skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
When a company wants to hire a specific person and they have already found that specific person, to comply with employment law, they have to write up a job description so other people can apply for that job. By making that job description so specific that only one person in the known universe satisfies it, they comply with employment law and get to hire the person they want.

I know this because I have gone through this process several times.
Interesting, I'd have thought it would be a more conservative thing. Keeping money local, protecting local businesses. Maybe that's why they're moderately popular? They cross the political divide.
At some point I was working for a shop that did smartcard-based payment systems. I was patching some smaller bug when I noticed a call that was suspiciously close to an assert() that was accidentally left in. Merely commenting it out made the payment handshake complete 50% faster. Being an eager junior as I was I went to the principal dude who wrote this part (and pretty much the rest of the core) and he dismissed me with exactly that - that's impossible. I decided to push it a bit and went to PM with my demo, he was equally awed and summoned the dude... to which the dude said, and I'm paraphrasing to soften, "this fucking bonehead just commented out the RSA sig verification for the handshake."

That is, sometimes the claimed "impossible" is indeed just that and the speed of response comes from the experience rather than ignorance or arrogance.
And then we come to the most dangerous item, because you have least control over it: preloading HSTS right into the browser.

I can't say specifically why, but there's something about a browser that treats a certain list of sites specially, by default, that just doesn't sit well with me. I've had this feeling ever since I heard about the feature. Not exactly net neutrality, but somewhat reminds me of it.
Empathy is an emotional attitude we can choose to extend to others. The fact that some people don't feel empathy towards everyone else doesn't mean that's morally right.

You're entering dangerous territory here. It's not a well-accepted fact that empathy is something you can choose to extend to everyone. On the contrary, there's ample evidence to suggest that we cannot extend it to everyone [1]. To then ascribe moral character to a function which is biologically limited is to run afoul of the ethical principle that ought implies can [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ought_implies_can
Crossing the Chasm is good for helping to figure that all out as your company evolves.
What do you mean O'Reilly doesn't make books anymore? I've read books from them recently.
This isn’t right. The cost of finding an employee at my current company (which Is considered an excellent company in the games industry) is near $70k.

The reality is outside of very early resume screening very little of the process is automated. Recruiting spends most of their day contacting people on sites like linked-in trying to find talent as not nearly enough shows up at our door.

My colleagues at FAANG companies tell me similar stories.

The cost of replacing an existing employee is also very high. In most domains can’t just plug that cheaper developer in, they need training and expertise building.

Outside of some very simple domains I don’t think your hypothesis holds up.
What’s the Deal with George W.S. Trow
So many times, I wanted to ask back why their company does what they do. Businesses exist primarily for earning potential. Why do you expect your employees to be different? I could understand determinjng if the candidate may hate your company, that's useful to find out but the vast majority of people are neutral to your business practices or they wouldn't even apply. If they happen to truly love some aspect of your business then that's great but it doesn't make much difference when so much weight is put on functional requirements... so why pretend you care about anything but the functional requirements.

If I'm ineffective at making you money but fit your business culture, you should hire me on principle then!
“Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely. [...] Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it.”
- George Orwell, 1984
What the fuck? He didn't look very old or too sick.

Oh I know what. On one of the interviews a couple years ago he said people showed him IntelliJ and he was impressed and decided to try. Switching from Emacs killed Joe Armstrong
So that it weeds out rational, reasonable, honest people and the company can continue to receive people who are prone to overconfidence, lying, and other pro-social psychopathic traits.
No problem, sometimes the best way to market something is to be explicit about meaning instead of trying to sound fancy and cool. Great web page and product otherwise btw! I hope you can gain enough traction to invest in more than just gmail.
Startups. They are afraid to hire or to get it wrong. They would take someone recommended over qualified anyday.
wow this one is sad.. why cosmos, why ?
Are you like earning 500k? 200k might be really pushing it for the startup but yeah that was bad overall.
Can we add minimum password complexity requirements to this list? There is nothing more annoying than having to adjust my already 128-bits of entropy password because the website feels I need a special character. Plus, now hackers have a guide for what the password looks like.
I am beginning to hate that black bar more and more.
We switched from a random set of questions to a take home coding assignment (that we compensate for) and a discussion of said coding assignment.

It's pretty clear what kind of work someone will do when you can look at work they've done.
Since it was sudden, a stroke of some sort is generally the case.
That's really believing in any company. At least financing doesn't put up a facade and pretend they're doing "God's work" or something.
> "Experience with Home Depot’s Vendor Portal required" Posted by a national recruiting firm, no less. So let me get this straight. You're going to toss a resume in the trash because they haven't been keypunching data into a particular retailer's portal? For a Sales Director Job? Are you people complete morons?

