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Getting older, with — or without? — The Nationalhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89035712444dd99db46bcb6366f3e7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2023%2F10%2F14%2F1205518291%2Fgetting-older-with-or-without-the-national&c=17403963468021808672&mkt=en-usI first heard The National's newest album, Laugh Track, on the day last month when my wife, Tina, and I finally set foot in our new house, thousands of miles from where we'd always lived. It was not ...Oct 14, 2023 3:01 AM
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Disney – DEI requires a history of privilegehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37876610For background, I am currently a Principal Engineer at a close to FAANG level company, with 16 years of experience in the software industry and a college drop out. I had my own startup for 11 years, chased VC funding, managed and scaled software teams, and scaled software systems to millions of daily active users.I decided it was time for a change so I applied for some lead software engineering roles at Disney. Today I had a phone screening that lasted about 10 minutes. The second the recruiter asked about my highest form of education and I responded that I am a drop out, I could hear the hesitation in her voice so I asked if that was a deal breaker. Of course it was, but based on the years of experience they can see if I still map to the role.Unfortunately after she did the math my 16 years of experience with no degree only qualifies for a junior engineering role across all of Disney Engineering. To even qualify for a senior role, I needed 17 years of experience, and the lead role i aOct 13, 2023 11:11 PM
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‘Autumn Variations’ Review: Please Ed, We Know You Can Do Betterhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc8f256ba4573921df8d9abe29b6f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecrimson.com%2Farticle%2F2023%2F10%2F12%2Fed-sheeran-autumn-variations-album-review%2F&c=16474718237365383449&mkt=en-usSeven albums is a lot of albums. At seven albums, you can start to classify: Here are your biggest hits, these are blemishes on the record, and these others hardly made a splash. At seven albums, an ...Oct 11, 2023 5:00 PM
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Make homemade pierogies for National Pierogi Dayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89b23a867f451dbc9453d908ffe045&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2023%2F10%2F08%2Fhealth%2Fpierogies-recipe-wellness%2F&c=2186835382289314984&mkt=en-usSign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for ...Oct 8, 2023 6:00 AM
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The Netflix of Designhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37762027Hey there! I think I am a complete stranger to you so let me introduce myself. I am Shayan Ali a graphic designer and in near future I am going to be an agency owner. I am launching a productize service agency named LoopyDesign. I've seen a problem in the market and there is gap that I want to bridge with my design skills.The problem: The problem is business have design teams and in-house designer to do all the design work for them but, these people charge a lot. The average rates of graphic designer are $80-$100 per hour plus employment benefits too. The turnaround time is not close to what I will have in LoopyDesign and, the chances of hiring a good designer who knows the craft well are very low too.The Solution: The solution is that I am going to build a design agency that replaces these expensive designer for one flat monthly fees which will be lower than their salaries, you can get as many design as you want in a month and you only have to pay once. Each design request will be fulOct 4, 2023 7:35 AM
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FedEx: No record of this tracking number can be found at this timehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88def933804fc2b41fdaddf5755e83&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewindowsclub.com%2Ffedex-no-record-of-this-tracking-number-can-be-found-at-this-time&c=2046386225936569536&mkt=en-usFedEx tracking number not found? If you see a notification No record of this tracking number can be found at this time and you can’t get your FedEx tracking number but need to get details about your ...Sep 30, 2023 6:55 AM
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What really happens during a near-death experiencehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8911604e84469f84242b9ca7549533&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsci.com%2Fhealth%2Fnear-death-experience%2F&c=14987448397149062844&mkt=en-usAdd Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.Sep 29, 2023 3:00 AM
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Show HN: Launching a new home-grown embedding LLM for RAGhttps://vectara.com/how-boomerang-takes-retrieval-augmented-generation-to-the-next-level-via-grounded-generation/Hi HN!Vectara is a "batteries included" retrieval augmented generation platform. You can upload your rich text documents like PDFs, HTML pages, word docs, etc, or semi-structured JSON and Vectara handles the text and metadata extraction, segmentation, vector embedding, and vector storage, and keyword storage. You can ask a question or perform a search in the UI or via our APIs and Vectara will automatically handle the vectorization, structured metadata filtering, vector+keyword retrieval, hybrid blending, and generative summarization of the results. We're focusing on building and operationalizing the complex infrastructure for vector storage, hybrid retrieval, and generative summarization so you can use fairly high-level APIs and focus on building your own applications.We know that retrieval accuracy is incredibly important for RAG: garbage in, garbage out. We've seen a lot of projects not spend enough time on really getting the retrieval model right and wasting a lot of time/money witSep 28, 2023 3:06 PM
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Lead Poisoninghttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc3ea1c88478a8b66284a6ebabd3d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webmd.com%2Fchildren%2Fwhat-is-lead-poisoning&c=5467008354214896255&mkt=en-usLead is a metal that's found in nature. It exists all around us—in the air, soil, water, and even in our homes. If lead builds up in your body over months or years, you have what's called lead ...Sep 28, 2023 5:43 AM
