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Re:An oral history of Bank Python (2021) on Friday June 26, 2026 @08:22AM (#48685806)
A lot of them retired too and enjoyed making bank producing a pile of hot mess that the rest of the higher ups did not fully appreciate the mess they were producing. Collected their multi million packages and left
Re:Gemini 3.5 Flash on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:49PM (#48202526)
Tell me more about what your day looks like. What do you think of the LLMOps books from Abi, in case you have read it ? Any other resources you can recommed?
Re:What makes a good smartphone camera? on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @07:04PM (#48043048)
where can i learn more about what you know (besides LLMs): books, wikis etc. ? For reference, I have a ok-to-mediumish background in image signal processing.
What are some of the SDN open source software that is still useful today ? e.g. ODL, ONOS, Ryu, Floodlight
what do y'all think of this given the recent activities
Since you're on this thread..who normally runs the investment decisions inside of a bank, whether retail or investment. Is there a CIO office or is that the function of their Treasury department? Does it go by other names?

And in your experiences in 2008, what sort of strategy planning/what if scenarios were being played out since it was unprecedented and no one knew what was going to happen the next day

Re:Ask HN: Have IRL tech meetups rebounded in your area? on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:55PM (#34266411)
I wish I knew more about the Montreal area
Re:Ask HN: How do I get into robotics? on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:23PM (#33676069)
There is a field of study called Mechatronics that combined Mechanics and Electronics though that is not the only path

For more hobbyist stuff, join the Lego FIRST competitions though note that the Mindstorms product line has been recently discontinued though Educators may still be able to obtain the Spike set. Look into open source ROS operating system

E.g. control engineers can also get into robotics and it's better not to havea more broad degree in my humble opinion

Re:Ask HN: How to give back as a software engineer? on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:29AM (#33468342)
I teach a robotics class and we use the Legos and it was super fufilling indeed (too bad mindstorms is being discontinued by the way)
With the deaths and displacements, there's also an estimated $10 billion of damages ready

In case anyone interested, UNICEF New Zealand is looking for donations: https://www.unicef.org.nz/appeal/pakistan-flood-emergency?ut...

Re:Repairing an HP 3478A Multimeter with a Hacksaw on Friday November 26, 2021 @03:33PM (#29353804)
That's impressive. I've heard and the product manuals of most multi meters talk about the risk of shock when opening it up. Does anyone know how likely or rare that is?
Do you work on the robotics industry professionally by any chance and is ROS used there?
Re:An oral history of Bank Python on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:22AM (#29116036)
Tell me more about what worked and didn't..I recall the pain of watching QzDesktop load and Bob/HUGS jobs failing..but what else, and what did you enjoy
Re:An oral history of Bank Python on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:14AM (#29116009)
It's amazing how a few people have left such a big mark on a part of the investment banking industry. I missed Kirat right before exiting BAML but met all his "disciples" and Dubno..including his miniature dinosaur and telescope in his office :). Very much felt like tech religion where no open debate on merits and drawbacks could be discussed. And a lot has changed in terms of engineering innovation with turnover since that era...
That is awesome. If I may - What were you biggest business challenges you learned in your journey? And where do you see the future of email design?
Re:Show HN: See your costs for each AWS resource on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:52PM (#28858147)
Would this finally make was cost consultants redundant? (Prob not)
It's a good question and like most things I would think hiring the right management with the right strategies had a big part in it
Re:Ex-NSA cyberspies reveal how they helped hack foes of UAE (2019) on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:09AM (#28538622)
How much would they pay for foreign skilled workers?
Re:OpenSSL 3.0 on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @12:07PM (#28446408)
I wonder if and when this will be FIPS 140-2 compliant
Re:Ask HN: What are your non-tech hobbies? on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:26PM (#28435939)
Hey I have a similar interest. Any future recommendations and do you also target companies involved with rare earth metals?
Re:The $150M Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive on Monday August 30, 2021 @12:27PM (#28357387)
Back in 2016, the ITRS body for semiconductor roadmaps with a now-failed prediction since there are several process nodes in development, in part with the help of tech from ASML:

https://www.hpcwire.com/2016/07/28/transistors-wont-shrink-b...

Proposal represents 1/3 of global mining capacity
What are some of the other football data providers
RIP Gerber, I will miss his work greatly. This study feels flawed by asking people directly if their job was useless but I think it's human nature to justify ones job, let alone one's existence. Very few people will self challenge themselves, especially if their livelihood depends on it.

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