar with a concept - the latter just creates a lapse in understanding.
Words are a tool like another other, can be used to empower others or create hatred...

In 2019, outrage has become the easiest emotion to exploit to achieve virality. One should always be asking: Does this media prioritize accuracy over virality, or is it the other way around?
So you want to make sure your software can always be run on whatever platforms are in common use in the future, no matter what those platforms are, right?

Write your software for the NES. As in, the Nintendo Entertainment System. Yes I’m serious.

The Nintendo Entertainment System is the most stable platform I can imagine. No aspect of the platform can ever be modified, much less depricated or removed. Furthermore, NES emulators are relatively simple to write and have been ported to basically every major hardware platform, and I don’t see this changing any time within even the next century.

Make sure to test your software against real hardware, so you know you aren’t relying on emulator bugs that may not be replicated on a future emulator.

I’ve actually been thinking about this for a while. Old game consoles are, as far as I can think of, the most stable and cross-platform computing platform we have.

Of course, if your software requirements exceed the capabilities of an NES, this won’t work.
I'm using OR logic until I have enough companies for AND logic to provide a good user experience. I'm looking forward for that day to come, too, trust me!

If you select multiple values, the results will be ordered by number of matches and prioritize the companies who ranked those values highest.
> If consumers are buying those things at what you would consider to be a high price

Seems like I can't stop quoting Debord in that thread.

"The spectacle presents itself as a vast inaccessible reality that can never be questioned. Its sole message is: >>>>> “What appears is good; what is good appears.” <<<<< The passive acceptance it demands is already effectively imposed by its monopoly of appearances, its manner of appearing without allowing any reply."

If you stop at the surface of the problem, sure, people buy it so it must be good.

The problem runs much deeper than that though, where does it stop ? Is it an ever ending quest for gadgets, each generation of them costing more than the previous and bringing less actual value to their user ? Is that the conscious goal of humanity or is it a byproduct of an uncontrolled economy of consumption ?

It sure is a nice way to spend our disposable income.
Alternative:
https://github.com/fbb-git/flexcpp

(nice with https://github.com/fbb-git/bisoncpp as parser generator)

Very well written with good documentation.
So... The Constitution? We just attack other countries whenever we feel like now?
NHS Medical Devices Unit | Software Devs | Glasgow, Scotland | ONSITE | Full time (perm + temp)

tl;dr - nodejs, python, databases, cloud, front end, back end, mobile apps

The Medical Devices Unit in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is looking for talented software engineers to join our multi-discipline team, creating software to drive brand new medical devices for the NHS.

The software team works as part of a larger unit, with skills in mechanical engineering, electronics, software and informatics. Some of our projects are purely software-based, while others involve embedded electronics and mechanical devices.

We want to focus on NodeJS and Python for future projects, but we support systems written in Java, C#, C++, and others. The team is still growing, so Node + Python are open for debate, but there will be opportunities to work with Android and iOS development, as well as with embedded microcontrollers and FPGAs. Experience working with databases and cloud platforms would be hugely beneficial.

Several roles available - see https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/_results.aspx?catID=&regionID=&orgI...
HBO boss quits as owner AT&T seeks more shows and more profit
Name: PDFShift

URL: https://pdfshift.io

Description: Convert any HTML documents to high fidelity PDF in a single POST request.

Plans: The re-design is almost done (said that last month ;) ). I plan to launch it next week.

You can have a preview at https://pdfshift-dev.netlify.com. Feel free to share your thoughts on the matter! :)
Lyft and Uber's revenue numbers are quite distinguishable from each other.
Wow, an actual communist. OK, I need to ask you a few questions.

Why should we risk it? You might say that previous attempts were "not real communism", but that is what we end up with when we try. We've killed 160 million people trying to implement communism, or at least following leaders who tell us they will implement communism. It doesn't seem wise to try again, does it? Why would things go down differently? It's awfully risky to take the gamble, don't you think?

What motivation would there be for start-up founders? If that just isn't needed because the state owns all business, how do we ensure that unproductive business doesn't uselessly stay funded while productive business is never initiated?

If there is no legitimate way to obtain great wealth, don't you think people might turn to methods that are not legitimate, such as the corruption? History shows that communism quickly turns the culture toward corruption, and that this dissipates very slowly once communism is removed.
I’m assuming you’re talking about dealer provided financing because in my case the loan had to be “executed” to get the car.

