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ybrah··on The rise of 'pseudo-AI': how tech firms quietly use humans to do bots' work
ya its an arrow bud
ybrah··on MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
I use an ergodox with escape mapped to a very easily accessible location. On my laptop keyboard, I have caps lock mapped to escape.
ybrah··on MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
Anyone who uses a keyboard to navigate their computer (most software professionals worth their salt) hit the escape key often enough to warrant it as a complaint. Try not using your mouse for your computer
ybrah··on The rise of 'pseudo-AI': how tech firms quietly use humans to do bots' work
AI => machine learning => automated statistics
ybrah··on California law requires businesses to let you cancel your subscription online
I had the same experience. I was straight up lied to by the salesmen. I talked about it to my bank, they were aware of the problem as it happens to a lot of people. BMO offered to open a new bank account, and move all my funds to it and close my account that goodlife tricked me into using.

I was told that I could cancel any time after a free trial. It turns out I was lied to. I went to see the salesman again as it was on my way. Telling him that I switched my accounts made shut up and look defeated. Felt so good.

ybrah··on BitTorrent is selling for $140M to Justin Sun and Tron
Lots of recruiters have reached out to me to work for blockchain startups. It's a great marker for which companies to not work for.
ybrah··on Removing Trending From Facebook
When I used to use Facebook, I had it filtered because I avoid any targeted news headlines. I think targeted news headlines are dangerous because they can be used as propaganda devices.
ybrah··on IBM Watson Health slashes workforce
I disagree too. I think that humor should be allowed on hacker news. I mean as long as the jokes aren't at the expense of the ideology of the majority of hacker news's users. In that case, that humor should be downvoted and removed.
ybrah··on FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices
No, he meant criminals.
ybrah··on Foundations of Data Science [pdf]
My two cents is to follow courses, or start your own projects. These books should be used as reference as you're learning things.
ybrah··on Foundations of Data Science [pdf]
I also recommend ISLR http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/
ybrah··on Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies That Don't Whiteboard
I'd wager that the fact that many high power companies use whiteboards for interviews point to the fact that they're useful.
ybrah··on Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies That Don't Whiteboard
Whiteboard problems work great as a general intelligence test if administered correctly. A well designed whiteboard problem will filter out people of lesser intelligence. This means the people you would be working with would generally be more intelligent. This is not a bad thing.

Furthermore, whiteboards are great communication tools. I spend some time on VRChat's whiteboard room teaching people various algorithms, and other abstract things to help me learn. Someone who knows how to use a whiteboard and communicate correctly would be a better hire than someone who doesn't.

If the company you work at uses whiteboard problems to vet interviewees, just drill them. With a little practice, you'll have a better chance.

ybrah··on Show HN: Whiteboardfree – Developer Jobs at Companies That Don't Whiteboard
Whiteboard problems are used to show that you can work through a problem, while communicating well about your thought process. They're also good general intelligence tests, if administered correctly.
ybrah··on New drug offers hope to those with severe migraines
It helped me cure my cancer too. Highly recommend
ybrah··on JavaScript- Lodash vs Js function vs. for vs. for each
yes, if a box and fox are iterables
ybrah··on Show HN: Watch Stanford CS Lectures Together
I would love something like this integrated into VRChat
ybrah··on Blind since birth, writing code at Amazon since 2013
I also know this guy. I'm his barber. He has the worst dandruff, absolutely unbelievable. But now that I think about it, he probably didn't know because he's blind
ybrah··on Blind since birth, writing code at Amazon since 2013
Used to work with a blind programmer at my old job. He was an interesting fellow
ybrah··on Chinese police use facial recognition tech to arrest suspect at a pop concert
Englishman Irishman Chinaman ??
ybrah··on No, Seriously. Root Cause Is a Fallacy
No, seriously. Thing is a thing.
ybrah··on Multi-user VR experiences with A-Frame (2017)
VR social experiences are by far the best ones.

Once eye tracking is implemented, social experiences will take on a new level.

ybrah··on Ex-Facebook insider says covert data harvesting was routine
I would call my users dumb fucks too if I was 19
ybrah··on Science’s Pirate Queen
I like to see this for what it is, piracy. If I want access to a paper, I have sci-hub and that's beneficial to me. I'm saying its a good thing.

Sidenote: those pictures are creepy.

ybrah··on Training an AI to convert design mockups into HTML and CSS
You like being complacent.
ybrah··on Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, internal investigators
It seems like the speaker in the video is on stimulants
ybrah··on Craft Beer Is the Strangest, Happiest Economic Story in America
Was drinking a PBR as I read this. I feel ashamed
ybrah··on Oculus Start: Technical and Financial Resources for Beginning VR Developers
I've owned an HTC vive for a while now. Throughout all experiences, the ones that stood out the most to me were the social ones. I thoroughly believe that the future of work from home meetings will be done in VR. Playing social games and being able to convey messages through mic + body language and hand gestures is a very interesting experience. I have communicated with people who do not have any microphones, using simple hand gestures combined with motion.
ybrah··on Database of Lost Crypto Assets
Thinly veiled ledger ad
ybrah··on Not only is it possible to beat Google, it could happen sooner than we think
Most people want the accessibility achieved through quick searches on their phones. The only users that would use a more powerful interface would be professionals. The professionals that would use it would be researchers, developers, and health practitioners.
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