DataJunkie

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by DataJunkie 8mo ago
I know I will never live to see a site like this that documents all of the innards of airports. Airport layouts are my special interest.
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by DataJunkie 8mo ago
It may be my autism, but as a kid, I was always fascinated by infrastructure, particularly power lines. My dad once drove me down an Edison Road up to the top of a mountain just to see where the power line went. We had to stop at the top. I
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by DataJunkie 1y ago
My dad and I spent so many days in that place. The Burbank one wasn’t my favorite. My favorite was the Alice in Wonderland theme in Woodland Hills. Also liked the tropical theme in Manhattan Beach. Our local Fry’s, one of the last ones to o
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by DataJunkie 3y ago
If I have a lot of time, I will mountain bike. If I have a short amount of time, I will do some gardening. It's very relaxing and rewarding in a simple kind of way.
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by DataJunkie 3y ago
It really wasn't that big of a deal. The "hurricane" was full of hype, and a lot of people, experts included, are going to look like fools tomorrow.
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by DataJunkie 3y ago
The article on TWA 800 was excellent, especially for those that don't know much about what happened. I've read the accident report, a few books, and even some of the conspiracy theories and this is the best "factual" sum
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by DataJunkie 3y ago
I currently work at Google (though my time will be ending soon due to this shit show) and everything you said couldn’t be farther from the truth at least for me. I want to make sure everyone has both sides here instead of the rosey picture
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by DataJunkie 3y ago
Googler here, opinion my own. In some sense, it's PR, but not in the typical gimmicky way. Alphabet has had DeepMind for a while, and at this point with all of the competition in AI, it doesn't make sense to keep DeepMind at arm&#
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by DataJunkie 4y ago
I am in my late 30s. I feel like after the pandemic I started visually aging. Part of the problem was that I lost a lot of weight at the same time, so I do actually look a bit different. People tell me I am crazy. I feel like my hair is rec
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by DataJunkie 4y ago
Nah, it's still like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. You have people turning into blueberries with unknown fate, kids getting stuck in pipes with no way out and now 12,000 going down the garbage chute. The Oompa Loompas are the s
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by DataJunkie 4y ago
>> it's much harder to cram ads into a chat conversation. Oh, I don't see that being a problem at all. "Tell me about the features of modern digital cameras." Chat bot: "Here's a bunch of information. And
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by DataJunkie 4y ago
The amount of overhead there is, on top of teaching and preparing materials is exorbitant. Managing TAs can be difficult as they are students and are still developing their technical skills. Cheating and grade grubbing are par for the cou
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by DataJunkie 4y ago
I am also a Unit 18 lecturer in a computer science program. What Fox writes is true. The Unit 18 arrangement is weird. I do it because I am technically temporary and only teach once or twice a year. My full time job is elsewhere. At my UC,
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
At Google, not only are many still worried about COVID, but we just finished the complete shitshow known as Perf, there is war in Ukraine, so they thought this was a brilliant time to announce this as if it's supposed to "cheer us
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Current Googler. Everything you say is correct.
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Bingo.
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Great equipment? I had to wait several months to get a modern computer since my previous 3 year old computer broke. I was stuck on a Chromebook that couldn't even process email. So, no, equipment ain't "great." And I am
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Top down entirely. It's based entirely on propaganda that Google has the best perks and that serendipitous hallway conversations lead to innovation. Zero evidence that that is the case. And other companies have the same, if not better,
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I think other companies will emerge as leaders with more progressive flexible policies. It just makes sense for that to happen. Don't be so quick to assume others will follow Google. Google has not been a leader in anything during COVI
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Cue the mass exodus! Backwards policy that is even worse than it was before (where managers could let people work on their own schedule, as an agreement between the manager and the report). But those magical hallway conversations...
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I like the Linux nativeness. We used System76 at a startup I worked at several years ago. Out of the three systems we purchased, 2 had major problems. One had a problem with the graphics chip so we couldn't use an external monitor, the
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Working at a startup using those technologies would probably help more. It also depends on your motivation for the certificate. If it's to get a broader or deeper understanding of a set of technologies that you don't work with, th
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I am going to assume you will be taking classes for a while. Most of my advice is in regards to the dissertation. This one is common sense, but I violated it. Pick an advisor that works in the area you are interested in. I ended up picking
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I know I am not the only guy that has done this... repeatedly... right?
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Yep! I have some evidence to back it up though there were perhaps more important mitigating factors. I used to never drink water. After having some health issues for about a week, I swore off sugary sodas (except for a few a week when eat
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Someone always has to bring up food as a good reason to go the office. For me, no amount of Google food is going to convince me to choose onsite work over remote or a more reasonable hybrid.
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Because airlines don't share passenger information like this except through the TSA...
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I took a couple years off after a job to finish my Ph.D. During that time, I lived in the mountains. I spent the days hiking and mountain biking, and the evenings (when I wasn't exhausted) working on research and writing. Depending on
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
Southwest doesn't have that option. They can only ban passengers from their own airline. If the FBI is involved (interfering with a crew member's duties is a federal crime), they can add her to the no fly list via TSA if warranted
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by DataJunkie 5y ago
I had a few good teachers in high school. I had excellent teachers in middle school. It is a profession that should be respected but there is a chicken and egg problem: 1) teachers are not respected by parents, administrators and politician

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