skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I dunno how many crossover/midsize SUVs you've sat in, but few of them have third row seats and the ones which do are rarely suitable for adults.
So did you read the other article about how much Amazon charges in fees for small publishers and the demands it places on them?

So you don’t care about publishers of physical books who according to one of the articles actually go negative because of the “Amazon tax” but you do care about software developers who can’t sell loot boxes without a 30% cut going to Apple

What do you think is Amazon’s motive for selling Kindle books below cost if it isn’t to kill competition just to raise prices later?
Ha good to know. I chose not to do the on-site after they asked if a weekend was OK.

Nope. If I succeed I’ll just end up on the other side of the table interviewing candidates on weekends...
How can one get into this field?
> If someone can learn to solve just DP problems by practicing in leetcode then DP is a useless metric or proxy of someone’s ability to reason mathematically.

I'm not a fan of DP but I don't follow this logic. Does practicing maths problems for an exam make the exam a useless metric of mathematical reasoning?
800k is no easy feat, at Google OP would have to have been Senior Staff or Principal, and there aren't many of those. Unless OP joined early and is including stock appreciation, then that would be more reasonable.
Don't use Gearbest. They're incredibly shady, and have terrible customer service. I've never had the issues that I had with gearbest with a vender on Aliexpress. Also Xiaomi even has a store on ali.
It's a long article but I found it to be very enlightening. It not just teaches how to control anger and parenting but also the importance of story telling.
Ed Yong rocks. Another well written science piece that is easy to digest without drifting into sensationalism.
Damn! Right now, I'm making $24k as a Full Stack Developer (remote) for a US company with 10yrs. of experience. Now I believe that I'm way underpaid.
Yes and no. The Byzantine Empire is a continuation of the Roman Empire, but it is not the continuation of the Roman Empire. Saying that the Byzantine Empire is just the Roman Empire masks the fact that it really is a Ship of Theseus situation: in terms of administration, culture, military practices, etc., there is rather more discontinuity between the Roman Empire of 200 and the Byzantine Empire of 800, although the changes were gradual and not sudden.

A good comparison is to Chinese history. The Chinese tend to argue that they have a continuous empire stretching back to the Xia dynasty (or the Qin dynasty, depending on how much credence you give to the historicity of Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties), albeit broken up into distinct dynasties. Yet this is similarly not quite so truthful--China was often fragmented into warring polities with no clear hegemon, and there are times when even the Chinese historians couldn't maintain the pretense that there was on (say, the Three Kingdoms period).

Western historiography does emphasize the discontinuity rather than the continuity, and it is wrong, but so is emphasizing the continuity and ignoring the discontinuity.
How long to get to senior level?
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I have no problem with Steam's notifications since they appear for a second then piss off. Windows notifications are fucking awful. They stay in your tray with a taunting (1) symbol until you get rid of them, the collective amount of time I've wasted opening that horrible right menu and clicking away notifications must be staggering.
I just run a full remote mate based Ubuntu desktop that I connect to via chrome remote desktop or x2go. I made a quick script that I run inside a vps instance or container to build it:

https://github.com/kstenerud/ubuntu-dev-installer/blob/maste...
Bent in Half over Foldable Phones
The pricing page says, "pricing includes gas savings." It's likely more than $48200.
According to the itnernet if you aren't making that by 35, you're a failure.
He talks about it very briefly at the end, but basically says it doesn't pass Occam's Razor: there are better ways to implement the hack which can't just be detected with visual inspection.
During the mid aughts, the consensus of the Election Verification Network (EVN) crowd (academics, election administrators, feds) was that audits were no better than manual recounts and just as expensive.

I'll read the paper you linked, but know that it's contrary to the received wisdom, and I'm very skeptical of any claims that auditing elections are feasible or worthwhile. By audit, I mean anything short of a full manual recount.

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Okay. I lightly read that paper.

First, it specifically says to only audit the VVPR, meaning the actual ballots, not the VVPAT, which is just what the computer says it recorded. So there might be some miscommunication. I assumed #bdamm was referring to the VVPAT.

Second, the meat of the paper is refinements for calculating the confidence that the official result is correct based on recounting a sample. All of the caveats with audits, not within the scope of this paper, remain the same.
So they were doing deep learning as an undergrad, huh? Studying tensors for 10 years? Next you’ll be telling me they have 20 years experience coding for CUDA.

No. None of these people have the math background you think, nor do you need it.
No and that's a bad thing. Generally the ability to do so (or side-loading in general) has been to the public benefit.

