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If you're an engineer and want to go deeper into the core algorithms behind genomics, there's a book / course called Bioinformatics Algorithms. It was a punishing read when I was g…

That hasn't been my experience. Bambu's documentation, including the guides and wiki, is disjointed and inconsistent. You'll often find contradictions between pages or information …

> She had no desire to learn the ends and outs of 3d printers. She wanted something easy to use and reliable. The Bambu Labs printer I bought her has been just that. Where is this …

I'm also in the same boat of regret, but for other reasons. Their support team is beyond awful. I purchased an H2S AMS combo just shy of two months ago (mostly because I saw it bei…

This is such a strange take. Your words remind me of past crypto hype cycles, where people pushed web3.0 and NFT FOMO hysteria. Engineering is the practical application of science …

I wonder if we'll reach a breaking point with public forges, where they'll simply reject hosting a repo if it isn't from someone with a vetted background or if it detects hallmarks…

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PAlignPrims, short for Pairwise Alignment Primitives, is a C++23 header-only library that provides the building blocks for assembling pairwise sequence aligners. I created PAlignPr…

Xplore Path is a tool for quick-and-dirty data exploration, built for messy, untidy data scattered across files and formats. * Simple syntax: Query data with an intuitive, XPath-li…

Location: Boston, MA / Providence, RI. Remote: Open to either remote or hybrid. Willing to relocate: Yes, for the right role. Technologies: Python, C++, Java, Typescript, SQL, Dock…

Many years ago I was on a team where the team lead decided to outright accuse one of the members of bikeshedding. The accusation turned their relationship toxic, so much so that th…

I program in modern C++ as well (C++23). I disagree with both "very safe" and "fun". Even with 23 there are an innumerable number of footguns throughout both the language and the s…

I took a crack at explaining the Viterbi algorithm after learning about HMMs from a bioinformatics book I was reading. You may find it helpful, but that's assuming my interpretatio…

I thought about this and we have a backup problems in place if they don't feel comfortable sharing. The context will be the same, both the candidate and the team member will be wor…

We're about to start interviewing for an SWE role. Rather than asking each candidate to do leetcode questions or take-home assignments, we're going to be asking them to present som…

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The commute is what does it for me. That and I hate open plan offices.

I structure my notes on a topic as if it were a book. - There's a table of contents. - There are prerequisites for each section (links to other sections within the notes). - There'…

Around the 3 minute mark at https://youtu.be/CHD1N9vtPlE The entire interview is gold.

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> to raise prices because of my browsing habits, IP, or CC used? How would this work when most people get their flights through aggregators? I search for flights on Google Flights.…

Not directly related to the article, but the other day I saw the "camera in use" indicator in the Android status bar while WhatsApp was open. The camera usage history showed it was…

I remember this from back in the day. It felt way ahead of it's time. IIRC it originally had a single unified world, which was massive, and you could build stuff in it. It seemed a…

Had you or your grandparents thought about maybe first asking the owner to keep the dog off the property? Maybe conveying to the owner that your grandmother has been cleaning the w…