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drcoopster | 1 year ago | on: Work at the Mill: The story of Digital Equipment Corporation

Great article. My father was a software engineer at DEC in the mid-80s through the 90s and we often had DEC equipment at home. I grew up playing FLIGHT on a MicroVAX, learning BASIC programming on a Rainbow, and creating crazy answering machine greetings on a DECtalk.

drcoopster | 1 year ago | on: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

I posted a "Who's Hiring" post as an employee seeking a referral bonus. I got a few leads from that and ultimately referred two of them, one of whom we hired and is still working with us (and me) nearly three years later.

drcoopster | 2 years ago | on: Power over fiber

Think of it as the same as the internal resistance of a conductor. Some of the photons are effectively absorbed by the fiber and turned into heat.

drcoopster | 3 years ago | on: The factory that only builds white Toyota Land Cruisers

You mean besides the constant vibration and acceleration of pistons changing direction multiple times each second?

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: I realise data science is not for me and feel depressed

Totally agree. I do a lot of interviews for my employer and no one cares about your GPA or really even your degree once you have some work experience.

I've been working in IT and software development since I left high school; it was never a barrier that I went to school to be an aircraft mechanic and don't have a tech-related degree.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Car dealerships don’t want cash, they want to give loans

Their banks can receive wire transfers just like any other bank.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: I think I know why you can't hire engineers right now

It goes both ways. Emigration _from_ the US to another western country is also incredibly difficult.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021)

TetraScience | Full-time | Boston, REMOTE

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We're hiring for many positions, including software engineers. Useful tools and technologies to be familiar with are Python, Jupyter Notebook, Streamlit, JavaScript, React, Elasticsearch, SQL, and AWS. For some positions, experience in biotech, pharma R&D, or other laboratory science environments is very beneficial. Nearly all of our positions are remote.

• See our open positions at https://apply.workable.com/tetrascience/

• Learn more about TetraScience at https://www.tetrascience.com/

If you're interested in a position, you can apply online or contact me directly at icooper <at> [company domain].

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Feds order Google to track people searching certain names or details

I'll be the part of the story he didn't tell you is more interesting.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Windy.com

You can also get the METAR (observations updated hourly) from the Aviation Weather Center: https://aviationweather.gov/metar/data?ids=KORS&format=decod...

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Towing a Tesla at 70 MPH replenishes battery at fast charger rates

My 17-year-old Honda minivan does the same. A few seconds on the brakes while going down a steep hill will trigger a downshift.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Bring back the station wagon

As a frequent motorcyclist, being able to see over a station wagon doesn't matter when most vehicles on the road (in my area) are SUVs and pickup trucks.

When I'm not on 2 wheels, I'm most often in a minivan, too.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

> Does being hit by a 6500 lb vehicle as a cyclist or pedestrian really differ materially from being hit by a 7500 lb vehicle...?

Depends how fast it's going.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

The new Lightning comes in around 6500 lbs. Maybe you saw a number for the old Lightning from the 90s, which was around 4600 lbs.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: Bonkers tri-wing jumbo jet concept reduces fuel consumption by 70%

That's because lots of planes flying today are still from the 1950s.

drcoopster | 4 years ago | on: TetraScience secures $80MM Series B

Some blog posts about this from their website:

- https://www.tetrascience.com/blogs/announcing-our-series-b-t...

drcoopster | 5 years ago | on: The Whole Web Pays for Google and Facebook to Be Free

I'm a long-time Google Music subscriber (at the original $8/mo price point) and had no idea that it even came with YouTube Premium until I realized I hadn't seen any YouTube ads in years.

drcoopster | 5 years ago | on: Tesla is shifting from nickel to iron cathode on standard range car's batteries

Sure, maybe if the car is 40 years old. But every modern gas car (and all the diesels I've owned) will handle it just fine.

drcoopster | 5 years ago | on: Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals replacing police officers

Some judges are elected; they could easily be grossly unqualified.

drcoopster | 5 years ago | on: Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals replacing police officers

While it might be valid to frame suicide as death from mental illness, how can you say that the death rate from mental illness has been increasing when we don't even really know the size of the population with mental illness. A lot of mental illness goes unrecognized.

I would argue that the problem is in recognizing mental illness and connecting those affected to the appropriate mental health professionals.