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Maven911

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Maven911··on An oral history of Bank Python (2021)
A lot of them retired too and enjoyed making bank producing a pile of hot mess that the rest of the higher ups did not fully appreciate the mess they were producing. Collected their multi million packages and left
Maven911··on Gemini 3.5 Flash
Tell me more about what your day looks like. What do you think of the LLMOps books from Abi, in case you have read it ? Any other resources you can recommed?
Maven911··on What makes a good smartphone camera?
where can i learn more about what you know (besides LLMs): books, wikis etc. ? For reference, I have a ok-to-mediumish background in image signal processing.
Maven911··on How the U.S. National Science Foundation enabled Software-Defined Networking
What are some of the SDN open source software that is still useful today ? e.g. ODL, ONOS, Ryu, Floodlight
Maven911··on Taking steps that drive resiliency and security for Windows customers
what do y'all think of this given the recent activities
Maven911··on FDIC auction for SVB said to be underway, final bids due Sunday
Since you're on this thread..who normally runs the investment decisions inside of a bank, whether retail or investment. Is there a CIO office or is that the function of their Treasury department? Does it go by other names?

And in your experiences in 2008, what sort of strategy planning/what if scenarios were being played out since it was unprecedented and no one knew what was going to happen the next day

Maven911··on Ask HN: Have IRL tech meetups rebounded in your area?
I wish I knew more about the Montreal area
Maven911··on Ask HN: How do I get into robotics?
There is a field of study called Mechatronics that combined Mechanics and Electronics though that is not the only path

For more hobbyist stuff, join the Lego FIRST competitions though note that the Mindstorms product line has been recently discontinued though Educators may still be able to obtain the Spike set. Look into open source ROS operating system

E.g. control engineers can also get into robotics and it's better not to havea more broad degree in my humble opinion

Maven911··on Ask HN: How to give back as a software engineer?
I teach a robotics class and we use the Legos and it was super fufilling indeed (too bad mindstorms is being discontinued by the way)
Maven911··on A third of Pakistan is underwater from floods, climate chief says
With the deaths and displacements, there's also an estimated $10 billion of damages ready

In case anyone interested, UNICEF New Zealand is looking for donations: https://www.unicef.org.nz/appeal/pakistan-flood-emergency?ut...

Maven911··on Repairing an HP 3478A Multimeter with a Hacksaw
That's impressive. I've heard and the product manuals of most multi meters talk about the risk of shock when opening it up. Does anyone know how likely or rare that is?
Maven911··on MOOC on Mobile Robotics using ROS 2 and your own affordable robot
Do you work on the robotics industry professionally by any chance and is ROS used there?
Maven911··on An oral history of Bank Python
Tell me more about what worked and didn't..I recall the pain of watching QzDesktop load and Bob/HUGS jobs failing..but what else, and what did you enjoy
Maven911··on An oral history of Bank Python
It's amazing how a few people have left such a big mark on a part of the investment banking industry. I missed Kirat right before exiting BAML but met all his "disciples" and Dubno..including his miniature dinosaur and telescope in his office :). Very much felt like tech religion where no open debate on merits and drawbacks could be discussed. And a lot has changed in terms of engineering innovation with turnover since that era...
Maven911··on Thank HN: 7 years and $7M later, it all started right here
That is awesome. If I may - What were you biggest business challenges you learned in your journey? And where do you see the future of email design?
Maven911··on Show HN: See your costs for each AWS resource
Would this finally make was cost consultants redundant? (Prob not)
Maven911··on Ask HN: How did Capcom go from fallen giant to premier gaming studio again?
It's a good question and like most things I would think hiring the right management with the right strategies had a big part in it
Maven911··on Ex-NSA cyberspies reveal how they helped hack foes of UAE (2019)
How much would they pay for foreign skilled workers?
Maven911··on OpenSSL 3.0
I wonder if and when this will be FIPS 140-2 compliant
Maven911··on Ask HN: What are your non-tech hobbies?
Hey I have a similar interest. Any future recommendations and do you also target companies involved with rare earth metals?
Maven911··on The $150M Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive
Back in 2016, the ITRS body for semiconductor roadmaps with a now-failed prediction since there are several process nodes in development, in part with the help of tech from ASML:

https://www.hpcwire.com/2016/07/28/transistors-wont-shrink-b...

Maven911··on Up to 1M Bitcoin processors could be relocated to Canada from China
Proposal represents 1/3 of global mining capacity
Maven911··on Hack NFL data using Postgres (and maybe win your fantasy draft)
What are some of the other football data providers
Maven911··on One in twenty workers are in bullshit jobs – far fewer than previously thought
RIP Gerber, I will miss his work greatly. This study feels flawed by asking people directly if their job was useless but I think it's human nature to justify ones job, let alone one's existence. Very few people will self challenge themselves, especially if their livelihood depends on it.
Maven911··on Everyone and no one belongs to New York
Wow that's very deep. As an Astorian who lived there for a few years, and I never got to see that side of the equation. I do know some that have deep found regrets that their family never purchased property, since it's appreciated quite a bit with time
Maven911··on Everyone and no one belongs to New York
There aren't they many world cities that can bring together so many different cultures and walks of life into a single agglomeration
Maven911··on What Oxford taught me about posh people
I went to a country top school and I learnt the exact same lessons but with a jaded view of the world that comes with it :)
Maven911··on Ask HN: What under-the-radar technology are you excited about?
Holographic displays

Alternative data especially for investment decisions

Maven911··on Microsoft buys Nuance for nearly $20B
For those wondering some of Nuance strengths in speech: Multiple award winning Very domain oriented and not just general speech Supports many languages

They have also had a boost in stock with covid and more people using remote speech services

Maven911··on Ask HN: About to Be Acquired by MSFT
Thank you this is amazing advice and just the kind I needed
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