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Re:'Ghost jobs' are on the rise – and so are calls to ban them on Thursday December 18, 2025 @07:13AM (#46311736)
> Submit resume through company site

>AI rejects it for unknown reason and HR never sees it

>Go to company HQ to prove I'm human and see the culture

>Seething antisocial neckbeard engineer refuses to shake my hand, throws my resume in trash, and HR never sees it

The fact a simple human action like job hunting makes you boil with hatred and antipathy is shocking. I guarantee you, none of these people are thinking about you hard enough to consider intentionally wasting your time. They want to feed their families just like you.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025) on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @10:14AM (#46122020)
Location: East coast USA Remote: sure Technologies: Python, Coreldraw, Fusion CAM & CAM, CNC Fabrication, AppSheet, HTML, Java Email for CV: [email protected]

Recent Work: Built a customizable CRM/inventory/productivity tracker for sign shops. Also built a guide lostporcessor for older WinCNC hardware

I design, fabricate and install signage for a living. Just a blue collar guy who reads this site while I ride in the truck :)

Re:Fidget on Saturday January 11, 2025 @10:51AM (#42666640)
>What sequence of operations do I need to perform to achieve the desired end result? The "cad api" (literally an api in the case of code cad tools or the visual representation thereof in traditional mouse driven interfaces) does not work this way, and forces me to think about how to represent the finished shape not about how I'll actually make it.

Im not sure about CLI tools but I'd say that most parametric design (ie fusion, solidworks) software have robust DFM features as it is. Many softwares have a timeline that represents a series of steps taken to create your intended part. In fusion you can set up your project for Milling, sheet metal, or 3d printing and modify the tool paths and bends in suite.

Not sure what software you are using but I would step away from CLI of free tools if you are serious about parametric modeling

Re:Human-Computer Input via a Wrist-Based SEMG Wearable on Friday January 10, 2025 @11:52AM (#42657358)
I actually had the chance to demo this tech last year and it was really interesting. They had a feature where if you wrote something on paper it was transcribed to the computer. You could control the PC by tapping your thumb to your index finger or closing a fist.

In hindsight it seemed stupid for meta to invest so much in AR/VR but the techn they release continues to get better.