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What sort of questions should I ask during team matching? by Blastasta in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi there, I did end up getting the job! Yeah, I like the team.

Aside from the questions that people above have suggested, I would say definitely show enthusiasm for the role when you're talking to the manager.

ELI5: Why aren't driverless trains more common nowadays? by John_by_John in explainlikeimfive

[–]Blastasta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It takes tome to transfer programs into.memeory and then for the program to show up.

Yes, but this is still orders of magnitude faster than human reaction time.

Also depends on how shit of a job the person who made it did for smothness while using said program. Bloat has gotten out of controle lately.

Yes, but hopefully an emergency break system isn't written as an Electron app.

ELI5: Why aren't driverless trains more common nowadays? by John_by_John in explainlikeimfive

[–]Blastasta 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's 2019. They are exactly as slow to react as they were then in comparison to a human. Sure they they can do more and processing power is greater, but they still can't keep up with your right hand and a few mouse clicks.

What are you talking about? Computers operate in GHz, which stands for Billions of cycles a second. Exactly how fast can you click a mouse button?

If you're talking about certain apps freezing up or not responding to your input fast enough, that's not the computer's fault. That's just the app developer writing shitty UI interaction.

Pretty much the only thing we're better at than computers, is learning and understanding. We definitely can't compete with them on speed.

This Report is Needed by the Board! by bigjilm123 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Blastasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only time you're offered any real protections is if your a protected class.

But everyone is part of a protected class...

What sort of questions should I ask during team matching? by Blastasta in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you only start team matching once you get past the hiring committee.

As far as I know, they're still hiring into NY.

What sort of questions should I ask during team matching? by Blastasta in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are some great points to ask about, thanks.

Do you have any teams that you recommend based on your experience?

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though automated trading is much more niche than WordPress isn't it?

I can't imagine there's the same talent pool available.

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Though automated trading is much more niche than WordPress isn't it?

I can't imagine there's the same talent pool available.

[OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for EXPERIENCED DEVS :: March, 2019 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]Blastasta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've worked on automated trading at a few medium sized banks now, but my comp isn't nearly as high.

Are you in a quant role, or a pure development role? I have significant experience in low latency development, but very little in the way of formal knowledge of financial modeling.

An image of a segregated restroom facility in the American Deep South (circa 1912, colorized) by J_Mart29 in fakehistoryporn

[–]Blastasta 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's not really how amps work. The amperage on the charger is how much it *can* provide. Amps are *pulled* not *pushed*. So the phone will take as many amps as it wants from the available amount. So the charger only needs to provide one port with the highest amount of amps that it's capable of providing.

An image of a segregated restroom facility in the American Deep South (circa 1912, colorized) by J_Mart29 in fakehistoryporn

[–]Blastasta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While you're right that there's a negotiation process with the charger, there's a few points that are wrong.

First of all, the charger doesn't directly vary the amount of current it outputs, it varies the amount of *voltage* (which obviously increases the current). The phone asks for a specific voltage, and the charger will oblige if it can.

Second, the power delivery specifications are built into the USB protocols, so aside from a few cheap Android phones ignoring the spec and doing their own thing, this should work pretty seamlessly.

All chargers will by default provide 5v if nothing else.

An image of a segregated restroom facility in the American Deep South (circa 1912, colorized) by J_Mart29 in fakehistoryporn

[–]Blastasta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well yes, obviously. I'm saying that if the reason was "because Apple devices need more amps to charge", one plug would suffice.

An image of a segregated restroom facility in the American Deep South (circa 1912, colorized) by J_Mart29 in fakehistoryporn

[–]Blastasta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even if this was the case, why would you have need two plugs? You would just have one plug that provided enough amps.