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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2024) on Thursday February 01, 2024 @10:20PM (#39224585)
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA

Remote: Preferred, but Hybrid or On-site OK

Willing to relocate: Maybe

Technologies: Python, R, Postgres, SQL, DBT, Airbyte, Metabase, Git, AWS

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19tSwFoUwjvgO25AbG9E6d2vf3cg...

Email: [email protected]

Looking for Data Engineering or Analytics Engineering ideally. Formally trained as a Data Scientist, and I have a Data Analyst + Marketing background. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Re:My Rude-Ass Car on Thursday November 02, 2023 @12:23AM (#38108967)
Well, to be fair, the oil weight is a result of CAFE standards. Squeezing out another .5mpg at the expense of an engine needing to be replaced at 115K miles (outside of warranty, of course) is the cost. There are other costs to improve fuel economy, like being stranded on the side of the road with no spare tire when you have a flat.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2022) on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:52PM (#30537296)

  Location: Raleigh, NC
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Possibly
  Technologies: Python (Data Science focus - pandas, matplotlib, sklearn, etc), R, SQL, ETL/ELT, AWS, Git, VBA, JavaScript, Google Apps Script, SAS
  Résumé/CV: https://bit.ly/jdoresume
  Email: [email protected]
Graduating in May, I finishing my Master's in Analytics at North Carolina State University's Institute for Advanced Analytics. Our program educates us in a breadth of different statistical techniques from linear and logistic regression, time series, survival analysis, scorecarding, machine learning techniques, clustering, A/B/n testing, Monte Carlo simulations, and more. Augmented with practical experience, I am finishing a year-long practicum predicting customer churn with real world data. Previously I have worked as a Data Analyst creating report pipelines and automating end-to-end reporting with Python, Excel, and Google Sheets. I have also pursued personal analysis projects creating a web-app from OpenStreetMap data for motorcycle enthusiasts to find fun roads to ride(link in resume), and predicting lap times for amateur endurance racing. Paired with my customer experience, marketing, and business acumen, perhaps I could be an asset to your team.

I am particularly interested in Data Science or Data Engineering roles, but if you think there's a good fit for a role you'd like to fill, I'm always interested in solving complex and unbounded problems. Please feel free to connect for a quick call.

Web app that helps motorcyclists and automotive enthusiasts find fun roads to ride/drive. Uses OpenStreetMap data and currently indexes all roads in the US and Portugal. The "YawRate" of a road is a single number that sums up how fun a road is.

https://app.positiveyaw.com

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2022) on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @09:51PM (#30173032)
Location: Raleigh, NC

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, R, SQL, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Git

Resume/CV: https://bit.ly/jndresume

Email: [email protected]

I'm a Masters in Analytics student graduating in May from Institute for Advanced Analytics at NCSU. I am a Python Certified Associate Programmer (PCAP-31-03) and have experience working with different business functions to solve problems.

Even if I am not a good fit for what you are looking for, and you are interested in hiring in the data science and analytics field, please email me so I can put you in contact with our program director. Our cohort consists of truly world-class caliber people and I encourage you to take a look at the class of 2022 at the IAA. As part of the IAA's curriculum students perform a nearly year-long practicum with real-world data, work on diverse teams for homework reports and projects, and even get presentation and professional communications training.

Re:Show HN: Hacker News client with a twist on Thursday September 30, 2021 @07:52AM (#28705288)
If anyone likes this interface, I highly recommend Vimium on Chrome and Firefox.
Looking forward to see where you go. I used forums primarily for my automotive hobbies, but they all seemed to have died around 2013-2015 as Facebook groups took over. Still, forums are often the best place to find good information. I worry about the day that Facebook solves the search and weekly "repeat topic" problems that are the only thing holding it back.

It's a shame phpbb, vbullettin and other big players in the space were too slow to adapt to mobile.

Re:How did Microsoft make Flight Simulator seem so real? on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:52AM (#26695474)
>3) Planes don't feel "right" at the edges of the envelope.

Is there a simulation that does this well? With regard to racing sims, there's still some argument on what has the best tire model. I can only imagine how complex aero and airplane models must be.

