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State of Tech Hiring 2024

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:42:58 +0000

Article URL: https://coderpad.io/survey-reports/coderpad-and-codingame-state-of-tech-hiring-2024/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38955695

Points: 2

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Privacy Concerns with EV Charging [India]"

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:56:01 +0000

Indian Police shares EV charging logs publicly on twitter to reply to civilian twitter accusation

Privacy Concerns with EV Charging [India]

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 15:56:01 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/MTPHereToHelp/status/1732647443081338900

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38557778

Points: 1

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Emmett Shear threatens to resign unless the board explains why Altman was fired

jezclaremurugan — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:08:16 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1727024096385671647

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38367488

Points: 8

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Show HN: Hellō, a cooperative approach for online identity"

jezclaremurugan — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:43:09 +0000

Just chiming to say that we used Hellō for one of our products ( bestozy.com ) and the whole experience was a breeze. Dick Hardt was very accessible - but tbh we didn't need much help at all as the integration was straightforward and the documentation comprehensive.

The economic consequences of the war in Ukraine

jezclaremurugan — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:45:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/02/26/the-economic-consequences-of-the-war-in-ukraine

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30527859

Points: 2

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "The data are clear: The boys are not all right"

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:45:14 +0000

I think we need to factor in "Correlation is not causality" and the presence of confounding variables.

Slave abolitionists explicitly mentioned where they derived their morals from - clearly establishing causality.

Could there be something else common among slave practitioners apart from religion - like common materialistic greed and superior firepower to overpower and dominate others?

The Great Rivalry: China vs. the U.S. in the 21st Century

jezclaremurugan — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:52:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/great-rivalry-china-vs-us-21st-century

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29935139

Points: 1

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Tell HN: Stop Accepting Shitty Interviews"

jezclaremurugan — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:07:23 +0000

I totally agree that asking people who created/maintain/make significant contributions to open source projects is a waste of time.

However, for hiring people who don't have a public body of work to point to - it remains pretty effective. (I am not affiliated with hackerrank/hackerearth/codility - just been on the hiring side for the last many years)

Also, in my current org - we've been able to trust people lacking the "expected" graduate degrees - solely because they were able to prove their acumen in the interview by solving algo-data-structure problems. (Of course, we have to be creative here - and avoid like the plague the same bunch of questions which are present all over the web)

Great Tech Rivalry: China vs. U.S. – Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Report [pdf]

jezclaremurugan — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:19:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/GreatTechRivalry_ChinavsUS_211207.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29647877

Points: 1

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Sayings of Spartan women"

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:47:53 +0000

Obligatory - https://acoup.blog/2019/08/29/collections-this-isnt-sparta-p...

Not as glorious as it is made out to be..

Working Conditions Survey – Goldman Sachs

jezclaremurugan — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:02:50 +0000

Article URL: https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rim9z3X.NpYk/v0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26510287

Points: 2

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Psychological Reactance – why you sabotage your own goals

jezclaremurugan — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:02:47 +0000

Article URL: https://nireyal.medium.com/psychological-reactance-why-you-sabotage-our-own-goals-f473c2df47a3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26124762

Points: 2

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What I Think of Bitcoin

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:43:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bridgewater.com/research-and-insights/ray-dalio-what-i-think-of-bitcoin

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26101937

Points: 150

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New comment by jezclaremurugan in "CRDTs are the future"

jezclaremurugan — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:38:38 +0000

Loved your blog - but I think the parent's question was how to gain the skills of working/designing OT/CRDTs etc on their own. (I am clarifying the question - since I'm interested in the answer as well)

New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Why books don't work (2019)"

jezclaremurugan — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:55:32 +0000

On a related tangent -

One thing that I learned from Gladwell's masterclass notes [1] is giving the reader (or listener in a speech) some candy. Candies are fluffy - but they also help readers/listeners retain more and also share more. Personally I've noticed myself using such candies to broach an idea with someone or a team - and the difference in interest is visible.

[1] - https://taimur.me/posts/notes-from-malcolm-gladwell-s-writin...

New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0"

jezclaremurugan — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:08:12 +0000

This will be similar to the college fees conundrum, no? An increase in financial aid resulted in colleges spiking up their fees (one of many factors - but definitely one factor). So won't landlord be similarly incentivized to increase the rents they collect? Maybe a better example of what i'm referring to was a recent blog about why amish people get away with low medical expenses (one of the reasons being - their not being part of the insurance that the rest of the folks have..)

New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Publishing thousands of police discipline records that New York kept secret"

jezclaremurugan — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 18:00:24 +0000

> "Thirty-four officers have had 40 or more allegations against them."

That's 34 people who should be off the streets - so that's notable.

It would also be interesting to find the count of claims where the board was unable to get evidence it was entitled to.

New comment by jezclaremurugan in "Thoughts on cameras in the age of excellent cell phone photos"

jezclaremurugan — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:23:03 +0000

Agree on the cheapening part - but I really love the reminders on my phone - 5yrs ago or 3yrs ago of simple everyday events - cheap photos but fond memories.. photos that probably would not have been taken with an actual camera.

New comment by jezclaremurugan in "How to Keep Your Company Alive – Observe, Orient, Decide and Act"

jezclaremurugan — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:50:31 +0000

In Akamai the mantra is - Stabilize, Adapt, Emerge