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It looks like they're going in to rescue the kids based on the current conditions. I'm guessing this submarine solution could potentially be a back-up in case something goes wrong. I doubt it's a PR stunt - Elon doesn't care about PR (remember his April fools tweet).

Would a polyglot with a linguistics background be someone with enough credentials to make comparisons though? I agree though that it's hard to have a baseline or even quantify simplicity/complexity in languages.

For those interested, I recommend reading "How to Read a Book" by Adler. It basically outlines the details of getting the most out of reading in different contexts.

Have you heard of Front(https://frontapp.com/). I know it's not exactly the same but I think Front saw similar pain points :)

On an aside, my friend is a full time sports better who has an extremely high ROI during football season on one of those Fantasy sites. He has difficulty making any money on other sports. I wonder why.

FYI: as of right now, that link publicly shows responses on https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KqGc3avWJECJnSj_YRWe7FZbB2K.... You should definitely change that ASAP.

Exactly what I wanted to say. I know it shows Korea as the 3rd most, but I feel like they should be higher on the list. Most don't report overtime and just do their work because it has become the convention and it wouldn't look good to their bosses.

Slightly relevant but useful: use meditation modeling (https://eng.uber.com/mediation-modeling/)

I am a strong believer that reading is extremely enriching for the mind. Any additional ways to enhance that experience, in my books, is a win.

GSM's official specification document is what we used when we implemented everything. "Advanced Messaging" and "IP-based messaging" were some other ways we referenced the feature like you said. Carriers definitely have to support this themselves and set transfer limits, provide the web-view, etc...

This is incredibly insightful and well-written.

I've been in the OEM industry for years and can't believe this happened in production.

For something like texting/RCS, there are thousands of phones being tested thousands of time by thousands of people with multiple additional checkpoints (ODM, Google, Carriers). It's a core functionality so it's extremely tightly verified.

RCS was first implemented about three years ago for phones so it's shocking that this kind of bug happened now. I also worked on the initial infrastructure for this so I can't imagine how this bug was even introduced. My bet goes to it being a server-side issue, especially since it's carrier-specific, and not a software bug.

A major benefit of attending elite schools is the increased opportunity to network. Google used to filter candidates by GPA but "quickly" learned this was a mistake.

Some companies do still look at GPAs. Others specifically indicate they're looking for people from "top-tier" schools. Out of context, this means you'll have more opportunities if you have a higher GPA and if you attended a top-tier school.

This is an awesome idea. Any plans to allow someone to pay for this based on their success of landing a job? (taking a % of their future salary kind of like Lambda School).

I had this issue while trying to watch a World Cup match in bed. I tried to troubleshoot it myself - restarting, rebooting, resetting every connection possible.

I didn't know Chromecast could go down on a large-scale like this because I would imagine it would just be something functional within my own network. Now I know.

I always thought Watson Health would be like a smaller spin-off product that wasn't influenced too much by IBM. T

Given all the expectation of its product and the importance of ML/AI, it makes sense this was impossible.

I've played DotA for over 10 years so this development is quite relevant to me. So excited to see this next month!

Although it's extremely impressive, all the restrictions will definitely make this less appealing to the audience (shown in the Reddit thread comments).

I used to live in Central America and most foreigners from the US had their own maids. Some maids even had their own room in the house and lived with the family (great for babysitting, cleaning, cooking, etc)

I know Shaq also has a bunch of Five Guys'. Not sure if it's the same reason.

How about a company that facilitates physical speed dating meetings? That'd target an older demographic.

Hah! I remember this was an interview question for one of my PMs that was looking to join Uber.

Without breaking NDA, it was something along the lines of "Why would Uber let customers wait longer?"

It's an interesting product problem but I felt that it would be more relevant for an economist to analyze, given that it's more of a supply/demand equilibrium challenge.

Solve 150+ random leetcode questions. Play a video on YouTube of someone watching you and "taking notes."

I wonder what was actually stolen.

I hope this is not the reason why Jawbone is undergoing liquidation and Fitbit IPOed.(I'm sure there are many more reasons, but it'd be shocking these stolen trade secrets were contributing factors).

Someone like Justin Kan could help you with this process. Look into his startup Atrium - but looks like you already have an experienced lawyer, so it might not be as useful.

I'm also going through this process right now, and it's a lot more work than I've envisioned. Others have said this, but make sure not to burn out - I'm trying to best.

The article is pay-walled for me - but based on the title: people that take IQ tests also have changed. The value and significance of IQ tests have definitely shifted since 1975 so that could be a big reason.

Just to be clear - users had to give explicit permission for that status update recording feature back in 2014. There are no external apps that can record audio on Android without permission unless Google explicitly whitelists the permission for the app. This never happens because there is no use case where the user shouldn't know.

One bad thing about this system for Android is how much control Google has over permissions - for example, their own built-in Shazam...

Having controlled psychedelics could be safer - especially in the raving community where too often deaths occur from dangerously mixed and pressed substances.

There has to be a more comprehensive study done on its neurotoxicity. Or more studies in general. But who will pay for it and why?

Are there any guarantees for seats, or is it just whatever is available? Are there compensations for delays?

Considering that one-way flights at its cheapest are $49 + a negligible price for TSA-pre, is the value proposition the convenience of a subscription model + prices that aren't affected by seasonal trends (being able to book whenever with a consistent price)? Are there any hidden ones that I'm missing?

There might be potential bias here - people who work at intense startups probably don't have the work-life balance to browse HN and comment on here right now. /semi-sarcasm

Sadly, genetics like height/physique can no longer be an excuse in the Men's game since there are players like Messi (even as an outlier). This contrasts sports like basketball and American football.

At least for the US, would it be possible to learn from their success(dominance over other countries) in baseball/basketball and apply the same structure to Men's football(soccer)? Is it possible that the genetic variance that the US has could be an advantage in the future? Or is it impossible due to culture? (Higher chance of making money in football/basketball, etc)