I'm not necessarily anti coding interviews, but somehow convincing yourself there is any degree of innate talent is a myth. There is a linear relationship between practice and performance. It's as simple as that. Some people are privileged with better resources to practice more effectively, but at the end of the day, it comes down to who has done it more.
This is always where I land. If you fail try try again, with effort and critical thought. But I just can't meaningfully dedicate the time to making more money at the expense of all the hobbies and other past times I love doing so much. I don't want to spend 20 years with hardly any enjoyment just to be able to retire at 55 instead of 70 or something.
It's a challenging decision to make and I also believe in most cases it isn't a decision that is "free" or without some form of consequences. All things come at a cost.
Funnily enough I usually experience the opposite. I've worked with very heavy systems and very light systems, and I always find more stability with the really light weight stuff. Obviously there are more bugs at first, but once you go through your first wave of code fixes I'm usually sitting pretty for awhile until I change more stuff.
Uber has been bleeding money for awhile now. What has kept them afloat is the fact that people keep using them and their fleet of drivers. But if people stop doing that, it's going to get real hairy for Uber and Lyft.
I was confused when I initially went through the patent and got caught up on one specific part. If you bothered to even open the patent they're incredibly cryptic and IANAL.
Here is part of the claims section, starting around "pgs 47/48", and all of it looks like this.
"A two-way communication system for detecting an ana lyte in a bodily fluid from a subject, comprising:
a) a reader assembly comprising a programmable proces Sor that is operably linked to a communication assem bly:
b) an external device configured to transmit a protocol to the communication assembly; detection assembly for detecting said signal which is transmitted via said communication assembly to said external device.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the reader assembly further comprises a controller having computer-executable commands for performing the reaction at a designated point of-care location.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the external device fur ther comprises a means for receiving and aggregating a plu 45
c) a test device configured to be inserted into the reader assembly, said test device comprising:
i) a sample collection unit configured for collecting a sample of bodily fluid Suspected to contain an analyte;
ii) an assay assembly containing reactants that react with said sample of bodily fluid based on the protocol transmitted from said external device to yield a detect able signal indicative of the presence and/or concen tration of said analyte; and iii) an identifier that is configured to provide the identity of said test device and is also configured to trigger the transmission of said protocol that is selected"
Sure but lets not lose sight of the problem here, which is the system's severe abuse. Regardless of if it's a pandemic or not.
Though arguably if a company went ahead and leaped into action and saved millions of lives, when the patent holder didn't lift a finger. There is some debate on whether or not that should be punished and how that should be handled.
Unbelievable. This was the patent they were able to get. It comes with graphs describing an "architecture" of their "unique" medical device.
Patent #8,283,155
"Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow real-time detection of analytes from a biological fluid."
and is described as by the article
"This patent describes a generic architecture for a machine that automates testing for the presence of substances in bodily fluids. In the system described by the patent, an operator inserts a "test device" (which contains both the bodily fluid to be tested and the reactants required to perform the test) into a "reader device." The reader device then triggers the necessary chemical reactions to perform the test and reports the results. Theranos' patent isn't limited to any specific bodily fluid, reactants, or testing protocol."
I honestly don't believe people that aren't disabled that don't work or do anything should receive free money in the form of a handout. I.e. you don't get a refund if you aren't paying taxes.
I'm all for reduced taxes though in some regards. So we agree in some areas and not others.