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by drdunce 4y ago
Applying for CS jobs is difficult full stop, with or without the degree. I can't remember the last time I got invited to even the first stage! University doesn't fix that.
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by drdunce 4y ago
I wouldn't say it's a policy choice, the opposite. The rail system is privatised in the UK and yet still receives government subsidies. In addition, there's a huge drive to stop cars in our cities. Many "clean air initi
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by drdunce 4y ago
In the UK, bicycles are for the next level of wealth up. When you can afford to live cycling distance from your office in the city.
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by drdunce 4y ago
Same in the UK, even highly populated areas (e.g. surrounding London). Trains are very expensive compared to cars. There are discount schemes for some groups (e.g. student/pensioner), but it's really for the wealthy only.
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by drdunce 4y ago
Public transport just doesn't scale, neither does cycling. - You can't have a bus/train stop everywhere, being serviced multiple times a day when many of those locations would be visited by one or two people. - Bicycles are a
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by drdunce 4y ago
Honestly, not sure. But I believe hybrids only represented around 3% of cars in 2013? So unlikely to be a big effect. Especially when you consider how much bigger cars are now, and how much more they weigh.
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by drdunce 4y ago
Your new car likely weighs much more? The modern market demands a driving experience that's like sitting in our home - complete with huge sofa like seats, air conditioning, touch screen TVs, cameras and thousands of sensors. They can e
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by drdunce 4y ago
Average fuel economy for cars has improved by about 30% since 2005. I wouldn't call that small.
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by drdunce 4y ago
I'd add to that: - Sensitivity to environmental conditions (current batteries only really work well at around room temperature, which isn't realistic real world outside) - Energy density (huge weight of the thing vs. the energy it
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by drdunce 4y ago
There's been significant improvements in ICE efficiency in recent decades. Some of the biggest leaps include turbo charging, variable valve control and electronic fuel injection and there's still a lot more scope.
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by drdunce 4y ago
Can I ask which MMO?
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by drdunce 4y ago
I don't think it's quite 200k and I wouldn't describe getting into DeepMind as easy
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by drdunce 4y ago
Again, in US? I'm from a Russell Group uni, so are friends. Most I've heard of is 37 from a friend that spent over 3 months applying and did some hard negotiating. Can you give some example companies hiring with this salary in UK?
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by drdunce 4y ago
Maybe in US? PhD AI/ML hire in UK is ~£33k salary.
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by drdunce 4y ago
PhD in AI/ML is no longer a good bet, hasn't been for about 5 years.
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by drdunce 4y ago
I really like the various projects at https://suckless.org/
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by drdunce 4y ago
I wish there was a job board that showed only jobs worthy of giving a shit
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by drdunce 4y ago
I think the journey to the destination probably depends a lot on where you're starting out from. For an existing/established large tech company - I'd imagine STEM PhD + MBA, 10 years experience in a senior management role.
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by drdunce 4y ago
how do test drives work?
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by drdunce 4y ago
I think the "punish all car drivers" thing will ultimately catch on. It seems to be becomming the popular opinion. I think that's sad and damaging though. I suspect the people that are stacking up the big miles (using lots o
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by drdunce 4y ago
I disagree, it's sadly easy. You can be involved in a serious accident while stationary (broken down on the side of the road). This is an extreme example of how a lot of accidents occur when mixing speeds (being rear ended at lights
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by drdunce 4y ago
Well I don't have stats for the US, but in the UK speeding isn't the main problem. Represents about 7.5% of our accidents. Most of our accidents are right of way violations and those are no running joke. So reducing interactions b
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by drdunce 4y ago
I think Elon said we'll definitely have that next year right?
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by drdunce 4y ago
I think a lot of these measures lull people into a false sense of security and promote a habitual lack of attention. This means if they're going to be there they need to be bullet proof. I'd personally scrap lane assist. The atti
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by drdunce 4y ago
I don't like the disrupting the flow of traffic idea. Accidents happen in places where the flow is disrupted. E.g. junctions, give ways, reasons to stop. It's like making a knife blunt to make it safer, in reality it makes it way
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by drdunce 4y ago
"Head first design patterns" I also read: - Beautiful code - Code complete - Design patterns - Refactoring - Object oriented analysis and design and many others, but honestly, the first one was a quick and easy read and gave me 80
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by drdunce 4y ago
Gamification of contribution overjustifies agreement in relation to correctness. This creates a fascinatingly robust echo chamber of, in some cases, pure nonsense.
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by drdunce 4y ago
Not familiar with the area(s). But there's two I believe? One over a bridge that terminates after a roundabout the otherside, and one in Edinburgh.
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by drdunce 4y ago
How? Did machine learning leap forward yesterday when I wasn't looking? Did we achieve even basic common-sense reasoning? Or are they planning to unleash several tonnes of machinery onto the roads filled with passengers guided with lit
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by drdunce 4y ago
Great article, very well explained.

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