skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It's not just the temperatures to be worried about. Our species has distributed itself around the globe and built infrastructure dependent on the climate effecting certain predictable weather patterns. Those patterns have ostensibly been breaking down, and this is just one the results.
> the citizenry would be up in arms if there were indisputable proof that our government orchestrated

Not so sure about that. Large portion of population does believe that and they are not up in arms.
Climate changes shifts the average by a couple of degrees C (in the short term; more than a couple in the longer term). It also destabilises the weather patterns, which results in more extreme events. Basically, it both shifts and widen the distribution of temperatures.
I went and checked out a Fresh store when it opened near me and it pretty much confirmed what the article says.

Half of the people inside were regular customers, and the remainder were Amazon employees walking the aisles and filling delivery orders. The store is really a small AMZN warehouse that you can also visit.
Each requirement taken individually is plausible, but the intersection of them all is absurd.
Treat Kubernetes clusters as cattle, not pets
Not stagnating but moving into an "Elysium" (as in the film) type of society.
1) Type a comment like

// The following code implements the functionality of <popular GPL'd library>

2) Have library implemented magically for you

3) Delete top comment if necessary :P

(It's pretty unlikely that this will actually work but the approach could well do.)
I think this is the key. The solutions should not be pushed onto individuals when the problems were created by companies and governments that systematically eliminated public transit in favour of parking lots and highways and sprawl.
The business might not know enough for that estimate to be possible either. It reminds me of this quote from Andrew Wiles about mathematics:

"Perhaps I could best describe my experience of doing mathematics in terms of entering a dark mansion. One goes into the ﬁrst room, and it’s dark, completely dark. One stumbles around bumping into the furniture, and gradually, you learn where each piece of furniture is, and ﬁnally, after six months or so, you ﬁnd the light switch. You turn it on, and suddenly, it’s all illuminated. You can see exactly where you were." [1]

[1] Source: https://micromath.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/andrew-wiles-on-d...
I don't remember exactly, but it was definitely less than $100.
Per NATO's security guidance [0], NATO SECRET is the second-highest of ~5 classification categories It " is applied to information the unauthorized disclosure of which would cause serious damage to NATO."

In decreasing order of sensitivity, the categories are:

COSMIC TOP SECRET

NATO SECRET (NS)

NATO CONFIDENTIAL (NC)

NATO RESTRICTED (NR)

NATO UNCLASSIFIED (NU)

[0] https://www.act.nato.int/images/stories/structure/reserve/hq...
Is the model similar to GPT-3? That seems extremely resource-intensive, particularly given how fast the suggestions appear.
In the interior of BC it’s typically quite dry during the summer. It’s basically high desert at least in the south.
I mean, I believe Microsoft has a hard filter where you must fill fill out a questionnaire about the job requirements and if you don't answer yes to a question like "Do you have a masters degree" I don't believe any human ever sees it. At least they turn around the rejection in 24 hours.
That is absolutely baffling, I cannot think why that was ever implemented
Not Canada but Central Europe. It wouldn't be that bad if the humidity wasn't so high. I remember visiting Acropolis of Athens some years ago and it was 38C in shadows. Yet the salty wind from the sea + the low humidity made it much more bearable than this.
The hard cap on temperature is placed by solar irradiation and Earth thermal radiation. To make a place hotter, a location solar irradiation for the day need to exceed the combined thermal radiation for both day and night.

CO2 helps capture some of that thermal radiation but even at 500ppm it's not doing that much. And all of this is not considering the movement of air and the effect of ocean which tends to act as a huge circulating heat sink.

The hottest place achieve those temperature by: not being next to water/plants, having no air movement, and sun directly above. The only param that changed with time is small amount of CO2 concentration, the effect on the maximum temperature on Earth should be minimal.

It's the wild swings in random location, change in weather pattern that will be more trouble. That and the rising sea level.
I can only speak from personal experience, but fwiw I'm currently consulting with 2 non-tech Fortune 500 companies. Both have implemented "hybrid" return to office policies where employees have to live within 100 miles of the office and be able to come in 1 day a week or 1 day a month depending on team.

I've talked with executives in charge of large teams at both companies about this issue and so far it looks like the actual resignation rate due to the policy is less than 10%. Hiring, on the other hand, has gotten significantly harder and candidates are citing need for wfh as a reason they're not interested in open roles.

So, personally I think tech workers are overrepresented in the "wfh or quit" discussions, but there's a longer-term shift of some kind that's going to play out, especially in hiring.
"Great Resignation" is an annoying term, but IMO this is a current development worth following. Just.. there must be a better way of following than these articles.

