Linux touchpad like a MacBook: April 2020 update
18 by seltzered_ | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, 30 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power
How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power
17 by forgot_my_pwd | 7 comments on Hacker News.
17 by forgot_my_pwd | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Awful Amazon Interview Experince
Awful Amazon Interview Experince
11 by amir734jj | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I just wanted to share my recent experience interviewing with Amazon. I hope it helps everyone. About myself: I am a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, work at a financial company as a senior engineer, and teaching part-time at my university courses such as compiler, algorithm and data structures. I live in the midwest, USA. I love doing interviews and solving algorithm questions. Background: I interviewed at Palo Alto, CA office about a year ago and although it went well and I answered all the questions I was told: "this position wasn't a best fit for me" ... A few weeks ago I was reached out by an Amazon recruiter about an opportunity in the Seattle area and I was told the previous recruiter did not find a best match for me and she apologized for wasting my time. She said they would like to do a another round of interviews. As I love challenging myself, I said yes and I did a screening which I was given 2 algorithm questions and about 2 hours and I solved both of them and all my unit tests passed. For the second round of the interview, it was all online for 4 hours and I solved all questions and my code passed all unit tests for all their algorithm problems. Today I got a call from the recruiter saying that I was rejected because "my technical skills were lacking". I didn't want to argue with the recruiter so I accepted the feedback. I just wanted to share my story because I always saw these interviews with Amazon and Google as a challenge but now I feel like they are a complete joke. People who interviewed me were so arrogant and clueless. They had no clue how to calculate time complexity. No clue why provided unit tests were not enough and etc. They were just looking at the solution and thinking they know everything. I am so disappointed at Amazon and their interviewing process.
11 by amir734jj | 4 comments on Hacker News.
I just wanted to share my recent experience interviewing with Amazon. I hope it helps everyone. About myself: I am a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, work at a financial company as a senior engineer, and teaching part-time at my university courses such as compiler, algorithm and data structures. I live in the midwest, USA. I love doing interviews and solving algorithm questions. Background: I interviewed at Palo Alto, CA office about a year ago and although it went well and I answered all the questions I was told: "this position wasn't a best fit for me" ... A few weeks ago I was reached out by an Amazon recruiter about an opportunity in the Seattle area and I was told the previous recruiter did not find a best match for me and she apologized for wasting my time. She said they would like to do a another round of interviews. As I love challenging myself, I said yes and I did a screening which I was given 2 algorithm questions and about 2 hours and I solved both of them and all my unit tests passed. For the second round of the interview, it was all online for 4 hours and I solved all questions and my code passed all unit tests for all their algorithm problems. Today I got a call from the recruiter saying that I was rejected because "my technical skills were lacking". I didn't want to argue with the recruiter so I accepted the feedback. I just wanted to share my story because I always saw these interviews with Amazon and Google as a challenge but now I feel like they are a complete joke. People who interviewed me were so arrogant and clueless. They had no clue how to calculate time complexity. No clue why provided unit tests were not enough and etc. They were just looking at the solution and thinking they know everything. I am so disappointed at Amazon and their interviewing process.
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Newsom to close all California beaches in crackdown: report
04/29/20 9:32 PM
Newsom to close all California beaches in crackdown: report
04/29/20 9:32 PM
New top story on Hacker News: No-code founders are on the rise. Are they making money?
No-code founders are on the rise. Are they making money?
18 by ChanningAllen | 4 comments on Hacker News.
18 by ChanningAllen | 4 comments on Hacker News.
New best story on Hacker News: Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more
Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more
556 by organicfigs | 476 comments on Hacker News.
556 by organicfigs | 476 comments on Hacker News.
New best story on Hacker News: Uber discusses plan to lay off about 20% of employees
Uber discusses plan to lay off about 20% of employees
442 by ceohockey60 | 416 comments on Hacker News.
442 by ceohockey60 | 416 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Monday, 27 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: FT journalist suspended over claims of Zoom eavesdropping
FT journalist suspended over claims of Zoom eavesdropping
7 by everybodyknows | 0 comments on Hacker News.
7 by everybodyknows | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: There are many SARS-CoV-2 strains with gene deletions
There are many SARS-CoV-2 strains with gene deletions
16 by danieltillett | 3 comments on Hacker News.
16 by danieltillett | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, 26 April 2020
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04/26/20 6:54 PM
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Pete Hegseth hosts 'America Together' special, 10 pm ET on Fox News
04/26/20 6:54 PM
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Any resource on how to repair MacBook logic board?
