ihartley

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Software Architect in Biotech, Software + Hardware + Biology

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Comment · 1 year ago

I think the 50k miles estimate is probably pretty low given the average miles insurance companies assume most people drive per year is closer to 10k. Conservatively, that would place it closer to 200k miles by age 40.

I've always assumed the reason people don't get better at driving with that much experience is the reason people don't get much better at most of the things they do: they've never pushed themselves to the limit of their capabilities. While this can be dangerous in a car, it can be even more dangerous when you're put in an unexpected circumstance with no ability to respond calmly and correctly.

Comment · 3 years ago

Cepheid is a leader in the In Vitro Diagnostics space, we had the first EUA PCR COVID19 test approved in 2020. We are vertically integrated: from building our own plastic molds and injection molding the cartridges for our instruments to designing the software, hardware and wetware for our instruments and assays, there are many opportunities to work on every level of this stack.

We’re looking for a Senior+ Software Engineer to join the team developing the software for our next-generation molecular diagnostics system. This person will be a key contributor in the software engineering team that leads development efforts for software for commercial products as well as in-house research. The technology stack runs the gamut from Java and Windows, to Python, VueJS, Docker and Linux.

Familiarity with some or all of these technologies would be great, but we’re also open to a candidate that has a proven history of new things learning through doing the work. We’re currently in the process of remediating tech debt and developing a new systems architecture, so if you enjoy solving the puzzles that come from constraints imposed by existing systems, we have plenty of that, too.

Please reach out to me at [email protected] if this sounds like it might be a good fit, don't let the Staff title discourage you, it has to do with our internal pay grades: the only hard requirements are that you think you'd enjoy the work, you can learn quickly, be self directed and are in the area. Apply directly at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-software-engineer-a... though you might get filtered out by our recruiter.

Comment · 3 years ago

Please reach out to me at [email protected] if this sounds like it might be a good fit, or apply directly at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-software-engineer-a...

Comment · 3 years ago

We’re looking for a Senior+ Software Engineer to join the team developing the software for our next-generation molecular diagnostics systems. This person will be a key contributor in the software engineering team that leads development efforts for software for commercial products as well as in-house research. The technology stack runs the gamut from Java and Windows, to Python, VueJS, Docker and Linux. Familiarity with some or all of these technologies would be nice, but we’re also open to a candidate that has a proven history of learning fast. We’re currently in the process of remediating tech debt and developing a new systems architecture, so you should enjoy solving the puzzles that come from constraints imposed by existing systems as well.

Please reach out to me at [email protected] if this sounds like it might be a good fit!

Comment · 4 years ago

  > - Sleep: Jerusalem (occasional vocals but trust me they're not distracting)

I'm sure you're probably aware, but for posterity, Jerusalem is the cut down version that the record label released when they didn't know what to do with a 63 minute long song. Dopesmoker is the full song, along with Sonic Titan or Holy Mountain depending on which release you're listening to.

You may also be interested in the piece NPR did on Matt Pike a while back: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1080581581/can-matt-pike-face...

Comment · 4 years ago

You can use something like scrapy-playwright[0] to run a headless browser framework as your download handler. I think there are versions for some of the other headless systems, if you prefer those.

[0] https://github.com/scrapy-plugins/scrapy-playwright

Comment · 4 years ago

Just another example of Silicon Valley being ahead of its time: The Winchester House is pretty much exactly this. It used to be 5 stories, too, until the 1906 quake gave it a haircut.

Comment · 5 years ago

Cepheid Innovation Core | Multiple Software Positions | SF Bay (Sunnyvale) ONSITE, REMOTE possible | https://cepheid.com

Cepheid is a leader in the In Vitro Diagnostics space, we had the first EUA PCR COVID test approved last year. We are vertically integrated: from building our own plastic molds and injection molding cartridges for our instruments to designing the software, hardware and wetware for our instruments, there are many opprotunities to work with and on every level of this stack. The Innovation Core serves as a test bed for new technologies and ideas. The team listens to customers to develop Cepheid’s next generation technology. We operate much like a startup inside a large corporation with plenty of funding.

We are currently looking to add a DevOps-like role to our team. Key responsibilities involve developing and maintaining our cloud and physical infrastructure. We're looking for someomne with a passion for automating all the things. We're currently trying to figure out our data situation, and this role will be instrumental in that process as well.

Additionally, we have a few Data Science/Data Engineer positions open on another team that I can refer to.

If any of this sounds like an interesting opportunity, please reach out to me at [email protected]

Comment · 7 years ago

My understanding is that third party chargers work fine though may not charge the Switch while under high load, but most third party docks don't implement PD correctly or at all and that is what can cause issues or bricking. There are also some issues with using A to C cables since USB A chargers will only provide 5V, so if the output amperage isn't high enough the Switch can't charge because it will only use a fraction of the available amps regardless of voltage.

[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/bjwpsy/nint...

Comment · 7 years ago

Dunno if it was a link when you looked, but "Nature Physics" in the third paragraph links directly to the paper and bypasses the Nature paywall with some sort of referer link.

[0]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-019-0663-9

Comment · 7 years ago

The Level 9 tour is anything but boring, though I can see the larger tours being less interesting when you don't get to look in the Soyuz trainer or go to the National Buoyancy Lab. However, you don't need to take a tour our pay anything to go to the rocket park. It's free and open to the public, you can just tell guard at the main gate that's where you're going and they'll let you through.

Comment · 8 years ago

They're interesting. The one by me feels like a sharper image with 20 products, but they're fairly high quality/price. They seem to have about 20% turnover of new products every time I drop in which is maybe every two months or so. The products seems somewhat split between things I'd want to see before I bought, some of which made me not want to buy them, and things I wouldn't: I do want to see digital picture frames to see they still haven't gotten the resolution high enough, and I liked being able to try bone-conduction headphones without having to buy them, but I don't need to see wifi routers in person before I buy one.

Comment · 9 years ago

Possibly worse than that: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/6/tsa-failed-de...

Comment · 9 years ago

Only if he's talking about scotch. Pretty sure it applies to bourbon and other non-scotch whiskeys, too.