throwawaystress

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   by throwawaystress 1y ago

   I’m so glad you mentioned the vertical taskbars being taken away. There’s a feedback item on Microsoft’s forums that’s years old now and they still haven’t addressed it. It seems so weird that they took away this functionality that they’d h
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   by throwawaystress 1y ago

   I like the thought, but I don’t think that logic holds generally. I can’t just declare I am someone (or represent someone) without some kind of evidence. If someone just accepted my statement without proof, they wouldn’t have done their due
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   Ask HN: What data model are you using for RAG prototyping?

   1 points by throwawaystress 2y ago|0 comments
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   by throwawaystress 2y ago

   Simon Willison’s blog: https://simonwillison.net/ . How the heck does he have time to post all that amazing stuff, AND be coding open-source, AND have some kind of day job? My god, I wish I were that productive.
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   by throwawaystress 2y ago

   The smaller the subpopulation, the higher the variance, and the less significant the result.
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   by throwawaystress 3y ago

   They just copied in the bullets from the article to save us a click :)
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   by throwawaystress 3y ago

   Wow, that’s an unnecessarily harsh criticism. The OP spent a lot of time coding this up, it’s still in progress, and they should feel proud of it! Anki isn’t for everybody, and maybe this person made a UI that speaks to some people better t
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   by throwawaystress 5y ago

   I guess the reason I want a FAANG job is the career security that comes with knowing that other companies will give me a second look because I have them on my resume. And of course, it feels bad when friends are able to do it and I can’t :(
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   by throwawaystress 5y ago

   Thanks! How do you recommend prioritizing that experience? I think my resume looks pretty good, but maybe it needs work. It goes: Short profile > skills > education (including coursework) > work experience. I put the education bit
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    Ask HN: No responses to applications despite experience and MS (data science)

    3 points by throwawaystress 5y ago|6 comments
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    by throwawaystress 5y ago

    I’m also a Fastmail user (for the past 5 years or so), but I’m considering switching to iCloud, given the announcement it’ll start supporting custom domains. Fastmail is pricey ($50/month for the non-lite tier), whereas iCloud is $1&#x
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    by throwawaystress 6y ago

    I feel the same way! I don’t know how to get work done when there are so many meetings and random events, and yet my employer expects us to get it all done within 40 hours (and will be concerned if you can’t).
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    by throwawaystress 6y ago

    Can you elaborate on how you learned to be that effective? I’d much rather work less, but I find I can’t get work done in 40 hours, and my coworkers doing the same work can. I often need to put in some extra hours here and there.
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    by throwawaystress 6y ago

    Does that work with data science work, though? Along the way you build many models and many kinds of ad hoc analyses that can build up. I’ve yet to see someone write tests. For the most part, I’ve only seen people write big long scripts tha
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    Ask HN: Too much code cleaning, not enough results (data science)

    1 points by throwawaystress 6y ago|3 comments
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    Ask HN: Is coding visualizations supposed to be this hard?

    2 points by throwawaystress 6y ago|1 comments
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    by throwawaystress 6y ago

    Thanks :)
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    by throwawaystress 6y ago

    Whoa! You’re going to finish all seven (six?) of those books over the next month? Just on nights and weekends? How are you so productive? How do you not burn out, given that (I assume) you do software during the day? Honest question, from s
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    "Puritanical" is definitely meant to imply unhealthy, which is why it's got such a negative connotation. I think even in your example, you substitute "wasted" productivity (in the sense of going beyond contractual o
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    What if I don't feel like I really have 10 years experience, but rather, 5 times 2 years' experience? It might be my self-confidence, but when I hear someone has 10 years' experience, I think of someone much more competent an
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    Thanks, this is helpful, especially about the list part. Is the ageism stuff really not true? Even if you want to work for Microsoft or Google, albeit not in Silicon Valley? I get the sense people won't take me seriously if I'm st
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    Thanks for that reminder. I really value employers who are willing to give you a chance.
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    Thanks so much for the perspective. I really appreciate it. What's your perspective on this: it seems like the field has exploded in the past 10 years. As I've been programming for a long time, and following tech blogs/etc, i
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    This is good advice. Thank you!
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    by throwawaystress 7y ago

    Thank you. The superheroes line is brilliant, I'll keep that one in mind. Regarding salary, I think I didn't choose my employers well. I live in a large northeastern metropolitan area, and people with my comparable skills make upw
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    Too much to learn. Overwhelmed, incompetent, and behind

    17 points by throwawaystress 7y ago|19 comments