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osolo

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About osolo

I started programming on a ZX Spectrum. If you know what that is, you're probably an old geezer like me. Nowadays I’m a dev manager at Microsoft working on "AI".

https://stackoverflow.com/users/862099/oz-solomon https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozsolomon/

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    I don't think they've announced publicly what models we're using. I don't think there's any particular reason for this, but just in case, I can't name them here. I'll see if this c…

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    My team worked on this feature and I can confirm that yes, semantic search is being done for both text and images. This allows you to do fuzzy searches like you mentioned in your c…

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    I wouldn’t do that. Let me explain this from the perspective of a hiring manager. For a compelling position, it’s not unheard of to get 100 resumes per one spot (the ratio for my p…

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    The attitude in these threads always boggles my mind. When YOU, your teammates or someone else you know makes a mistake, then it’s just a mistake. But when someone at Microsoft mak…

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    Sorry, this role is currently open only for Canada, though we will support relocation in some cases (esp if you already have a PR). The good news is that our sister team is also hi…

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    Microsoft Applied Sciences Group | Senior / Principal Software Dev | REMOTE (Canada) | Full-time I’m hiring for my Windows incubation team. We think of, research, and implement nex…

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    For those interested in more information about performance was achieved, Stephan Lavavej gave a talk about this very subject during CppCon 2019 [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/wat…

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    My kids complained today that Google Classroom isn't working. After a quick investigation, I noticed that Snort on my firewall blocked the relevant Google server due to incoming TC…

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    Imagine you're Expedia, and you want to make this consumer friendly change. Now, on your website, all the hotels seem to be more expensive. Nobody will understand the intricacies o…

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    Try this plugin[1] which will unsign Xcode and allows older plugins to work. I also encourage you to file a radar [2] to let Apple know you're not pleased about them killing a thri…

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    Comment #12305515

    $3700/2.5 years in electricity vs projected $12,500 in gas. So about $8800 in savings over 2.5 years, ~$293/mo, ~$3500/year. Still makes it hard to justify the Tesla based on just …

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    Thanks for sharing this. It's exactly what I was looking for. tldr; It clearly shows that HGST has an overall superior survival rate over time. WD is a distant second and Seagate i…

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    I really appreciate these blog posts and have used the data they present when buying HDDs for personal use. One thing that bothers me is that the data presented doesn't really take…

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    Comment #11139894

    It's been reported that Apple unlocked phones 70 times in the past. But all those instances were for phones with older versions of iOS that were pre-encryption.

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    I wish they outlined a plan to push this icon out to Stable. Even better the plan should call for the browser to eventually refuse to submit forms with password fields unless HTTPS…

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    It seems to me that these would be rare rather than the typical case. I think we could make the case that the more straightforward uses (like the ones in the articles) could be opt…

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    I would also add http://paletton.com which I found very easy and pleasing to work with as a non-designer.

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    Comment #8669475

    Facebook's trying to double dip. They want you to pay to get your fans and pay again when you want to market to them. It's nothing short of a scam. I think that this stunt will inc…

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    I think the author has it backwards. Expiration dates in offer letters are normal, and should always be included. "Bullshit" is the exception: expiration dates that give you only 1…