chrisBob

Mechanical keyboard enthusiasts aren't necessarily into speed typing which would be a more apt comparison to the optimizations you listed (minus audiophile). I have always thought of them as being more similar to people who develop a palate for fine wine: the goal is to be haughty and say that you can't stand anything that cost less than $400.

I caught myself going down the mechanical keyboard path and settled on a Kinesis Freestyle Pro before I got in too deep. I have modified the layout just enough that it difficult for me to sit down and use any other keyboard. That probably counts as a success.

Construction and food are great examples of how the government keeps us safe. Building codes and food regulations are wonderful things.

Some places are interviewing for a single open role, conduct all interviews and then make a decision from that candidate pool. Being towards the end might be an advantage in that case.

Other places open up several new roles, and conduct rolling interviews until all are filled. In this case I would rather get in early and compete for one of N positions instead of competing for the final one. With several similar roles open they could also decide which fits you the best and make the offer based on that. When there is only one junior position still open, that might be the only option.

I know I can put spaces in file names, but \ is one of the characters I still can't touch type, so I still hate dealing with them in the terminal.

I love getting Apple products refurbished, but I wish people on the internet wouldn't talk about it so much. I just bought a refurbished M1 Macbook Air, and had to settle for less RAM than I would have liked because my preferred configuration went out of stock while I was debating the purchase.

The experience is even better now than It used to be. I remember buying an iMac a long time ago and it came in an ugly brown box that screamed "you bought this at a discount". My recent Macbook Air just has a tiny "refurbished by Apple" note on what is otherwise normal retail packaging.

I am very interested in the buckling gel, and I have considered getting a mattress from Purple a few times. Is it a significant upgrade from memory foam?

I purchased a similar product from TCL, and for me cost was the main factor. It got a decent 4k TV for $500 because it is supported by ads and data collection. I don't keep it connected to the internet, and all of the content comes from my AppleTV. I am ok with it in my house even knowing the business model since I keep it offline. If they added a cellular modem I would reconsider.

I agree that you get a lot, and that the new laptops are great. If I was going to be using this full time as my work computer I would get it, but as my personal/fun computer the upgrades don't make sense for me.

I can't wait for my work to upgrade me to one of these :)

I have been waiting on this announcement to buy a new Mac, but now that they are out, I don't think I will buy one.

The prices are 2x a Macbook Air, but the utility for me doesn't match. If the 14" was closer to the previous 13" MBP price of $1500 I would be ordering one now, but I will be getting a Macbook Air instead.

Note to Veterans: Apple gives a 10% Veterans discount on everything, including the refurbished store.

I personally view conflicting information like that as a red flag. I would rather pass up a potential good deal than have to navigate a return from a questionable listing (or more likely, suffer with a bad product because I would blame myself for buying it).

This listing is to replace me: I left LSA Tech Services in September. I had a great time as Research Software Engineer for the past 4 years, and would highly recommend it. I am happy to answer any questions about my experience in this role.

This group gets to work on a wide variety of projects and its a great fit for someone who doesn't want to do the same thing every day. I loved working closely with the researchers and having a direct impact on their work.

Salaries at UM might seem a little low if you compare to other areas, but the cost of living is also low. My two-income family lives on 6 acres 15 minutes from the office.

My wife and I both went to graduate school and had very different experiences. I have a few major takeaways from what happened to us:

1) I was a "failed" PhD student that left with a masters in mechanical engineering. Now I have a Software Engineer job that I love. A lot of credit for that goes to the software I wrote to run experiments as a grad student, and I am very happy with where I ended up.

2) My wife and I compared our advisors and they make a huge difference in your future prospects. Her post-doc advisor sent >95% of the people from his lab to tenure track positions. My advisor was successful at finding people jobs in industry and ran a great lab, but produced 0 tenured professors from his lab in 30 years. Look at where graduates of a lab end up before joining if you know what you want to do.

3) The academic job market is competitive in a strange way. Top candidates are clearly top candidates. Schools will get ~100 applications for an open position, but the top candidates will get job offers at nearly all of the places they apply. I don't think most job searches are weighted that way.

4) Research faculty positions are strange. You nominally get the job by being good at science, but then your job is to run a small business (your research lab). Being a good writer and good manager are probably the most important for running a successful lab, and PhD programs should probably focus on nurturing this more.

If, some day in the future the oil companies all start pushing hard for carbon capture, then we will know this is a real possibility.

> Hell, US intelligence agencies block ads at the network level because the ad industry is so infested with tracking/malware/spyware/exploits/etc. That’s a hell of an indictment.