Ask HN: Any resource on how to repair MacBook logic board?
13 by jklein11 | 6 comments on Hacker News.
My macbook won't turn on and I am afraid that it is a logic board issue. In other times I think I would be shopping for a new laptop but I am thinking that with the quarantine I have some time to try and fix it myself. I am watching some videos on how to debug the circuit board issues[1] and I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience doing this. Any resources you could share in how to get started would be greatly appreciated! 1. https://ift.tt/2zBaYrr
13 by jklein11 | 6 comments on Hacker News.
My macbook won't turn on and I am afraid that it is a logic board issue. In other times I think I would be shopping for a new laptop but I am thinking that with the quarantine I have some time to try and fix it myself. I am watching some videos on how to debug the circuit board issues[1] and I am wondering if anyone has any personal experience doing this. Any resources you could share in how to get started would be greatly appreciated! 1. https://ift.tt/2zBaYrr
Saturday, 25 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Keystone: A lightweight multi-architecture assembler framework
Keystone: A lightweight multi-architecture assembler framework
7 by peter_d_sherman | 2 comments on Hacker News.
7 by peter_d_sherman | 2 comments on Hacker News.
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden accuser blasts CNN's Cooper, others over 'blatant bias'
04/25/20 8:40 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Biden accuser blasts CNN's Cooper, others over 'blatant bias'
04/25/20 8:40 PM
Where Is Kim Jong-un? How Experts Track North Korea’s Leader
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Friday, 24 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Messenger Rooms and More Ways to Connect When You’re Apart
Messenger Rooms and More Ways to Connect When You’re Apart
11 by cloakedarbiter | 4 comments on Hacker News.
11 by cloakedarbiter | 4 comments on Hacker News.
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Footage from a decades-old TV interview offers new clue about a former Joe Biden aide's claim the then-senator sexually assaulte
04/24/20 5:48 PM
Footage from a decades-old TV interview offers new clue about a former Joe Biden aide's claim the then-senator sexually assaulte
04/24/20 5:48 PM
Thursday, 23 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Optimal cloud service to run tiny website with back end Python + SQLite?
Ask HN: Optimal cloud service to run tiny website with back end Python + SQLite?
23 by djoldman | 22 comments on Hacker News.
Web ninjas: What is your go-to cloud service for running a small website served with python + jinja2 + sqlite? The website does little besides searching an sqlite table, serving a form, and writing the form response to an sqlite table, all with minimal computation and bandwidth. Wants are: Low price Low maintenance time/cost Simplicity My strengths do not include web development/servers but I know the basics. I'm particularly interested in the gotchas like: difficulties setting up SSL, transfer limits, and "X is perfect except that ____". If I'm asking the wrong question or not providing enough info, please say so.
23 by djoldman | 22 comments on Hacker News.
Web ninjas: What is your go-to cloud service for running a small website served with python + jinja2 + sqlite? The website does little besides searching an sqlite table, serving a form, and writing the form response to an sqlite table, all with minimal computation and bandwidth. Wants are: Low price Low maintenance time/cost Simplicity My strengths do not include web development/servers but I know the basics. I'm particularly interested in the gotchas like: difficulties setting up SSL, transfer limits, and "X is perfect except that ____". If I'm asking the wrong question or not providing enough info, please say so.
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Cincinnati Bengals select Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow as first pick in NFL Draft
04/23/20 5:28 PM
Cincinnati Bengals select Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow as first pick in NFL Draft
04/23/20 5:28 PM
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
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Tornadoes rip through Texas, Oklahoma: reports
04/22/20 9:13 PM
Tornadoes rip through Texas, Oklahoma: reports
04/22/20 9:13 PM
New top story on Hacker News: U.S. Reels to a Meat Shortage and Prices Are Getting Weird
U.S. Reels to a Meat Shortage and Prices Are Getting Weird
16 by theslurmmustflo | 6 comments on Hacker News.
16 by theslurmmustflo | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How do you tell SaaS sales people you want a self-serve option?
Ask HN: How do you tell SaaS sales people you want a self-serve option?
12 by pm_me_ur_fullzz | 10 comments on Hacker News.