I was issued a check for the amount of the car, and while the check had never been cashed canceling the check and loan and having it removed from my CR took weeks
>Certainly here in DC, a couple is expected to "move up" to a single-family in the outer 'burbs when their family grows.

Yep, I'm in DC too, and happen to live in a condo. There's lots of townhomes near me, but it amazes me how many people willingly move out to Haymarket or Warrenton to buy an McMansion and then drive 2+ hours/day, mostly sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-66. Now the government has cut down all the trees and dug everything up around that highway so they can widen it, which of course isn't going to help one iota.

>It's all quite silly. And I say that having bought the single family in my 20s, hated it, sold it in my early 40s to go back to a TH. Now I walk to work, shorter drive to pretty much everything when needed, less maintenance. I'm much happier.

Interesting: you sound a lot like me.
WireGuard for Windows Progress
In that case allow me to amend my original statement: If you don't trust Microsoft you shouldn't use Windows for your personal data.
This is more for HTTPS setup and response header checks but you could have a look at my Chrome extension for this which also scans for SEO and performance issues:

https://www.checkbot.io/
It depends really. Transactions are usually processed based on the fee associated with them. If the network is exceptionally busy and you send a transaction with a low fee, yeah it'll take a while, but when creating the transaction you can adjust the fee (and most wallets will give you a few options) to make your transaction more valuable to miners, so it will be picked up more quickly.
Ecometrica | Python Developer | Montréal, QC Canada | ONSITE | Full-time | https://ecometrica.com/about-us/careers/python-developer/

Ecometrica is the global leader in downstream space information solutions. We turn the vast and growing streams of observation data from space, air and land into actionable insights for business, government and society.

Our technology supports all aspects of sustainability planning, operations and reporting by businesses and public organisations. Our data and software services are available worldwide through offices in London, Boston, Edinburgh and Montreal.

One position has opened in our Montreal office - Python Developer.

By joining the Ecometrica dev team, you’ll also be working with a truly international group of amazing, fun, and bright scientists collaborating between our offices in London, England, the West End of Edinburgh and in the Mile End district of Montréal. We provide an excellent health and dental benefits package, an employer matched pension plan, sick and compassionate leave, as well as 27 days of paid holidays per year.

Un poste est présentement disponibles à notre bureau de Montréal : Python Developer/Développeur(euse) Python (https://ecometrica.com/about-us/careers/python-developer)

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Making the battery removable by the user seems like a minimum effort for reducing e-waste and the battery is a common form factor (18650). Someday the path will need to move from manufacturer -> consumer -> landfill to manufacturer -> consumer -> manufacturer -> landfill where part of the device cost covers the reprocessing of materials, especially toxic materials.
You probably could if they let you reserve a particular model but I've only been able to reserve a particular class of car, not a specific model.
Oh sure I get that. Any matter of urban design & planning has infinitely more complexity than you're going to find on an internet discussion. Undoing postwar suburban sprawl is not going to be an easy task.

Still, for any person who is a fan of urbanism it's easy to be salty about this topic. City planning has favored motorists living in sprawl for half a century. Nobody cared about the noise pollution that would result to those living in the inner cities when public policy pushed everyone to the suburban fringe. Nobody cared about the risks and the inconveniences to pedestrians and cyclists when we designed our cities to favor motorists.

And yet, the moment we start to talk about allowing some multifamily units in a place that is traditionally single family you are immediately bombarded with the Concerns. My schools! My traffic! My parking spaces!

I wish the same concern was shown before we covered the entire nation with the suburban blight that rules today.
> Who is upvoting this stuff?

HN is starved for conversation about this. There's a massively futuristic cyberwar happening between the US and Russia. Hackers galore, wild spy stories, technological innovation, clever ideas, things happening at scale, etc - all the kinds of topics HN would love to have a conversation about!

But every story about it gets flagged and removed. So HN never, ever talks about the most interesting topic of our day (IMO). I think that is why this is getting upvotes. It'll probably disappear soon, as the rest of posts do on this topic. I don't have any info about this source btw, it could be a useless site. Just trying to add some insight.

