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cottsakon Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance

I'd like to understand this quip better as well

cottsakon “I just chose words carefully”

Could be a saving grace in the age where the robots come up with all the copy.

cottsakon Appearing productive in the workplace

I wonder if we humans are already checking out from PR reviews from human effort that we've misjudged as AI. we are in so much trouble! lol

cottsakon All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027

The US can't regulate it's own economy so the EU has to do it for them

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

that's why talking about the merits of simplicity is more of an art than something of utility to other engineers https://hammerproject.com/2023/07/28/complexity.html

it just isn't very appetising

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

i think you can coach agents to build simple solutions in a simple way. I'm using amp rn so check back in 6 mo with me

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

where do you work!? lol

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

1) not by keeping things simple I think. (sarcasm yes, but also mostly true)

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

this is rare tho

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

this might help https://hammerproject.com/2023/07/28/complexity.html

cottsakon Nobody gets promoted for simplicity

that second line is so underrated

cottsakon My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

> I don’t use this computer for serious work.

Next.

cottsakon Boring is what we wanted

lol! It's an Operating System! It allows you to install your own apps to do things like snap windows.

If you want the OS with all the shit you do (and don't) need, then maybe Windows is for you. ;-)

cottsakon The allure of new languages vs. the necessity of problem-solving

and the folks who choose not to waste time can build valuable things and make market share from the others.

cottsakon The allure of new languages vs. the necessity of problem-solving

Yes

cottsakon NSA F9T53 Opsec Special Bulletin: Signal Vulnerability

I find "bypassing end-to-end encryption" to be misleading... as if somehow the e2e encryption in Signal is somehow broken or flawed.

This "social engineering" hack? is simply allowing a 3rd party to gain access to another persons account and "snoop" on their secured messages/calls.

Pls correct me if I'm reading this wrong.

cottsakon My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

This https://www.armaansahni.com/how-i-coded-a-game-using-ai/ is fantastic!!!

cottsakon Ask HN: How can I grow as an engineer without good seniors to learn from?

It's hard.

Not impossible but much harder than working closely with humble and experienced engineers. That's why I recommend that a junior engineer finds a great consulting company as soon as they can and spend a few years there. This was a kinda breakthrough period in my career for both technical and soft skills. The nature of consulting also means that you might see a greater variety of environments, technologies, and problem/solution combinations than the equivalent xp in a non-consulting role. But make no mistake, finding a "good" consulting company is key. You need to have humble and experienced engineers who want to help you and grow you. If it's a "bums in seats" kinda "body shop" or some kind of celebrity house for "hero" or "10x devs" then maybe this won't be as useful.

cottsakon The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

but a used Model 3 doesn't! and that's the fake news here. These batteries last ages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doAcNVuTnXU

cottsakon The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

you just need to know the SoH (state of health). If that's 90% then you've lost 10% of the range at new. The lower the SoH for the same vehicle make, model, year and driven kms, then the worse the car has been treated. Simple as that.

cottsakon The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

I don't understand where this thinking comes from. It's not based in fact. These Tesla batteries degrade very slowly. And so if in 5 years you've lost 15% of the range, it still gets you anywhere you need to go including road trips with all of the Superchargers!? "totals the vehicle" is just nonsense and I wish more people understood the reality.

cottsakon Reasonable Person Principle

If you can't see that "helping other people in another class cheat" is violating the honour code then you might benefit from taking the time to do so.

> Failure to realize the consequences of a course of action does not justify it.

https://deans.caltech.edu/documents/24878/Honor_Code_Handboo...

cottsakon Reasonable Person Principle

Came here with the hope of better understanding how a "reasonable person" is defined and interpreted in legal terms. It's always bothered me that legislation reaches for this "reasonable person" in some enlightened attempt to assume that there is a coherent and uniform definition and interpretation for this.

This post didn't help me.

I think the standard "it depends" applies here too... as always.

cottsakon Please just stop saying "just" (2019)

Good reminder.

cottsakon Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major power plant fails

Turns out a 330MW problem only costs about $300M to solve https://www.tesla.com/megapack/design

What a world we live in!

cottsakon How does nonsense like this even pass basic validation at the patent office?

gotcha! Thanks for clearing this up

cottsakon How does nonsense like this even pass basic validation at the patent office?

good point! lol

cottsakon How does nonsense like this even pass basic validation at the patent office?