January 10th, 2023 | Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012)
Jan 11, 2024
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This podcast recap covers various interesting topics such as Hawaii transitioning to green energy, the parallels between DNA and computer programming, MIT's Performance Engineering course, customizable web components, and a discussion on FreeTaxUSA and tax software experiences.
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Hawaii's last coal plant replaced by battery storage system for a greener grid.
Former AWS employee criticizes return to office policy and lack of innovation at Amazon.
Deep dives
Hawaii's Transition to Green Energy with Tesla Megapaks
Hawaii bids farewell to its last coal plant and begins operations with the Kepole energy storage system, which uses Tesla Megapaks to support the integration of renewable sources and move towards a greener grid.
Insights into the Signaling of Time for Change at Amazon Web Services
A former Amazon Web Services (AWS) employee reflects on the signs indicating a need to seek new opportunities, highlighting the shift from frugality and innovation to a more controlled corporate structure and criticizing Amazon's return to office policy.
Exploring the Computational Nature of DNA and Synthetic Biology
The podcast delves into the concept of DNA as a computational system, highlighting the similarities between gene regulation and programming logic, while also acknowledging the complex and analog nature of molecular processes.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 10th, 2023.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:37): A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38941747&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:30): Signs that it's time to leave a company Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38943040&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:36): Does DNA have the equivalent of IF-statements, WHILE loops, or function calls? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38937801&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:22): Drawing.garden Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38945125&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:57): Netflix never used its $1M algorithm (2012) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38942867&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:56): Israeli group claims it’s using back channels to censor “inflammatory” content Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38941719&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:59): Conditional Git Configuration Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38942892&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:01): Free MIT Course: Performance Engineering of Software Systems Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38942206&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(17:56): Shoelace: A library of web components Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38942847&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(20:40): FreeTaxUSA Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38944173&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
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