Re:Ross Ulbricht – Decentralize Social Media on Friday March 12, 2021 @10:13PM (#26443567)
Do you also feel the same way about ideas from Peter Sunde, Kevin Mitnick, Shawn Fanning and the like?

Dismissing ideas because of the origin rather than the content doesn't seem very open minded.

If you haven't read it, you'd probably enjoy (and anyone interested in process) The Toyota Way by Liker.
Re:Carboncounter – Cars evaluted against climate targets on Monday January 25, 2021 @10:07AM (#25903936)
At risk of being an annoying PSA: If it has a center of gravity higher than sedans or doesn't have a D-pillar, it's (probably) not a station wagon.
Re:CBR 1000RR LEDs on Sunday November 01, 2020 @06:04PM (#24963344)
No, they're aftermarket. Here's what the factory signals look like: https://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200701/2007-honda-cbr...
Re:CBR 1000RR LEDs on Sunday November 01, 2020 @12:56PM (#24961178)
I don't get this--if visibility is the real issue, perhaps re-installing the factory turn indicators would have been a better solution.
This is critical. Worse still, they might be trying to not be a squeaky wheel for any number of reasons. Giving them attention from higher-ups might not be so positive in their eyes.
Re:PS5 Teardown [video] on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:00PM (#24714238)
I had a similar feeling when I saw the PS2 had a logo on the front that could be rotated if it was in vertical orientation. Really nice thought put into these details.
Black Crows, REM, Kooks... I really kept reading this assuming it was a troll post, but still entertained by the anecdote!
Re:The technical interview is an ego trip on Friday September 11, 2020 @05:22PM (#24447450)
Also the ability to identify off-by-one errors
Yes, the starters are designed differently. Engine oil really isn't going to have enough time to leave bearing surfaces and the valve train in any significant way. First start of an engine after hours of sitting is where lack of oil is a concern. Priming the fuel pump is for short crank time and start reliability, not reducing engine wear.
The difference is that tuning an IC engine is pushing components into/past its designed safety/mechanical thresholds. Does 'tuning' a Tesla actually do this? If it is designed to perform at this level after paying Tesla, how could they deny warranty coverage with Magnuson-Moss in mind?
Re:Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is stepping down after 21 years on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @05:33PM (#24276401)
You should read Delivering Happiness
I had 3 hard drives (likely) fail because of brownouts regularly occurring at a residence when high-amperage devices kicked on (power tools, air con, hairdryers, etc). The line would drop into the 80-90v range (120vac) which wasn't enough to turn anything off, but you could notice the lights "flicker." After a voltage conditioning UPS was added, haven't had a hdd failure
Re:Weighing a Car with Tire Pressures on Monday June 29, 2020 @08:20PM (#23685124)
You would have to know the rolling resistance of the tires, aero load, and the exact amount of horsepower the engine is outputting to the wheels. It is impractical, once you consider engine wear, air density, and probably a few other factors required to get a correct reading.
Re:Weighing a Car with Tire Pressures on Monday June 29, 2020 @06:56PM (#23684420)
Assuming all tires are the same, I think this would be most applicable for weight distribution alone, but not really for the weight. For performance applications, distribution is most important

The author also did not ensure the ground was level, which of course would have an effect on the weight distribution.

> one gun for every third person.

I would suspect it's a high rate of long guns, not hand guns.

Re:Python should not be taught as a foundational language on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @09:29AM (#23627626)
"I'm just adding numbers, why do I need 'public static void main'?"
Re:So you want to write your own CSV code (2014) on Friday May 15, 2020 @10:13AM (#23192417)
Try a UTF8 CSV with Windows-1252 free-form text in some fields. I believe dealing with character encoding is the most frustrating thing a developer can do.
It's actually a stylized Bavarian flag, the propeller story is a myth
Is it possible to get XY from XX and XX?
Re:Why programming is difficult (2014) on Thursday February 13, 2020 @09:32AM (#22317965)
Is software engineering a real engineering discipline, though? I have a hard time saying yes when "software engineers" make mistakes that are well documented, no certification is necessary, and it isn't a legal definition.

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