Maybe simply a barrier to someone who is not knowledgeable enough to know the true intent of that question. Let's take an extreme. Say there was a job listing and part of the listing said 'must be able to cook hotdogs at barbecues'. Nobody would take that seriously and a vegan would still apply. Right? Or perhaps a vegan would not apply because they are not able to figure out what the intent of the 'trick' question was.

A 'sales director' is someone who understands sales and is above all not afraid to get past some sales barrier 'sorry we aren't interested right now' but will keep pressing on even after 'no' is the repeated answer (if of course they deem the opportunity appropriate).

I buy high end good. You don't know how many times I get back a reply which says 'sorry it's not for sale at any price'. That always means the same thing 'show me the money'. Of course there are things that are 'not for sale at any price' but typically not what I have found to be the case. What they are saying is 'I don't think someone will offer a price I would ever consider accepting' or 'I don't know the current market enough to even know what I have is valued at' and so on.
and where banks get settlements for non-compliance, non-banks get jail.

its not usually because of the private currency, its the compliance, the crowd that flocks to them, the contents of the server, with the sanctioning being almost exclusively on the issuer.

permissionless distributed ones don't have this issue
> I disagree with your contention that institutionalizing people for the purpose of providing care (not locking them up)

Speaking about England: most of the people I talk to who've been detained under section of the mental health act (involuntarily committed to hospital) talk about it as being locked up, even if they're on an unlocked ward.

There are strict legal protections in place to prevent abuse of powers, although these aren't always being followed.

There has recently been a review of the English law to see if too many people are being detained.

You should view this as more severe than a prison sentence, because that mindset allows you to put in place the protections of freedoms needed to guard against abuse.
> Apple has failed in its quest to stop Swatch from using the phrase “one more thing” in Australia.

Ridiculous that it's possible to even attempt such thing.
The advice is fairly obvious (or at least is the default course you're likely to take anyway): just keep at it. If someone really cares about the difference between 24 and 36 months of experience, you probably don't want to work there anyway...
Personal experience isn't science. What about those people who brush their teeth, floss, etc and still have teeth problems? Do their personal experiences matter?

Also, in addition to brushing and flossing, did you change your lifestyle? Did you start eating better, working out or changing your diet? Were you stressed when you were younger but have less stress now?

You can't even rule out the placebo effect. Does going to a hygienist make you think your teeth/gums are healthy and therefore boosts your immune system and the health of your gums/teeth?

If something works for you, that's great, but that isn't science.
The only advantage China has atm is lack of ethics and their enforcement, which will probably turn into advantage in biological sciences.
> "runaway climate"

I hate how this scare tactic is repeated with little regard to facts. It would take us to the year 3001 before we even got to c02 levels of the Jurasic period. the year 2586 if you are extremely pessimistic.

I presume in the next 567-982 years, not only will we run out of fossil fuels but we will likely find alternatives in that time. I also believe there would most likely be some sort of 'diminishing returns' when it comes to global warming via greenhouse gasses, as we have had MUCH higher levels in the past even if we pulled out all our oil reserves and set it on fire.

run away global warming via climate change is not a thing, at least look at the data before you repeat such things.

you can download the data here:
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
What rubber band thing?
How much stationkeeping does a geostationary satellite have to do to remain in orbit over a long time scale?

I would think not much?
Actually inflammatory diets like diets high in animal protein seem to pose more of a risk to dental health than diets rich in healthy, complex carbs:

https://nutritionfacts.org/2013/07/25/do-vegans-get-more-cav...
I try to review our job requirements every time they are posted (for a new hire or backfill) and move more things from "requirements" to "advantages". It is hard, though, because hope springs eternal.
And if this screwing is happening, would that make you more or less likely to use LaTeX to create your resume? It would make me more likely to use it...
There is a reason why they are the only publisher that discount their books in such a dramatic ways:

- 80% off a topic everyday

- $5 selected ebooks every other week or so

- $5 all ebooks few times a year

Why would they offer such steep discounts if the books are of high quality?

For me, I never even bother to waste time looking even at $5 (or even if free) since 99.9% of them are really just crap.
We are all workers, and Joe was our Supervisor
Free Princeton Application Provides IoT Traffic Insight
Since you mention parsec and .NET: fparsec [1] for F# is also a great library for building parser combinators.