The topic isn't political btw. Saying the President is compromised by Russia, along with much of the Republican party is just a fact. But HN sees that as political I guess, and things are removed. It's really unfortunate.
> If we dont trust the OS

Then pack it in and go home.
Looks to me like they've made out pretty well on the personal front considering they've run their business at a loss every year.
Slack changes its icon again, now has a white background
I've never tried Vulkan. I will look into it. Thankyou. :)
They say 'haha people will pay loads to see our names on stuff even if there's no other discernible difference in quality! haha conspicuous consumption and class signalling are great! lol'
There are also professional idea makers. I mean, look at the creative thinking industry, Edward de Bono writings etc.
There is far way from "to some degree I rely on it" and "stealing it is effectively trying to kill me. The self defence laws exists literally because of people who rationalized murders with far fetched reasoning like that.
Location: Ecuador

Remote: Yes

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Technologies: Haskell, PureScript, TypeScript, React/Redux, Python/Django, PostgreSQL, Cardano/Smart Contracts, Docker, Ansible

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Software consultant with a background on web development and embedded systems.

Looking for a remote contract in Finance and/or Fullstack Functional Programming.

Learner, ability to work on tight deadlines, low overhead, high throughput.
Does anyone else ever get the feeling that popular terms & phrases for this subject, e.g. "unlock value", strike that perfect balance of vaguery and reverence as to evoke a cargo cult?
While landing is harder, it is easily done with just a bit of practice in a flight simulator if the weather is fair when you are landing the real thing.

Landing is nowhere nearly as difficult as people make it out to be.

I do not have a pilots certificate, but I've flown real planes a lot in training situations. Granted, that was in a small single engine aircraft, and I've easily spent 100x as much time in simulators.

Thanks to flight simulators, I was able to fly the Cessna used in training alone all the way from engine start to engine stop, including taxiing, takeoff, cruise, 2-minute, 1-minute, and 30-second turns, landing hold pattern, and landing again on my very first time behind the controls. The instructor did not believe that flight simulation games could teach so much until I made that flight.

Instructors are not supposed to let newbie pilots do this, and he was ready at at the controls the entire time.

Anyway, landing is nowhere nearly as hard as people think.
Almost 3%, if combined with ChromeOS. IMHO, it is huge success, even if we forget about Linux domination in market of supercomputers, servers, smartphones, and large segment of market in IoT and robotics.

Bitcoin is far far away from such success.
Sure, and that is still very misleading because they are bundling gas savings along with government incentives that you will get upfront. I expect the cost after estimated savings to be the actual cost I pay upfront, not the savings over some car I would never buy in the first place, and I don't think you should ever mix upfront cost with long term savings when listing prices. Very misleading.
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Awarded one of the most innovative companies by FastCompany, Disney is working on a number of exciting tech initiatives. From their three streaming services, the new Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, there's no shortage of interesting tech problems to solve. There's openings in frontend, backend, mobile (iOS and Android).

I work in the DTCI segment (direct to consumer segment) and our culture is amazing. We're remote friendly (for the right candidates), work from home friendly, and a very inclusive workplace.

There's also tons of openings in other segments (theme parks and broadcast).

Our careers site here https://jobs.disneycareers.com/search-jobs

If there's a job you're interested in- please message me and I'd be happy to refer you.
> But a $5B payout would have meant they could start a VC firm...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator

> In 2009, Sequoia Capital led the $2 million investment round into an entity of Y Combinator which would allow the company to invest in approximately 60 companies a year as opposed to their previous 40 companies a year. The following year, Sequoia led a $8.25 million funding round for Y Combinator to further increase the number of startups the company could fund.

I think they'll be OK if this is their goal.
"winner take all market "

This is the wet dream of all tech bubbles. It was the same in the 90s when people said whoever sells dog food online first will win that market and be the leader in perpetuity. Lyft and Uber will be easy to attack by local companies once they have to stop subsidizing their rides and actually run a real business (aka making profit)
> Wealth inequality is productivity inequality

No, it's not.

Income inequality would be, in an idealized state where you both had a perfect market (with all the ideal rational choice theory attributes like perfect information and perfect utility maximization) andp erfectly equal initial distribution of wealth. Or, at least, the instantaneous income differential at the first moment would be, as well as the resulting wealth inequality; once you are past that you have wealth inequality which means that differences in market clearing price even in a perfect market no longer perfectly reflect differences in utility produced, because the interests of the wealthier participants are favored, so neither income inequality nor it's resulting wealth inequality reflect productivity, and with mortality and inheritances wealth inequality is even farther from a reflection of income inequality after the first generation.

Being born a Trump—or even a member of the first world middle class—puts you pretty high on the world distribution of wealth from day one, and your personal productivity has no contribution to that.
Unikernels with OPS running is faster and more secure than Docker Containers