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Re:Is LinkedIn Down? on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @04:02PM (#39621407)
Did Meta release any info on what happened yesterday? Now LinkedIn? Hope we are not setting some new trend here.
Re:Facebook Is Not Working on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:50AM (#39604992)
and I thought I was having a bad day
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2024) on Monday March 04, 2024 @11:24AM (#39592190)
Applied and never heard back...

Ask HN: If AGI is achieved – what happens next?

This week I learned the term AGI. I found a video online speculating why Sam Altman may be looking to raise trillions $.If AGI is really achieved, what do you think would happen next. How would the stock market react, winners, losers?What would happen with the value of money and human society in general.Interesting to hear what people think, it can't be all doom and gloom. How would we control...

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for lightweight personal blogging platform on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:13AM (#39275043)
I love the simple design, I feel this may be what I'm after, will give it a shot! Thank you!

Ask HN: Looking for lightweight personal blogging platform

Requirements: - Write software engineering blogs with markdown - Open IDE, write some thoughts, push new version of the blog from my terminal - Be able to host on github for free - Be able to display code with syntax (I guess if it supports markdown it will support that too?) - Maintain structure e.g. post dates, navigation, post tags - Ability to have a page about meBonus points - be able to...

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Re:Print off a QR code for guests to join your WiFi network on Friday February 02, 2024 @04:51PM (#39234948)
I love the simplicity of the blog layout - is this open source I'd love to setup my blog to look similar!
Re:Ask HN: Would doing a coding bootcamp be a horrible idea? on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @07:23AM (#39189264)
Have a look at bigger more established institutions. There are still some out there who have programs to re-skill people (especially from STEM degrees) into engineering. Mostly financial institutions.

What they usually do is hire you at a grad level, and put you in a bootcamp for couple of months.

startup needed to pivot after 6 months, back to job market, no hard feelings though as I understood the risks before joining
“The world we operate in has changed”
Re:Writing an Engineering Strategy on Sunday February 19, 2023 @02:36PM (#34860998)
Ugh another leader with their "resource allocation".
I think it's way to early to state these conclusions.
Why are the majority of these layoffs around the 10% mark?
Re:Inflation rose more than expected, up 6.4% from a year ago on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:05AM (#34789403)
no we are getting layoff, anyone who thought they were to be promoted is oppressed to feel "lucky" if they don't get redundancy.

Ask HN: Since when you can only 6 songs on Alexa?

I haven't used my Alexa for ages, decided to turn it on to play a bunch of Abba songs this yesterday.1) It won't play only Abba songs as I asked her, it's throwing other "similar" songs in the mix. 2) when I ask her to play next song it started telling my I can only skip 6 songs, like WTF.Guess who's cancelling their Prime Sub, good way to force me to save money I guess. Thank you Jeff.P.S....

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Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:33PM (#34727706)
we had a layoff in my company announced today (UK based), it will be weeks before I know if I'm impacted

If I decided to jump ship now and join a financial company in which I can guarantee quick offer due to networking I feel I'm risking exactly that.

It feels like a wave, if you jump to another industry you may risk to catch the wave when it comes. Specifically financial seems to just start now?

Re:How fateful? on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:41AM (#33080223)
I really like to know what software is used to create this blog post, the navigation is so good.
Re:Ask HN: Is your company ordering a hiring freeze? on Saturday May 07, 2022 @10:53AM (#31294979)
that business language though
Re:StackOverFlow Filters Suck on Saturday April 02, 2022 @06:00PM (#30892044)
wait... that wasn't an april fools joke?

Ask HN: Is there a free flights API?

I'm wondering if there is a free API that I can use to figure out when planes are flying around my home and give me some metadata like plane type, destination, altitude, speed etc. I guess I could come up with some scraper for flightradar24, but I was wondering of there is a proper free API that can do that for me?

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Ask HN: Has anyone been able to grow side project bought on Flippa or similar?

I'm a software engineer looking for a side hustle as a solo. I'm considering buying a project from Flippa or similar platform, which has some traction already. My budget will be <$2500. Preferable SaaS or App.Has anyone here been able to buy side project like this and grow it successfully? Would you be able to share some tips on what to watch out for. What was your story?

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Re:Ask HN: If you could rebrand Facebook, what would it be? on Thursday October 21, 2021 @01:35PM (#28948007)
Mindless scrolling.
I guess we have to wait for the full list. There was a map with names from other countries than the 56ish shortlisted.
So where do we find the list of names by country?
Hey first of all thank you so much for spending the time to answer this.

Some things to clarify, which are not clear from my question.

I'm not trying to push her into programming, but rather trying to understand what a some of the possible career paths for someone with PhD&Masters degree in this area that would also have decent pay.

I see how demotivation for someone who spent so many years and obtained multiple degrees would be to see their pay being 1/2 or less compared to bachelors in CS.

So my initial, gut feeling if you will, was that that with the possibility of Genomic technology sector being the next "tech", highly paid sector - then having someone with PhD in the science part and also some programming knowledge could put her in a good career trajectory.

Of course I may be wrong, so I wanted to explore if someone with similar background pivoted into programming and how that went.

Ask HN: How to combine Cardiovascular Science PhD skills with programming?

Hi there!My girlfriend is entering her final year of her PhD program which is specifically doing lab research around Cardiovascular Sciences. She isn't very sure what to do next, but having a look at one of the possibilities - being lab technician seems like a waste of time when you look at the time invested in studies vs salary expectations.At the same time many people are seeing the Genomics...

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It has to look professional for sure. But the UI won't have anything fancy, only some line charts and few forms.

Ask HK: Quickest way to develop mobile apps as back end engineer in 2021?

I'm a backend engineer who has very limited experience with mobile engineering. I would like to build an app which is simple e.g. filling forms, showing charts, register/login etc. Basic presentation layer on top of backend API. I'm looking for the quickest way to build this, preferably hybrid app which can compile to iOS &amp; android from the same codebase. What are my best options for...

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