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Hatrix··on Entire news station production staff replaced by AI system
No more TV stations. No TV jobs. It will eventually be individual AI presenting whatever content you want in whatever form.
Hatrix··on California votes 'no' on measure to ban forced prison labor
That is Proposition 36: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/05/california-p...
Hatrix··on Who Would Support Deploying the Military to Domestic Protests?
Are they planning to censor the internet and confiscate guns? Security checkpoints and searches at state lines? It never stops once it gets going.
Hatrix··on Trump to raise tariffs to 60% on all Chinese goods if elected
The numbers Trump throws around do not seem to be based on any real economic data or models. They're just more random threats to force backroom deals.
Hatrix··on 1 in 6 Companies Are Hesitant to Hire Recent College Graduates
Companies invent new reasons to not hire people all the time.
Hatrix··on Ask HN: What have been the previous trends in tech?
https://killedbygoogle.com/
Hatrix··on Neither Elon Musk nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars
Mars rovers seem to function ok there.
Hatrix··on How do you find 10x Engineers?
Why not hire 11x engineers?
Hatrix··on Ask HN: How did Mac and PC users react to the Amiga's multitasking in 1985?
I can only think of 1 family that had an Amiga in 1985. The only place I could touch a Mac was at a computer store. Commodore 64's were around but, most people had Apple ][ or PC. No internet, just BBS access, maybe CompuServe.
Hatrix··on [dead]
There are always fun new ways to spend money.
Hatrix··on Boeing's Starliner started making a repeating 'pulsing' sound yesterday
Maybe someone forgot their AirTag or ios device inside.
Hatrix··on Ask HN: Do you consider coding "work"?
Work is tracing code written by others and implementing new features on top of that to someone else's specifications with input from non-developers on a deadline. More people involved = more work.
Hatrix··on Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I80 closure in CA as hazmat response halts traffic
You seem to be comparing a Tesla truck with no cargo to ICE trucks with a full load of burning cargo spread across a road. Your last link was a fire at a pallet yard.
Hatrix··on Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I80 closure in CA as hazmat response halts traffic
ICE fires are usually extinguished quickly. This single Tesla truck fire shutdown a major highway all day.
Hatrix··on Photon entanglement could explain the rapid brain signals behind consciousness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mind
Hatrix··on Ask HN: Oldest computers still running production code?
Voyager 1 & 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_1
Hatrix··on Ask HN: Could true randomness come from sparkles from light reflecting the sea?
This reminds me of the wall of lava lamps for random numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand
Hatrix··on The Coffee Machine Hiring Test
Sure, fix the coffee machine with one hand while completing the leet code questions with the other hand in the limited time available for the interview.

Interviewer: Candidate seemed distracted and jittery.

Hatrix··on Ask HN: Weirdest Computer Architecture?
microcode - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcode

memristor - https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/mi/2018/05/mmi2018050...

Hatrix··on The Silicon Valley realignment leading tech titans to Trump
All the money in the world and they cannot get what they want without political and government assistance.
Hatrix··on In Defense of Leetcode Interviews
Random questions with limited time to answer. Different answers depending on your experience. Nobody cares what your experience is or how it can benefit the company. Just answer the boring question, they assume you know nothing.
Hatrix··on Meta has created a way to watermark AI-generated speech
And then sentient AI claim discrimination.
Hatrix··on Ask HN: Why do Amazon deliveries fail?
I have a lot of packages delivered to an Amazon locker. Item delivery is inconsistent if the locker is often full. Sometimes items are marked refused delivery, sometimes locker full and sometimes lost. They should have cameras inside the locker boxes to show what was actually delivered and picked up.
Hatrix··on Tech recruiter questions have evolved over 10 years
If you move forward then the next round:

Interviewer: Why are you looking for work?

Candidate: I am not currently employed and need a job.

Interviewer: But, why now?

Candidate: I have bills to pay for home and food.

Interviewer: Of course, but, why are you looking now?

Candidate: I have been looking for some time, not just now.

Interviewer: Shakes head, unable to understand why candidate is looking for a job.

Hatrix··on Google's AI-generated search results keep citing The Onion
Open the pod bay doors, Google.

Google: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Hatrix··on How Long Do Eggs Really Last?
I'm looking forward to more articles with titles like Are You Buying Too Many Eggs? or Should You Buy A Chicken?
Hatrix··on Ask HN: Is it time to start hoarding content?
yes, hoard before it is put behind a paywall or removed.
Hatrix··on What is human composting and should it be legalised?
What about non-compostable things like hip implants, dental work, silicone implants, micro-plastics and pacemakers with batteries? Are you going to cut all that out before burial?
Hatrix··on California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering
I had to put my PG&E bill into a spreadsheet to check if the numbers added up. Even then, fees, taxes and credits change month to month making it difficult to track.
Hatrix··on Can the SOTU be delivered by an AI avatar representative of a human president?
What would the avatar look like? Would it be a puppy to prevent human characteristics from being a factor in electability?
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