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f0rgoton Alphabet announces $80B equity capital raise to expand AI infra and compute

Are you sure it’s not using transcripts? That would be equally useful but technologically less impressive.

f0rgoton PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage

where?

f0rgoton PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage

Dude - I laughed out loud on this comment (I guess we're at the cry or laugh stage). Almost woke up my sleeping kiddo.

f0rgoton PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage

$760 on NewEgg! Yeeezus Christ. Literally 50% of what I spent on the entire build just on RAM.

f0rgoton PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory. RAM jumps to $600 due to shortage

This is really crazy. I built my first computer not too long ago; like I'm talking less than a month maybe, definitely less than 2. I paid $320 for 64GB Kit (CMK64GX5M2B5600C40) at Microcenter. It is now sold out in Chicago store and listed at $530.

f0rgoton The reason GCC is not a library (2000)

You’ve saved my life!

f0rgoton A bug saved the company

I had the same interpretation you did, and the same confusion. Great minds (???) think alike?

f0rgoton You Don't Need Monads

What?

f0rgoton Apple Watch Series 10

Willing to sell it?

f0rgoton Let's Encrypt Acme API Outage

Thank you for sharing your knowledge here.

A few questions:

If applying the algorithm to (1) produced (3), what produced (2)?

How can "no duplicate serial numbers" be enforced by any browser without having a store of all certificates? Is it simply a best-effort? Will the browser have a mapping from <serial number> to <certificate>, and whenever it sees a certificate, it will check this map to see if it has seen that serial number on a separate certificate?

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Freckle is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to focus on our Haskell backend. If you are interested, please take a look at the link (https://smrtr.io/fhBV_).

f0rgoton Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2023)

Freckle | Multiple roles | Full-time | Remote (US)

Hey folks. My company, Freckle, is hiring for two junior roles. We are looking for folks who are curious, motivated, and have high potential to grow their technical skillset.

We use React on the front-end, and Haskell on the back-end. Our applications are deployed on AWS. We have a great engineer culture - we value doing things the correct way.

If you are interested, please check out these links:

[Software Eng. I][https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Renaissance/743999896543205...]

[Devops Eng. II][https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Renaissance/743999896542658...]

f0rgoton Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2022)

Freckle by Renaissance | Staff Engineer | Remote (US-based)

Freckle is an education platform that allows students to practice content at their level. The platform adapts to the student, varying the difficulty of the material to keep the student practicing at a desirable level of difficulty.

We are currently looking for a Staff Engineer. Our backend services are written exclusively in Haskell, and our frontend applications are written in typed JavaScript (React & Flow, but we're in the process of migrating to TypeScript). We're looking for more than just technical skills, but we do expect candidates to have strong understanding of web development / HTTP protocol, professional experience in some functional programming language, SQL databases (Postgres).

The salary for the position is in the range of $200,000, but dependent on experience.

If interested, please reach out to me via HN or at leiva (dot) steven (at) gmail (dot) com.

f0rgoton Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2022)

I had the pleasure of interviewing with Bitnomial around a year or so ago. I didn't take the position due to a gap in compensation expectations, but I found the team to be a great group of folks and wish them a lot of luck!

f0rgoton How to Read a Textbook (2003)

I am a 35-year-old person, and I have spent at least 5 years now trying to figure out how to read for comprehension and retention. There is no simple solution, but I do think people discount "familiarity". The truth is that it is tough, and it is slow.

I also found this helpful: "The single most helpful thing in figuring out what to write down was noticing when my reading was slowing down, which typically meant either there was a particular fact that needed to be moved from short to long term storage, or that I needed to think about something." Here is the source: https://acesounderglass.com/2020/06/10/what-to-write-down-wh...

f0rgoton First federal grant for psychedelic treatment research in 50 years

I've always wanted to try a guided session, but I have no idea how to even start looking for a guide. I'm in Illinois.

f0rgoton Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Substances

I've always been interested in psilocybin, but am afraid to take them without some kind of guide. Where can I find someone like that. I haven't read the book, but in Michael Pollan's talks, he mentions "underground" guides for people going on a trip.

f0rgoton Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN for $936M

I put my trust in the review from Wirecutter / NYT (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-vpn-service/).

