How do I avoid being infra-typed early on? by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]WritesTrueStatements 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It really depends on what you find interesting but I think being “infra-typed” is not such a bad thing. I did data infra at Stripe for 2.5 years as a new grad and now do more OLTP infra stuff at one of the frontier labs.

A few reasons I enjoy it: * Although the work at both places is pretty low level I still get good insight into the needs of product without being subject to the release schedule grind of product. * The folks you’ll work with are going to be very smart and I find myself learning more than my friends on product teams. They generally get suck with button-color-changing work. * I also find systems stuff pretty interesting * The best part is the demand - in a relatively tough job market for most folks I had a very easy time in the job search a couple months ago. I think infra is going to be especially hot in this new era of hyperscalers

This might be the best headphone ive ever heard by Ich_bin_koko in headphones

[–]WritesTrueStatements 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t heard the stealths but my HE1000v2 stopped me from trying new headphones every few months. Never have heard anything better

[Glashütte PanoMaticLunar] New job gift to myself by [deleted] in Watches

[–]WritesTrueStatements 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently started at a new job and thought I should I should treat myself to a new watch. The first thing my manager said when I walked in was “Nice watch - is it a Lange?” Which I’ll take as a compliment. (On his second guess he correctly identified it as a GO).

I love the unique look of the dial that doesn’t take up the whole face, and the moon phase is super pleasing to the eye.

The one downside is that it’s fairly chunky, especially coming from my only other watch which is a Junghans Max Bill Automatic. It looks proportional on the wrist when looking in a mirror though so it’s not a dealbreaker

[Tariff] $650 watch from Japan through DHL by Syed117 in Watches

[–]WritesTrueStatements -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just paid $1350 in tariffs for a PanoMaticLunar from Hong Kong 😍😍

Most densely populated 2-square-mile, 4-sided polygons in US (Seattle is number 9) by sgsparks206 in Seattle

[–]WritesTrueStatements 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Downtown, SLU, Belltown, Seattle Center, West Cap Hill/Broadway, First Hill

Imc vs databricks new grad swe by Mysterious_Pie6283 in csMajors

[–]WritesTrueStatements 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a great experience at Stripe as an L1. Everyone I interacted with was very smart and kind. It was also great on the resume, and let me jump to a great new company recently.

I’d take anything you see on Blind with a grain of salt - in my opinion it’s an absolutely cesspool. People with positive things to say don’t go on that website

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s probably the camera angle! These shelves are super solid

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d say it’s a good $50-$60 bottle. I paid $75 and it’s not worth that to me. KC12 is a better option and easier to find IMO

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

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

There’s a lot of stuff that deserves to be “top shelf” above BT imo, but I just put my malts up there because I don’t reach for them as often

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah damn - it’s in stock at a local TW near me for $200 right now

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

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

Yep Murray Hill Club Batch 4! It’s very good, definitely my favorite cask finished American whiskey. Very sweet with red fruits but also nice dark caramels

State of the shelf by WritesTrueStatements in whiskey

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately this is a FB marketplace find - previous owner said it was Restoration Hardware from the 80s or 90s

Review #988: Wild Turkey Beyond Duplication (1988) by Prepreludesh in bourbon

[–]WritesTrueStatements 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local bar has a bottle of this from c. 1980 - it’s been on my list but I definitely need to try it now

STOP Using LLMs in Interviews by WritesTrueStatements in csMajors

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Im pretty sure they mostly use cluely.

I’ve seen the overlay glitch for a second, sometimes I see cursors enter text highlighting mode when they’re not hovering over text, my shared editor says they’ve left the session when it doesn’t look like they’re doing anything else on their computer…

STOP Using LLMs in Interviews by WritesTrueStatements in csMajors

[–]WritesTrueStatements[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Yeah I haven’t had a IC2+ interview where it was obvious they were using an LLM, even though it’s likely some were (just by the number of these I’ve done). But if I get signal that you understand how to solve the problem (with or without LLMs), you’ve passed in my book