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I use AI to generate code sometimes but it often doesn’t work as expected. Other times I get just awfully inefficient answer. Someone who has programmed without AI for a few years will spot those things. Someone who doesn’t have any “gut feeling” formed about code and just relies strictly on AI will do awful.

I think your approach is good, I would introduce things that work but are terrible design decisions and have the person interviewing figure out what could be improved.

The problem is that it might have been true at some point but now there are resources to “learn” for interviews, so currently you will get people willing to grind.

Nobody happy with their pay and job is going to grind leetcode.

They could just ignore leetcode and ask puzzle problems instead to test ability.

Re:LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:41PM (#37908729)
The use was mostly getting decent hits from recruiters and the feed when I opened the page didn’t want to make me vomit.

I am frankly at a point where I realized internet became an extremely toxic place full of dark patterns. I miss days of nerds making sites to share informations and hobbies.

Re:LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:37PM (#37908688)
From my experience when I respond to them that I don’t know a certain language and code in C# and know some Java I get instantly ghosted. It’s not even worth my time to respond.
Re:LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:47PM (#37905365)
Unfortunately my tech stack isn’t very popular with HN, SQL/C#. Maybe it’s time to reskill.
Re:LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:40PM (#37905233)
Has anyone else noticed that LinkedIn is turning into a shitty social media platform? Memes and videos are now being posted.

I used to get decent use from it but stopped updating my profile because the site is cancer. Full of self padding on the back and people adding me to “grow their network”. Recruiters contacting me with “perfect fit” position in languages not on my profile.

Can someone please develop hacker news type basic site but for jobs? No memes, no dark patterns, no likes.

Re:Ask HN: How do you get out of a rut? on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:27PM (#37904996)
I have a kid. I love him dearly but it has completely killed my will to do most things. It just sucks so much time out of our life. Add that to some medical problems I have been having and it’s misery.

I used to enjoy hacking around in the evening, checking out new tech, rooting and flashing phones, overclocking computers, etc, however, now I literally don’t feel like doing anything.

Kids are hard.

I’ve said technically because most physicians would probably not recommend doing such a thing. However there are many case studies of its benefits using even 1800mg/day even though the RDA is 1.1mg.
That is true, however, currently the vitamin/supplement industry is big too.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34685573/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Derrick-Lonsdale

Some links to get you started. B1 deficiency can be caused by things like alcoholism. He also thinks we don’t get enough of b1 in our diet and the current scale is not sufficient.

Symptoms can vary and can involve different nervous systems. Things like tingling, insomnia, fatigue.

A lot of people talk about getting paradoxical reaction or refeeeding syndrome, meaning once they start taking b1 they get massive flare up of symptoms.

I actually have unlimited car wash subscription. Well it was 12.99 but since I washed too much it went up to 19.99. Absolutely hilarious .
I used to be in the camp that supplements/vitamins are bs in general and unless you are deficient they won’t do a thing for you.

However, I am now learning that serum levels don’t often tell the whole truth.

For example, many suffers of neurological disorders benefit greatly from using B1 even if their levels are not below “good” threshold. There is a physician who has done a lot of work on this. You can technically megadose b1 without any negative side effects.

I am now seeing neurologists even recommending things like ALA to patients along with meds to stop symptoms.

I welcome to open mindedness because the online groups of suffers often discover pretty interesting things.

Years ago I talked to a chemist who cured his neuropathy with pirenzepine(drug used for ulcers with good safety profile), there is a startup now with a cream that uses pirenzepine as main ingredient to treat neuropathy. They are in stage 3 trials and have seen success.

That’s actually comical.

I guess the words soon will have no meaning.

“Hey, come to our new casino! Everyone wins always”(by winning we mean everyone has a great time so even when they lose they actually win).

Absolute bullshit.

Musk has been saying that you will be able to have your Tesla earn money for you as a robotaxi lmao.

Maybe I should “fully pay”(make a deposit) on their car then refuse to actually fully pay because that doesn’t imply fully paying.

Absolute donkeys.

Re:Show HN: Explore Doctors' Disciplinary History on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:42PM (#37823068)
I’m interested in helping out.

I have done a lot of research in medicine due to my poor experiences with even top specialists. Ignoring symptoms, denying side effects of meds I took, even though those were present on the label.

Do you have a discord?

Any plans on allowing people to comment on physicians?

Any plans of adding how much doctors have received from corporate interests?(as this data is available)

This issue is caused mostly because of policy(in Canada immobilizer is required and this is non-issue). Policy makers failed, which in the end has put massive strain on police departments. Then, laws and judges are failing by not holding people accountable. Throw a book at them. So the word spreads. These kids know they will get a slip on the wrist.

Also, Hyundai could have predicted this but picked saving few bucks per car, which frankly can be a lot of money. Probably not worth the damage to the brand.

I probably wouldn’t purchase another Hyundai, and I have been really happy with our 2019 Santa Fe and even my dealer is very decent and service has been great.

I’ve been hanging around neuropathy groups and other illness groups since I thought that there is a market for a business here. Not to get rich but maybe create something to help people and have a side income that saves people money.

I have learned that for an EDS patient it takes average of 10 years for a diagnosis. The tests are simple and any physician could do them following simple q&a and straightforward tests. Such a long time before diagnosis results in terrible outcome for the patient. The story of “its in your head” is often repeated here.