[1] https://www.quanttec.com/fparsec/
Show HN: desktop.yml – A solution for installing persona-based software suites
I have seen several laptops with physical slide covers. Didn’t note the brand.
I don't take particularly good care of my teeth: I brush in the morning when I remember, maybe 4 days/week on average. I floss about as often. I've never gotten a cavity or had any problems at all, and I'm 31.
Well, that example shows some too stringy API for my taste.
You should list the company so other people know not to waste their time.
Ask HN: Name one SaaS product that you hate, but pay for
Name one SaaS product that you hate, but you/ your company pay for
Socializing the costs, privatizing the profits.
You could breathe one, but I imagine you would not usually encounter a single one by itself.
They would always be in the form of a connected cloud with arms stretched out attached to another. If you walk through the cloud, they'd detach making a hole and pull back away from you.
It's interesting how 3 of the top articles are essentially stories I read on social media before.

This and "Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?" and "Surprisingly little evidence for usual wisdom about teeth" are all stories I read on reddit or watched on youtube before.

It seems like traditional media and social media are "merging".
I think there's a problem with MBAs in general who want to decrease costs, expecting the market to cater to their desires.

The problem is a limited supply of labor for them, and they just haven't figured out that their business plans will not come to fruition until they change their assumptions.

I see this in healthcare all the time:

Healthcare MBA doesn't want to pay market rate for nurses. Experienced nurses quit and take jobs elsewhere with sign on bonuses. Hospital hires inexperienced nurses to fill gap. Inexperience causes burdens on surgeons and physicians and other nurses. More experienced nurses quit, surgeons and physicians quit, ad nauseum.

Saving some money short term leads to the inevitable destruction of the institution. Who gets paid bonuses for this clever trick? Healthcare MBAs who move onto the next victim.
They don't sell their books themselves anymore, only a digital subscription (so you need to buy from bookstores etc), parent might have been thinking of that.
I remember when someone wanted to study Ozzy Osborne as an example of someone who abused themselves but is pretty healthy (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/genetic-mutations-ozz...)

So I'd like to think someone is looking at the things you mention. Someone should study my wife's grandparents, BBQ and 7&7s are their way of life and they're as spry as can be
I am at the other side of the spectre, I have less than 2 years of experience, but I have the same feeling that there's no shortage, just unnecessary friction.

I am moving to LA from Brazil next month. I am a self-taught frontend developer. I am 39 years old, but still a junior as I changed careers less than two years ago.

I participated in two process with the standard remote technical interview solving a problem live coding in communication with a senior developer.

I realized I won't pass this kind of interview unless I focus on studying solely for it. I am planning to buy "Cracking the code interview" because I cannot afford to not have a job in LA, but it feels such a waste of time. I am almost 40 and tired of pretending that some trivia and practice on a simulated environment is transferable to real jobs.

I am the kind of developer that agrees with the idea that software developers' job is to solve business problems, not coding. That knowing what to code is more important than coding fast. That communication with people in and out of the team, developers and not developers is an essential skill.

But that's not what the hiring game values.

I have no ambitions of being a "real software engineer" that will work on cutting edge technology. I am happy building complex websites that will make a company money.

I hope that once in LA I will meet some entrepreneurial types with promising business models that value what I can do well. But the reality is that I will have to learn to play the hiring game.
Some thinkpads have them.
If you want to be a static low level cog, that's fine, but don't expect go-getter leadership compensation.
Is typescript counted into the js category of questions?
He rants about overly narrow descriptions. One reason companies do this is to favor or eliminate specific internal candidates.
This is helpful feedback; thank you!
I second that. The book by Metcalf is the holy bible of Fortran.
Please share. As a community knowing about scams can be very helpful.

I saw the same thing happen in the same city to another developer. In the fitness space though but didn't get paid at all.
As long as the other ways require less effort for the patient/care receiver to worry about where to find quality health care, I'm game.

If I have to shop in a market full of confusing terms, exceptions, reams of paperwork (I am not a medical expert) the solution is already crap. When it comes to health care, the a provider should not have an opportunity to gain advantage by segmenting the market into different groups or risk pools, or hiding behind long and complex policies that require a subject matter expert to understand.
The term over-engineered has been sufficient diluted to just mean "poorly constructed" at this point.

An my opinion, if your solution is currently not working well, then it can not be over-engineered. Over engineering leads to good solutions that are too expensive, not bad solutions.

I'm interested to hear what other views on what over engineering is. At the very least to get some form of emumerarion.
Python Requests III
Modern probably refers to the use of recent c++ standards. (In typical jargon this is termed "modern c++")
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> but many people end up failing our interview

If you are having this much trouble hiring, are you 100% sure your interview process is correct?

