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Oof hit a nerve with the jeffbots on this but it doesn’t change the fact that everyone is laughing when you know the layoffs are predictably coming in with each earnings call.
The non-programmers at amazon I know are all just getting onto kiro. I guess there’s two versions of kiro(?) one aimed at devs and the other more web/mcp friendly. Ic and managers are still just wading into the waters and still haven’t learned that token dashboards are snake eating its own tail endgame for these groups.
From the outside it looks like a hot mess of many competing teams trying to become the chosen one for all of Amazon’s ai use. As a result it’s a confusing mess of tools that don’t last very long and creates tons of churn and confused employees who learn new tools as they're killed.
Definitely enjoying watching the chaos unfold from a distance at these trillion dollar businesses
No info about planned GW or cross compare metrics to see how for $295B goes. I also don’t think the blow quotes is that fair given that this is state-funded vs private-funded and there’s still additional private funded dc build happening in China.
The latest investment goal, which hasn’t previously been reported, pales in comparison to the $725 billion that US leaders such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are setting aside for AI this year alone. Chinese data centers in general cost less than in the US because of cheaper labor, component and construction costs, and local government incentives.
This is awesome. My partner runs events in Seattle and has talked about how there is a big need to do classes on teaching basic household handyman things but also her thing is turning events into social mixers for singles.
I just think it’d be great to teach people how to hang a shelf or clean the filter in a mini split, fix a flat tire on a car, etc. All the stuff I have to regularly do for people now. I may sign up to do some instructor led classes.
I love the idea of a tool library, I own more tools than I can use at this point.
However I think if I could get paid a monthly service fee to list my tools I’d do it, otherwise the replacement costs for people misusing or losing the tools would make it not worth it. A single socket goes missing and suddenly it’s $30 to replace, wipes out the sharing incentive.
I applied for a mortgage today through my bank. Before the automated “next steps” email could hit my inbox my phone was already ringing and ringing and ringing. About 10 minutes straight of automated spam callers that are watching who knows what public ledger on now.
I guess it pretty much means retiring this number next year. I’ve inly had the number a little over a year and the spam has slowly crept up despite best efforts to give fake numbers where possible.
Still building with metal in my free time. This months project is an 8ft tall corner plant stand. Picked up some really unique looking boards from seconduse I need to sand and stain but still working on the shelf itself.
Also started tiling my guest bathroom and tiling the ceiling of the shower. First tile project I’ve attempted.
I’m a few days late to comment here but I’ve been creating metal furniture again this summer. Mostly tables, end tables, night stands, some benches and stools. It’s a hobby thing and my house is getting quite full, but I’ve also had a few commissioned pieces.
I like to mix different materials into the designs I cook up. For the tops I use cut stone which is prohibitively expensive for most hobby stuff but works really well for commission work because of all the different types (marble, granite, composite) and styles/ colors you can get. It gives it a very high end look and feel when combined with a sturdy metal frame. I’m also really into 3D printing so I try to incorporate that into the work as well. Using different pattern schemes to make inserts and accent pieces.
I’ve also experimented with incorporating IKEA furniture pieces into metal frames because I love the idea of doing modular furniture that can be swapped out for different colors and textures. I use the same idea for my 3D printed work.
I love the creativity and flexibility this gives me and my welding skills have ramped up significantly. It’s been years since I welded seriously and I really lost the techniques so getting that confidence back is great. I’ve been approached to do some big 5-6 figure home design jobs through the connections I’ve made acquiring stone pieces but I’ve only consulted on advice. I still feel a bit insecure about putting myself out there in structural work. I see how successful different design firms locally are building this stuff for tech companies and I’d love to eventually have my work featured like that but taking it slow for now.
Thanks for the tip that’s a good idea I’ll see if there’s any retro arcade groups or meetups and see if they want any of this. I’d love to give it away to a group like that.
I’m not too keen on selling this stuff on eBay due to my limited timeframe.
This was a big reading year for myself, I got through 25 books. They are not technical books like most listed here. I focused on reading memoirs, literature, fiction stories, primarily women authors. I didn’t read any bad books in my opinion, I guess I picked well.
Standouts,
Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata
Lakota Woman - Mary Crow Dog
Beautiful Country: A Memoir of An Undocumented Childhood - Qian Julie Wang
Gather Around in My Name - Maya Angelou
The entire autobiographical series by Maya is a must read imo, but this one is my favorite. Maybe also my favorite book I read this year.
I used to be a mechanic and owned a shop and was knee deep in car culture, but motorcycles really stole the spotlight as I've aged.
