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The WebGL graphics background on this site causes my Laptop to chug pretty severely, to the point where I'm not able to read the content.

> The in unit smoke detectors can be triggered to warn occupants

This is specifically because the National Construction Code (NCC) requires multiple occupancy buildings to have certain fire safety infrastructure that generally includes a 2 hour fire separation between different occupancy units. This gives a buffer to all other occupants.

> There are also smoke detectors in the hallway. If a detector is triggered in a common area this has the potential to affect the escape routes of multiple occupants so it triggers an immediate fire alarm.

Australian fire safety rules are some of the best in the world.

Tried a couple of random words - seems to mostly just add short 1-3 letter suffixes like "to", "and" and "he/she".

I don't see the value proposition

The test proposed on the website is NOT currently approved for use in Australia, and is unlikely to be approved for self-test use.

Quote from TGA: "NOTE: In Australia, the supply of self-tests for most serious infectious diseases, including self-tests for COVID-19, is prohibited under the Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Purposes) Specification 2010. Testing for serious infectious diseases is best conducted in conjunction with a healthcare professional who can provide appropriate advice and treatment if required."

Australia has in some states added nCov-19 to the standard testing panel for all respiratory illnesses, and we haven't seen a spike in detection so far. I'd expect to see an increased detection rate if it was in-fact endemic.

CDC recommends P95 for health care providers. I seriously doubt they are not effective. I’m sure P100 is marginally more effective but on marginally.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/infection-cont...

The pause button make sense, force users to focus on the page briefly every now and then to save bandwidth - Netflix does something similar to prevent long running auto-play.

The looping is quite different though, there's no legitimate use for it, and I can't find any controls that would allow you to set a song to auto-repeat. So it's either a bug that they're struggling to fix or an intentional change to make play-lists less functional when you are not watching the platform.

I'm only guessing, but in the blog posts about the password search feature he said there was a lot of cleanup of badly formatted files it's possible that the whitespace got ignored?

I disagree pretty strongly with both, your undergraduate does not determine what breakthroughs you'll make. There are plenty of examples of businesses built by people that did not complete an undergrad.

As for Elon Musk, though I don't claim to know what he's done to be successful, I doubt very that he has not asked for advice.

Based on what you've said here: >"Went through one company which lead me on with first a phone >interview then a hacker rank challenge then a take home >project then a onsite interview with a whiteboard programming >challenge and a final interview. I never heard back from >them, only to find out later on that I had been rejected >without them telling me!"

I would suggest you could have a couple of issues (bearing in mind that I have little evidence to go on):

1. One might be technical competency - The only time I'll repeatedly give technical questions i.e. HackerRank, TakeHome, Whiteboard is if I'm not convinced that you have the technical skill by some earlier stage.

2. You're failing the "cultural fit" test. This is in my opinion always the hardest one to figure for an interviewer, and is usually the last question hanging over a candidate. I understand that you're frustrated with the process, but any semblance of arrogance during an interview is often a big negative in the post interview recap. Particularly if the position is more commodity than specialist developer.

To add more context can you do any or all of the following; - Post some code - What sort of position are you going for? - Where are you based?

I know the top tier Universities are offering degrees, but it feels like the content of those courses is not nearly as deep as the content I was taught at an admittedly lower grade university.

One more thing.

Shoehorning new applications of Blockchain concepts into every new conceivable application, especially where the key advantages, i.e. decentralised trust, distributed consensus are not needed also causes a great deal of hate. But so it should.

I think there is a question of terminology here, Blockchain is a concept, Cryptocurrency is an application of that concept.

I imagine there are few people on HN who hate blockchain, it is a useful concept and forms the basis for some very useful technologies i.e. Git version control.

I imagine there are a whole range of reasons for negativity toward Cryptocurrency/Cryptoassets on HN. Personally I think the enormous number of new ICO and currencies being made available is purely driven by greed and fraud. While I see bitcoin and other major coins representing a great new application of the technology, I think it's been over-hyped to the point where I just tune it out.

TL;DR: Crypto != Blockchain. People hate Crypto for many reasons.

I understand the sentiment, but I would absolutely refer you to Nicholas Talebs books and his treatment of volatility if you have not already seen them.

I agree - but looking at the daily graph of the VIX index - it rose slowly from around 18 to top out at 37. I'd expect anyone holding this position is actively trading and would have wound up the position with a significant profit.

Take a look at: https://www.aemo.com.au/Electricity/National-Electricity-Mar...

This could be due to the fact that Target et. al. generally use cheap construction methods like steel frame with steel sheet roofing and cladding. If that's the case, you be effectively inside a faraday cage which would attenuate the signal.

Many larger public buildings and shopping malls often use distributed antenna systems (DAS) to improve coverage inside.

Given the quote "influence high risk youth" and the fact that they were critical of ISIS I'd guess these posts are copies of posts created by the company to influence online communities.

Generators in critical situations like this are usually provided with crankcase heaters which keeps the oil at temperature and makes them easy to start. Also, any emergency power system should be (and usually is) tested monthly if only to prevent the fuel lines going bad.

Easier way to lock/sleep your mac is CMD+Option+Eject for older macs

This is maybe the third time I've seen an article with the same anecdotal proof. If you have any real proof, show us, if you don't be clear and don't use a bullshit clickbait title.

For those that want to spend some time trying to figure it out - take a look at MITMproxy, find proof that they are spying and show us.

I am working on something related - unfortunately it's on the far left back burner at the moment. Haven't found anything similar though

I know its only an example but why

   yes | rm -r <>

and not

    rm -rf <>

Go to python repl

> import this

Odd, I couldn't get the link to work so I googled the title and that was the prominent result.

Trading stock is not pure profit speculation, there are a number of alternative strategies including for example statistical arbitrage. Much of this requires simple statistics understanding for the basics, and a Phd to be particularly useful.

Working link here: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1580226/shanghai-san-...

Note also, misleading title. Supercavitation technology has been around for a long time, the Chinese have solved some of the technical issues regarding scaling up to full size Submarine and steering. Still no solution to range and many of the related issues. Also unlikely to be put into service any time soon.

It depends on how you learn, and there is no single correct answer.

For me, and the students I have taught, I think Python is the best language to introduce absolute novices to simple concepts in programming. I then switch to Java and explain the fundamentals of CS from the ground up.

Once a student has a grasp of python and Java they have a simple scripting language and industry standard maintainable language under their belt. They understand all the basic concepts in CS and can extend to new languages and concepts on their own.

The next step would be to use C++ in the application of algorithms and memory management. By starting in python then java, you avoid really interacting with pointers and memory which, in my opinion, makes it easier for students to focus on one concept at a time. Too often in intro classes, it starts with simple concepts like types, but rapidly branches to require the student to understand many concepts at once.

_TL;DR_ Python, then Java, then C++

You could use a colored lense to filter the backlight output delivering any color even with a white backlight.

Bose QC 25/35 over ear headphones are the best I've come across. Not Ideal for sleeping on a plane but they block out nearly all plane noise (which is why I bought them. Good sound reproduction, and with the 25s you can use them as normal headphones if the battery dies.