There is 30 years worth of malware, ransomware spyware and viruses on PCs to show that most of the public hasn’t benefited from being able to download freely.
It seems absolutely insane to me that salaries can be so different across countries even though people themselves can acquire visas or contract across borders.
No I didn't use the price with the estimated gas savings bs. Click "details" to view the actual purchase price.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you don't just want problems to be detectable: you want them to be diagnosable and fixable.

If you detect a problem with FooBar frontend at 1pm, the first question anyone's going to ask is, "What changed in FooBar frontend or any of its dependencies at or shortly before 1pm?"

If the answer is, "Bazz backend deployed at 12:50pm" then someone with no understanding of the innards of FooBar or Bazz can roll back Bazz and there's a pretty darn good chance they'll have fixed the problem quickly. This is a scalable approach to fixing things that works well in practice.

If the answer is, "Nothing just changed. Every layer of the system has been gradually changing all day" then your oncall person will need an in-depth understanding of every service involved in the system as well as creativity in guessing where to start looking. It can work, but it's going to be slower and more difficult and fewer people will have the system-specific knowledge and debugging skills do it well and quickly.
A Walkthrough of Data Version Control
you're not wrong, but I installed bookmarklets on my ipad mini to increase and decrease font size because of _HN_, which sets lower-than-normal font sizes. My eyesight isn't great, but this site is the absolute pits for undersized text without max-width set.
When I discuss with friends outside of Bay Area the electric scooters startups are one of symbols of Silicon Valley loosing the touch with reality.

Not saying they are necessarily not viable, just that is how the rest of the world sees us.
Staff Engineers at FAANG typically make 400-500k/pa. What made the difference was a retention grant. I got a competing offer and they gave me millions in stock, which I accepted and stayed. After I was fully vested, I basically got lucky and found another big company that had a department that was doing some pretty undisciplined hiring and brought me in at Senior Staff. I'm not really doing the job at that level, but they don't want me to leave, so we're in stasis. After the initial grant runs out this will stabilize at ~700k.

I don't know how to repeat what I did. I think retention grants are rarer than they used to be. However, once you get to Staff, you have a lot of negotiating leverage. I received multiple offers with initial grants over 2 million.

Build relationships, progress your career, get good at whiteboard interviews, and change jobs more often to make progress.
It's not so much compensate as much as it is structuring their comp so that they can get away with never actually giving you a raise.
Heh. We were the first US city to do it (Chattanooga), and are the best. ;)

I led the team that worked on a bunch of software that supported the effort (behind the scenes and consumer-facing), and am glad to see other cities following—hopefully others will also copy EPB’s commitment to net neutrality and no caps. We’ve long had the same price (a couple bucks under $70) for the gig. Lowest offering here is symmetric 300meg currently. We even do 10gig to the home now.
Do you seriously believe public markets would be kind to these companies in the foreseeable future?
I don't recall steam ever doing this. And I've used it since the HL2 days. Are you confusing it with the popup that shows on steam startup?
or just add some gubbins onto the url https://www.tesla.com/modely?a=1 works
Having optional safety features on an airplane (i.e. not standard equipment) strikes me as being significantly more egregious (Edit: more so than on vehicles like cars/trucks for the general population). Considering how complex these things are already, how does this not unnecessarily increase the cognitive load on pilots? "Oh, I guess I'm flying the basic trim level airplane today, I better be cognizant of the fact that it lacks features X, Y and Z"
> Facebook would happily accept their cash

It's not so simple, because not all employees would go along with it. It's possible that Zuck is stalling so he can figure out how to deliver what he's being asked for without creating too much turmoil.

> consistent with the heritage of Russian intelligence services

And also consistent with US intelligence services and a historic tit for tat. Russia's alleged $150K spend is being amplified because it fits the desired narrative, which is that social media needs to be much better controlled/censored, in this case for alleged national security reasons.

> guy who is over his head ... without the foresight and vision to be a steward of it or the humility to delegate it... harming the republic and the world

I would rephrase this as follows: A guy built an incredibly successful great firewall with built-in social credit system. In spite of his youth and inexperience he created something that governments have sought to create and control since before the modern information age. Now that he's created it and its value is (finally) understood by political leaders, there exists a desire to confiscate/control it to use it for the benefit of the republic.

The impact of FB's news feed algorithm on the 2016 election dramatically accelerated the power grab. Zuck saw this move early which is why he testified to congress that "Facebook should probably be regulated". He is insisting on overt, public regulation of something he sees as a public utility, but officials have their eye on the much bigger prize which is the great firewall + social credit system. Such a thing requires secrecy and of course does not resemble Zuck's concept of a public utility.
It's stock increases.
Absolutely. Music, acting, and story telling, etc have almost always fallen under the category of art. Is it always high art? Of course not, but I think most would still consider these things art.
You get paid 3 times as much working in the US. You also get treated well rather than as a cost centre which was my experience back in Aus.

