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dalecoon Birds make better bipedal bots than humans do

IHMC has been working on various legged robots for a long time. Back in 201X, my sister team worked on a running robot inspired by Ostriches (while I was on the Exoskeleton). Looks like they are mostly focusing on humanoid and Exo now. http://robots.ihmc.us/fastrunner

Here is a video from 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4nvpZ6WL3U&list=PLj0k5lmLZg...

dalecoon Why Restaurants Are So Fucked – Part II

Some stayed at home to take care of the kids. Others upleveled and went for jobs that pay better wages. A bunch of people died as well, I wonder of this affected the job market. I'd love to read a study on this specific topic.

dalecoon Introducing Age Verification

https://www.trulioo.com/

dalecoon Introducing Age Verification

They don’t store the ID.

dalecoon Introducing Age Verification

Depending on the country, it can be due to local regulation. I don’t think it is required yet in the US E.g. AVMS in Europe. Youtube had to implement age verification.

dalecoon Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?

I really enjoyed this SciFi book - Dark Matter: A Novel

In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101904224/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HY...

Another good one from the same author - Recursion: A Novel https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524759783/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G0...

dalecoon Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

What makes you think that? I’m past team matching, HC, and VP. I’d be so disappointed to make it so far and not get the offer...

dalecoon Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

I’m also stuck at the SVP approval since 8 days...

dalecoon Ask HN: What is happening with the stock exchange in the last two days?

I read that the stimulus bill is offering a forgivable loan for small businesses if they don’t layoff. Basically taxpayers paying for employees salary. Let me see if I can find the source...

This could be one of many reasons.

[edit] here we go, forgivable loan of up to 10 million, based on the company payroll https://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/inc-chamber-of-commerce-sma...

dalecoon Live: Who's Freezing Hiring from Coronavirus?

Hi David, Thanks for doing that. As someone that was affected by the layoffs, this is really helpful.

Currently on the final round with Facebook, they mentioned that they hire L5 and above. E3 & E4 is on hold.

dalecoon Groceries and Delivered Goods Decontamination Station Instructions

There is a reason to wash hands and avoid touching visage with dirty hands. Isn’t it? Touching mouth with contaminated hands = eating the virus.

dalecoon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2019)

TripActions | San Francisco, CA / Palo Alto, CA / Amsterdam, NL | Fulltime, Onsite | https://tripactions.com

Our mission is to make the lives of corporate travelers easier and better. We are focused on the end-to-end experience of all users, including travelers, executive assistants, finance, travel managers to deliver the best experience in business travel.

Fast growing startup (5x year-over-year growth), we raised a series D of $250 Million in June 2019. The valuation is now $4 billion.

Feel free to reach out to me at dlecoutre@tripactions.com if you have questions (I'm one of the Product Designer).

We're looking for:

- Back-end engineers

- Front-end engineers

- Product Designers

- Android & iOS Engineers

- Data Scientist

- Product Managers...

https://tripactions.com/job-openings?dep=Engineering

dalecoon 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

I didn’t like the lady either, she’s was definitely doing it for the money.

dalecoon 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

Yes, it’s not new to manipulate people, the low cost for high efficiency is new. Clinton had almost 3M more votes than Trump. It would be much more expensive to manipulate 3M (1% us population, 1.2% voters), rather than 70k (0.02% pop, 0.028% voters). If winning the election is about properly manipulating 0.04% of the voters, that’s very scary and not working as initially designed.

Edit:math

dalecoon 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

It’s harder to manipulate millions of people rather than 70k.

You’re right, it was also used to get Obama elected. It’s still wrong.

dalecoon 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

Why aren't we talking about the Cambridge Analytica scandal example? Another issue of the Electoral colleges is that a candidate could target only a few amount of people (70k according to the documentary) for changing the course of the election. Even if this has been fixed by Facebook. Shouldn't it be considered as a major flaw of the election system?

Source: "The great Hack" - Netflix doc.

dalecoon Travel Hacking 101

Depends where you live. Spending $2k a month after rent in the bay area is common, especially if you are two. $800/month in groceries, $200 gas/person, 2-3 dates (or restaurants with friends), utilities ($200+), Insurances ($200+)...