These're put together like school projects. Some anecdotal human story, some quickly summarised generalizations and speculation, some "quick stats" from 3rd party sources that I suspect they don't study very deeply. It's rote.

Anyway... the timing of the current labour & money markets to WFH necessities throws a lot of cards in the air. The second and third order implications of WFH are pretty vast... pretty unpredictable too.
95F at 80% humidity is typical summer weather in the southeastern US (though it's been much cooler this year). Is it comfortable? No, but it's also not death in 15 minutes.
I don't think "real" engineering is necessarily any better at estimating. Take a look at any large construction project and the norm is to be over time and over budget.

There are lots of reasons for that, which can fall outside of the scope of engineering, but the same is true for software.
estimate = estimate + 1?
> should I look for a new adventure with some real challenges?

Yes, at least always be open to it and looking for it. You need to meet new people who have an itch that you can scratch. People with deep pockets.

> should I stay and keep growing myself?

If you are happy with where you are and what you are doing, sure, but it sounds like you are ready to move on. You'll grow more with more experience at different companies / systems. You definitely need to learn to build system from scratch if you haven't already.

> am I underpaid? I mean, will I be able to get a better salary if I find a better fit?

Yes, probably by about 25-100%, depending on market.

> should I pursue a master's degree?

Probably not. You learn way more on the streets. Not having a Bachelor's is sometimes a blocker to bigger things, but Master's, not so much. You get a much better education in the field.
Given Microsoft invested $1B for an exclusive license of OpenAI's GPT-3 I wouldn't be surprised to see GPT-3 everywhere in all of Microsoft's products and in their acquisitions. Maybe we'll see GPT-3 in LinkedIn as well. Maybe don't believe everything you see on that network in the future (or now).
"I have worked in sectors where people would worry that asking that question would terminate the interview"

I did not understand this, and still don't.

If there's an advertised wage - $x/hr - and you know this going in, yet ask for more, I can see an interview being terminated.

If there's not an advertised wage, and I ask for something ($x/hr) I can't see how that would lead to an interview being terminated.
Switzerland is not an inclusive place. It is a democracy.
Ah it's funny to see your name pop up here! We worked together briefly at HSBC. I was interning on your team.
A common misunderstanding about software creation is that code is the desired result. Hence, estimates more often than not try to predict how long it'll take to write the code that produces a desired outcome.

However, in the end, code is just a very detailed specification of the design that produces a desired outcome. There's a reason why production is called production, after all:

https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/25/a-very-comprehensi...

Therefore, equating code written by a software developer with the final result is a little like equating an architect's blueprint with a building that was built according to that blueprint. The fundamental difference between those disciplines, of course, is that with software development most of the manual (as in: non-automated) work is done once the code has been written, whereas with construction the by far largest part of the manual work involved happens after the architect has created the blueprint.

On one hand, this is a problem of perception. On the other hand, though, it's quite understandable that customers don't want to invest the better part of the budget upfront, not knowing if the design will meet the requirements.

This is where agile management methods come into play. Those can be misused or, indeed, abused, too, but the idea of eliminating waste and adapting early is a sound one.
Well said. My current rule based on experience is that estimates should only be hours/days/weeks/months/quarters/years with NO numbers. It is to give a sense of scale and effort so it could be prioritized and/or modified. If they want exact dates, then it is like you said, several days/weeks to go get an accurate date. I only wish that the sales team had to commit to closing dates the same way software teams do.
California’s Drought Leads to Cutbacks in Marin County but Not in San Diego
No it doesn’t, that was pretty much the weather in Boston on Monday. It was pretty dreadful being out in it, but not deadly.
>citizens don't want more noisy minarets

The referendum wasn't on noise or the legality of minarets broadcasting sound though, it was on the structures themselves. Churches can still build steeples (or even noisy belltowers). I fail to see why the simple construction of a minaret harms anyone any more than say a steeple of a church of a different denomination. If anything it just seems like legislation to tell Muslims that they are not welcome in Switzerland.
Musk is a lot more involved in day to day operations at SpaceX than a lot of people seem to understand. Shotwell on division of labor with Musk:

> The way Elon and I share the load, he focuses on development. He's still very highly engaged in the day-to-day operations, but his focus is on development. He was the lead on Starlink, and I started shifting my focus to Starlink around late spring, early summer of last year. Elon’s focus in that time was moving to Starship, that is his primary focus at SpaceX. It doesn't mean he's not thinking about the company on a day-to-day basis, but his emphasis is to get the Starship program to orbit.
I don't understand why if I double click 'word' in such a sentence it will select the empty space aswell instead of only the word:

"a word blue"

This is why most of the times I'll precisely select character-per-character to make sure no weird spaces are coming in aswell - a deeply engraved habit at this point.
I had no idea who Cliff was, as well as what a Klein Bottle was, but after watching this video I could watch him all day. I'd love to watch more short videos with him explaining things!
Just a reminder for commenters: please don't use only Fahrenheit when you are writing to an international audience. Either Celsius or both.

