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New comment by snyp in "Training students to prove they're not robots is pushing them to use more AI"

snyp — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:15:55 +0000

Err why can’t there be weekly monitored exams in class?

New comment by snyp in "Training students to prove they're not robots is pushing them to use more AI"

snyp — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:26:01 +0000

This approach does not really solve the core issue. In practice, students often do poorly when evaluation is concentrated in one end of term exam. It also pushes many students to cram at the end of the term instead of learning steadily.

A better approach is to rethink what we assess and how we assess it. Research shows that the design of assessments plays an important role in academic integrity. Assignments that require original thinking and regular engagement can reduce incentives to cheat and improve learning outcomes.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S22119...

New comment by snyp in "First in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe: study"

snyp — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:52:33 +0000

I did not even know it was possible to operate on a fetus. Its insane how far we have come. Very promising results!

New comment by snyp in "Nobody knows how the whole system works"

snyp — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:11:50 +0000

Script kiddies have always existed and always will.

New comment by snyp in "Charles Proxy"

snyp — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:48:16 +0000

A much better alternative for MacOS folks https://proxyman.com/

Ask HN: What does it take to get hired into applied research without a PhD?

snyp — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:40:04 +0000

I’m a mid/senior software engineer (~7 YOE) trying to move into applied research in AI/robotics. No PhD

If you’ve hired for research engineer / applied scientist / robotics roles:

What differentiates a strong non-PhD candidate from "Smart SWE who likes ML"?

Which artifacts are most convincing (reproducing papers, open source contributions, working on real-world systems, conference workshop paper, etc.)?

What skill gaps usually show up in interviews?

And if you’ve made the jump, what worked for you?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284495

Points: 3

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New comment by snyp in "US vs. Google amicus curiae brief of Y Combinator in support of plaintiffs [pdf]"

snyp — Sun, 11 May 2025 00:17:51 +0000

Ungrateful it seems lol. Most of these products are acquisitions.

New comment by snyp in "Why drinking coffee in Iran has become so complicated"

snyp — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:20:55 +0000

The author just finds the process of ordering complicated because they do not know how to. I think there is opportunity here to make selecting the drink of your choice a better experience. There might also be space here for coffee discovery or exploration for the customer.

New comment by snyp in "How Kerala got rich"

snyp — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:51:20 +0000

Love Kerala, highly underrated tourist destination IMHO compared to the more traditional Indian destinations.

New comment by snyp in "Perplexity AI is lying about their user agent"

snyp — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:47:13 +0000

But you pay money to buy a book and read it.

New comment by snyp in "Write code for the web"

snyp — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:24:38 +0000

Web app developers which I also used to be once upon a time seem to some how miss always miss the point that making a web app and having them run on the desktop is not the same as having them run on a mobile device. The constraints for power consumption, memory usage and cpu time simply don’t apply on a desktop/laptop sized machine. It’s very easy to have a browser bee the biggest resource hog on a laptop if you have more than 5-6 tabs open with some big apps. Thats what these native mobile dev bashers seem to never get.

Ask HN: Systems for managing tasks/communications/opens

snyp — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:58:10 +0000

As an engineer working in a large organization, handling multiple projects with many different cross functional teams, what are some ways that could help with managing all the different conversations, asks, followups etc.

I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of items to keep track off, I was wondering if there was a system that has worked for others in this situation.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38714778

Points: 3

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New comment by snyp in "99 Years of Charlie Munger Wisdom in 44 Minutes [video]"

snyp — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:46:03 +0000

Work life is most certainly a game. Not life in general.

New comment by snyp in "100 Days of SwiftUI"

snyp — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:44:46 +0000

I’ve been writing mobile apps since 2013. Cross Platform UI is a myth. Just use a framework and language you are familiar or comfortable with. I prefer native so I just stick to that. You are sure to be most productive in languages you are familiar with rather than any new/old cross platform UI framework. Just be cognizant of the fact that all of them have trade offs.

New comment by snyp in "Google employees complain about CEO's pay raise as cost cuts hit company"

snyp — Thu, 04 May 2023 02:09:08 +0000

I doubt that it is the worst form of journalism, Lots of people on social media eat this kind of stuff up. Clickbait journalism but it gets eyeballs and likes.

New comment by snyp in "Real interview recordings to help job seekers"

snyp — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:04:58 +0000

Value of this vs having mock interviews with someone who works/worked at said company and has interviewed candidates is very very minimal. There isn’t much incentive here whether the interview is anonymized or not.

You would be better off providing a service where candidates can simply talk to people who have successfully gone through the interview process for similar roles recently or vice versa.

New comment by snyp in "How professional golf arrived at its breaking point"

snyp — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:50:52 +0000

He also suffers from psoriasis and I’m sure all this drama must be very stressful for him. Still one of the greatest golfers to ever play the game. Hands down greatest ever left handed golfer.

Troy Kotsur makes history as the first deaf man to win an acting Oscar

snyp — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:03:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/27/movies/troy-kotsur-coda-oscars.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30827302

Points: 2

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New comment by snyp in "A Tumblr developer on the App Store approval process"

snyp — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:09:54 +0000

Building reactnative apps is time consuming because of the library and it’s dependencies. Native compile times are much faster.

New comment by snyp in "Apple’s Mistake"

snyp — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:14:54 +0000

But isn't apple just hashing the image and then matching it with the CSAN database on the cloud? Thats how the feature works no?