Matthew Tambiah

Trying out twitter

@andi0b @catalinmpit I’m really curious how these senior developers keep their job if they aren’t very productive.

@catalinmpit After meeting more than one "senior developer" with 20+ years of professional programming experience, that was unable to do more than FizzBuzz, I get them. In some companies impostor developers can keep their job for many years. Wouldn't believe it, if I hadn't seen it.

That says everything about tech interviews. 30+ years of experience, multiple recommendations and still being asked to live code *without* access to the internet.

@paulg @AndyMasley There was a NY Times article this week with the same arguement that the OP mentioned: nytimes.com/2023/07/07/opi…

@AndyMasley That's a weak argument. The useless children of impressive parents are not the elite you want to network with.

A wild argument I heard in favor of legacy admissions came from a first gen college student who went to Harvard. He said that the purpose of Harvard is to network with powerful people so that you join the elite, and the legacies are your access point to that elite.

To fix it, apply rebates valid for each specific car model, not the selected car model (site applies the rebate for the selected model to all models shown).

Looks like there's a bug on the Tesla Model 3 US order web page. Savings tab reflects rebates for selected car on ALL cars. Since RWD and Performance models have different federal rebates selecting one gives incorrect value for other. @Tesla #math

@sioroberts The Viral Math Lesson everybody should read. If Infections Double every 3 days, the entire US is Infected within 2 months. bit.ly/2J9mlbv #viralmath #coronavirus

We are going to see a Spike in the Death Rates for the Coronavirus (especially for elderly) as Infections increase if we don't get more Ventilators! We have 60K–100K adult Ventilators. We might need > 1 M bit.ly/2J9mlbv #coronavirus #ventilators #buildmoreventilators

@elonmusk @NateSilver538 All hospitals. US will need hundreds of thousands (or over 1 M) ventilators. ICU admission rates as high as to ~30% for patients 75+ and 18.8% for 65-74 in US, likely most will need ventilators: cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…

@NateSilver538 Tesla makes cars with sophisticated hvac systems. SpaceX makes spacecraft with life support systems. Ventilators are not difficult, but cannot be produced instantly. Which hospitals have these shortages you speak of right now?

There's a shortage now, how many ventilators you making @elonmusk?

For those who want a quick Math Lesson on Viral Growth: @tambiah/viral-math-lesson-f9f697b52e4d?sk=58e19286a4ba0813a48be4dfb17511b9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@tambiah/viral… #covonavirus #coronamath #COVID19US #CoronaVirusUpdate

@ankurnagpal I'll buy the Teachable Pro plan if I can create 2-year course subscriptions that don't renew. My course is on another site.