They're less fun to work on imo but so much more rewarding to own and drive. I get so much pleasure out of my bikes that other automotive types can't provide.
The dollar to smile ratio is also way better.
Also as far as price goes, you're positioned cheaper than and Ariel Atom and a t-rex although it is smaller so that is expected. But I think it's a good price target for people who might cross shop those toys.
This trike is awesome! Love the way it looks open and closed.
I have an electric motorcycle and it's crazy fun. I've driven t-rex trikes before and those are so much fun too so the combo has to amazing!
One thing I'd like to see are door bars like you see in a roll cage. The exposed area is pretty big and even with the enclosure the door doesn't appear to be structural. The door bars can be swing out not fixed which is also approved in most racing specs for roll cage design.
What's the battery swap process on this? I'd like to see it designed to be a quick swap so it this is used on a course it could be swapped out for a charged spare but I understand if that isn't feasible.
I clicked a dot by my house which is not in california and it shows $929
This Glen Greebwald who "quit" in protest to his false Hunter Biden witch hunt?
The guy lost all credibility pushing that fake bullshit story so far he lost his job at his own news org.
https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/glenn-greenwald-quits-the-inte...
Black tongue comments are really getting tiring to read on here.
Thanks for writing this is up!
I've been thinking about enrolling at WGU for their CS degree and was just chatting about it yesterday.
I'm also self taught but with only half a degree completed. I think about moving abroad especially for retirement reasons. Having that paper makes all the difference. Without it it's much harder to live anywhere outside a home country permanently.
The CIA also has a venture capital firm for investing in startups.
Every single day this is posted there is a raft of comments that either use ad hominems to attack the source without addressing what it had to say or red herrings
Those comments are getting really tiring and it's disappointing to see this place accept ad hominems against the source over and over in those threads instead of actually discussing the trial.
Ofc complaining about comment quality isn't new, that's existed before I started coming here.
Hn does a pretty good job of being off topic in threads but it's the nastiness of the comments that degrades the quality of conversation (I myself am guilty of this too, and I need to work on that).
I went the other way into programming from the trades.
Sometimes, especially when I read about people leaving this industry to go work in the trades it makes me nostalgic and miss working with my hands and building real things.
But I also have enough bad memories of shitty work conditions and waking up sore day after day to give me a gut check to stay put for a little longer.
I don't think programming is the probkem. Anything you do 40 hours a week for other people will get to you just the same. Programming is a pretty sweet gig, all things considered.
Turning my hobbies in jobs killed off a lot of fun I used to have. I think it's pretty universal and why it should probably be more common to switch industries a couple times at least through your career to keep things fun and not stay in a burned out mentality forever.
Also when your salary is tied to feature development, bloated apps and poor UX is inevitable.
Reached for comment, a Trump campaign spokesperson lambasted the bug as an example of alleged bias against conservatives on social media platforms.
They're being favoured and promoted by FB but also biased against...
Weight cutting is pretty bad for your body, and they take it to extreme levels of drying out their bodies too, so any of these sports which have weight classes (all the weight lifting, wrestling) are pretty damaging to all organs in the body and have caused death before. Not advocating to stop these in Olympics, pointing out there's non-obvious risks athletes take beside head trauma.
I'd be shocked if they ever admit it was ransomware.
Won't they have to since they will need to report it for shareholders?
I thought it might be about metal matrix composites which are even lighter than traditional forged magnesium pistons
Have you looked through the July Who's Hiring thread? Also probably worth going through the last few months of submissions and reach out to any of those companies looking for front end devs.
Also post this in the Who wants to be Hired thread, although I don't know how effect that thread is (I never got any contacts from that one)
Edit: also sorry I don't have anything to offer you, my job isn't hiring right now. But any time I see these posts I always give them an upvote. I hope you the best!
How many people drive around without insurance right now though and even people who don't have driver's license. It just isn't practical to think people will do it, especially when times get tough. If I'm choosing which bill to pay, I'll take the water bill over the insurance bill
FTA consensus on unemployment in December is around 10% which is pretty staggering. Right now it is 11% so not a lot of recovery on the horizon according to them
In a way they don't benefit from hate. How many people here quit fb because of politics and toxic communities?
What a crazy story. Would be interesting to read a more in-depth article on underground helicopter manufacturing.
I wonder how that would work in the US? I don't think there's anything illegal about building your own aircraft. That's basically what the EAA is all about I think.
Where can I find the communities that are upset/distrust NASS? Is this on twitter/forums/fb? I'd like to take a deeper look into the problems they're discussing but I'm an outsider, not sure where to begin looking.