<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: educationcto</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=educationcto</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:45:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=educationcto" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Ask HN: What API or software are people using for transcription?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>AssemblyAI is quite good, pretty cheap and easy with robust SDK support.<p><a href="https://www.assemblyai.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.assemblyai.com/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:24:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226101</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226101</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226101</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've been coaching First Lego League for years and this is one of the best online resources around for kids to learn robotics. Highly recommend.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 23:31:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29283970</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29283970</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29283970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school district"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nut allergy info that was collected by the school (teacher, admin, nurse, whoever) is part of the student records and would be protected information under FERPA.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28855476</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28855476</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28855476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "More details about the October 4 outage"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The original error was the network command, but the slower response and lengthy outage was partially due to the physical security they put in place to prevent malicious activity. Any event like this has multiple root causes.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:35:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28763635</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28763635</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28763635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm so sorry to hear that. I'd love to learn more, please reach out if you're comfortable sharing your experience in confidence.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:30:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384538</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384538</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Tempus Labs | Chicago, Redwood City, New York or Remote | Full Time<p><a href="https://www.tempus.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://www.tempus.com/careers</a><p>Tempus enables precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare. We have one of the world’s largest libraries of clinical and molecular data, and we use that to train and ship ML algorithms that can help doctors choose the right therapies specifically for their patients.  The goal is for each patient to benefit from the treatment of others who came before by providing physicians with tools that learn as Tempus gathers more data.<p>I lead the Algos Engineering team. My team ships  AI models driven by molecular (DNA and RNA), clinical and imaging data. We've recently shipped algorithms that drive new therapies to patients (see <a href="https://www.tempus.com/additional-testing/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tempus.com/additional-testing/</a> ) with more on the way. This is some of the most exciting and cutting-edge research in the industry, and I am lucky to work with an exceptional data science and medical team every day.<p>We are hiring for<p>* Software Engineers<p>* Engineering Leads<p>* Designers<p>* Dev Ops<p>* Data Scientists<p>If you are a software engineer with a passion for seeing machine learning in production use by real patients, either apply to the role at <a href="https://www.tempus.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=4525173002" rel="nofollow">https://www.tempus.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=4525173002</a> - or reach out to me  at luke.shepard@tempus.com .</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:21:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384430</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384430</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28384430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Fierce Nerds"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What an example to choose the same week that Paul is out defending Antonio Garcia Martinez's sexism on Twitter.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 14:13:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27194801</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27194801</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27194801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "The role of officer race and gender in police-civilian interactions in Chicago"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In Chicago especially (where the study was based and where I live), police fairly clearly have an overuse of force in general. They have paid enormous sums over many years in lawsuits for wrongful use of force. There is plenty of research to show that when confronted with complex problems police will respond with force when other tactics may have been better for all (such as cited in this book - <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681606995/punishment-without-crime-argues-that-americas-misdemeanor-system-targets-the-poo" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681606995/punishment-without-...</a> )</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:28:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26127592</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26127592</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26127592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Type in the exact number of machines to proceed"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Terraform prints out the number of resources changed and at least requires a "yes" to proceed. Not quite as onerous as described but at least prevents some type of fat-fingering. Basically all changes with Terraform are risky as they usually involved bringing up and down infrastructure.<p><pre><code>   Terraform will perform the following actions:

  # google_compute_instance.vm_instance will be created
  + resource "google_compute_instance" "vm_instance" {
  + ... <more>
 
   Plan: 2 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.

   Do you want to perform these actions?
    Terraform will perform the actions described above.
    Only 'yes' will be accepted to approve.

