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Ask HN: Qualities SWEs who get quickly promoted lack compared to older managers?

Whether it's their grindset, office politics savviness, or job-hopping skills, some software engineers find themselves climbing the ladder pretty quickly while still in their 20s. Do quick progressions have a drawback? Do these SWEs have any major blind-spots compared to their older counterparts?

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Ask HN: How to identify niche fields that would flourish with the aid of tech?

The proliferation of data and computational methods have proved to be beneficial to a handful of fields (Computational "insert physical/social science here"). Rather than assuming that marrying tech with existing practices would solve everything, are there more optimal methodologies in identifying fields that would see an exponential boost in utility?

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Re:Ask HN: What to create in-depth scientific blog posts with on Monday November 08, 2021 @01:48PM (#29152721)
I've previously read some in-depth articles on ML & DL that used Distill's publishing templates. Might be worth a look. https://github.com/distillpub/template

Ask HN: How do you think that today's ergonomic office chairs can improve?

Comfort is key, but I was curious on what extra features or design standard shifts would improve the experience of sitting in front of a screen for prolonged periods. For example, one of my friends was talking about how it'd be cool to have a chair that could electrically stimulate his back muscles to relieve his back pain.

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Ask HN: Would you use a workout/fitness app if it used D2C genetic testing?

Looking at the DNA analysis services provided by the likes of 23andMe and Ancestry, is it viable for a workout app to gain an edge over the various consumer fitness apps out there by using DNA Testing to come up with a curated workout & diet guide. I'm aware that nutrigenetics is still in its nascent phase and can see how concerns about privacy and security can pop up.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried to live without a phone? on Saturday September 12, 2020 @12:30PM (#24453585)
I had thoughts about this but eventually decided to just turn off the color on my smartphone. Now I just use it when it's absolutely necessary because it looks so drab.