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MrEfficiency

-14 karma · joined August 9, 2018

I run http://efficiencyiseverything.com/

Applying Industrial Engineering principles to Life.

Currently building my own 'world changing' app, in React Native + php laravel mysql.

And building a dishwasher dinner table that cleans and sets the dishes. Written in C

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MrEfficiency··on Name and Shame: IBM
To be fair, thats part of 'experience'.

7 years after college, I'm not a noob engineer, I'm a leader on my team.

The way I talk to recruiters has changed as well, and they know what my paygrade is as a result.

A grad doesnt have that industry experience and HR penalizes them greatly for it.

The biggest threat is being a new grad and never changing companies. I know a kid 2 years younger than me making 50k less per year than me.

MrEfficiency··on Launch HN: The Buttermilk Company (YC S18) – Homemade Indian Food in 5 Minutes
Pretty sure it was a fake thread for promotions.
MrEfficiency··on Launch HN: The Buttermilk Company (YC S18) – Homemade Indian Food in 5 Minutes
http://efficiencyiseverything.com/food/

Here is the general page, the nutrient per dollar page has the most details on how I eat.

MrEfficiency··on Launch HN: The Buttermilk Company (YC S18) – Homemade Indian Food in 5 Minutes
Google Calories Per Dollar, Protein Per Dollar, or Nutrients Per Dollar.

That should show you how to eat for close to that price.

MrEfficiency··on Launch HN: The Buttermilk Company (YC S18) – Homemade Indian Food in 5 Minutes
>The options were expensive

5 Spice packets for 24$ isnt what I consider cheap, given I eat for an entire week on ~20$, including a curry chicken dish.

If I misunderstood(like veggies and beans are included), could you mention that in the product page?

MrEfficiency··on Companies Shouldn’t Be Accountable Only to Shareholders
>There are plenty of big German car companies.

These have poor reputations and are only getting worse.

The quality of Audi/VW and BMW are no longer the cutting edge. Their mechanical components are known to fail often and their beauty(the biggest feature) is on par with GM and Ford.

Every 15-20 years it seems like car companies get complacent and need to be affected by the market to 'wake up'.

MrEfficiency··on The Great Filter: Why You Shouldn’t ICO on Ethereum
I've been asking the question:

"Why use dApps?"

What does decentralized validation provide to a customer who doesnt need 7 people to verify their video game save/4th of july pictures/etc...

It seems like massive overkill.

Overkill isnt bad, but blockchain is unreliably slow and expensive.

Seeing how unused dApps are + EIP 669 changed the difficulty of mining ETH to be easier... I'm over ETH.

I over Blockchain outside CURRENCY and voting applications.

MrEfficiency··on We have the technology. Now when do the robots take over?
This seems more like an ad for some people/orgs than a deep dive into the future of technology.

Robots will take over because profit incentives. This will happen by management, senior engineers, and kids out of college. Not from a few people developing a few niches in software.

MrEfficiency··on SQLite Release 3.25.0 adds support for window functions
Interesting, I noticed how big my database file was as well.

I considered the Lite meant offline storage.

Still a huge fan, I went from noob programmer to knowing databases because how quickly I could make and play with databases in sqlite.

MrEfficiency··on SQLite Release 3.25.0 adds support for window functions
Is this going to be an issue?

Or just a benefit?

Ive had python libraries break with updates.

MrEfficiency··on Ask HN: Why are there no public social networks?
This is literally the problem.

Instead of having a department make software, they are supported from a vastly superior group of developers that work temporarily with that department.

Maybe its too much to ask, but shouldnt the company providing the software also employ the talent that is used to make the software?

MrEfficiency··on Ask HN: Why are there no public social networks?
What happens in a country 1/5 the size in population and 1/10 the size economically shouldnt be expected to perform the same on something literally 10x bigger.

You likely are much closer to your political representatives than we are. The amount of money flowing into your politicians pockets are less.

Here I expect the government contract to be unfavorable to the population at large. I expect the leading politicians to benefit greatly and the company contracted to do a subpar job that barely meets specifications.

I trust my local government, but I do not trust the federal government to be competent.

MrEfficiency··on Cryptocurrency Market Plumbs New Depths in 2018
Anyone want to post the article?

Here are my 2 reasons

>Bitcoin is surviving because its a useful application of blockchain. It was designed to be limited in supply, so people could store value without relying on a government currency, government land rights, or nuclear chemistry obsoleting gold.

