Hacker News: tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tapatioHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills"]]>I had a coworker that called himself Coin Operated Ken. 100% mercenary. Dude made bank and retired early.

]]>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:58:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778351tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778351https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778351<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills"]]>Pretty sure he's talking about roles that pay close to seven figures TC, not a paper money startup.

]]>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:55:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778330tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778330https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778330<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills"]]>Exactly! She was the one instrumental in publicizing this shitty way of hiring. Or course she could care less about the damage caused because she cashed in, actually still is.

]]>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:52:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778308tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778308https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778308<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills"]]>I'm not stressed whatsoever since I interview not needing a job. So zero stress, still don't get FAANG offer lol.

Leetcode measures intelligence.

]]>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:48:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778285tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778285https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44778285<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "YouTuber won DMCA fight with fake Nintendo lawyer by detecting spoofed email"]]>How does that work? Ownership of the YT video is transferred to the scammer? Even if just a part of it contains "copyright"?

]]>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:19:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42551989tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42551989https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42551989<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made"]]>100%

I've seen it first hand.

]]>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:53:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42162048tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42162048https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42162048<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "National Instruments acquired by Emerson (2023)"]]>I loved their hardware, we used it to create a DAQ for rocket engines. It was a lot of fun, but also paid peanuts.

]]>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:24:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41242268tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41242268https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41242268<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Why the CORDIC algorithm lives rent-free in my head"]]>cos + jsin baby.

]]>Sat, 11 May 2024 21:12:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330666tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330666https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330666<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Why the CORDIC algorithm lives rent-free in my head"]]>Or a second order step response.

]]>Sat, 11 May 2024 21:12:19 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330664tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330664https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40330664<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Google Earning Q1 2024 [pdf]"]]>Same in all of South America.

]]>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:57:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40164830tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40164830https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40164830<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Embeddings are a good starting point for the AI curious app developer"]]>Tangential question: how are people using GenAI for financial datasets for insights and recommendations? Assume tens of desparate databases with financial data. Does NL2SQL work well for this? Or OpenAI Tools (formerly OpenAI Functions)? What have you found that is consistently accurate?

]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:24:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40083417tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40083417https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40083417<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "SDSU Lithium Valley Research Lab"]]>The building, largely made possible with $80 million in state funding, will train students, especially in Imperial County, to extract lithium from the ground near the Salton Sea so it can be used to produce batteries for electric vehicles and other devices.

]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:13:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39351876tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39351876https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39351876<![CDATA[SDSU Lithium Valley Research Lab]]>Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sdsu-breaks-ground-on-a-new-lab-in-the-imperial-valley-and-a-new-push-in-its-research-boom/ar-BB1i3uMa

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]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:13:47 +0000https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/sdsu-breaks-ground-on-a-new-lab-in-the-imperial-valley-and-a-new-push-in-its-research-boom/ar-BB1i3uMatapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39351875https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39351875<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "ESP8266 DIY Smart Socket (2017)"]]>No pull down resistor on the relay? Hmm.

]]>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:45:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39252465tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39252465https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39252465<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Wayfair CEO tells employees to 'work longer hours' in year-end email"]]>LOLOLOL

]]>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:33:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070074tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070074https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070074<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Wayfair CEO tells employees to 'work longer hours' in year-end email"]]>Seriously, could have been way more clear and concise: "we over hired". But that would indicate that he dropped the ball. He's certainly not the type of CEO that would take personal responsibility. #loser

]]>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:32:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070066tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070066https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39070066<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue it earns from searches in Safari"]]>Makes you wonder why Google even makes the Pixel - nobody buys it.

]]>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 02:18:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38258141tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38258141https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38258141<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't understand Google's privacy controls"]]>Comparing Linus to Sundar. LOLOLOLOLOL

]]>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:42:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028154tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028154https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028154<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't understand Google's privacy controls"]]>He's a no-op.

]]>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:40:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028126tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028126https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028126<![CDATA[New comment by tapatio in "Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't understand Google's privacy controls"]]>Dumbar leaves a lot to be desired. When is Goog going to wake up and replace him?

]]>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:40:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028120tapatiohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028120https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38028120