There are a lots of benefits from using wisely these cards without overthinking.

dalecoon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2019)

Location: South Bay Area (Santa Clara, CA) - Wife found a job there, relocating early April.

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No, sorry (currently relocating)

Technologies: Sketch, Axure, InVision, Information Architecture, UX Research, Low/High fidelity prototyping, Design Systems, Java, Mobile, Web, hardware (Exoskeleton, Surgical Robot).

Résumé/CV: http://www.ocelad.com/assets/ResumeLecoutre-UXDesigner.pdf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dlecoutre/

Portfolio: http://www.ocelad.com

Email: dlecoutre[at]gmail.com

Looking for a Sr/Lead UX Designer position (would consider Design Technologist / Interaction Engineer). Broad tech experience morphing complex systems into an intuitive and elegant solution. 10 yrs+ in UX Design, Software (Java, web, mobile) and Cognitive engineering.

dalecoon Ask HN: How to cope with job hunting and depression?

Stay strong, you have the will. Please seek help if you keep having these thoughts. You should be able to find free help on that matter.

Practicing sport keeps my mind focused and the negative thoughts away. I find it a great free anti depressant.

I subscribed to Indeed Prime, they offer free coaching (resume help, mock interviews...). With your background, you should be selected.

Have you got feedbacks from employers?

Did you apply to unemployment? Can you take a side job in the meantime (e.g. Uber)?

Don’t overload yourself and do a little everyday.

dalecoon I ruin developers’ lives with my code reviews and I'm sorry

“Disconnecting ego from the work was the first big lesson I had when I started working in software” This is so important in Design as well.

dalecoon HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points

UX/Product Designers that are using photoshop or illustrator to deliver a full page designs are wasting everybody's time. They should learn Sketch, InVision Studio or XD.

dalecoon Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios?

I'm on the same boat, here are some UX Designers portfolios that I found interesting and bookmarked. Even if it's a different profession, you may find inspiration there:

http://jaredgranger.com/

https://danielkorpai.com/#work

https://katiemacoy.com

https://www.vanschneider.com

https://heyshawn.co

dalecoon The designer who doesn't code

Why don't you have design review and design sessions with the designer? This is the type of thing that we talk about on a daily basis (I used to code and now design). If the Dev or PM has a compelling argument, we negotiate, compromise or stop at each other desk.

I bet that the Ads is not his call but marketing :)

dalecoon In the Future, Senior Citizens Will Play Video Games All Day

Maybe we will find a good way to gamify care home and incentivize the elderly (future us) to do our daily exercises and cognitive training

dalecoon Ask HN: Where am I going wrong?

Would you mind developing a little bit? How would you sell the idea and get your customers first? I kind of get it, but it would be nice to have few examples.

dalecoon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2019)

Location: CT/NY Area - Willing to relocate (Preference for San Diego, ca & Denver, co)

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Sketch, Axure, InVision, Information Architecture, UX Research, Low/High fidelity prototyping, Design systems, Java, Mobile (Android/iOS), Web (HTML/JS/Angular/Node), worked on hardware products (Exoskeleton, surgical robot).

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dlecoutre/

Portfolio: http://www.ocelad.com

Email: dlecoutre[at]gmail.com

Looking for a UX/Product Designer position. Broad tech experience morphing complex systems into an intuitive and elegant solution. Over 10 years of experience in Software (Java, web, mobile) and Cognitive engineering.

dalecoon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2019)

Location: CT/NY Area - Willing to relocate (Preference for San Diego, ca & Denver, co)

Remote: Yes

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dlecoutre/

Portfolio: http://www.ocelad.com

Email: dlecoutre[at]gmail.com

dalecoon Truck owners are blocking Tesla Superchargers in 'ICE-ing' protests

Ironic considering that the Teslas are made in America. I don't understand the point of their "protest" (beside low cognitive functions). It's time to start towing.

dalecoon Doctors ask engineers to spend more time in the hospital before building apps

That's also be the job of the UX/Product Designer to learn about the users and business domain.

dalecoon Ask HN: What skills to acquire in 2019?

Thanks for the tips. Any other recommendations to improve clarity in writing and speaking? I’m not a native English speaker and I’ve been looking for ways to improve.