jetcata's comments

jetcata | 5 years ago | on: Seattle’s leaders let scientists take the lead, New York’s did not

What would you have had New York do differently without the support of the federal government?

Can the state government close airports and prevent flights from Europe landing in NYC?

jetcata | 6 years ago | on: About that Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 trial

I would be worried about the ocular toxicity and ototoxicity side effects.

I would only want this drug given to me if there was no hope of recovery.

jetcata | 6 years ago | on: Dependency injection is dynamic scoping in disguise

Agree, it reduces boilerplate and prevents you from shooting yourself in the foot when it comes to writing testable code.

jetcata | 6 years ago | on: Dependency injection is dynamic scoping in disguise

I’ve worked on similar systems, never again. God objects are something that should be avoided so that code is readable and maintainable.

jetcata | 6 years ago | on: The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room

We’re you able to drink the tap water after that amount of time?

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from tech employees

The state of our industry?

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: The New York Hustle of Amazon’s Second Headquarters

The level of greed that Amazon and Bezos continue to demonstrate is sickening.

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: Study Links Uber and Lyft to Increase in U.S. Traffic Deaths

I agree it’s more likely this. And although service is better in the US, it does make me feel crappy because I know the only reason it’s better is because they so desperately need the tips.

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: Study Links Uber and Lyft to Increase in U.S. Traffic Deaths

I no longer use Uber or Lyft because I’ve had more rides with drivers who I would consider to be a “dangerous driver” than those I consider safe.

Many times the driver is in too big a rush to get their next fare, and they drive erratically and over the speed limit whilst using their phone. I even had a driver whose breath smelt like he’d been drinking. I just don’t feel safe, and I don’t think these companies regulate or check how safe their drivers are driving. I wonder whether there could be something in their driver app that monitors the speed or safety of the driver when they have a passenger in the car. I know that some insurance companies have apps like these.

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Over 60 = no engineering jobs?

Yeah, I interviewed someone over 60 a few months ago and myself and the other engineers who interviewed were all intimidated. It was fine once we were in the interview room but reading the resume scared everyone a little.

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Over 60 = no engineering jobs?

I want to say that people might feel intimidated by your resume. Maybe try excluding all but the most relevant degree and heavily tailoring the rest.

jetcata | 7 years ago | on: Dear Spotify, please let me unlink my Facebook account

Why not make a playlist? Seems more durable

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: Months Before Deadly Crash, Helicopter Pilots Warned of Safety Issues

If you’re not scuba trained this is going to be pretty useless. Breathing from an oxygen tank whilst being unable to see (no mask), and constantly and steadily breathing as you descend and ascend take training. Not to mention the shock of the cold water and having to remember all this scuba training info. I think it would be useless for anyone that’s not an expert scuba diver, better to improve the harness so that passengers can actually release themselves.

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: Why are diapers so expensive?

You need to soak them in something stronger before washing - something bleach based. Napisan is great for this (and also for any white shirts etc).

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: Why are diapers so expensive?

Does anyone still use cloth diapers these days? They’re reusable and produce so much less waste.

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: Where are all the films about poor Americans?

Requiem for a Dream is one I can think of. Very dark though.

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: Pick strong consistency whenever possible

Agree with above, I'm not sure why that comment is most upvoted, it's poorly written and the author doesn't seem to have a good grasp of distributed systems concepts.

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: James Damore has filed a class action lawsuit against Google

Legitimate question here, how is it ok for all the screenshots of internal tools which the authors must have assumed would remain internal to Google to be put into this publicly visible suit? Their names are visible and not redacted?

Is this just a reminder to be careful what you post at work?

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: How I learned to program

I just asked questions like what's the team like, would you recommend working there etc.

jetcata | 8 years ago | on: How I learned to program

Re tedious steps, I had multiple job offers and reached out to people on LinkedIn who used to work on the teams I had offers for and got some great honest info that helped me make a decision.