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aphexddb··on OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman
Or the simplest solution is that the he board is just as incompetent
aphexddb··on OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman
The simplest solution is often the best. In this case, Sam did something that was so dramatically bad resulting in a high level of legal peril, which created an existential risk for OpenAI and Microsoft, or something in his personal life came to light that was beyond the pale. I love the AGI theories but in all likelihood it’s probably a boring thing: he made a terrible choice in his life somewhere and it’s caught up to him, with major consequences.
aphexddb··on UPS driver pay and benefits deal in US to be worth $170k a year, firm says
Context: I was a UPS drivers helper during college during the holiday seasons. This job entailed running large amounts of holiday volume packages to houses from the truck.

I speculate that this is because the role of driver is a high-trust and critical operations role. This person has to reliably execute package delivery every single day regardless of the highly variable problem spaces that emerge. Without the last X mile capacity that a driver brings, all of the infra at UPS doesn’t provide value. For example a driver wakes up early every day, rain or shine (or sleet), and is accountable for making sure a truck is loaded correctly at the dock, and every package on the route is delivered. This can include packages of diamonds insured for 10’s of thousands, to hundred plus pound boxes.

I only rode shotgun for a few weeks a year and it was hard work. From that POV it a seems like a fair wage for the role.

aphexddb··on Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern
Some of the best reporting on this with actual data is coming from social media (as usual), versus from official sources. Here is someone reviewing the manifest of chemicals and number of spilled train cars: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickdrom/video/7199486059212868910
aphexddb··on Ohio train derailment: environmental disaster quietly unfolding
Some of the best reporting on this with actual data is coming from social media (as usual), versus from official sources. Here is someone reviewing the manifest of chemicals and number of spilled train cars: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickdrom/video/7199486059212868910
aphexddb··on Slack is the opposite of organizational memory (2018)
This is the way
aphexddb··on Maxi Jazz has died
Faithless changed my life. What a time to be alive during their peak. Thanks for the links, rest in peace
aphexddb··on [dead]
This headline is misleading as it appears HERE has no mobile application of any appreciable scale (#28 on iOS for navigation).
aphexddb··on 1Password 8 will be subscription only and won’t support local vaults
Thank you so much for posting this link! I had no idea there was an avenue for product features.
aphexddb··on 1Password 8 will be subscription only and won’t support local vaults
Like many others this feels bad to me. I was previously forced to upgrade to 7 so the Chrome extension worked and as a result purchased (again!) separate Windows and Mac desktop licenses. In trying to navigate the site to find out how to buy a desktop only client I encountered the multiple dark patterns to make this nearly impossible. It is no wonder that “97% of people prefer the subscription” since standalone was basically hidden. I love the product experience 1Password provides, I simply prefer managing my own vault (via Dropbox). Based on feedback here I’m going to evaluate Bitwarden. Sigh.
aphexddb··on Playmaker: The Reality of 10x Engineer
Please story OP don’t leave us hanging
aphexddb··on Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networks (DTNs) [pdf]
A guide from NASA on how a DTN network operates along with and outside of existing network stacks like TCP/IP
aphexddb··on Atlassian moving to cloud-only, will stop selling server licenses
Sharepoint? <spits out glass of water>
aphexddb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)
Hey Hacker News, I'm an engineering manager at Riot Games and would love to hear from you. If you are interested in helping shape the future of gaming, we want to see what you have! Riot Games is hiring both software and security engineers (as well as engineering leaders) in St. Louis, MO.

We look for passionate engineers who are comfortable learning and working in many technology stacks. Languages used include Java, Golang, JavaScript, C++, and more. To see more info and apply see below:

Security Engineer: http://grnh.se/8mkq4b Software Engineer: http://grnh.se/da60pq

cheers!