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Getting to the Root of Engineering Improvement with DORA Core

Dev Interrupted • 177 implied HN points • 04 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Development Research Data Analysis Continuous Improvement
  1. DORA Core offers a concise framework of capabilities, metrics, and outcomes to help teams apply research findings.
  2. DORA constantly updates its methodology to keep pace with technological changes and evolving practices.
  3. The DORA Core model shows how capabilities predict performance, which then predicts outcomes, aiding in continuous improvement efforts.

Jobs and Opps at Ministry of Sound, TechRadar, Penguin Books, The National Gallery, and Many Many More 🪩

Journo Resources - The Opportunities • 59 implied HN points • 22 Aug 23
💼 Business Mentoring Jobs Opportunities Creativity Scholarships
  1. Journalism involves a lot of idea generation under pressure.
  2. Creativity tends to flow in moments of relaxation, fun, and reflection.
  3. Various job opportunities are available at places like Ministry of Sound, TechRadar, Penguin Books, and The National Gallery.

Product-led marketing to reach 400,000 users

Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged • 283 implied HN points • 17 May 23
💼 Business Marketing Data Analytics Messaging Experimentation Focus
  1. Product-led marketing involves aligning the product, marketing, and customer success for growth.
  2. Focus on user intent and eliminate unnecessary distractions in marketing efforts.
  3. Layer in the right messaging, experiment, triage, choose your battles wisely, and stay focused to reach milestones like 400,000 users.

Quick Note: swapping pairs with RVV

Fprox’s Substack • 62 implied HN points • 25 Dec 24
🕹 Technology Algorithms Cryptography Programming Computer Science Software Development
  1. There are two main techniques for swapping pairs of elements using RISC-V Vector: one uses slidedown and slideup operations, and the other uses narrowing and widening arithmetic. Each has its own method for rearranging elements.
  2. The slidedown and slideup technique tends to be faster because it uses fewer operations and avoids extra complexity, making it more efficient for swapping elements in practice.
  3. In testing, the slidedown method consistently showed lower latency in tasks compared to the widening approach, indicating it might be the better choice for optimizing performance in applications like NTT implementations.

I Say This Unironically: Our Society Is Not Prepared For This Much Awesome

jonstokes.com • 319 implied HN points • 21 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Education Creativity AI Security Culture
  1. Generative AI is rapidly changing many aspects of society, affecting everything from artistic creation to education.
  2. Efforts to detect AI-generated content are ineffective, posing challenges for access control and gatekeeping.
  3. AI tools have the potential to enhance educational experiences, improve learning outcomes, but may also disrupt traditional credentialing systems.
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First jobs of 11 successful entrepreneurs.

Jon’s Newsletter • 99 implied HN points • 15 Jan 23
💼 Business Small business Personal Finance Leadership Career development Entrepreneurship
  1. Many successful entrepreneurs started off doing simple jobs that taught them valuable lessons. For example, Jeff Bezos learned about customer service while working at McDonald's.
  2. Starting young helped these entrepreneurs understand the importance of hard work and finding opportunities. Richard Branson sold birds at 11 years old and learned about the challenges of running a business.
  3. First jobs can shape one's future career and mindset. Elon Musk worked as a boiler room cleaner, which taught him the value of hard work and persistence.

Absurd Seed Rounds Arguments

Venture Prose • 359 implied HN points • 05 Jan 21
💼 Business Venture Capital Startups Investment Entrepreneurs
  1. Ownership percentage isn't everything. What matters is belief in your venture and ambition from investors.
  2. As a founder, maintain control of your cap table. Choose investors based on their value, not just their reputation.
  3. When raising a large seed round, consider working with multiple institutional investors to manage risks and dynamics effectively.

Selling followers where the skies are blue

Conspirador Norteño • 56 implied HN points • 24 Jan 25
🕹 Technology Social media Digital marketing Online Security Internet Trends Fake Accounts
  1. There are fake follower selling services popping up on social media platforms like Bluesky. These services exploit the platform's growth by creating fake accounts to sell followers, likes, and shares.
  2. A large number of fake accounts have been created quickly and they often share similar biographies, usually in Portuguese. This suggests they are not real users, but rather automated bots.
  3. Buying followers is not a good idea. Most accounts gained through these services have little to no genuine followers and their involvement can harm your social media presence.