Thanks!
I've already done that, the t shirt will have a bad smell, and I'm not sure it's very good for the skin. 10min is not very long. Also, gravity will make the water drip down, and the t shirt will not retain a lot of water. Maybe use a thicker cotton.

It feels good at the beginning because the water is cold, but your body will heat the water and it won't be that good. There are special small tower make of platic fiber that will retain more water.

The best way is to drink a lot of water, to use an small pump atomizer that you can refill.

Wetting your hair as it can retain water is also a good solution.
Companies paying top dollar for the best engineering talent aren’t having inexperienced HR drones or automated software filter resumes. They have dedicated recruiters who have a proven track record of being able to properly interpret resumes and work with candidates to accurately understand their backgrounds.

Like using Leetcode popular at these top places you mentioned.
>You could indeed be up against automated hiring software and people who don’t know how to read resumes.

I was interviewed by MedTronics in 2015 by a HR fellow who asked me if I used 'C++11'. He had trouble believing that the 'C++11' was a language standard (adding features to the language) & not a language by itself.
South Africa's data protection law has real-life consequences
Why SuperMemo thrashes any note-taking system
I suppose so. On my distro (Arch, BTW) I need the browser extension, and I can use the non-Flatpak GNOME Extensions just fine (used to be Tweaks before).

I think the GNOME developers want to stop hearing about packaging issues for their apps, so they ask everyone to use the Flatpak versions. I have nothing against it, but there's no point as long as the distro-provided version still works.
Several things make us different:

1) Our program is self-paced, while almost all bootcamps have a strict learning schedule. We ensure accountability through daily meetups, 1on1, and project assessments. Turing College suits people, who work full-time and want to upskill part-time by flexible schedule. As we have platform, which organizes all the learning activities for students, project-assessments happen from Monday-Sunday from early morning to late evening without our operational staff involvement.

2) Students spend 1/3 of their learning time on hiring partners' projects. Companies create projects that reflect their business problem and tech stack. Thus, our students are more ready to deliver from day one than other bootcamp alumni.

3) Students learn everything through practice. I know this could sound cliche as many bootcamps claim to do that, but in reality, it is just happening on paper. We have a custom platform that organizes curriculum into data science projects, which each of them should be assessed by a minimum of three people. To finish Turing College, students need to complete 20 projects that should be peer-reviewed by Senior Data Scientists and peers. Through this process, students get a lot of feedback about their learning and overall performance. They also need to assess at least 20 projects to finish the course - by this, they are pushed to learn to examine other's work, which is crucial in every technical position.

4) Students have personal development programs to improve their habits, communication skills, critical thinking, etc. Many employers' problems are related to the human factor, so we focus on shaping essential soft-skills parts.
Indeed, even here on HN, it's a pretty regular talking point in the comments that the only fair corporate tax rate is 0%.
> That’s more or less what John Carmack is trying to say here: The requirements aren’t being used internally as a strict pass/fail criteria before anyone is considered for the position.

Then remove them? It says “Minimum Requirements”. It’s already proven that women, minorities and others on the outside don’t apply when they don’t meet these qualifications. You thinking that recruiters know what they’re doing at these companies, then we can only conclude they’re doing it on purpose.
Questions to Ask Your Customers
I live in Greece where currently we're in the middle of a heatwave (temperatures above 38C for more than a week). I don't recall a single time in my life where we had high temperatures and high humidity levels. But I've read once that if the temperature is higher than 35C and the humidity above 60% you can't live outside because the body can't expel heat fast enough.
It is as though you are not reading what I'm saying. Let's try analogy. If you work really hard at it you're more likely to become an NFL quarterback. Does that mean it's a good idea to neglect everything else to chase that dream or that Roger Goodell would suggest that to you out of careful consideration of your welfare?
Crazy that steam rooms exist then…
Maybe it's just a theory but I found this video [0] interesting. Maybe some animals would not be so out of place if we brought them back.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAirenteRA
Perhaps, but I would cite some of these issues as examples of "populist tyrannical capture" that were not prevented by the Swiss system.
I find that drinking near-freezing-temperature water also helps, although it's somewhat limited by your stomach's ability to transfer heat. I think the cold constricts blood vessels in the stomach and limits the total amount of heat-transfer-per-second pretty quickly, resulting in a "water baby" that takes 20-30 minutes to come up to temperature and leave the stomach.