I already know that if I have to inquire about the price or ask for a login that the service is going to be some antiquated 90's bs. But occasionally I experience this for something I didn't expect, like cloud computing. I encountered a cloud service that had obscure hardware I was looking for, and unlike Amazon, Google, Azure, DigitalOcean etc this service needed for you to email them to get signed up! "Thank you for your interest! Where are you located and what does your work involve?" Okay "Sales Engineers", why is that relevant. Why is a human even answering this email? "I'm experimenting with deployments but latency isn't a big issue for me so any data center will be fine". You know, like you would say with Amazon, except in a dropdown. I jump through the hoops. Finally, I get to see what the interface is like, I'm poking around with no surprise that graphic design is an afterthought when suddenly You've got mail! My email client doesn't say that but his probably does. "I wanted to do a quick check-in and.." Aw that's nice and I also would have been totally fine contacting support whenever I got around to it! I checked out the interface, got my fill, decided it wasn't for me and moved on! All in all in one week it took: 10 emails to get signed up 1 email to tell me that "the system" should send me an email about my new account login 2 emails to get the account login and confirmation 4 emails to troubleshoot the broken account login system 1 automated onboarding email 3 checkin emails 1 automated 1 week anniversary onboarding email What's the way to tell people I want a self serve option? Reducing this email chain down to 3 emails. Why is that person employed? This was during the best market in the history of mankind and I was questioning that, and now everyone with a talent more relevant than customer "retention" should be just as annoyed, given how coveted a continual flow of oxygen is now. xx
12 by pm_me_ur_fullzz | 10 comments on Hacker News.
I already know that if I have to inquire about the price or ask for a login that the service is going to be some antiquated 90's bs. But occasionally I experience this for something I didn't expect, like cloud computing. I encountered a cloud service that had obscure hardware I was looking for, and unlike Amazon, Google, Azure, DigitalOcean etc this service needed for you to email them to get signed up! "Thank you for your interest! Where are you located and what does your work involve?" Okay "Sales Engineers", why is that relevant. Why is a human even answering this email? "I'm experimenting with deployments but latency isn't a big issue for me so any data center will be fine". You know, like you would say with Amazon, except in a dropdown. I jump through the hoops. Finally, I get to see what the interface is like, I'm poking around with no surprise that graphic design is an afterthought when suddenly You've got mail! My email client doesn't say that but his probably does. "I wanted to do a quick check-in and.." Aw that's nice and I also would have been totally fine contacting support whenever I got around to it! I checked out the interface, got my fill, decided it wasn't for me and moved on! All in all in one week it took: 10 emails to get signed up 1 email to tell me that "the system" should send me an email about my new account login 2 emails to get the account login and confirmation 4 emails to troubleshoot the broken account login system 1 automated onboarding email 3 checkin emails 1 automated 1 week anniversary onboarding email What's the way to tell people I want a self serve option? Reducing this email chain down to 3 emails. Why is that person employed? This was during the best market in the history of mankind and I was questioning that, and now everyone with a talent more relevant than customer "retention" should be just as annoyed, given how coveted a continual flow of oxygen is now. xx
New top story on Hacker News: Restoring React reducer state across browser sessions
Restoring React reducer state across browser sessions
4 by execute_program | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by execute_program | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, 20 April 2020
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Trump announces he'll temporarily 'suspend immigration' into US by executive order amid coronavirus
04/20/20 7:29 PM
Trump announces he'll temporarily 'suspend immigration' into US by executive order amid coronavirus
04/20/20 7:29 PM
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Saturday, 18 April 2020
New top story on Hacker News: “May I suggest that Mr. Bond be armed with a revolver?“
“May I suggest that Mr. Bond be armed with a revolver?“
27 by smacktoward | 5 comments on Hacker News.
27 by smacktoward | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 17 April 2020
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Vice President Pence on Friday said states 'have enough' coronavirus tests to start phase one of reopening plan.
04/17/20 5:48 PM
Vice President Pence on Friday said states 'have enough' coronavirus tests to start phase one of reopening plan.
04/17/20 5:48 PM
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Michael Loftus welcomes Fox Nation into his home for quarantined comedy. 'Fox Nation Presents Friday Night Live with Michael Lof
04/17/20 4:59 PM
Michael Loftus welcomes Fox Nation into his home for quarantined comedy. 'Fox Nation Presents Friday Night Live with Michael Lof
04/17/20 4:59 PM
Thursday, 16 April 2020
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Coronavirus treatment hopes send stocks higher
04/16/20 8:25 PM
Coronavirus treatment hopes send stocks higher
04/16/20 8:25 PM