We Are What We Click

Diane Francis • 399 implied HN points • 04 Mar 21
🕹 Technology Social media Privacy Surveillance Big Tech Data Mining
  1. Big Tech companies collect and sell our online data, which makes them extremely wealthy and invades our privacy. It’s important to be aware of how much information we share online.
  2. Cookies and algorithms create 'filter bubbles' that limit our exposure to different views and ideas. This can lead to social isolation and political division.
  3. We can take steps to protect our privacy online, like blocking cookies and clearing our search history. However, government regulations are also needed to help keep our data safe.

The Covert Gig-Work Surveillance CEO Arrested for Felony Domestic Violence

All-Source Intelligence Fusion • 223 implied HN points • 14 Sep 23
💼 Business Surveillance Crime Technology Podcasts Legal
  1. CEO of Premise Data, Maury Blackman, was arrested for felony domestic violence after a Christmas party.
  2. The incident involving the CEO and his girlfriend was not publicly reported as the victim recanted her initial statements.
  3. Premise Data, Blackman's company, has been accused of covert surveillance activities for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.

London, Google, & So Much More...

Notes in the Margins • 59 implied HN points • 05 May 23
💼 Business Career Coaching Entrepreneurship Tech industry Freelancing
  1. The year 2023 brought significant changes to the author's life, including moving to London, starting a new job, and eventually leaving that job.
  2. Working at Google turned out to be a mismatch for the author, prompting her to focus on her coaching business instead of rushing into another job search.
  3. The author is now shifting her focus to growing her coaching business, expanding her online presence through Instagram and TikTok, and offering consultations to professionals.

Five Stages Of LLM Implementation [Updated]

Cobus Greyling on LLMs, NLU, NLP, chatbots & voicebots • 19 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Data Strategy Natural Language Processing Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
  1. Large Language Models (LLMs) have improved how AI systems understand and talk to people. Companies need to focus on a solid data strategy to use AI successfully.
  2. Implementing LLMs can be tricky because they often rely on external APIs. Having local models can solve many operational challenges, but requires technical skills.
  3. Different stages of LLM development include assisting in chatbot design, refining responses, and using advanced techniques like Document Search, which improves how chatbots retrieve and use information during conversations.

The state of China's small and micro companies

Pekingnology • 52 implied HN points • 11 Feb 25
💼 Business Market Trends Policy Analysis Employment Entrepreneurship Economics
  1. Small and micro businesses are crucial for China's economy, providing services and jobs to many people. They help support bigger companies and industries in different areas.
  2. These businesses employ around 400 million people, making them essential for social stability. The livelihoods of many families depend on their success.
  3. Small and micro businesses face challenges like weak demand and high operating costs. They need better financial support and policies to thrive and stimulate the economy.

Digital & Analog Worlds. A Perfect Storm.

The Digital Anthropologist • 39 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Systems Evolution Digitalization Data Culture
  1. A fundamental shift is happening between the digital and analog worlds, leading to a bumpy yet inevitable collision of systems.
  2. Throughout history, new technologies disrupt old systems, sparking a storm of change that humanity must weather and adapt to.
  3. The clash between digital and analog gods is a reflection of the ongoing evolution of human societies, shaped by culture, technology, and the need for adaptation.

Future is Lean, Mean, and Scary for UX Agencies

Jakob Nielsen on UX • 50 implied HN points • 19 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Productivity Innovation UX Design AI Impact
  1. UX agencies are facing tough times because more companies are building their own in-house UX teams. This means less need for outside consultants.
  2. AI is changing the UX game by making work more efficient. With AI tools, one UX professional can do the work of three, leading to smaller, more effective teams.
  3. The future of UX will split into two paths: high-end firms offering specialized strategic consulting and low-end providers using AI to deliver basic design services. Mid-sized agencies may struggle unless they adapt.

The Copper Chains Holding Cerebras Back

Irrational Analysis • 39 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Data processing AI Hardware Semiconductor
  1. Cerebras, a unique AI-hardware startup, faces challenges in scaling due to copper chains and thermal density issues.
  2. They have developed proprietary technology to print wires across scribe lines, a unique capability in the semiconductor industry.
  3. Cerebras is selling systems for non-AI workloads like drug discovery and scientific research, but they need significant upgrades to compete with Nvidia.

