linus_torvalds
Re:Does Stress Impact Technical Interview Performance?
on Friday July 03, 2020 @01:23PM (#23725757)
I think this helped me in getting the job I currently have at Amazon. At the time at least, the interview for new grads was done entirely online. I performed much better in this than any of the other on sites I did because I could focus exclusively on the problem at hand.
After a few years of experience that I've gained, I don't think it would matter much, but as a new grad there is a lot more stress and you likely haven't worked in a professional setting so you're not entirely certain what is expected of you and how "good" the interviewer is themselves.
Re:Impressive backyard engineering on an obscure YouTube channel
on Friday July 03, 2020 @11:26AM (#23724807)
I just started one last month. Not sure if it's what you're looking for though.
Re:Jeff Bezos’s Wealth Soars to $171.6B to Top Pre-Divorce Record
on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:22AM (#23714257)
"would crater to only consist of his leftover cash and physical assets in his possession - real estate, art, cars, etc."
That is still much more than most people will possess in their entire lifetime.
Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking?
on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:38AM (#23702656)
I'm not, and frankly I think I need to choose a new name as I keep getting downvoted and I believe it's due to the username lol...
Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking?
on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @04:48PM (#23694598)
beat you to it ;)
Re:Ask HN: How to improve my abstract thinking?
on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @01:46PM (#23692722)
Most competitive programmers suggest Polya's "How to Solve It". His "Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning" is also good, but longer and more dense.
Re:Apple and Facebook
on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:47PM (#23680952)
I would say my phrasing was misunderstood. I was genuinely curious...oh well...
I'm doing that now because I've been downvoted. I didn't do that with my initial question which was the one that was downvoted.
Re:Apple and Facebook
on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:10PM (#23679536)
does this mean iOS is less user friendly on the web then? (obviously not their fault, just asking the logical question)
Re:Apple and Facebook
on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:08PM (#23679516)
dude...why am I being downvoted for asking a question? lol...
Re:Apple and Facebook
on Monday June 29, 2020 @12:33PM (#23679118)
>Moving back to ios was certainly a huge relief. The privacy aspects are just so much better.
Are you saying you saw a notable difference in the ads you were shown after switching back to iOS?
Re:Building AI Trading Systems
on Friday June 26, 2020 @08:52PM (#23658613)
Yeah this is a great paper on the subject. Although horse betting is different than financial markets due to the parimutuel system.
Re:Building AI Trading Systems
on Friday June 26, 2020 @06:15PM (#23657680)
"Then, profits started decreasing and I decided to move on to other things and I lacked the motivation to go back into it."
Is this post about the one with decreasing profits, or a new one that is profitable?