Extremely impressive that they were able to ship inside-out tracking, pancake lenses, and eye tracking + foveated rendering. Each of these is a serious engineering challenge. Very few organizations could pull this off.
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No, I don't think it's because you're in a taxi. I think everybody should try to cut to the front of the line. That's what everybody does in New York, and it works pretty well. It's pretty easy to understand what's gonna happen next.
I've lived in New York for longer than most HN posters here have been alive, most likely. A couple of times a year, I'll end up in a car with someone who doesn't understand how this whole thing works, and they'll do something insane like getting on the Brooklyn Bridge and then just staying in the right lane the entire time waiting to get off to the right. Or they'll sit on the BQE at the Flushing Avenue exit a mile back from the exit, causing me to waste large portions of my life that I will never get back.
This guy ^ runs a conference on corporate values. You can't make this stuff up...
> Camaraderie, speed: Have fun, do retreats, avoid burnout
Or, alternatively, respect personal boundaries and don't force coworkers to have social outings.
I really wish "work is just work" was more popular. There is an empathetic way to do this that isn't just treating people as a number but also not forcing socializing outside of the context of work.
Yes to avoiding burnout. No to thinking a retreat is the answer to that.
Hacker News formula for startups: no offices, no offsites, no meetings, and no MBAs. If only idiot CEOs and rapacious VCs were listening!
If you, like me, were looking for a video of the demo in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=752-Oo1hok4
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
> Throughout the product lifecycle, continuous software upgrades strengthen the security, performance, power consumption, and functionality of products in the field.
This doesn't feel right to me. Back in the day when I started in embedded systems you would have to get it right before you shipped it. That had it's own problems of course, but at least you knew where you stood and if something worked well it would continue to work well until the hardware died.
Also I think the right word grammatically is continual not continuous. I suspect they changed it because continual software upgrades sounds terrifying.
In hindsight I think the correct word would be "regular software upgrades".
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
"allows customers to focus on innovation – free from the burden"
Sounds great, but does it actually mean lock-in, in reality?
Every vendor you bring in comes with switching cost, and this is no different. But we do our best to make it easy for folks to migrate off of our platform should they decide.
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
This is great news. We are implementing memfault, probably in September/October period, but were struggling with the pricing model for long-term growth.
I'm assuming Nordic gives the company the support and reach their mission and discover a more workable business model.
Hi Pete -- email me (francois at) and I'll get you early enrolled into the special deals we have coming for Nordic customers.
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
Congrats to the Memfault team!
Thank you!
fra commented on Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault nordicsemi.com/Nordic-new... · Posted by u/hasheddan
Do they have nice open-source SDKs for these nice products?
It's all on Github (https://github.com/nordicsemiconductor), but it is not technically open source as it is a modified BSD that does not let you use the SDKs with other chipsets.