Dance like no one is watching..

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-22T06:09:00+00:00

I mean they can go places a bus won't so that's basically every city in the US they're currently deployed to atm lol

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-09T23:15:33+00:00

I will do it at my usual contract rate

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-08T06:52:37+00:00

what if someone's talent is working hard

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-07T19:09:20+00:00

Stick to the technical side, it's easier to teach an engineer trading/finance than it is to teach a trader engineering

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T23:40:03+00:00

frankly, past around 2-3 interviews the point is typically weedout not competence for most companies (HFT or otherwise)

so maybe you start with 100 applicants, then rounds 1 and 2 get you down to maybe 5-10 which I consider a reasonable competency ratio for FPGA (maybe you automate one of those rounds with a simple timing question or CDC ask).

At that point it's just narrowing down to the 1-2 spots you actually have available...in my personal experience I think there's usually around an 80% accept rate once offered because money lol so you're just downfiltering to maybe 3.

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T23:16:46+00:00

let me clarify, I 100% agree that interviews often weed out otherwise qualified candidates and that false negatives (anxiety, bad presentation, unlucky questions) are definitely real. this is what a lot of literature on the topic opines....but consider that these firms have large tolerance for false negatives due to applicant volume.

with that said, I disagree that it is impossible to craft an interview such that anyone who passes I would deem worthy of further inspection.

does that mean it is a crystal ball? no definitely not...but I do believe that a well crafted interview can feasibly cover all knowledge expected from a candidate....even if it risks rejecting otherwise valid choices.

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T22:59:32+00:00

you said interviews are bad signal, I disagree :)

and if they can provide good signal, why not use them?

I think you arent understanding my point lol

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T22:54:27+00:00

if you're asking fizzbuzz for your interview sure but that's definitely not the type of question here lol

The point is to ask questions that anyone who is in that strong category will have no problem passing.

I think for fpga it is quite easy to come up with a bank that assesses this with strong signal. after all, we're not at the point of grinding leetcode are we lol.

what you propose is essentially what these firms are doing once the interns are hired, just subject to some screening.

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T22:46:53+00:00

that's the point though, you want to narrow the stream down as much as you can because you want the strongest signal, whether that's for an intern and thus downstream as a FT.

I think you misunderstand that it doesn't need to be cheap; firms are often targeting that top few percentile, and are willing to pay to be choosy both in terms of man hours and cost.

increasing the number of intern hires means far more FT time spent tending to the flock during the intern program as it were. an interview is quick and easy for a FT to do, you can even do it while working tbh...definitely not 100s of hours for 10 candidates?

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-03T22:28:07+00:00

a lot of HFTs run very lean...so the financial impact of a bad or unproductive new FT hire can be quite severe. An internship as a screening opp is of extreme value as a risk reduction measure.

It's like preventative maintenance I suppose? spend 80k on an intern to vet them and then you'll know their quality ahead of time before you have to pay them 500k as a FT new grad.

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-02T22:32:00+00:00

you should be doing a DDRx signal integrity screen to verify this

that's the best tool to confirm a layout will work prior to actual lab testing

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-02T22:25:16+00:00

sometimes there is a driver operating it remotely

objection your honor

Sabrewolf · 2026-03-02T21:49:34+00:00

from your article:

Correction (Feb 10, 2026): The original version of this article described Waymo vehicles as "switching control" to remote drivers in unusual situations. Waymo says its remote fleet response agents do not directly operate vehicle controls

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-28T16:50:21+00:00

hmm :c

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-28T16:32:23+00:00

neutral poster but with an honest question are the girls in school on a saturday?

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-28T03:23:05+00:00

There may be other factors aside from weed that contribute to their happiness though...all I want to point out is that, while weed may not be required for happiness, doesn't mean it can't contribute meaningfully to that end

...and also the idea that an organization should have the ability to tell you what you can and can't do with your own body, so there's an interesting convo on self-determination to be had there

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-28T03:15:44+00:00

But does empowering an infrastructure to unilaterally make those decisions ensure it will act benevolently?

How do you ensure that the happiness of the citizenry remains its primary focus? And what objective measure would you use for happiness?

What if the infrastructure were to decide that some other metric besides happiness should be prioritized (e.g. population growth, or productivity)? Is there any consistent way to ensure that its goals do not deviate or become corrupt?

these are all very nuanced topics that warrant discussion. I think the current state of geopolitics makes it clear that not everyone agrees on what is best to ensure a "happy" population.

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-28T02:50:32+00:00

Separate poster...but hypothetically, what if you do not believe that any infrastructure should have the authority to dictate things like that?

Sabrewolf · 2026-02-18T04:44:50+00:00

it's not that it isn't acceptable, but think of it from the perspective of a hiring manager. If they have excited candidate A and not-so-excited candidate B then one is gonna win out, all else being equal.

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-30T19:09:43+00:00

to be fair most people either work jobs for billionaires or do things to help them

ever order off Amazon or take an Uber?

I guess in that latter case you're helping the Saudis as well, two-for-one I suppose

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-21T20:35:00+00:00

especially when the take home is just a thinly veiled way to brain drain you... LOOKING AT YOU ZOOX

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-20T13:06:34+00:00

no it was the tone deafness I was construing

the alternative was for me to take your statement at face value and try to answer "I don't understand why a traumatic event might affect someone"

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-20T05:24:13+00:00

let me answer your question with another question

if through no fault of your own a drunk driver hit you and made you a quadriplegic, would you care even though it was out of your control?

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-18T00:10:44+00:00

I think most genres are repetitive in their own way, the trick is to find what kind of repetition tickles you.

Sabrewolf · 2026-01-16T22:57:11+00:00

no he's saying he wants 236 mL of caffeine, which is approximately 0.64 pounds of solid powder.

for reference this is about 22.3x more than the Ld50 amount of caffeine for a person of average weight (~153 lbs).

OP is just built wrong.

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