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The Race for More Space: The flawed logic behind making space a 17th Critical Infrastructurehttps://spacenews.com/the-race-for-more-space/A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced the Space Infrastructure Act, which pursues a recommendation made by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 to designate space as the 17th U.S. critical infrastructure sector. While it’s encouraging to see Congress considering this issue seriously, designating space as a critical infrastructure sector puts form over substance and would not actually address the risk posed by adversaries like China and Russia or from natural phenomena such as space weather.Sep 26, 2023 4:21 PM
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Smarter Mining by Satellitehttps://spacenews.com/smarter-mining-by-satellite/Gold and silver. Buildings and bridges and the cars that drive over them. The computer on your desk and the phone in your pocket. What do they have in common? […]Sep 18, 2023 5:28 PM
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Investing in Space: Industry enters new era with tight funding and SpaceX dominancehttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/14/investing-in-space-industry-enters-new-era.htmlI’m wrapping up my time at the World Satellite Business Week conference, after a whirlwind of panels, meetings and more. Paris, lovely as ever, played host to insights from old and new sources, and I could spend the rest of the year writing solely about everything I learned here.Sep 14, 2023 5:05 PM
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Chick-Fil-A LAN Partyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37476576Just saw the post about LAN parties from a few days ago and thought this story might be unique enough to share.I worked at Chick-Fil-A for a year or so in high school. One of the ones in a free standing building in the middle of a much larger shopping center parking lot- bordering the interstate. A group of 6-7 of us employees, INCLUDING the General Manager, were big gamers.At the time, Call of Duty releases were all the rage. The night of the Modern Warfare 2 release, we all closed up at 10pm, invited a few of our friends, and brought in our monitors (mostly 40inch TVs) and Xboxes. We set them all up on the Chick-Fil-A tables and booths and made several batches of Chick-fil-A nuggets and fries. We played 6v6 from about 11:00pm - 4:00am.I remember thinking how ridiculous it must have looked from the interstate to see a Chick-Fil-A lit up with 12 big screens inside through those translucent shades at 2:00 in the morning on a weekday.That is one of the greater memories of my childhood. ISep 12, 2023 3:03 AM
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Ask HN: Where can you safely ask beginner-level questions online in 2023?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37422697What are some of your favourite websites for asking beginner-level questions where you won't be laughed out of the room for being a beginner say, 30-50% of the time?Facebook seems hit or miss - some Facebook groups are okay with beginners, others hate them.Twitter is prone to the no-network effect where you can only really ask questions if you have a strong follower base that's open to answering your questions - nobody really uses hashtags, so, you have to be a "reply guy" if you want to ask questions.Reddit is nice, but I was banned from Reddit for life for saying that the new Harry Potter game looks good and probably isn't a call to arms for Nazis - trying to be a voice of reason, rather than a Nazi, or, whatever I got banned from the platform for life for - and haven't bothered setting up Tor yet.Quora seems interesting, but, I don't like it.Hacker News seems great, but, it's more for intermediate to advanced audiences.Stack Exchange seems great, but, it's not a great place for begiSep 7, 2023 5:42 PM
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Starfield best background: Which is the best to start with?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a1d4de3f444b6b5888305ea6d4476&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg247.com%2Fstarfield-best-background&c=5665093369009227389&mkt=en-usWhen you’re rushing around the galaxy trying to sniff out adventure in Starfield, you’re going to want to lean on you past a little bit in order to make the most of your skillset. Whether you’re a sci ...Sep 5, 2023 9:45 AM
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Returns to Earth Near Florida Coasthttp://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-spacex-crew-6-safely-returns-to-earth-near-florida-coastAfter splashing down safely in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida early Monday morning, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 completed the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 186 days in orbit.Sep 4, 2023 5:36 AM
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Best Backgrounds to Choose in Starfieldhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a1d4de3f444b6b5888305ea6d4476&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconera.com%2Fbest-backgrounds-to-choose-in-starfield%2F&c=2516678656824513625&mkt=en-usfeatures a comprehensive character creator screen where you pick what type of galactic spacefarer you want to be and select elements like your background. Your background is arguably the most ...Aug 31, 2023 10:45 AM
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Which Background should you choose in Starfield?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a1d4de3f444b6b5888305ea6d4476&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shacknews.com%2Farticle%2F136873%2Fbest-background-starfield&c=13877554269977270069&mkt=en-usWhile creating your character for Starfield, you’ll have the option to choose a Background. Making a good choice can be the difference between thriving or struggling in the early hours. Here are our ...Aug 31, 2023 6:45 AM
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Alertes en vigueur Komoka Railway Museum, ONhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a3724cb2846799fe4c75e4f719b63&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meteomedia.com%2Ffr%2Fattraction%2Fca%2Fontario%2Fkomoka-railway-museum%2Falertes&c=2862532371233234891&mkt=en-usLe gel pourrait endommager les arbres fruitiers et les plants de légumes qui y sont vulnérables. Du gel épars est prévu tandis que les températures descendront près du point de congélation de nouveau ...Aug 30, 2023 11:42 PM
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Near-death experience research has doctor convinced of afterlifehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8911604e84469f84242b9ca7549533&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fnear-death-experiences-research-doctor-life-after-death-afterlife-2023-8&c=5138556686987985807&mkt=en-usYou're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeffrey Long. It has been edited for length and ...Aug 28, 2023 7:36 AM