I have used both Mullvad and TunnelBear. I bought a year of TB. It's on all the time and I forget it is there.

f0rgoton Haskell for the Elm Enthusiast

I believe something like this will be a great gateway for others to start using Haskell. Thanks NRI!

f0rgoton Archegos was too busy for margin calls

My question is, how profitable are these services that they can keep losing money on an implosion here and there and still want to be in that business? I guess if the other 99 PB clients are netting you $10B you can lose some to Malachite Capital Management and Archegos now and then.

f0rgoton F# for fun and profit: Terms and Conditions

I have a ton of respect for Scott. Such a clear, concise, and unpretentious teacher. I've learned a good deal from this man in a very small amount of time.

f0rgoton Hiring: Nationwide TFS

Hi folks,

Nationwide TFS is looking for a Lead Software Engineer. Nationwide TFS services individuals who are in Chapter 13 bankruptcy; we operate a payments platform to help debtors finish their bankruptcy on time, get a discharge, and move on with their lives.

The Lead Software Engineer will own the technical direction of the company. You will work hand-in-hand with the CEO, COO, and CTO to expand our current Rails-based financial services product. In addition, your input will be highly influential in guiding the company’s growth into new areas, including new products.

We have very high standards for code quality, have a healthy respect for work-life balance, and pay competitively (based on experience).

Requirements: 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails

    Appreciates the benefits of robust testing  

    Familiarity with SQL / Postgres  

    Familiarity with React / JavaScript, HTML, and CSS  

    Willingness to mentor others

    This position is permanently remote, but we require U.S.-based candidates

For more information, please see https://www.jobs.tfsbillpay.com/ or get in touch with me through HN!

f0rgoton Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)

Nationwide TFS | NYC Area (Permanent Remote) | Ruby, Rails, Postgres, Heroku, React

We have very high standards for code quality, have a healthy respect for work-life balance, and pay competitively (based on experience).

Requirements: 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails

    Appreciates the benefits of robust testing  

    Familiarity with SQL / Postgres  

    Familiarity with React / JavaScript, HTML, and CSS  

    Willingness to mentor others

For more information, please see https://www.jobs.tfsbillpay.com/ or get in touch with me through HN!

f0rgoton Harvard CS professor David Malan built a distance-learning empire

CS50 is THE reason I have a software development career today. Coincidentally, after CS50, I started watching an MIT Python course. If the MIT course had been my introduction so programming, I am sure that I would have dismissed software development as "not for me". I got lucky that my first exposure was CS50 - I owe a debt of gratitude to Malan.

f0rgoton Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020)

You had me at "more React than I'd like (but not so much it's ridiculous)"!

f0rgoton Ask HN: How do I choose the right resource to learn CS fundamentals?

I don't usually comment on HN, but I have to mention how amazing I found Tim Roughgarden's courses (Coursera's Algorithm specialization). The first course took me 1 month to complete, but that's because I wanted to make sure I truly understand the running time. Roughgarden does an amazing job of teaching you just enough math to ensure that you understand the entire conceptual picture.

f0rgoton Finding My Next Bootstrapped Business Idea

Let me know how to get my contact information over to you.

f0rgoton Finding My Next Bootstrapped Business Idea

Count me in. Let’s start with WhatsApp since a lot of folks have it. I can pm you my #. Just need to get in front of a real computer.

f0rgoton Finding My Next Bootstrapped Business Idea

Can I get in on this chat? I’ve been looking for a home in Chicago and have found at least one tool that people seem to despise - I.e., market exists, someone is trying to service that market but doing a bad job at it.

f0rgoton Haskell, Ada, C++: An Experiment in Prototyping Productivity (1994) [pdf]

Yes please!