I think this just means that they have a different threat profile than I do, and they take it seriously. There is a chance that an ad could attempt to attack me, but I am not likely to be targeted. If I thought state level attacks were going to target me specifically I would do a bunch of things differently, but it is not currently worth the effort.

At my last job, all salaries were public record, and some dude even put together a website (https://umsalary.info) to make searching easier.

Want to know what some internal career change might look like? Just take a look. Want to see what career path got someone else to where they are? Take a look. Want to know if you are being underpaid/discriminated against? Click on the job title next to your name and see where you stand compared to all employees with the same role.

At a place where Diversity Equity and Inclusion is a stated goal I think this works well. I also know that people don't always get paid the same amount, and (as I often explain to my six-year-old) fair doesn't mean the everything has to be equal, but it is very useful to know where you stand.

At my new job, the information on Levels seemed accurate based on my offer, and I was very happy with it.

The paper (Open Access!!!) https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=941... Says that I am wrong, and I am willing to trust their analysis.

This looks amazing, but it isn't 3 full degrees of freedom is it? I feel like there are some orientations that wouldn't be possible with this, but I am really not sure.

I just interviewed at a few companies, and passed the technical screens without completing any of the coding assignments. Some were close, but most of the time they told me up front that they didn't expect any complete solutions, and were using them to see how I would think through and discuss a problem.

Knowing the expected outcome up front makes a big difference in how I approach a problem, so I would usually ask what they are looking for.

That being said, I ended up taking a position as an SE2 where I thought I might end up as a Senior. I am sure getting farther in the coding challenges would have helped.

When you require people to be on-site this makes sense especially in the military where the employer is dictating the location. I support the military policy of locality pay and different housing allowances for different locations, but when people are all working from home that no longer makes sense to me.

> Operating range : (altitude < 18km) or (speed < 515m/sec), both not exceeded simultaneously

Is that a limitation so that you don't use it for missile guidance?

That is obviously not a fair comparison. Apple's developer fee is there to create a little bit of a filter and to help reinforce the legal agreement for getting access to pre-release stuff, and running code on your own hardware. The fee probably doesn't even cover the overhead on the program. Apple makes their money through the App Store and selling hardware. Unity is getting all of their money from licensing their software.

Yes, I think the joke is that Hipchat is gone.

Atlassian replaced it with Slack which was just bought by Salesforce, so who knows maybe they will revive Hipchat now.

  Location: East Coast, US
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to Relocate: No
  Technologies: Swift, Objective-C, Python
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  Email: chris@stockbridges.org
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstockbridge/

I am a strong general programmer with a focus on iOS. I am currently seeking a position that is > 80% iOS development.

Hire Me if you want:

+ An iOS developer: I have been writing for iOS since 2011, and this is my strongest (and favorite) skill

+ A full stack mobile developer: I love to write and consume my own APIs.

+ Someone with Leadership experience: I work well with customers that have any level of technical expertise. I was an Army Officer (Captain) for 5 years, and I can communicate up or down effectively.

+ An expert debugger: I frequently get code that "was written by a grad student who left 3 years ago." I love debugging, even in languages where I have little experience.

Don't hire me if you need:

- A great artist: I am good at working with artists and I can make an app match your vision. Graphic design is not my best skill.

- Someone to work on a single part of a large project long term: I love some variety and wouldn't want to be too compartmentalized

- Company has < 25 total employees or Total comp < $145k: I am looking for a stable company and an upgrade from my current position.

Thanks, that is the first I have heard of the rolling grant/vesting schedule, and that makes a lot of sense.

So the default action really is a pay cut if someone has mediocre performance and doesn't get a "refresh"? That sounds like a good system for pushing out someone who isn't thriving.

That is an easy argument for an outsider to make in virtually any situation. The answer is probably similar to the reason you aren't doing your programming job on an 11" chrome book.

I love to drive, but I would absolutely use this occasionally. I think that in most cases I am a better driver than most autonomous cars, but sometimes I am a situation where I need to get home from the airport at 1am, the long drive takes much longer than expected and extends into the night, or I have a migraine come on while I am out. In those cases I would LOVE to have an hourly service that can help get me and my car home.

My rare use probably means that I am not the ideal target market for something like this, but I am not opposed to the idea.

I think it is ok if they undervalue her skills as long as they still let her wear a goat on the back of her uniform during the competition.

> "Stop eating beef. You can eat crickets." --> Nope!

Yesterday my wife said "I wish I wanted to eat cicadas, but I don't."

These answers are why I want a tool that is good for my specific situation.

I will probably go back to working in the office, but I commute with a professor/lab scientist who can't reasonably work from home, so me going into the office adds a total of 120mi of car trips per year.