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jytechdevops··on Found out that the government of Canada is using my project
wow, that is pretty cool. probably can be used as a great conversation starter :)
jytechdevops··on Coding interviews are stupid (ish)
i wouldn't give much weight to somebody who's resume shows a work history of starting out after college as a "CTO" to two "Principal Engineer" positions...
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: What are your favourite programming shortcuts
pushd popd
jytechdevops··on FreeTaxUSA
great and cheap product, I remember using this when I realized I was paying so much for H&R. I don't remember the exact amount but I remember being shocked at seeing how cheap it was (low 2 digits if I recall). pretty easy to use as well. highly recommend for anyone who has just a couple of w2s and maybe a trading account or two.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: I'm Lost. Struggling to Land a UX Design Job After a Career Switch
extremely low, tbh. OP needs to learn that it's a numbers game. Don't be picky, and shoot for positions that may seem out of reach. There's a lot of extra things I find that most don't try (most likely because they don't know). I didn't know either at first, but I spent probably mid double digit hours finding tips and tricks to maximizing interviews. OP, if you're reading this i'll list some out, it's not all inclusive, there's much more out there that I'm probably leaving out. You got to be hungry.

- cold messages + emails, use chatgpt or find recruiting influencers to best cater how to write good messages. Jeff Su had a really good one where he had a regex search pattern for recruiters who had emails in their profile that you can use.

- apply everyday, jobs refresh all the time. be the first 50. if there's over 100 or 200 applicants, might not be worth your time going through workday to fill everything out.

- have multiple versions of your resume catered to slightly nuiance positions. I had 3 version of mine that differed in the metrics I exemplified and the focus on what I worked on/achieved.

- use fishbowl,blind,reddit, any social media to get random referral. people are willing. take advantage of the playing field.

- small things like profile picture, format of resume (i spent over 25 hours on my resume getting it destroyed by friends and willing helpers, making small changes to action words and nouns).

- there's too many sites that have job postings, if you're only looking at monster or linkedin, you are probably 10 websites too short. scrounge the internet for all the sites and just send it.

- volunteer work pro bono, get some experience.

- apply like crazy but not all at once, i applied on avg to about 5-10 companies a day for 1.5 months. it helps you not get burned out. i only spent an hour per day, the rest i worked on my portfolio.

that's all i can think of off the top of my head. I hope you achieve your goals OP.

jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Is it possible to land a job after getting fired from YC startup
i don't think this a good way of reframing OP's question. From the few YC founders I've interacted with, the network they maintain is a lot closer than you may think. They don't all necessarily view each other as competition as one may think.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days?
i respect that. Definitely noteworthy enough to start digging and asking questions like what you're doing. I'd say keep it up (with also keeping our conversation in mind as well)!
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Where do you live? What's good or bad about it?
holy crap...i have a home in one of the higher COL areas in the US and it's only $600/sq ft. I know there's probably a lot of politics and corruption involved but honestly, I'm more impressed and excited for the future of the country (India) if things are going that well over there.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days?
reddit I can agree. SO I can't agree because they gate keep so damn hard that I never had much of a chance to actually join or feel part of the community since I started programming 2 years ago. I feel like they've alienated a generation of potential younger participants due to its culture.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Why number of upvotes is much higher these days?
observational data points aren't a great measure, In any average within a large set of data, there's always a chance to see extreme highs and extreme lows. Unless you have something more than based on perception or observation, you're making a large assumption that it's actually occurring.

Not writing this to attack you so please don't take it personal. Just sharing my thoughts.

jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Where do you live? What's good or bad about it?
interesting, as a non-Indian who asked a lot of Indians about various aspects of India, I've never heard this come up in conversation. Assuming you're implying that it's costly, would you say it's costly in comparison to standard cost of living in India? or are talking like foreigners buying up land/buildings to the point where prices are at HCOL NYC/SF levels?
jytechdevops··on Google cannot close your GPay account anymore
who cares? how often do you need to close your gpay account? maybe like a once in a decade or few years kind of thing. just get a new credit card and move on. not everything needs to be an outrage.
jytechdevops··on What are your favorite benefits you have negotiated other than salary/equity?
not super impressive but negotiated a promotion (got it on paper) to be retained if I stayed when I gave my notice. I still didn't take it but it was a small personal victory.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: The Downsides of DevOps
downside is that you'll always be on the support side of a company. it's the logistics in the form of tech; it's the most important thing when it's not running perfect, and when it's smooth, no one really pays attention as the main product/mission will be on top of mind.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Is Prompt Engineering a Thing?
CEO didn't speak on the presentation, nor was he there. he was on some congressional hearing thing i believe. he tweeted it out. he probably doesn't even know what riley does.
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Is Prompt Engineering a Thing?
I went to a hackathon where riley goodside gave an elaborate, hour-long presentation on his work at scale ai. There were about 500 people in the building. Of the 500, 499 of them didn't listen to a single thing. maybe it is, maybe it isn't. The CEO of the company also came out and said it didn't seem useful--paraphrasing his comment.
jytechdevops··on Epilogue of my time working at Twitter
appreciate the link, will take some time to read through it :)
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you learnt or got out of Hacker News?
that yoe != knowing more or having the right answer
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: What everyday tips can you recommend?
one meal a day. i dont think you automatically go omad; maybe it did for him but not for the general population. it's definitely a habit that needs to be intentional for most.

try starting out with intermittent fasting, something simple like a 8:16 timeline (8 hour eating window, 16 hour fasting), and then move to 6:18 when you get comfortable.

jytechdevops··on Ask HN: What everyday tips can you recommend?
wait an hour after waking up before drinking your first sip of coffee. Google "andrew huberman coffee" if you want to know why, I'm not smart enough to explain well and just know that it does work (at least for me).
jytechdevops··on Tell HN: Stripe killed my music locker service, so I'm open sourcing it
happy to hear it worked out and that other users have provided some great options other than going straight to OS(ing) it. best of luck on your future.
jytechdevops··on Nvidia releases new AI chip with 480GB CPU RAM, 96GB GPU RAM
they're both intended to honor said person, no?
jytechdevops··on Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter
second this, quietly happy. i know many that are as well. we just can't really voice it because people blow their lids if you are not part of the "Current Thing", which right now is hating everything that Elon touches.
jytechdevops··on Google I/O 2023
That's fantastic to hear. The guy who leads GDG for North America and Canada grew up in Nigeria and got his education there. He's the most enthusiastic and passionate developer I've ever met. I love the reach google has in inspiring new engineers. Thanks for sharing your story.
jytechdevops··on AI Is a Waste of Time
okay well you don't need to apologize to me either lol. you were just sharing your opinion. if it means so much to you, how would you sum up what the author says in a few sentences? i tried clicking on the article it but got paywalled the 2nd time around.
jytechdevops··on AI Is a Waste of Time
no, i didn't read the article. not in it's entirety. i read the intro and the conclusion. I'm pretty sure I nailed 90% of what the author was saying. you gotta chill out.
jytechdevops··on AI Is a Waste of Time
not all heroes wear capes, some just have 45g of actuation force as their power.
jytechdevops··on AI Is a Waste of Time
I'll save you the time of this garbage hot take. He is saying that AI will produce a lot of content...thus leading to time wasted (memes, funny stuff, lame stuff, pictures, etc). that is all. that's the entire article.
jytechdevops··on Is anyone getting any value-add out of AutoGPT?
Paul Quigley said it best in the comments "It's a phenomenon completely started by clout-chasing LinkedIn influencers"
jytechdevops··on Ask HN: Who wants Bluesky invites? I have some to distribute
how nice of you, dm sent.
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