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derethanhausen

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derethanhausen··on Running local models is good now
I would not generalize based on experiences with Sonnet. The flagship models (Opus being the claude equivalent) are dramatically better.
derethanhausen··on Advent of Code 2024
Fitting, given that iirc one of the problems was to implement a hashtable!
derethanhausen··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2024)
Location: Utah, USA

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Depends on role

Technologies: JavaScript, React, Ruby, Go, JavaScript, C/C++, Rust, K8s, AWS, Linux, HTML, CSS, Git, Docker, DevOps, Extreme Programming, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Optimization,

Résumé/CV: Available upon request

Email: ethanransom246 [at] gmail

GitHub: https://github.com/ethransom/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-ran/

Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years professional experience. Demonstrated history of shipping on a team. I have nearly 10 years of experience working on web technologies, most recently with Ruby, Elixir, and React, but I also have a significant systems background (SQL internals, Linux, Distributed Systems, Concurrency Fundamentals). Passionate about high performance, high efficiency software and can sling code with the best of them.

derethanhausen··on Mexico's heirloom corn strains are resurging amid more demand
I think there’s also a variety factor, heirlooms are usually very unique and fun-looking. But yes I think taste is generally good too. I’m growing heirloom Zucchini and Tomatoes this year. The tomato flavor certainly isn’t bad, about on par with other good garden tomatoes. The zucchini on the other hand is out of this world good, and retains the flavor even when the fruits are large, unusual for most other Zuccs. (Variety is Costata Romanesco)
derethanhausen··on The computer graphics industry got started at the university of Utah
Let’s go Utes!
derethanhausen··on CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg
The Prius' efficiency comes from much much more than regenerative braking. Part is a focus on good aero and low weight, like many electric cars. But most is from leveraging the electric motors to allow the engine to run at max thermal efficiency (probably a touch above your 30% figure) at nearly all times.

ICEs are most efficient under medium-low RPMs and high load. The electric motors can sustain low speed cruising, letting the engine shut off entirely if it wouldn't be well utilized, and also fill in for high torque demand to keep engine power output lower.

derethanhausen··on Heat dome causing record breaking heat wave
Even an Earth ravaged by big rocks and volcanoes would be much more survivable than Mars in its current state.
derethanhausen··on Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just PostgreSQL
The elixir world has Oban[0] which implements quite a lot of advanced job features on top of PG. Admittedly it doesn’t quite have the usage of Celery and Sidekiq but most queueing libraries don’t.

[0] https://github.com/sorentwo/oban

derethanhausen··on Erlang/OTP 24 highlights
Postgres? ;) In all seriousness though, I wouldn't really expect database needs for Erlang & Friends to be that different from other languages. My current employer has a vertically scaled AWS RDS Postgres as companion for an Elixir app and it's worked great. (Ecto in particular is an excellent ORM.) If your app truly needs zero downtime or ultra-low latency then there are other options.
derethanhausen··on Never Pay for Online Dating (2010)
In my experience this results in a "Hey" from the woman 90% of the time. I've quipped to friends that it's "men message first, with extra steps". But I suppose the act of messaging counts more than the message.
derethanhausen··on Bitcoin Is Time
This is just whataboutism. Gold isn't used as a currency. Seems a stretch to claim the armies exist solely for the USD. And until the Lightning Network is actually implemented it will remain theoretical.
derethanhausen··on Tech Preview of Docker Desktop for M1
It can get surprisingly expensive when left on 24/7. If someone can come up with a remote (dare I say, serverless?) development environment that could seamlessly suspend/resume or share resources, then it would be a lot more compelling to me.
derethanhausen··on Bonneville can be a tough place (2008)
Are those trenches and pits permanent? It was my understanding that the flats are from prehistoric lake Bonneville, which would make it seem as if they aren't going to regenerate until the next ice age.
derethanhausen··on Apple iPhone SE 2020 Camera review
Parent comment might have meant Pixel 3a, which also aims for the market segment of $400, nice camera, no frills.
derethanhausen··on Pop OS 20.04 LTS
Did the graphics you chose have quality, easy to install drivers? Been thinking of doing something similar.
derethanhausen··on 2018 UtahJS Pay, Education, Job-title Survey
I would be interested!