I'm an Australian developer earning triple that+stocks on top at one of the FAANG. Trump, guns and shitty healthcare don't affect you day to day in the states. The E3 visa for Australians to work in the US is trivial.

The funny thing is that Sydney real estate is comparable to silicon valley despite no one earning anynear as much.
Crossovers are — and I intentionally oversimplify — half way between a station wagon/minibus and SUV (4x4 wagon). The main features are higher ride, more head space (the roof of the Y is significantly higher than in the 3), more seats, hatchback instead of a trunk, and flexible seating.

The X and Y are well into crossover territory, they aren’t minibuses or SUVs.
> it's in the shop for MONTHS waiting on parts

tbh, if I got a, say, BMW, knowing the nearest branch is 5 hours away, I would factor the possibility that it can be in the show for WEEKS, if not MONTHS, waiting on parts. (my 3-series has spent 2 weeks at the dealership at least twice)
Are there any photos of the Model Y with seven adults inside?
But he actually went through with it, which is unique.
Ineffective. Circumventing government imposed website blocks is trivially easy. It is a waste to even try.
It went relatively slowly and started in sections of the city with the right customer demographics. The local government which is a big part of the equation seems to be generally a little more reasonable and less corrupt than is average.

I am speculating it is capital intensive and not enormously profitable, and it is slow.
Woah. I’m assuming this comp is mostly stock but wow this still seems insanely high. I suppose “threatened to quit” is the key here?
My comment was not directed at you personally or at your past views on the subject.
I agree with you. I think in practise the feature choices are made per-airline, perhaps to avoid the pilot confusion you mention. "AOA disagree" specifically seems to have been purchased by only the North American airlines that use the MAX.
Bad because it select people who can handle stress and distraction and doesn't complain? If that what they looking for then I see no problem with it. They are free to select whatever criteria they see fit.

The way they interview in my work place these days also hard and imo ridiculous but yet they still find someone who meet all the criteria.
How much more work do you do at every level? Do you feel like there's an optimal level to reach for your time investment / pay ratio?
Thanks a lot.

Also, thanks for updating your original comment. Your numbers were stuck in my head. After reading the article - I was like - It's not making sense. So, I reread your comment and saw the updated numbers :-)
Blind is an anonymous messaging app where people talk about their salaries, employers, and other topics. It’s somewhat toxic.

$240k seems in the range of normal for most of the FAANGs. Of course it can go much higher.

It doesn’t seem like the typical new hire just out of undergrad gets that much to start.
It's great he made it happen, but he doesn't have to pretend like it's still funny.
Clue linking mysterious Boeing 737 Max disasters came from space
Show HN: DockEnv – Safely and easily run untrusted Python using Docker
> The alternative (cel phone calls and sms) is literally an inch away on our smartphone, but it is such bad quality and so expensive its unusable. For all of us, Facebook is definitely a good thing.

I'm sorry but I don't buy this at all. There are so many alternatives to facebook that are also free (i.e. skype or email) beyond "cel phone calls and sms".

You've simply become accustomed to the __convenience__ of facebook. That convenience has enabled you to interact with more people, and given you a sense of increased / improved connection with the world. But has the quality of those interactions improved? The world (including these execs) says no, on the contrary, interactions on facebook are oftentimes shallow and insignificant.
I sent you an email! Thanks for this opportunity :)
If you can solve a leetcode medium in an hour _and_ get a work visa in the US, then you can easily double or triple that salary. Just throwing this out there: grinding interview problems sucks but it's the best thing you can do for your income in industry these days.
Yes. I'm self taught. Plenty of self taught people at Amazon, with non-CS degrees, or no degrees at all. That definitely won't be a blocker.

My advice would be to not try to seek satisfaction from "earning as much as possible"... because "as much as possible" is an unreachable destination. I worked with lots of unhappy people earning $350K/year because they felt they should be doing $500K. How do you think they'll feel once they're making $500K? I bet they'll still be miserable because one person they know is their age and making $600K. And so on. Same with promotions and job titles. Once you clear a certain level of financial security (bills on autopay, some savings), more income stops mattering for satisfaction.
What popup are you referring to? If it's the login popup, that is Steam starting up at Windows startup...
More gun toting incel throwbacks who cannot cope with the reality of modern demographics.
I think Scaringe is super undervalued at the moment. The company is brilliant! Scaringe seems to like rockets too so I wouldnt be surprised if he starts his own space company at some point.
Managers will usually pull 400k+, I wouldn't say that's a top 5% salary. Above 300k isn't unusual at all. Check out levels.fyi for some examples of top-of-band salaries in each level.
I work in Canada government on Java ee for 3 years, worked on other legacy application on cobol etc earlier for 10 years. I have undergrad in CS. What technology can I learn to level up my salary with current market standards? I will appreciate any other advice to get up to those level.
But one is using the system standard format for notifications, and the other one is custom. If you have a problem with how standardized system notifications are handled, that isn't really Epic's fault. Although ideally, you could choose whether to use their's or the systems and customize the available settings for each.
Ah, great a Daily Mail article that calls China the "enemy".
How is Facebook changing the world? If anything, the world seems to be changing around Facebook.
I personally would love to see cities pouring funding into these scooter companies. For me, at least, they are infinitely more useful than the other public transportation options I have available.
> Many work at FB have that luxury? How can you prove that? You can't.
> Someone's salary is not a measure to use when attacking them for not resigning.

