Hacker News: cowvin

New comment by cowvin in "Self-Hosted 110: Google Photos Replacement [audio]"

cowvin — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:34:37 +0000

No kidding, it seems more like a plug for the podcast than the app.

New comment by cowvin in "Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is at a record high 0.94"

cowvin — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:18:44 +0000

The interview is a two-way interview. You can also identify crappy companies you don't want to work for by crappy interview processes.

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: Google spam filter getting worse?"

cowvin — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:31:45 +0000

Yeah, close to the November election, it felt like Google stopped filtering election spam email suddenly.

New comment by cowvin in "Tell HN: Sometimes you don't realise how bad something is until you leave"

cowvin — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:01:52 +0000

I was a summer intern at a big defense company for one of my first summer jobs. They gave me some fairly simple work but not enough to fill my day. I ended up reading a lot of books for a large chunk of my day. =/

New comment by cowvin in "Analog Chess"

cowvin — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:09:07 +0000

Hmmm from testing it on the replit site someone posted, you can actually move through the first point of contact. I set up a case where my queen was protected by a pawn and used a bishop to take both pieces.

New comment by cowvin in "Hans Niemann Suing Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com, and Hikaru Nakamura"

cowvin — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 02:57:07 +0000

Mostly things like illegal equipment (besides blatantly breaking rules).

https://golfguidebook.com/best-illegal-golf-clubs/

New comment by cowvin in "The Full Chess Cheating Report of Hans Neiman"

cowvin — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 03:39:08 +0000

One of the most interesting (but inconclusive) points they found was how Hans' evaluated strength dropped after they introduced the 15 minute broadcast delay.

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: Email sent via work email (Outlook) replied to personal Gmail"

cowvin — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 17:42:15 +0000

Where is your personal gmail available on the internet? Maybe it's on your resume and the person checked out your resume before responding to you?

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: Why do software engineers hate technology?"

cowvin — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:44:04 +0000

I don't hate technology. I'm hesitant to adopt a lot of cutting edge technology because I don't like how intrusive it is, though.

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: What was life like before and after a baby"

cowvin — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 02:44:03 +0000

It's really tough.

"I'm told that I'm going to have no time any more and good sleep is a thing of the past."

This is accurate, but you won't really get it until you're in the midst of it and you realize there is no way out. Your life will be very different from now on.

The most important advice I have for you right now is make sure you and your partner know you are a team. You will both be going through a difficult transition. Forgive them for everything you can and hopefully they can forgive you for everything they can.

New comment by cowvin in "Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges"

cowvin — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:53:02 +0000

That's true, but you could also just work the 500k job for 5 years and then possibly (semi) retire. 2.5 million before taxes is a pretty nice chunk to have before your late 20s. It's just delayed gratification.

New comment by cowvin in "Detecting unauthorized physical access with beans, lentils and colored rice (2021)"

cowvin — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 01:17:25 +0000

Exactly. I would imagine any sort of substantial impact (common in shipping) would shift around some of the pieces.

New comment by cowvin in "How Bungie identified a mass sender of fake DMCA notices"

cowvin — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 23:59:43 +0000

wow 57% and 37% are awful. it's almost as if the system shouldn't be automated.

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: I failed FAANG interview because I didn't know Binary tree?"

cowvin — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:38:07 +0000

Yeah, that's rough, but you really should know what a binary tree is if you want to be a software engineer. It's probably a good idea to study data structures and algorithms a bit more.

New comment by cowvin in "The Coin That Could Wreck Crypto"

cowvin — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 03:58:54 +0000

Yep, I'm with you. I'm generally pretty loose on letting people enjoy their vices, but I think it's also reasonable for society to protect people who might be preyed upon by others through their vices.

For example, heroin is notoriously destructive and addictive. I'm cool with outlawing it. But something like marijuana is not nearly as destructive and addictive, so I'd rather legalize it.

Gambling can be addictive, but people enjoy it, so it should be legal. However, I think it's appropriate to ban certain predatory gambling practices.

New comment by cowvin in "Crypto Crashed So Hard It May No Longer Be Profitable to Mine Ethereum"

cowvin — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:47:03 +0000

How long does it take for the difficulty to adjust to the current prices? Something like weeks, right?

New comment by cowvin in "Welcome to 2030: I Own Nothing, Have No Privacy and Life Has Never Been Better"

cowvin — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 23:34:10 +0000

LOL yeah, lack of personal living space is not realistic in the slightest. I think it's meant to just inspire people to question things, though.

New comment by cowvin in "U.S. court rejects Tether’s bid to conceal reserve records from the public"

cowvin — Wed, 18 May 2022 23:26:40 +0000

Well technically they proved that that WAS true. We don't know how much money they have backing it now after spending $8B.

New comment by cowvin in "Dutch companies pledge to not avoid taxes"

cowvin — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:58:53 +0000

It's hard to write laws to outlaw them. I mean you can't really outlaw a company shuffling money around to meet their business needs. You also can't write laws governing another country.

So unless there's a big international effort to get all countries to adopt some consistent tax laws, and cut off trade with the ones who don't sign on, there will be some countries who profit from keeping their laws favorable to being tax havens.

New comment by cowvin in "Ask HN: Any other self taught devs terrified of interviewing these days?"

cowvin — Sat, 14 May 2022 01:19:29 +0000

If you feel a degree is that important to your confidence level, you could go get one.

I will say that when we interview people, for senior positions, we hardly look at their education. You have 10 years of experience, so your interview would most likely depend on that.