What is the KPI for your interview process?
Is this an American thing? I live in Eastern Europe and make decent buck here (close to 5000 EUR/mo after taxes in a country where you can cover all expenses under 1000 EUR/mo). I never had any trouble getting quality work in my country but a few times I got approached by companies from the US and oh boy, weeks of tiring recrutation process and the pay was ALWAYS worse than local. I feel like they do it on purpose maybe some people really fall for it after investing so much time? Once or twice an US SV startup asked if I’ll allow them to install some tracking software on my machine. Meanwhile no developer in my country even responds to offers if the salary is not given in the offer even before the interview kicks in. What’s wrong with the American market? Are there too many developers or what?
(sorry for the typos, fat fingers and small phone)
I run www.ColonyContent.com and we actually write premium content for SaaS businesses and content sites. We are really lucky to work with some really amazing startups and websites that are changing the world and have been profitable since day one. Only in the second month of business but are over $1k MRR and we have had a lot of great feedback.
How about high NA EUV?
I'm located in EU. I think this is part of the problem. Based on my job search, I've noticed that there is much more (interesting) jobs in USA.
He was normally very active on twitter but I noticed he hasn't posted since the 10th of April, that's 10 days ago..

I guess it's only human nature to want to know what happened when someone you admired suddenly passed away.
Why do you think your good people don't want to work with people that complement them?
Why do you think you are so much better than them
at balancing a team? I pity the team that has to work with such an egostistical openly hostile lead, but I imagine it must give you plenty of experience with recruiting and hiring.
They promise that amount up front, and then renege? That's not even deceitful, that's just intentionally wasting your time. I would send them an invoice for the time spent on the interview.

What a bizarre way to run a business.
Thanks! Do you have any tips on convincing people that SQL is a good paradigm?
Hey, uh. So, I'm going to be graduating with a B.Eng soon. Any tips on how to realize my own worth? I have a tendency to let myself be taken advantage of... I mean, I'm currently doing a research internship at a computer vision lab at my uni for very little compensation (grant + departmental top-up). I told myself I was doing it "for the experience." I... I feel like I might be a candidate for the behavior you describe, so I'd like to snap myself out of that if possible. Any resources you could point me to would be stellar, please and thank you.
Maybe laws are different where you're at, but mentioning or considering gender in a role is the biggest of no-nos. Grounds for firing and large lawsuits.
Opening an email with a calendar event in it downloads a file with some meta data. I think this is a bug. I opened a mail from meetup dot com and it downloaded a file multiple times.
> I suspect that as computing gets better, we will eventually create models that will make the invisible transparent and make our debates about these topics quaint to people of this future. Maybe what we need more than just lobbying instacart is systems that allow us to see economies in real-time and simulate outcomes of individual, highly variable, irrational agents at unprecedented scales in order to give policymakers definitive answers about issues like this, for we are governing blind and I am afraid of what the future holds for us.

We already have the compute power, just almost no interest in economic modeling besides ERPs. There are great projects such as ValueFlows ( http://valueflo.ws/ ) and ValueNetworks ( https://github.com/FreedomCoop/valuenetwork ) that are taking a stab at this area.
The keyboards are good (although I'm also totally fine with the Macbook 2015 keyboard). However Lenovo and all others in the windows universe can't provide any touchpad experience that is close to what Apple can offer.

On my last Thinkpad I mostly opted to use an external mouse. On my Macbook I absolutely don't miss it.
Maybe I'm out of touch but 4-5 interviews when they have sought you out and you're a domain expert seems like a big red flag.

I've had a few short interviews that quickly turned into a sales pitch on why I should work for them. I've also had the same you experienced: they act like they really want you specifically then feed you into the human resource machine. Basically made me feel scammed so I bowed out after the first 30 minutes.

I get the sense that a lot of tech companies' hiring playbook is all about making you feel special and elite then feeding you into the machine.
Dude, get those jobs and leave in 6 months. They don’t pay you enough? Then do 8-5 and still look for jobs. Not paying you your market rate means you are already a flight risk.
This is quite a stretch drawing a line between a feudal lord and a land lord.

Most landlords simply purchase, or very often inherit, their property, not unlike feudal lords, and then charge rent to live there. We are drawing some very small lines to separate those two.

I should add that I consider it much different if someone builds a structure and then rents it out. I, and most, would not consider that rend seeking, as they created new value in the creation of the house. Simply purchasing land and then renting it out, creates no new value.

Normal investments, stocks, bonds, etc help to create value in that the things they support need capital to be built. Land itself, will exist with or without capital resources. So the things that make capital markets work, do not apply to land.
Meta: I would appreciate it if quotes are accompanied by some explanation of why you chose it.
The average age of a software startup founder is 40 [1].

[1] https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-succes...