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New comment by vamos_davai in "Asia rolls out 4-day weeks, WFH to solve fuel crisis caused by Iran war"

vamos_davai — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:32:09 +0000

Don't forget about holders of commercial real estate debt and the owners of commercial real estate and restaurants who depend on foot traffic!

New comment by vamos_davai in "Samsung's 60% DRAM price hike signals a new phase of global memory tightening"

vamos_davai — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:30:01 +0000

I'm ready to fight for my 401k to defend DRAM cartels

New comment by vamos_davai in "AGI fantasy is a blocker to actual engineering"

vamos_davai — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:05:18 +0000

"To simplify it greatly, an LLM neuron is a single input single output function". This is very wrong unless I'm mistaken. A synthetic neuron is multiple input single output.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells"

vamos_davai — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:10:36 +0000

There's no difference between conspiracy and hypothesis.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2020)"

vamos_davai — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:36:26 +0000

Brave | Full-time | Remote | Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Brave is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer who can lead development on our Ruby on Rails based Brave Rewards Creators app. We are looking for somebody who always prefers a simple solution over a complex one and who can take solutions from end to end with their full stack skills.

Required qualifications: * Strong Ruby on Rails expertise and experience * Experience with JavaScript and other frontend technologies (e.g. CSS, React) * Experience with SQL and Redis * Experience with software development via distributed development teams * Comfortable working in an open source setting * A passion for helping protect users’ privacy and security * Written and verbal communication skills in fluent English * Proven record of getting things done

This is just one of many jobs that you can read about in https://brave.com/careers/

New comment by vamos_davai in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020)"

vamos_davai — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:43:42 +0000

Brave | Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails) | REMOTE US/Canada | Full-time | brave.com Brave is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to work on Ruby on Rails publisher app. This is a high profile and impactful, hands-on position in an early stage startup. We’re primarily looking for someone with strong front-end skills.

Requirements

2+ years experience with Ruby on Rails experience. Working experience with JavaScript Enthusiasm and familiarity with blockchain Experience with software development via distributed development teams Comfortable working in an open source setting A passion for helping protect users’ privacy and security Written and verbal communication skills in fluent English Proven record of getting things done

https://brave.com/jobs?gh_jid=1211193 and see our other listings on https://brave.com/jobs

New comment by vamos_davai in "Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft"

vamos_davai — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:45:18 +0000

Go to reddit if you want to make average IQ humor.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor"

vamos_davai — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:45:32 +0000

Wouldn't it make more sense to optimize memristive technologies?

New comment by vamos_davai in "IBM will soon launch a 53-qubit quantum computer"

vamos_davai — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:25:51 +0000

I don't really understand quantum computing, and hopefully someone would shed light and let me know if my understanding is wrong. Isn't a qubit similar to a transistor that can hold more than 2 states and the implication is that it'll be faster than current SIMD operations?

New comment by vamos_davai in "San Francisco proposes “IPO tax” on eve of Uber offering"

vamos_davai — Fri, 10 May 2019 02:51:05 +0000

I investigated into developing in Half Moon Bay, which is zoned by San Mateo County. There's wide swathes of land up for grabs, but the county or the council forbids development unless you buy enough land and come up with a proposal. This ends up costing in $5-$10 million of undeveloped land alone (no sewage line connection and no electricity). And these lands are planned unit developments, which in practicality means homes only for the wealthy.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Prince Harry and Meghan took my Instagram name"

vamos_davai — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:59:43 +0000

Their platform, their voice. It's not part of public domain. Unreasonable outrage from the HN crowd.

New comment by vamos_davai in "In Beijing, it’s often cheaper to have food delivered than to get it yourself"

vamos_davai — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:13:49 +0000

> A deliveryman who would give only his surname, Yang, says he generally makes $15 to $30 a day, and as little as 75¢ for a short trip.

Honestly this makes me skeptical of an AI delivery person unless it starts in high cost of labor countries like the USA. It would be silly to try to beat the low human labor costs of China or Southeast Asia.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Epic Games Launcher appears to collect Steam friends and play history"

vamos_davai — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:52:43 +0000

Ah I did confuse Origin Launcher for Epic. Thanks for addressing that.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Epic Games Launcher appears to collect Steam friends and play history"

vamos_davai — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 23:25:26 +0000

I don't see what's wrong with this if they asked for permission first. I gave access to Epic Games to collect info on who my steam friends are so I could play Apex with them.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Barking drones used on farms instead of sheep dogs"

vamos_davai — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 15:21:18 +0000

Oh no how could anyone foresee this happening? We don’t UBI for dogs!

New comment by vamos_davai in "Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls"

vamos_davai — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:44:50 +0000

They're legally required to since Jan 1, 2019. https://www.newsweek.com/end-hidden-costs-january-1st-all-us...

New comment by vamos_davai in "Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls"

vamos_davai — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:55:52 +0000

I think it depends on cost. Maybe if the cost is 5x my yearly income, then it's probably not worth it for me to continue going on.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls"

vamos_davai — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:49:42 +0000

I understand the frustration, but I think the anger should be directed at inefficiencies in the market. You can examine UPMC's Charge Description Master File for their different hospitals, and the cost for Y-90 Sirsphere is $222406.00 in Pittsburgh and $56687.00 in Erie ($150,000 and 2 hours drive difference).

Not bashing UPMC, but this probably applies to hospitals around the country. These hospitals have huge costs due to administrative and pay. As for us patients and potential patients, eliminating high drug costs by making sure people know they're finding equal quality medication at the best price is a step forward in my book.

New comment by vamos_davai in "Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls"

vamos_davai — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:39:05 +0000

It's such an absurd expense that I wonder if I get diagnosed with cancer, I would just deny treatment, accept death, and hand my assets to loved ones. Not sure if anyone else thinks the same way.

New comment by vamos_davai in "L.A.'s Measure M Voters Fund Transit, but Don't Use It"

vamos_davai — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:13:45 +0000

I've lived in LA for 3 years and voted to support Measure M. My take on this is that by increasing the capacity for public transit, we'll be able to support a continuously growing city. One of the ticket items that got me to support Measure M is funding for the Sepulveda Transit Pass, which will build a train route from Sherman Oaks to UCLA and down to Culver City and ultimately connect to the Purple Line.

The problem with the graph is that it doesn't factor in population growth, which seems to have grown from 3.2 million to 6.9 million from 1970 to 10 million 2013. If you calculated the miles travelled in transit per year, you'll interpret many folks in LA benefit from the Measures.

As a result, I believe the article is disingenuous by attacking a successful measures by relying on poorly interpreted data.