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it's actually pretty easy to automate the state of the vehicle. if anything is left in the car the video is sent to an operator. The service instructs a cleaner to check the car an…

We need accurate reporting to learn and fix problems. Any good engineer knows that. We saw how the public quickly started to trust Waymo because it is safer than human drivers by o…

I think we all agree that making the Gov more efficient is a good thing but this is about terrorizing federal employees for ideological reasons. There is no crisis to justify this.…

People have a hard time understanding the nuances and the context. Because he is somewhat crazy, he is able to do things a normal politician wouldn't do. Clearly, eliminating corru…

Hey, I checked your Reddit thread [1] and I see a good discussion with useful suggestions. I don't see "anything but hate" at all. There are pros and cons to using frameworks. True…

I had to use an iPhone for a month when I lost my Android phone so I tried Spotify for podcasts. I can't describe how bad it is, impossible to control what you want to play, comple…

This is pure and simple collusion. Same as the oil cartels. Destroys competition and is totally illegal.

Software engineers tend to think in deterministic terms. My code tells the machine exactly what to do and that's it. In real world systems there is uncertainty which requires diffe…

With no background in accounting, I was impressed with the Beancount documentation. Very well written and a great way to learn accounting. I am looking for a solution to track my i…

One of the surprising things in this saga is how Walgreens partnered with Theranos. I actually had a blood test done in the downtown Palo Alto Walgreens. The results were obviously…

Yep and Intel is doing great with their incompetent management. These management tools can only work when there is a mission, common sense, competence, team work, respect for each …

To me, compared to other languages, I find Go easier for expressing my ideas in code. People seem to argue as if there was an objective truth. Different people may have different l…

Prop 13 needs to be reformed because taxes need to be fair. Taxes can be deferred for those who cannot afford to pay the full tax so they don't have to move. The benefit should be …

and this what we see in most tech companies, they go out of the way to hire people that "fit". I wonder how much talent we leave out because of people's natural tendency to hire pe…

You are not alone in feeling lonely. I suggest you try talking to a psychotherapist to help you answer those questions.

My experience working for good technology companies is that most engineers truly want to hire good engineers. I was lucky to work in groups where there was no gender bias. Female c…

There is too much hype, solving data-related problems requires many different skills and it depends on the problem. In general you need background in quite a few of these areas lin…

Not a good analogy. You can design interviews and measure outcomes. The goal is not to eliminate coding if it is relevant for the position, you need to do it right. There are peopl…

Good point. Perhaps we need to work through professional organization to look into hiring practices and propose practical solutions.

Thank you so much for sharing this. Look at it this way, many companies are missing great talent because of their interviewing practices and for trying to imitate Google or Microso…

I think that what you do makes sense if you take the time to read the resume, code samples, articles, and ask relevant questions. Asking to write some code is perfectly fine to see…

People are very diverse, some are fast and chatty, others are quiet and slow. Usually I perceive the fast and chatty types a bit arrogant. Personality and cultural background is pr…

Dear software professional: if you have been rejected because of a coding interview, don't feel bad or discouraged. It has little to do with how smart you are. Unfortunately, this …

I not only feel more mature in my reactions and my thinking but also feel I am a much better coder and creative thinker. You don't need to be 20 to code or start a company. Age dis…

Yes, the latest work on NN is a breakthrough for sure. So are the advancements in distributed computing and storage that make low-cost scalability possible. However, we should resi…