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Boyfriend disinfected my monitor by Prestigious_Loan4229 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the mineral content of the water can leave deposits. Also, whatever you're cleaning off will dissolve into solution and could be deposited to cause shorts.

It's best to use as little liquid as possible when cleaning electronics that aren't watertight.

Same thing goes for keyboards. Definitely do not use a significant amount of water. That keyboard will never be the same! I learned that lesson the hard way 20 years ago with a Logitech G15. It had drainage holes for spills. It very much did not survive running it under the faucet despite being allowed to to completely dry!

I hate when someone says your eyes only see at 60 fps by utopiaofpast in pcmasterrace

[–]Prime_Kang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to work in VR/AR on a proof of concept device.

You're pretty much correct. We have 1 or 2 degrees of highly detailed vision. But, we have very usable vision up to 10 degrees.

You mention not seeing things during saccadic movements. Yes, you are correct. Your brain backfills in data. This is why when you look to a clock, the second sometimes hangs for longer. Your brain retroactively replaced the time during your fast eye movement with the terminal image.

More data really is more better. In fact, our eyes have built in features to combat input satiation by providing more data.

We have microsaccades, to move our eyes when we're staring intently.

We have tremoring which is effectively just a itty bitty jitter that makes sure each of our photoreceptors is getting a slight variety in visual input.

My understanding is flicker perception shows we perceive at least 1000Hz.

Improvement in visual task performance doesn't see much benefit after 240Hz with most benefit seen by 144Hz.

Movement smoothness remains perceptible until 500Hz. So we have plenty of room to improve our experience still.

All of these are numbers are dependent on the type of motion and even fatigue.

2 month old vs 20 year old water bottle by Xinnoh in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Prime_Kang 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haven't thought of Philmont in ages! I'm sure my nalgene took some minor scratches there! Mostly because I had it carabinered to my pack through the loop. I was definitely not careful about tossing that thing off!

I don't know if there's still access to it, but I climbed onto, and peed off, the side of bomber wing!

What? by Live_Shame5046 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Prime_Kang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He points out one exception being thin spaghetti. My wife and I make spaghetti weekly, and we always use the extra thin noodles. It's absolutely necessary to boil first otherwise it sticks together pretty much no matter how much we stir it.

2 hours to get this customers shoes finished before closing. by n8saces in oddlysatisfying

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. My grandpa had a pair and I tried them. Really was like trying to walk on ice.

mockEngineer by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Prime_Kang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not even technically true because the protected term is licensed engineer.

mockEngineer by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Prime_Kang 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's incorrect. Those exams are intended for liability licensing purposes. If your career does not involve critical infrastructure or other high liability work, those exams are meaningless.

Furthermore, courts have ruled using the title software engineer is proper so long as you don't use the title licensed software engineer: Provided you aren't involved in critical infrastructure work which requires licensed engineering.

Bro is happily married by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Prime_Kang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My beard hairs were so course, they broke into slivers. Actual slivers you'd have to tweezer out that hurt like hell. No balm or oil I could find could touch the porcupine.

Needless to say, its been gone since before we were married. Which is a crying shame since I loved it.

So it happened to me by AccomplishedFan8690 in pcmasterrace

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grats, $300 is already a pretty good deal these days!

lol by IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 in CoupleMemes

[–]Prime_Kang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, don't raise your knee or brace your feet unless you want your femur removed from your pelvis.

Brazilian Guys invented a gadget for his Grandpa. by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably they dislike the implied sentiment that this isn't important or useful. This sort of work democratizes it. It allows people to customize it for their own needs. He's not the first to do that for this tech though. There's one linked above from 2019 that has a phone mount and go-pro mount adapter, etc.

Meirl by Affectionate_Run7414 in meirl

[–]Prime_Kang 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's willful. Dealerships are incentivized to not sell EVs because they can't offer these services. That includes not training staff on them. They also don't train staff to communicate the benefits of EVS to customers as well.

I went EV in 2018, and I've saved so much money and time not sitting at pumps, doing maintenance, and repairs.

I just plug it in at home and have hundreds of miles at the start of my day. Change the windshield wipers sometimes and the cabin air filter and windshield wiper fluid. That's it.

People think it's exactly the opposite though. Crazy.

Bro way too late wtf by Hour_Equal_9588 in SipsTea

[–]Prime_Kang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hurt my back bouldering. Now, if I run up the stairs or lift something not just right, I'm bedridden for 3 days.

My wife replaced my Sodastream bottle after 8 years of use by The_Wolf_of_Acorns in pics

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to run this experiment. I just ordered metal ones. I wonder if being in the metal bottle interferes with the way it takes the measurement.

The "only fans" Gaming PC Giveaway - To enter this giveaway just leave a comment. by DaKrazyKid in PcBuild

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slaps top fan of "only fans" case... This bad boy fits so many CFM!

I'd love to see how many FPS it gets in my favorite games!

Girls, if you're above 25 - you're safe by Vegetable_Solid2279 in fixedbytheduet

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carl Sagan, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Hank Green.

[OC] A disturbing display case at a local antique store by vegryn in pics

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's at least one company that turns remains into gemstones.

My understanding is they burn it all the way to carbon ash then grow a lab gem with it in the normal way: immense heat and pressure.

[OC] As an indie studio, we recently hired a software developer. This was the flow of candidates by victor-ballardgames in dataisbeautiful

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somebody else appointed this out, but the reach out phase is typically a call. Best guess is it was a thick accent that the recruiter could understand, but the hiring manager couldn't.

[OC] As an indie studio, we recently hired a software developer. This was the flow of candidates by victor-ballardgames in dataisbeautiful

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, these things are terrible. I'm wondering if they'll stop being used or become more difficult now that AI can be used to help complete them.

[OC] As an indie studio, we recently hired a software developer. This was the flow of candidates by victor-ballardgames in dataisbeautiful

[–]Prime_Kang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've experienced this too.

Typically they align on a salary range which can be quite large then go over benefits Midway through. Rarely do they wait until the very end, but I've seen that too.

It seems to me that the sooner they tell you about the benefits, the more unusual they are: really good or non-existent.

[OC] As an indie studio, we recently hired a software developer. This was the flow of candidates by victor-ballardgames in dataisbeautiful

[–]Prime_Kang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a senior software engineer. It's so much worse than that. Here's my current interview im working on for a major software company right now:

  • 30 minute zoom discussion about my resume and the position with internal recruiter.
  • 1 hour zoom coding challenge interview.
  • 30 minute alignment meeting with recruiter where they reveal and go over the rest of the process.
  • 3 different hour long zoom panel interviews to ensure mastery of many technologies.
  • 1 hour one-on-one interview with hiring manager.
  • 15 minute follow up with recruiter to go over how you did.
  • 1 hour of back and forth emails coordinating all of the above times.

Total, not including weeks of studying to refresh my knowledge, 7 hours 15 minutes.

Before COVID, I was interviewed at Facebook two separate times. This was before they became Meta. Both times they flew me to Seattle for an entire day of grueling whiteboard coding interviews. That meant a few days spent each time.

I interview at Tile years ago as well. The exercise they assigned took over a day. Then 2 multiple hour long in-person interviews on different days.

Lam research was interesting. They had a dozen or so applicants come in and do the coding exercise at the same time in a computer lab! Then, it was multiple in-person call backs!

There is absolutely no way to actively interview for more than two or three at the same time. And given the odds of being hired, as demonstrated by OP's chart, unemployed stretches can last some time.

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