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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (October 2024) on Monday October 28, 2024 @06:08AM (#41969474)
A model to predict medical equipment failure and predictive maintenance calendar based of a whole lot of data recompile from our own and clients cmms. Its fun, extremely time consuming, frustrating, but fun. It also provides to our clients with some interesting and useful information
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2024) on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @12:35AM (#41441937)
Location: Madrid, Spain

Remote:Yes but also hybrid

Willing to relocate:inside EU

Technologies:.Net, VBA, Generative AI.I have more experience managing and directing teams.

Résumé/CV: OD: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AuKh1heaFQV3hb45O-mshx3rTE8A6g

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-ignacio-hernaiz-d%C3%ADaz...

Email: [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: What brought back the joy of programming for you? on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:36AM (#40796426)
Usually the joy comes after I force myself to build a tool for specific purpose focus on me, and it works. Then if the tool can be scaled for more users, and their feedback is good (good criticism also) that I would consider it a plus.
Re:Surprise, your data warehouse can RAG on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:33AM (#40796407)
That would depend on what LLM are you using and the average tokens per answer. For example the average cost of the user query in my system is about 0.07 if you add 0.01 you are adding 15% per query (+-). Then, take into consideration how much value does RAG add to the answer Vs using other method.

Edit: typo in costs

If the listing is for all countries this approach might not be the best, you need to consider that in some countries this data might not translate to the reality of it when it comes from a government source. I don't have a clear solution either
Re:Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? on Monday April 15, 2024 @11:59PM (#40048221)
Poems for the lost, because I'm lost too. By exurbia.

Excellent book, some poems go very deep but most of them are just funny (at least for me).

I our company we use a CMMS to keep track of medical devices and their parts with the corresponding sub parts and so on (much like a tree). Shouldn't a system like this help with the problem?
And why not adopting a CMMS system? I'm missing something? Of course that you need to pay for it, monthly or one time payment, but they are made for this kind of job
It would be wise to not let a theory be affected by the people who preach it. A theory doesn't change because the person telling you about it doesn't have an exemplary lifestyle. Luckily for us, we are all humans and make mistakes
An specific chapter on the "Wondering mind" from Isaac Asimov. Great book
Re:Chasing Passive Income, Americans Turn to Vending Machines on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @11:21PM (#39700290)
I wonder how much of a difference there is in the quality and reliability of Japan's machines and countries where is not common. I've worked at the Madrid airport in Spain and every single day we have a problem with this things and that would destroy the concept of "passive income". On the other hand, it's not that easy to find a good user interface, or at least to me.
Re:The new croissant taking Paris by storm on Monday March 11, 2024 @11:42AM (#39669581)
Besides the giant smoke bomb of a title, and that it looks like something my 4 years old niece could bake, it's a cool name.

Ask HN: Dynamically Created Content for Webpages

Hi all,I've noticed, especially on the homepage of Chrome for mobile where Google recommends webpages, that some of them feature outdated content presented as new. For instance, a product released a year ago is highlighted in a post dated today. Interestingly, these posts often relate to products I've recently viewed on sites like Amazon or eBay.I'm uncertain whether this content is dynamically...

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Re:Ask HN: How often do you restart your computer? on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:00AM (#39438223)
Desktop computer: every 2 or 3 days. Sometimes weeks but it's odd. Work notebook: wednesday and friday. It might vary based on the things that I'm doing but I'm trying to close (and save) everything at the end of the day so I can turn it off.
Re:How to work 100 hours per week on Saturday February 17, 2024 @04:40AM (#39407924)
This is a general advice for life improvement. I ve been doing all of that for at least 2 years( except quiting coffee), and it improved everything, not only work.
100% on this. Prioritize you health and you will see some huge changes. Plus, if it helps, try to see the "numbers" behind your situation, remove any abstract thoughts and try to find a logical approach
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Feb 2024) on Thursday February 01, 2024 @11:32PM (#39225048)
Getting into Fuzzy algorithms because we need to normalice a 200k+ database of medical equipment of different suppliers. It's really fun actually, and right now I'm focusing on optimizing the speed of the overall app since I feel that it is the core problem right now.
I'm not sure about web based service but with the API this is easily achievable by tinkering with the system message.
I never thought of that, and given that it was the average supermarket stevia, I think it's not even close to being natural.
Chatgpt API wrapper tailored for the company, all in vb.net. 7 months and counting. So far I'm very happy with it, but it is not a stable product because of the nature of the API
Re:Ask HN: Any way to write a simple desktop app anymore? on Sunday January 21, 2024 @09:28PM (#39085398)
I've been using vb.net for a while. I love how easy and fast is for small projects.
Although Stevia is considered a replacement for many, it wasn't suitable for me. Quitting it helped reduce insulin spikes, which led to hormonal imbalances. This, in turn, resulted in low-level inflammation that primarily triggered pimples on my face. I can't provide scientific data to support this, but I systematically eliminated all sugar and artificial sweeteners, observing the effects of each over a 20-day period.

That said, I come from a family where sugar is deemed public enemy number one. We used to heavily rely on artificial sweeteners, which I believe led to my low tolerance after 20 years

It's more expensive with out a doubt although I don't have the exact numbers, but there is also a huge advantage to it that is volumen of content that you can send and control over the system message. At the end, and this is only my case, I'm using both the premium for short problems and the API for more complex ones.
Re:Ask HN: If I buy a physical book why is the eBook not free? on Saturday January 06, 2024 @04:37AM (#38889955)
Only once I needed the ebook of a huge book and when I contacted the author he sent me the download link. Awesome guy. Story aside, I believe is 100% greed from the publisher. The authors don't usually get a lot of profit from it and also the general profit of the book market is very low (or at least in Argentina and Spain)
Re:OpenAI: Increased errors across API and ChatGPT on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @11:52PM (#38455715)
I experience the same with the API, it simply ignored all system message. This things should be told beforehand clearly
Re:Ask HN: What Do Recruiters Do? on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:56PM (#38358438)
I understand, but consider most recruiters as individuals who may not fully grasp the company's actual needs. Their primary aim is to find a reason to hire you, and as long as you perform well, they get paid.

Another important aspect is building connections with people who share your mindset. This can be immensely helpful when seeking a job that aligns more closely with your values.

There is not a secret to this, keep on searching and don't loose your ethics values, some people will find that more valuable than your knowledge

Re:Ask HN: How do balance stress, productivity and mindfulness? on Saturday November 18, 2023 @12:08AM (#38315546)
What I've learned in the past years is: 1) don't focus too much on looking for a balance. Life has too many variables that can't be controlled. This pursuit will give you more headaches . 2) Instead, learn to adapt. You may have weeks of intense work, or life issues, or anything else. Learn to deal with that. Use the tools that you have. In my case is excercise, taking a walk, eat healthy , SLEEP. 3)Don't believe the bull** that you see on the internet about people finding inner peace or balance, that thing doesn't exist for prolonged periods of time. Hence, learning to adapt is the best thing to do.
Re:Ask HN: What Do Recruiters Do? on Thursday November 16, 2023 @10:11AM (#38290502)
The safe choice is to go directly to recruiters and contact them trough LinkedIn directly.
Re:Ask HN: What Do Recruiters Do? on Thursday November 16, 2023 @01:05AM (#38286259)
1) Tailor your CV vocabulary to the vocabulary used in the application. 2) LinkedIn: directly contact them (it sucks, but it helps)

Good luck in your search bro, is not easy to be in that position, don't let your guard down

I would love to do this, my biggest fear is bowel movement,coffee is the trigger and I'm honestly afraid of leaving it because of this.

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