Elixir, Education, and Beyond: A Conversation with Rickson Oliveira, Software Engineer at ateliware

Elixir & Erlang • 19 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Programming Education
  1. Rickson Oliveira, a Software Engineer at ateliware, works with technologies like Elixir, Phoenix, LiveView, and JavaScript.
  2. Rickson Oliveira was a former student of ELXPRO, an Elixir course created by Gustavo Oliveira.
  3. The podcast episode features a conversation with Rickson Oliveira about Elixir, education, and beyond.

A Brief Technical Review of the Alternative Housing Story

Erdmann Housing Tracker • 168 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
💰 Finance Credit Real Estate Economics Housing Market Supply and Demand
  1. Cities like Los Angeles face housing supply issues due to low permit approvals compared to cities like Atlanta and Phoenix.
  2. National housing market statistics can be misleading as there are extreme regional differences.
  3. The myth of a credit bubble causing price bubbles is debunked, with evidence showing price spikes before rise in debt in housing markets.

Apple has a new Industrial Design Leader, Molly Anderson

Apple Wire • 2 HN points • 04 Aug 24
🕹 Technology Design Consumer Electronics Leadership Product Development Innovation
  1. Molly Anderson is the new leader of Apple’s Industrial Design team. She aims to combine beautiful designs with practical use in Apple products.
  2. Anderson has experience working on the iPad Pro, which was made thinner and lighter than before. She focused on improving its structure and functionality.
  3. Her design approach seems to balance style and practicality, similar to Jony Ive, but with a stronger focus on how the product works.

3D Gaming Before VR

Ironic Sans • 248 implied HN points • 18 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Gaming Virtual reality Software Hardware Future
  1. 3D gaming was possible before VR with LCD shutter glasses that created the illusion of 3D by alternating between two views for each eye.
  2. LCD shutter glasses allowed playing existing games in 3D without special design, like Tomb Raider and Thief 2.
  3. While VR is now more common, there are efforts to bring classic games into VR, although converting them is challenging due to control and graphical limitations.

How we built a business out of recession - chapter 51 - the final hurrah

The ZIPster • 26 implied HN points • 20 Jun 25
💼 Business Mergers Entrepreneurship Startups Investment Technology
  1. CitNOW started from a small kitchen table business and grew into a successful company, eventually being sold to a private equity firm. This shows how businesses can thrive even in tough times.
  2. During the sale process, the founders were treated as outsiders, which created tension among the team. Good communication is key to maintaining relationships in business.
  3. When presenting to potential buyers, it’s important to focus on the future and not dwell on past issues. The right mindset can help create a positive atmosphere for everyone involved.

Forcefully deterministic unit testing

Stateless Machine • 3 HN points • 18 Jul 24
🕹 Technology Software Testing Programming Development
  1. Unit tests should not interact with anything outside the program. This keeps tests clean and focused just on the code being tested.
  2. To make testing easier, functions should use interfaces to handle outside interactions. This allows for fake implementations during testing.
  3. By controlling how the outside world is accessed in a programming language, tests can be made deterministic. This means results are reliable and consistency is ensured.

AI agents are knocking. Is your API ready to answer? | GraphQL’s Matt DeBergalis

Dev Interrupted • 18 implied HN points • 05 Aug 25
🕹 Technology Development AI Software APIs Tools
  1. AI is changing how developers work, focusing more on APIs than ever before. It's important for developers to adapt their systems to meet this new demand.
  2. Businesses need to rethink their software development approaches to work better with AI. Clear communication and good system design are becoming more important than just writing code.
  3. AI tools can save time for developers, but many are still facing organizational issues. Just using new tools isn't enough; companies need to understand and address developers' real challenges.

getting stuff done

Midnight Musings • 19 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
💼 Business Execution Leadership Teamwork Management Culture
  1. It's really important for everyone on a team to be clear about what success looks like. When everyone understands the goals and expectations, it helps avoid frustration and saves time.
  2. Planning is key before starting projects. When people know their roles and the project scope from the beginning, things go smoother and it's easier to stay on track.
  3. Good communication can make a big difference. Sharing information openly helps build trust and keeps everyone on the same page, leading to better teamwork and collaboration.

Strategies for Replication in Distributed Databases [System Design Sundays]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 16 Jan 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Databases Systems Design Data
  1. Replication in distributed databases involves keeping copies of data on multiple machines spread across a network.
  2. Benefits of replication in distributed systems include improved accessibility to data and fault tolerance.
  3. Handling changes to replicated data involves choosing between active and passive replication methods, each with its own trade-offs.

