I live on campus at Cornell Tech. The student residence hall[0] there is built following Passive House standards and it is actually surprising how good it works. My one complaint is the heating and cooling systems in every apartment unit are very heavily regulated, so at times the inside feel and temperature aren't ideal. It's a minor thing though.
Do you think this is more a reflection on the fact that the more mature company has already made these decisions for you vs the other company having to still figure out this stuff? Your point isn't really saying much about que quality of the internal tools vs the external ones. I see your comparison more along the lines of a company that's already decided how they'll tackle the problem and answered all your questions vs one that's starting to.
Time and time again it seems like the people involved in the crypto industry are speedrunning through dynamics that are now either clearly understood as a failing strategy, or outright illegal. Another such example here.
This whole thing is such a mess. Binance's statement is quite scathing. It is a shame that crypto institutions continue to fold after mismanagement. The free money era will sure take a couple more entities with it.
I actually entered the US as an F1 student. My parents then came here and applied for asylum. Since I was underaged, I was included in their asylum application. we've been waiting for six years now. In essence, just waiting, and renewing EADs every two years as expected.
Hi Peter. I'm in the US working with an EAD obtained through a pending asylum application. I'm interested in making the transition to a work-sponsored greencard. I have not been able to determine if this is possible.
I have had the same experience, although I've only been out of school for two years. So far my daily work stream has me doing ssh to a Linux box and then doing my work there. All the CI/CD, version control, building code, and storing the code is done remotely.
So far it's been great (again, I've never had an alternative) and the power of virtualization has really come in handy. A couple of times in the past I accidentally borked my Linux box and started to figure out how to fix it, but then I had my d'oh moment: just scrap this one and get another!
There's no "it works on my machine" and most importantly, I can work from anywhere, with a stable internet connection (even using a phone to do USB tethering worked fine), from a Mac, a Chromebook, windows, whatever computer.
One caveat is that I program backends in C++ so a lot of the issues mentioned in the article don't really apply to me. Regardless, it's been great!
I've set up QoL notifications. One of my proudest compares the internal temperature of my home and the external temperature. If it's colder outside by a significant margin, I get a notification on my phone and TV letting me know so I can open my windows and get fresh air.
Other things include scheduling my lights (internal and external), unlocking my front door and garage with NFC stickers (sticker on my car dashboard or front door).
I set up water sensors under the kitchen sink and in bathroom vanities. Each of them cost about $20 and integrated into my Home Assistant setup without any issues. Three months later, I was on vacation away from home and my water leak alert triggered. I was able to alert my parents, and they came back to shut the water and fix the problem before it translated into thousands of damages.
It's crazy to me that such a large valuation was obtained by Rivian. I suppose having the backing of Amazon signals a certain level of success.
Looking forward to seeing more good-looking EVs enter the market, yet I'm hesitant due to the challenges they'll face ahead (charging, manufacturing, etc.)
Every two weeks I check all credit cards, pay my mortgage, utilities, etc.