   Enter a value: yes</code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:02:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24907484</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24907484</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24907484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "On All That Fuckery"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you for documenting and sharing your experience. Nobody should have to go through that yet it happens every day, over and over.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:54:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24291466</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24291466</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24291466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Facebook, Libra, and the Long Game"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Visa press release: <a href="https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2019/06/13/visa-announces-intent-1560469988368.html" rel="nofollow">https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2019/06/13/vis...</a><p>"Visa announces intent to join the Libra Association"</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:57:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20275487</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20275487</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20275487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was Already on Welfare When My Son Spent My Last $100]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://medium.com/@reneemarie/i-was-already-on-welfare-when-my-son-spent-my-last-100-it-would-make-me-a-better-engineer-7b34f0cbb6f3">https://medium.com/@reneemarie/i-was-already-on-welfare-when-my-son-spent-my-last-100-it-would-make-me-a-better-engineer-7b34f0cbb6f3</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19384026">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19384026</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:27:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://medium.com/@reneemarie/i-was-already-on-welfare-when-my-son-spent-my-last-100-it-would-make-me-a-better-engineer-7b34f0cbb6f3</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19384026</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19384026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Clearing Up a Few Things About Facebook’s Partners"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That auto dialog referred to the “offline_access” scope. At the time, most app access tokens would expire unless they specifically requested that the user give permission to access at any time.<p>It did not expand the permissions of what could be accessed.<p>That scope was retired in 2012 <a href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/roadmap/completed-changes/offline-access-removal/" rel="nofollow">https://developers.facebook.com/docs/roadmap/completed-chang...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 03:16:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18722226</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18722226</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18722226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "What the Industrial Revolution Tells Us about the Future of Automation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think you'd have to count the American Civil War as a conflict caused at least in part by the industrial revolution, which would dramatically increase the toll it took in North America.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://medium.com/espark-engineering-blog/launching-projects-with-elm-and-elixir-8195ee34f632">https://medium.com/espark-engineering-blog/launching-projects-with-elm-and-elixir-8195ee34f632</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14509179">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14509179</a></p>
<p>Points: 13</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 19:25:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://medium.com/espark-engineering-blog/launching-projects-with-elm-and-elixir-8195ee34f632</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14509179</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14509179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Guidelines for Edtech Products"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm CTO of an edtech company and I'm quite excited to see this list- outside of specialist VCs like Reach and Learn Capital, the typical level of understanding of these nuances by investors is shallow. This will up the game.<p>However there is one glaring absence: I don't see a recommendation to show provable academic results. You could follow all of these snd still have an ineffective product that doesn't actually advance student learning. Hopefully that will change as schools demand more data driven results from their vendors.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 01:06:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12766353</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12766353</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12766353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Ask HN: Do you still play with VR actively?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I use my Oculus Rift basically every day. I prefer it to tv or other entertainment. I thought it would fade but there are new apps released all the time and I love the feeling of being transported to another world.<p>I would say about 50% gaming (I'm a fan of puzzle games personally) but the other half is entertainment- 360 videos  and immersive education experiences from Vrideo, Jaunt, and several standalone apps are phenomenal and I can't get over the fun of "being there".<p>I can't wait for the market to grow and additional content to come out.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 02:17:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12222938</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12222938</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12222938</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Chicago, IL | eSpark Learning | <a href="https://esparklearning.com" rel="nofollow">https://esparklearning.com</a> | Full Time | Software Engineer | Onsite<p>Every student has unique needs, interests, and abilities - and they learn better when their education is targeted to them. Come join our team as we transform the education system to match students with the unique resources that will address their learning style & needs.<p>We work with K-8 schools across the country to implement personalized learning in the classroom. Our method provably doubles academic gains for students of all types - and we are growing exponentially.<p>You'll be a foundational member of our small team; we work across the stack, from data infrastructure, to our main Rails services, up to a front-end in Angular, React, and iOS. You'll learn more here than anywhere else in your career.<p>If you are passionate about making a real difference in the world, send me (CTO) an email directly at luke@esparklearning.com.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11405982</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11405982</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11405982</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Request For Research: Basic Income"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The dual currency is how it works in Cuba- one currency for locals that buys mostly food, and another for imports, which is mostly "luxuries".<p>Needless to say, it distorts all kinds of incentives and the black market thrives anyway.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 09:28:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10987261</link><dc:creator>educationcto</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10987261</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10987261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by educationcto in "Why didn't France adopt the longbow like England did?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The paper does address exactly that point. The longbow required sustained central support over many years which prevented rebellious nobles from quickly adopting it:<p>"These features of longbow technology had two important implications for those interested in adopting it. First, centralized efforts were necessary to create a culture of archery. As shown above, these efforts in England consisted of laws supporting bow ownership and practice, restrictions on competing leisure activ- ities, subsidies for bows, and festivals and tournaments focused on archery skills. Because of this, the longbow could be adopted only by, or with the permission and support of, a nation’s ruler, who alone wielded the authority and resources required to undertake such e orts. Indeed, given the nature of longbow technology, to have even attempted to adopt the longbow without his ruler’s permission, a noble, for example, would have needed to successfully hide the fact that he was continuously training large numbers of archers for years—a highly improbable proposition.
Second, conditional on a nation’s ruler adopting longbow technology, a usurper noble with an eye on the Crown, or a prince interested in independence for his territory, could lead an effective rebellion against his ruler by supplying the inexpensive weapon to large numbers of citizens, whose ruler-sponsored training and practice with the bow had made them proficient archers. Thus, to be willing to develop longbow use in his country, a ruler had to be confident that his efforts would not be turned against him."</p>
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