You don't resign out of the blue, you start looking and interviewing at other places. People with the talent or resume to get hired at Facebook currently do have that ability and should be valued on the current job market.

> That's a judgement call on your part, and a bad one at that. You have absolutely no insight into the work/life issues those workers need to consider.

Okay, so you're just boiling this down to "my judgement is better than yours without evidence" then? If no person can have any insight into anyone ever, how would we ever act on any information or situation? Assumptions and judgements must not be made blindly but they do need to be made in an informed manner. Why you discount my perspective on them without reason is another matter.

> There is no valid argument to support the claim that Marlboro executives should resign because cigarettes are unhealthy. People resigning does exactly nothing to the market demand for cigarettes.

They literally created the market demand through their suppression of information. The argument is not at all "cigarettes are unhealthy", it's that they should not be marketed and supported in the motives of profit above morality.

Please stop rephrasing my arguments to fit your assumptions. I'd love to have a real discussion here instead of talking past each other.
Fun fact: it really was meant to be Model E, so as to spell out S E X Y properly but Ford, the trademark owner, was having none of it.
About (1).

The exact versions they used are specified by the stack.yaml file.

In this case, see https://stackage.org/lts-13.10

Stack has a feature that lets you automatically added bounds to a hackage upload based on the stack.yaml. (However, I personally do not recommend using this feature, as those bounds usually end up being overly restrictive. Manually-written bounds are better.)
> I read these things and would never sign something like that.

Ya, everyone does until they look at their bank account.
Neither of these items are unethical. They are just design decisions that you don’t like.
Robot can park your car for you
Despite live-streaming to a global audience of folks who likely share the same race, gender, religion and ideology as him, he'll be called a "lone wolf" as always. The truth is, he's part of a global terror network.

EDIT: The LAPD says "this attack appears to be an isolated incident".
I have a 2018 Model S and I assume it could take well over a year to get repaired in the event of damage :( it’s not for everyone.
Yes, I think so too. But it sounds like he's renounced that. And of course, it could be bullshit to deflect criticism.

Even so, I've done lots of work with est / Landmark Education, and some with Lifespring, Tony Robbins and NLP. So I'm familiar with concepts of building relationships with family and friends, and broader social networking and community building. And a major aspect of that it honesty and open sharing, both 1:1 and in groups. it helps us see how much we're all the same, and builds empathy and love.

So when he talks about social hacking through sharing and strengthening relationships, I hear it through those filters. But I also hear his cynical comments about oversharing fools that sucks into Facebook.

so anyway, I'm curious where this will go. Facebook now allows signups via Tor, apparently with no texted authentication. And if he creates a privacy-frirndly version that emphasiuzes P2P communuication, that woutld be very cool.
Hmm, no, I can't.

This was something I had observed in practice over the years (i.e. several orders of magnitude performance difference between AES-128 and AES-256 from my PHP implementations), and "your CPU only supports AES-NI for 128-bit keys" was the explanation I was given at the time. I haven't observed this recently, and I'm on newer hardware, so the explanation made sense.

In attempting to identify which CPUs were affected by this limitation, I've discovered that I was grossly misinformed about this. I'm going to update the article to redact this, ASAP.

UPDATE: Redaction applied.
Worked for 5 years at big tech.

Never made it above 180.

sigh.
There was also a time when Facebook was just a random website run from a dorm room. Just like Facebook itself grew, so will the group of people who dislike it. And the trend can only go in one direction, because as Tim Cook said "If I were running Facebook, I wouldn't be in this situation".

>>Most people who work at facebook believe the company is positive or neutral

Yeah, you can be smart without having any guts (to demand change). That many Facebook employees still believe the company is positive or neutral is a good example of this.
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FirmAI: Interactive Corporate Report Using Machine Learning
> Curious if Tesla attempts such a line next.

and how exactly would they do that? their non-automated lines barely work.