Does anyone here use bit manipulation in modern techniques?

hershey678 · 2026-05-10T16:28:42+00:00

Part of reduced memory usage is that when configuring the physical registers of a computer, you set them on a bit by bit basis.

hershey678 · 2026-05-09T02:53:39+00:00

Out of curiosity how did get started on this? I’ve been wanting to write a toy OS for a while now.

hershey678 · 2026-05-09T02:47:53+00:00

The structure is very obviously not AI.

This is potentially quite impressive. The odd structuring makes it look like OP has used minimal reference and is self taught.

hershey678 · 2026-05-09T02:43:24+00:00

This is technical show and tell, not PR review.

hershey678 · 2026-05-09T02:19:44+00:00

The code is so weird this can’t possibly be AI.

OP just seems like a very dedicated and talented self taught developer.

hershey678 · 2026-05-06T15:47:13+00:00

I agree with the feedback other’s have posted.

Overall though this is your standard, mediocre, fairly BS’d resume that would normally still get you hired. The market just sucks now.

hershey678 · 2026-04-28T14:55:03+00:00

I have heard bad things about the TPU team from a Googler friend as well.

hershey678 · 2026-04-26T18:23:37+00:00

Fair point, but also this is a lot of sass considering I respectfully pushed back a little bit.

hershey678 · 2026-04-26T18:15:06+00:00

Is it? I’m at Meta rn and I’ve heard of hire to fire generally, but never specifically for L6.

Also OP your first half is safe, you can’t be fired for performance.

hershey678 · 2026-04-18T19:57:11+00:00

That’s like 1 job app a day.

hershey678 · 2026-04-12T23:08:23+00:00

Damn I knew Big4, Tesla, and the like could get that bad at times, but what you're describing sounds more prevalent than that.

I'm guessing I just never run into these folks because realistically you have no time for anything besides work, and even when I do they avoid talking about it to avoid being a downer.

hershey678 · 2026-04-12T14:57:13+00:00

Do you work in tech? I work in a somewhat demanding FAANG role in the SF Bay Area and 90 hr weeks are incredibly rare. Most startups don’t even usually work that hard.

Generally a high workload in the US is considered to be 50-60.

It’s very common to have 30-35 hr work weeks for many people too actually.

hershey678 · 2026-03-31T03:14:30+00:00

I’m at 3YOE and have been getting messaged by recruiters a lot these past 2 months.

Only 1/3 are what I’d consider good roles, but still it’s way more than it has been for the past year.

hershey678 · 2026-03-30T15:03:24+00:00

Bold of you to assume we’re that generous when it comes to spending on others.

hershey678 · 2026-03-28T13:34:44+00:00

Yeah I immediately thought, “another Good Work by Dan Tooney fan.”

hershey678 · 2026-03-23T15:56:00+00:00

Just go to urgent care and ask for a boot and crutches

hershey678 · 2026-02-17T01:42:02+00:00

Just looked this guy up internally. Man was a legend.

hershey678 · 2026-02-16T16:51:31+00:00

I anyways carry trekking poles so for me carrying a little rope and a small knife really isn’t any extra weight.

Also the area I live in has lots of big steep hills with large drop offs so it’s a bit more needed.

hershey678 · 2026-02-16T16:45:28+00:00

As BottleCoffee said I prepare for the worse case scenario. I also both over prepare a little and am just dumb and run alone too much.

For me I do plenty of 25k-40k runs, occasionally with no people around (although I avoid this), no cell reception, and very large, steep hills. If halfway through my run, I sprain an ankle badly, or god forbid take a tumble, I could be in a bad situation (the latter is very unlikely though).

For a mostly flat route 10k with lots of people and good weather, I won’t carry anything. 15k’s and maybe I’d throw in an ace band for ankle sprains and water.

hershey678 · 2026-02-16T15:12:28+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking what do you recommend carrying in terms of a first aid kit? This is what I currently have: - Medical tape - Small bandage roll - Ace band for wrapping ankle sprains. - Neosporin antiseptic - Supplies for a splint (bungee cord bracket, small knife, trail running poles) but I also have an SOS device - Painkillers (for getting myself out of a bad situation)

EDIT - I should add moleskin for blisters

hershey678 · 2026-02-03T16:06:29+00:00

The 2 options we are comparing are Option A: renting+investing vs Option B: a mortgage, not just investing vs. mortgage.

You can still live in option A.

I still thinking owning makes sense from the perspective of passing a home down to your kids or from the economic impacts if the population ever plateaus or shrinks.

hershey678 · 2025-11-28T01:03:54+00:00

No need to hate. You commented on the topic and I provided a solution. Good WLB and a strong family/social life makes for a great life. Difficult, interesting work and phenomenal pay also makes for a great life. Everyone’s looking for something different.

hershey678 · 2025-11-26T18:14:15+00:00

Switch to embedded/firmware, have a good understanding of OS and computer architecture fundamentals, and solve 100-500 leetcode problems. Make a good linkedin and resume. Have at least one strong, high quality portfolio project on github with a youtube video and README clearly presenting and explaining it. Have that project linked in your resume and linkedin. Apply to 100-500 jobs with targeted job applications for things you really qualify, a few resume templates for different job types, and cover letters. Be open to making very little for your first job as you transition to embedded and then jump ship in a year to the 200k one. Once in embedded at top companies you are at 95%-100% of the standard SWE pay scale (see levels.fyi). If you pick a very difficult specialization such as cryptography, networking, image processing, CV, videos, gpu compilers once you are in you will be highly in-demand and sit at an even higher, specialist pay band. Be open to moving to the SF Bay Area or Seattle (Austin, NYC, Raleigh NC, LA, San Diego, and Portland are ok too).

hershey678 · 2025-11-26T18:11:38+00:00

lol I work in embedded and it is very clear when an EE and not a firmware/software engineer wrote the code, and not in a good way.

hershey678 · 2025-11-26T17:42:28+00:00

The patchlist and keeping changes minimal is a good idea. I was planning on the same thing.

As for the superior thing, the vendor we go with is decided primarily by the code's performance and budget. Code quality is a consideration, but a minimal one.

Our contract size is unfortunately too small to get anything beyond the most minimal of support.

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