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shnock··on Chemistry Nobel: Computational protein design and protein structure prediction
I think PhD's are generally different enough in Europe vs the US that this might be less surprising upon further research
shnock··on B-Trees and Database Indexes
Confluence, but we're already in deep w Atlassian
shnock··on I've built my first successful side project, and I hate it
Serious question, especially if there’s follow up reading. Where does that principle of assuming baseline good things about the other speaker in polite conversation come from?
shnock··on There Is No Antimemetics Division (2018)
r/rational
shnock··on There Is No Antimemetics Division (2018)
Extremely strong recommend of Pale Lights, Unsong

Strong recommend to all of QNTM's, especially their SCP work (linked), Ra, Fine Structure. Also to PGTE, Worth the Candle

Recommend to Worm.

Check out r/rational!

shnock··on Things I said as a manager part 2: Hiring is emotional
Please correct me if I misunderstand, but doesn’t that mean there will be multiple levels of middle management?
shnock··on Open source AI is the path forward
It’s not actually bad, OP’s point is that it is not motivated by altruism. An action can be beneficial to the people without that effect being the incentive
shnock··on Parable of the Sofa
To which places are you referring?
shnock··on This Message Does Not Exist
Even that can still be too far. I lean towards “your computer” and “their computer”
shnock··on What Happens When a Fifteen Year Old Pumps and Dumps with a Net Profit of $800k? (2002)
Really? Merching in RS3 always seemed to be more of a pump and dump than anything that overlapped with real life quantitative investing
shnock··on Michel Talagrand wins Abel Prize for work wrangling randomness
What evidence is there for said concerted effort?
shnock··on Simulating fluids, fire, and smoke in real-time
Could you share the repo?
shnock··on Delta Dental says data breach exposed info of 7M people
Are acute and not universal dental operations like a root canal, crown, abscess op not adverse events for which there can be risk pooling?
shnock··on Delta Dental says data breach exposed info of 7M people
Yet another example of NL's actual understanding of the public and common good

I miss thee dearly!

shnock··on Delta Dental says data breach exposed info of 7M people
Could you please share some online references or sources for this?

"It was never made public" - do you mean to imply that this is otherwise unverifiable

shnock··on Django 5.0
React? Or back-end with NodeJS
shnock··on Daoist History
Study qi gong with an energy arts teacher. There are plenty in the Bay Area especially
shnock··on Write more "useless" software
What kinds of resources?
shnock··on Rate The Landlord: Anonymously share information with tenants like you
Find other small landlords in your area and get a word of mouth rec, or ask for references from current clients of the firm you are checking out
shnock··on Welcome to ‘Cerebral Valley.’
Looks very lux!
shnock··on Starlink User Terminal Modchip
This really resounds with me, could you expand? How do you find what is "broken somewhere"?
shnock··on Who is collecting data from your car?
I have layman knowledge of this and do not understand. How does this compare to the level of security described in the GP comment (no connection at all)?
shnock··on Ask HN: How do you deal with rude interviewers?
Thank you for sharing your story. I found it educational and will work to emulate some of your described behavior.

I bet that lunch made you feel great!

shnock··on Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
Personally I combine a hash of something site-specific, eg. name, purpose etc and a base alphanumeric string. Allows each account have their own specific credentials while not being overly burdensome to remember.
shnock··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and tell
I would love to learn more about the app - what problems did you solve? What sorts of workflows did your customers complete through the app?
shnock··on My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file (2020)
What's the implementation? Hoping to do something similar for language learning
shnock··on Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs without anything planned. How did it go?
What is your business model?
shnock··on If you want to transform IT, start with finance
I would agree strongly with the comment to which you are replying (the parent? This is my first time commenting :). The primary benefits of an MBA are not the knowledge learned and said knowledge is shallow enough that it is feasible to gain it without the degree.
shnock··on Software designers, not engineers: An interview from alternative universe
What sidpatil said. This whole comment section is indicating there is a yawning gap in my understanding of system design.
shnock··on Ditching Excel for Python in a legacy industry
Why does building and rolling out a standardized environment cost so much? Could you break down the requisite steps and resources required to achieve this?

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

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