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There are a handful of studies referenced by this review that look at health impacts of vegetable oils: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11600290/ For fried food, I'd worry…

Actual human RCTs do not show any increased systemic inflammation when consuming seed oils like canola vs. animal fats, and saturated fat consumption from animal cooking fats can s…

It's honestly impressive how tech people continue to exhibit a complete lack of social awareness. This is a product no one asked for (NYers actually enjoy bodegas as they are), and…

Interview pass criteria are not based on the gender/race of the candidate. The criteria are the same for all candidates for the same role. The goal of diversity/inclusion programs …

> "Stop. That's stupid, try again." If you can't say ~why~ it's "stupid," your comment is not useful. And if you do say why it's stupid, those reasons are much more important than …

In this cases, shouldn't the discussion be purely about the technical merits of the idea, rather than emotions of the people speaking about it? I would count removing unneeded emot…

> As long as the person you are saying it to understands that you respect him/her what kind of person would say that with full vitriolic sincerity to someone they respect? Why say …

> FORTRAN’s conflation of functions (an algebraic concept) and subroutines (a programming construct) persists to this day in nearly every piece of software, and causes no end of pr…

> I don't mean to discount your experience, but honestly I don't feel like this is the whole story. Found the most HN comment I'll see all day.

> trigger-warning=just google it. there are people that go in panic when they hear certain stuff (kinda insane really) There are people who experience panic disorder/ptsd. Being "t…

I was there for a bit in 2014. From what I saw, most offices had two people.

Inherently, or just due to societal expectations? I'm guessing it's the latter.

People who complain about downvotes get downvoted, especially if they make a whole new comment (or more, wow) just to complain.

Plenty of "real" photographers use Instagram now (and have for several years).

Late reply from me, but: 1. Introduction to Algorithms/CLRS (~The~ algorithms book) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/introduction-algorithms Also, Skiena's "Algorithm Design Manual" …

Get the book, "Cracking The Coding Interview." It was the most valuable resource for me in preparing for technical interviews near the end of my time in undergrad.

> It's possible in Go, unlike many scripting languages, to write in an allocate-up-front style that doesn't generate garbage, in pretty much exactly the same way you'd do it in C I…

Yup. I like microservices as an architecture paradigm, but they are a tool, and can be used well or misused just like any other tool. And sometimes they are not the right tool for …

Do you have any real, hard data to back your statements up, or just your own personal observations?

> Suggestion to all potential future reporters out there: pay more attention in your math, science and engineering classes, and less in your liberal (f)arts classes. No. You do not…

NN&DL is great for neural nets specifically, it doesn't really cover other branches of ML. That being said, I found it very easy to understand with no prior ML knowledge, all you n…

I never programmed before college, and my first job after college is at a highly-reputable SV software company. I know plenty of other people in the same situation.

This isn't a matter of anyone being "offended," though. No one finds the word "hacker" offensive, they just might have a completely different definition of it depending on what the…

It's not "self-censorship," it's understanding that the generally-accepted definition of a word is different from it's obscure jargon meaning. The word "hacker" has meant "someone …

> I have to say I am a true old fuddy-duddy when it comes to Instagram as I can’t think of a single use for it that appeals to me. On Facebook, people present a polished version of…