It's great the first couple minutes, though.
That increase in variance and the instability that comes with it is going to be super fun. We've already been having record cold winters due to the "polar vortex" (caused by weakening of the northern jet stream), now we get a "heat dome" on the other end of the extreme.

One of the most annoying and ignorant dismissals of climate change you can hear from denialists in Canada is "oh it won't be so bad for us, we could really use the warmer weather up here in Canada lol". Maybe these events will get them to understand that no, it won't be beneficial for us at all, but I've already seen comments elsewhere on the internet that are questioning the accuracy of the reports. Stating things like that weather station has been having "problems" in the past. It sounded so much like the covid and election conspiracies I wanted to scream. If people can't or won't trust in scientists or the institutions that are the foundation for our countries, how will we make any progress addressing climate change?
A Google Drive Update Might Break All Your Links
One possibility is that he "works hard" at that, too, e.g. by consciously thinking about what the best things to do with them are and endeavoring to spend as much as possible doing them. Perhaps if you internalize the idea that spending time with your family is in fact work, of a different but also valuable nature, then you will not find it as difficult.
> For companies who’s entire value is the intangible human capital of their workforce

Yeah no. The core value of these companies is the fact that they’ve managed to establish a monopolistic position within an important high-margin market segment and now find themselves stewards of a massive money printing machine.

Yes, eventually, without a competent workforce they’ll start to face threats and crisis, but I think you’re wildly underestimating the usefulness of that money printing machine to solve any problems that crop up in the next year or three if they find they’ve miscalculated slightly.
It's a common enough story. IIRC Jonathan Blow also dropped out of college because it was useless to him other than to secure a piece of paper.
Energy might not be the right word, as I believe energy is a subset of these concepts but not the totality. The right word is something like causal relationships. The idea is that stable loops create higher-order behaviour; this works at all levels of abstraction, whereas the "energy" model is generally only used to describe interaction at the atomic and subatomic levels.

This idea is taken primarily from cybernetics, but it also pops up in other places because it's a transdisciplinary concept. In fact, cybernetics and systems theory were specifically created out of observations of common patterns that appear across disciplines, and created by transdisciplinary teams of academics from both the humanities and the sciences/mathematics.
"Accessory Dwelling Unit" seems like the perfect name for this dystopian live in coffin.
You mean "wet bulb" temperature of 35 degrees, which is something different.
> On the other hand, if you’re applying to a local dinosaur of a tech company that pays below-average compensation and takes 3 months to respond to candidates, all bets are off.

The key word here is tech company. There are many other sectors that employee below average labor for HR recruitment but the work an engineer can do there can be quite amazing, especially when the engineer realizes there is lots of room to innovate and optimize their workforce and what/how they output.
I can’t seem to find it but I believe there was a Otoy forums post explaining how Octane supports AMD (and Apple GPUs) via Metal. So Octane runs under MacOS with an AMD GPU but not Windows on that same Mac. They said that they are waiting for AMD’s Vulkan support to improve.

Edit: post is here:
https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=75411

Edit 2: Also interesting is this part:
“I must thank the great folks at Apple who helped us with the hardest parts, some of whom we have been working with for the better part of a decade on this. There is basically no way Octane has any future on Apple's hardware going forward without us doing this work, and we needed their help to make it happen this year.”

So it sounds like if Apple really wants you on their platform, they will provide significant help. Given the close relationship between Pixar and Apple, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Pixar support Metal in some capacity.
Well obviously comparing an iPod to a home is stupid in the first place. An iPod is a consumer product, where a home is a fundamental life component. Most people evaluate a home in terms of size, location, and cost alone. People will move into a dump if it's the right size, location, and cost. In other words, people have been happily living in Creative Nomads for centuries and this "iPod" home is not going to disrupt that in any way at all.

The modular home does not innovate in the way an iPod uncovered a new consumer market. It does not exercise a cost advantage, or size advantage, nor does it out-compete a double-wide in terms of locatability.

It's really just a stylistic advantage that wealthy people will find appealing. So putting "ONLY $50k" in the headline is misleading as that is not the real story here.
Some of my biggest arguments as a lead were when I'd sit in one meeting and my team would be promised that these estimates weren't going to be held against them and its just for a rough understanding. Then I'd go to the next meeting where those 'project managers' would be using the estimates to try and plan months into the future, as if those estimates were 100% accurate.

Then when it turns out estimates are out, I'm stuck in another meeting where they melt down about how they're going to explain overruns to their bosses. Utterly predictable madness.

Then they had the nerve to get arsey when we started refusing to estimate.