Venture Capital & Free Lunch

Not Boring by Packy McCormick • 156 implied HN points • 20 Feb 24
💼 Business Startups Tech industry Investing Venture Capital Finance
  1. Venture capital is considered to be the best asset class due to its ability to fund innovation and high potential returns.
  2. Despite its risks and failures, venture capital has historically delivered strong returns and funded groundbreaking ideas.
  3. Venture capital's free lunch concept is the idea that through the failures and successes in investment, society benefits from innovation without direct costs.

Intent and Iteration are the new Click and Drag

Sunday Letters • 79 implied HN points • 02 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Software User Experience Human-computer interaction UX Design
  1. Understanding intent is more powerful than following a strict process. It's like asking for milk instead of giving detailed steps on how to walk to the kitchen.
  2. We need to iterate when designing user experiences as language and meaning can change over time. It's like adjusting your conversation when something doesn’t make sense.
  3. Future software will focus on talking to computers in more natural ways, using various methods like voice, images, and gestures instead of just clicking buttons. This makes interactions more flexible and user-friendly.

Authorization in microservice architecture, P0: Introduction

Hung's Notes • 3 HN points • 18 Jul 24
🕹 Technology Data Management Software Security Architecture Access Control
  1. Building a solid authorization system in microservices is tough since there aren’t clear guidelines. It's vital to share experiences for better solutions.
  2. Managing permissions can get complicated as a business grows. A better approach is needed to handle access control efficiently.
  3. Security is critical in public safety products, and proper access management helps maintain trust and legal compliance.

Lừa đảo trên mạng

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 219 implied HN points • 26 Dec 21
🕹 Technology Internet regulation Scams Data Protection Cybersecurity
  1. Criminals invest in technology and human resources to personalize online scams, causing significant financial losses.
  2. Online scams affect individuals of all levels of knowledge and expertise, emphasizing the need for better cybersecurity measures to protect users.
  3. Balancing security and user experience is crucial in developing effective solutions to combat various types of online fraud.

🌻 E46: Next-Gen Agent or a True Leap in AI Consciousness?

Musings on AI • 72 implied HN points • 11 Nov 24
🕹 Technology Research Innovation Development Engineering AI
  1. AI agents are still developing but show promise for the near future. They're getting better at aligning with human values and being more useful.
  2. Stanford's new method using Information-Directed Sampling helps AI learn more efficiently while keeping human preferences in mind. It can adapt well in changing environments.
  3. As AI becomes more common, we might see a mix of human-friendly websites and those that cater directly to AI agents. This means both types of users can interact effectively.

📽 Fully Virtual: Agents in Production

TheSequence • 77 implied HN points • 01 Nov 24
🕹 Technology AI Automation Virtual Events Software Development Machine Learning
  1. There's a virtual event coming up on November 13, 2024, about using AI agents in different industries. It's a great chance to learn from experts about real-world uses and strategies.
  2. The event features speakers from well-known companies like Hugging Face and OpenAI. You can connect with leaders in AI and machine learning.
  3. If you're interested, you can register for free to join and explore how AI can help in areas like e-commerce and customer service.

10 GTM Tactics You Can Steal for H2 2025

Startup Business Tips 🚀 • 21 implied HN points • 13 Jul 25
💼 Business Marketing Sales SaaS Growth Entrepreneurship
  1. Using customer success stories can help you close sales faster. Share case studies in your emails, ads, and social media to show potential clients how your product has helped others.
  2. Partner programs are a great way to expand your reach. Consider referral programs for both customers and partners to encourage them to spread the word about your product.
  3. Creating a content hub related to your competitors can attract potential customers. Use comparisons and alternatives to help guide people towards choosing your product.

Striving Towards Implementing the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS)

Resilient Cyber • 59 implied HN points • 17 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Policy Implementation Collaboration Infrastructure Cybersecurity
  1. The National Cybersecurity Strategy emphasizes that big companies and government agencies should take more responsibility in managing cyber risks. This means they need to invest in better security measures to protect everyone.
  2. There are five main goals in the strategy, including making sure critical services are safe, working with the private sector, and responding quickly to cyber threats. It's all about teamwork between different sectors for better security.
  3. The plan is a living document that will change as needed. It includes specific actions and timelines, showing that the government is committed to making real improvements in cybersecurity.