It’s not about giving 40 chances. Most doctors refused to listen and have performed tests that were unlikely to yield any results. They disagree with me the patient and if their assumptions were not correct they would often refuse to continue.

We need to centralize the knowledge base. Take what top specialist in their area of expertise know and review what support groups discover to see if we can improve.

For example, in small fiber neuropathy there is a physician Dr. Oaklander, she was so tired of hearing about people not getting the correct treatment she created a list of possible causes and tests.

Not treating autoimmune induced SFN can results in serious complications, while treating it can results in complete remission.

These stories are often repeated among many different communities. These communities found the top specialist in the country and proper tests, but their doctors refuse to work with them.

White, tall, decently build, straight male and I was still affected by this. Read my other comment.
This is right up my alley.

I have seen 40+ physicians after my reaction to flouroquinolones 11 years ago. They denied it was possible for the medication to cause issues. Even Mayo fucking clinic. I kept hearing the med is out of my system.

In the mean time the label received a new warning because of people like myself reporting neurological symptoms to the FDA.

Still, my EMG was normal so several neurologist told me I’m fine.

Then, I diagnosed myself with small fiber neuropathy with mild autonomic involvement, this is after years of research and learning about any possible causes of neuropathy and symptoms.

Requested nerve punch biopsy from a new neurologist at a top medical institution. Came back normal, so he said „no small fiber neuropathy”.

Well that’s incorrect. Skin punch biopsy has about 60-70% accuracy. He doesn’t offer any more help and says he can’t help me.

I find a new physician at another top medical hospital. They know how to perform the tests I want, which was some autonomic tests and QSART, which is a sweat test.

The autonomic test was normal. QSART revealed small fiber neuropathy.

I’m sorry but it is absolutely fucking unacceptable. I did most of the research and had to gently steer physicians myself. I would never get a proper diagnosis. 11 years! I kept hearing its anxiety. It’s in my head. This is all while seeing top docs, and even professors. The medical community is an absolute pile of trash, and makes me question where we as humans went wrong.

The war in Ukraine has proven that starlink or a private company shouldn’t be trusted when it comes to military operations.
Re:New layoffs at Twitter hit trust and safety workers on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @01:41PM (#37573417)
Sucks to be an X-worker. I’m sorry!
Re:ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:28PM (#37548991)
I mean everything goes through boom and bust cycles. If you want a relatively safe job think about becoming a public servant. However, dev jobs are some of the best jobs in the world, as it allows one to work in many sectors and the pay is generally very good.

I invest and save aggressively. So a bust cycle lasting a few years won’t matter to me.

Additionally, keep life expanses reasonable and not getting sucked into consumerism keeps the cost of living low.

Re:TikTok Rankles Employees with Return-to-Office Tracking Tools on Saturday September 16, 2023 @08:50AM (#37534360)
I work for non-tech company. I report to VP. He doesn’t care if I work 30 or 40 hours. Sometimes I work more, and sometimes I work less to clear my mind. What he cares about is deliverables.

I want to try a new challenge but I have a hard time finding a corporation that does this. There is always annoying cringey slogans about “collaboration”.

I have built large gaming communities. Hosted servers and worked with other people all over the planet. But some execs just want ass in the seats.

Re:I rented a Tesla for a month. It was a giant pain in the a* on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:49PM (#37530436)
The automatic wipers do not working properly. It’s widely reported everywhere and I experienced myself.
Re:I rented a Tesla for a month. It was a giant pain in the a* on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:48PM (#37530430)
This has to be the dumbest rant I read in a while.
In order to get a salvage title the car needs to be totaled.

Insurance doesn’t care if there is frame damage. It only cares how much the car is worth, how much it’s going to cost to fix and how much it’s worth at an auction in its current state. They run the numbers and decide if they are fixing or totaling the car.

There is a reason tesla is expensive to insure.

Short-term rentals are cancer to communities and should require proper zoning.

I’m not completely against it but I don’t want a short term rental next door.

Cities/villages should designate areas for short term rentals and tax accordingly.

Sadly I think I agree. I gave up on therapy. I dread daily life and struggle with existential depression. We humans are just awful to the world around us, and paper straws are not the solution.

Being “green” became a marketing strategy. Electric cars are not better for us than well built cities which are walkable/bikeable. Nobody really cares. Average human is fighting for survival. Then few reach decent wealth and decide to fly private jets to save time without any consideration on the impact on the environment.

As soon I open up about this to a therapist, I’m told I can’t control it(i know!) and I need to focus on things I can do(like using paper straws probably).

There are other issues I struggle with. The fact I make more than most people at companies I work for. My schedule is whatever and I do what I want. My last therapist just told me I’m really intelligent and an asset to a company but it doesn’t really change how I feel. Plus, my intelligence is just above average and there are plenty of people much smarter than me.

Re:Klack – Satisfying sound with every keystroke on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @02:31PM (#37395833)
This reminds me of getting into the zone and programming away on a mechanical keyboard. The sound is really soothing for me and feels so good. Unfortunately, as I age it’s harder and harder to get into this perfect flow, where every key stroke touches my soul.
Would you mind sharing how to get started? I am full stack dev. I can pivot my current job into a contract but I’m scared of getting more clients.

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