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We use a tool called Weave (I believe YC 25?) that analyzes PRs for "expert units of work" and shows lift from AI tools. My understanding is they have their own proprietary model t…

I've generally observed latency of 500ms to 1s with modern LLM-based voice agents making real calls. That's good enough to have real conversations. I attended VAPI Con earlier this…

During my time there (late 2000s) there was a Software Lab (6.170) that focused on programming fundamentals and culminated in a four-person, month-or-so long project. At least at t…

I also took Professor Winston's seminar in college and have similar feelings about it. It was far and away my favorite class and the wisdom in his advice has only become more appar…

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area so I'm definitely biased, but I think Pittsburgh has a higher general sports literacy (especially for football) than other places I lived. Football…

Because muscles take energy to power and fat is storage. In the non-modern world where food was scarcer it wasn't always advantageous to increase in muscle size and therefore calor…

Usually these are people who are coming from companies with similar interview styles and are passively prepped by being an interviewer (for algos/coding) and designing web-scale sy…

>1. No, you don't need to know everything... It takes maybe a week for a smart developer without a CS degree to learn what they need to know for interviews. I just went through a j…

>Its not good for a professional to play a game he thinks he will lose. That's interesting, any ideas where this attitude comes from? I feel like that's the opposite of a lot of ot…

Thanks!

Also, how does Spanner get around the CAP theorem and similar distributed systems results? It seems like the only tradeoff is monetary at the moment.

I like to think about this question in three parts: scope, depth, and originality. The scope of the project is the size and ambiguity level. Ideally as you get more experience your…

>There needs to be parity within the matchups and across the season. I'm not sure how widely known this is, but the actual matchups, not order and dates, are completely determinist…

It's definitely worth it. The longer and more specific the list of requirements gets, the less likely it is that any one person meets all of them. Recruiters actually have a funny …

>But if you don't pass because you're not a "culture fit", it means you probably came off as a difficult person to work with. And this article shows why. I don't think that's neces…

I wish I would have seen this thread yesterday! My advice to almost everyone is to prioritize consistency and enjoyment over perfect planning. For almost all working professionals,…

I used to watch Sports Center for highlights (now the internet makes sure I don't miss anything noteworthy) and occasionally the talk shows (which now rarely cover inside the lines…

Thanks for the recommendations. Any experience with how these hold up as they scale up?

Does anyone have experience building mobile backends in Lambda? I was looking at an API Gateway / Lambda / Amazon RDS stack for building a central data store and was wondering what…

Finally, my first Hacker News comment! In addition to equipment and rules changes, training and nutritional techniques have evolved quite a bit over the last century. NFL players, …