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I use an ergodox with escape mapped to a very easily accessible location. On my laptop keyboard, I have caps lock mapped to escape.
Anyone who uses a keyboard to navigate their computer (most software professionals worth their salt) hit the escape key often enough to warrant it as a complaint. Try not using your mouse for your computer
AI => machine learning => automated statistics
I had the same experience. I was straight up lied to by the salesmen. I talked about it to my bank, they were aware of the problem as it happens to a lot of people. BMO offered to open a new bank account, and move all my funds to it and close my account that goodlife tricked me into using.

I was told that I could cancel any time after a free trial. It turns out I was lied to. I went to see the salesman again as it was on my way. Telling him that I switched my accounts made shut up and look defeated. Felt so good.

Re:BitTorrent is selling for $140M to Justin Sun and Tron on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @12:24PM (#17348062)
Lots of recruiters have reached out to me to work for blockchain startups. It's a great marker for which companies to not work for.
Re:Removing Trending From Facebook on Friday June 01, 2018 @07:51PM (#17211572)
When I used to use Facebook, I had it filtered because I avoid any targeted news headlines. I think targeted news headlines are dangerous because they can be used as propaganda devices.
Re:IBM Watson Health slashes workforce on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @08:40PM (#17193109)
I disagree too. I think that humor should be allowed on hacker news. I mean as long as the jokes aren't at the expense of the ideology of the majority of hacker news's users. In that case, that humor should be downvoted and removed.
No, he meant criminals.
Re:Foundations of Data Science [pdf] on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @11:20PM (#17140828)
My two cents is to follow courses, or start your own projects. These books should be used as reference as you're learning things.
Re:Foundations of Data Science [pdf] on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @10:51AM (#17134610)
I'd wager that the fact that many high power companies use whiteboards for interviews point to the fact that they're useful.
Whiteboard problems work great as a general intelligence test if administered correctly. A well designed whiteboard problem will filter out people of lesser intelligence. This means the people you would be working with would generally be more intelligent. This is not a bad thing.

Furthermore, whiteboards are great communication tools. I spend some time on VRChat's whiteboard room teaching people various algorithms, and other abstract things to help me learn. Someone who knows how to use a whiteboard and communicate correctly would be a better hire than someone who doesn't.

If the company you work at uses whiteboard problems to vet interviewees, just drill them. With a little practice, you'll have a better chance.

Whiteboard problems are used to show that you can work through a problem, while communicating well about your thought process. They're also good general intelligence tests, if administered correctly.
Re:New drug offers hope to those with severe migraines on Thursday May 17, 2018 @10:01PM (#17098076)
It helped me cure my cancer too. Highly recommend
yes, if a box and fox are iterables
Re:Show HN: Watch Stanford CS Lectures Together on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @10:33AM (#16912880)
I would love something like this integrated into VRChat
Re:Blind since birth, writing code at Amazon since 2013 on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:59PM (#16897452)
I also know this guy. I'm his barber. He has the worst dandruff, absolutely unbelievable. But now that I think about it, he probably didn't know because he's blind
Re:Blind since birth, writing code at Amazon since 2013 on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:58PM (#16897439)
Used to work with a blind programmer at my old job. He was an interesting fellow
Englishman Irishman Chinaman ??
Re:No, Seriously. Root Cause Is a Fallacy on Sunday April 08, 2018 @12:54PM (#16786987)
No, seriously. Thing is a thing.
Re:Multi-user VR experiences with A-Frame (2017) on Friday April 06, 2018 @12:59PM (#16774851)
VR social experiences are by far the best ones.

Once eye tracking is implemented, social experiences will take on a new level.

I would call my users dumb fucks too if I was 19
Re:Science’s Pirate Queen on Friday February 09, 2018 @10:59AM (#16341145)
I like to see this for what it is, piracy. If I want access to a paper, I have sci-hub and that's beneficial to me. I'm saying its a good thing.

Sidenote: those pictures are creepy.

Re:Training an AI to convert design mockups into HTML and CSS on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @03:27AM (#16315054)
You like being complacent.
It seems like the speaker in the video is on stimulants
Was drinking a PBR as I read this. I feel ashamed
I've owned an HTC vive for a while now. Throughout all experiences, the ones that stood out the most to me were the social ones. I thoroughly believe that the future of work from home meetings will be done in VR. Playing social games and being able to convey messages through mic + body language and hand gestures is a very interesting experience. I have communicated with people who do not have any microphones, using simple hand gestures combined with motion.
Re:Database of Lost Crypto Assets on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @07:53PM (#16067003)
Thinly veiled ledger ad
Most people want the accessibility achieved through quick searches on their phones. The only users that would use a more powerful interface would be professionals. The professionals that would use it would be researchers, developers, and health practitioners.

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