>Alt coins are collapsing because dApps are unused due to the extremely high cost and unpredictable times of blockchain. There is no usecase.

I think people fell for the youtube videos saying Blockchain was going to make web 3.0 without realizing you wouldnt pay 7 notaries to verify your July 4th photos for social media.

MrEfficiency··on Absolute Hot
Planks Constant really changed my understanding of what the universe is made of.

Our physics and understanding of matter seems to be relevant under very specific conditions.

The moment we can make technology that can impact the smallest of sizes(if this is even possible), we might get an answer for what the universe is. Or maybe it would turn out to be "42" and it still wouldnt make sense.

MrEfficiency··on Ask HN: What is your criteria for choosing a company / job?
Pay/benefits converted to USD and hours/week including commute time.

This then can be converted to a $/hr, and usually makes my decision.

Work is work, and I've never hated any job from retail to engineering.

MrEfficiency··on Conflict reigns over the history and origins of money
As I've gotten older, I've stopped caring about these black and white style comparisons.

Instead of saying that money was used to facilitate trade OR used to pack back debts, why not both?

Given how useful money is, I only imagine that it solved many problems that many civilizations and villages ran into.

MrEfficiency··on Programming in the Adult Entertainment Industry Is Broken
How much money have I spent? In over a decade, I've never put my credit card to buy any content.

Sure I looked at ads, but I never used any except an accidental click.

This is borderline a free/voluntary to create content with almost no barrier to entry. Hosting it is the only cost IMO, and that sound expensive.

MrEfficiency··on Update on Taking Tesla Private
Careful speaking about things you are unfamiliar with.

This does more harm than good.

MrEfficiency··on Ask HN: What is the best chair for a programmer?
What a good question.

I have a day chair, a chair for home, and a couch at home.

I'm a big fan of flipping between multiple chairs and taking breaks.

Very good question, I've been foam rolling my back per my Dr. of physical therapy which helps a ton with back pain.

MrEfficiency··on The 10:1 rule of writing and programming
Yeah this sucked to read... 10 years into programming and I thought pretty soon I'd be able to figure this stuff out on the 1st or second go...
MrEfficiency··on Update on Taking Tesla Private
>but it's weirdly expensive so no-one buys it.

But isnt that the same problem with the Tesla?

MrEfficiency··on Update on Taking Tesla Private
I was going to say GM's Bolt/Volt since it was one of those 'best cars of the year'. If that fails + is electric, thats a bad indicator for the future.

Tesla gets a pat on the back for trying to be new/different. The quality of Tesla is nothing like established companies. You cant even blame Tesla, they dont have data like a company thats been around for decades.

MrEfficiency··on France approves 720MW of solar as price falls another 5%
>Also electric cars will create very large storage capcities for energy in the next decade.

Chem engineer here, battery technology doesnt seem to be a guarantee to improve.

Batteries are limited by the physics of our universe. The chemistry between two chemicals will not change, and it feels like we have exhausted every option.

This is a non trivial problem and I am unsure if I expect a solution.

MrEfficiency··on Update on Taking Tesla Private
I dont believe what comes out of Elon's mouth anymore.

I take his words lightly at best.

MrEfficiency··on Update on Taking Tesla Private
Any idea why the Saudi (government) wants to buy Tesla?

Is it part of the oil conspiracy to kill electric vehicles?

Given how GM, Nissan, and others have electric vehicles, I dont think this could stop the new wave of buyers.

Anyone want to take a stab at why this is happening?

MrEfficiency··on What Wal-Mart Knows About Customers' Habits (2004)
Does 1 person's weekly buying habits affect a store?

I feel like everything I buy has gotten more variety since I started shopping there.

Also, how did you find out about HN?

MrEfficiency··on Brazil sets new record for homicides
If you dont think having guns would change this situation, you are oblivious.
MrEfficiency··on Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Everyone remembers decades ago, the fear of having a first/last name online.

That turned out to be significantly less dangerous than we anticipated.

What if our movements are similar? Everyone knows where you work and where your home.

Whatever the case, the next few years will decide if we value privacy or endless features.

MrEfficiency··on It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts explain why
I got one cheaper.

You could eat bread for 0.75$ a day until you get scurvy.

Poptarts are super expensive.

MrEfficiency··on Visual Cheatsheet for CSS Grid Layout
The grandparent post said nothing about memorizing.
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