I would argue that Meta had already overhired by the beginning of 2021, and the hiring spree was continuing.

Meta was over hiring engineers from about 2015, if we're being honest.

This is true, I just didn't want to admit it as someone who joined after 2015 but before 2021...

Honestly, every one after about 2014 was too many (I joined in 2013).

There was an old all hands I watched in 2014 where Sheryl talked about how around 8k was the largest they should ever get.

More generally I think that while sales scales linearly, engineering and product should probably be sub linear.

Probably Microcenter in Brooklyn is your best bet, but still limited selection. It really feels like there should be a hole-in-the-wall gaming PC shop in LES - maybe we should just open one?

I’m extremely interested. Email in profile - reach out and let’s grab coffee?

Maybe not if one of those items is always in your backpack. A few other use cases that I think they're great for:

- Throw one in your checked bag when traveling

- Mount one in a relatively concealed location on your bike

- Keychain (depending on if you're prone to misplacing your keys)

In addition to your first use case, multiple airlines are now supporting AirTag for bag tracking.

As is noted on the linked article. Some airlines have specific software that can do it if you share the tag with them - and the sharing will automatically stop when you receive the bags.

Or just, I don’t know… package your software?

Intent here is that this would be adopted by more difficult to install devtools which are unpackaged to the extent that you need a dependency like a specific version of Node, Python, or a dev lib.

I think you want docker?

The fact that the Adafruit team continued that thread unabashedly after Paul Stoffregen's first reply is an awful look in my opinion. Doesn't seem like anyone here is behaving like adults.

Edit: I should clarify - Paul seems very much like a mature adult in all of this.

Wow, and it gets worse from there. I think Paul is smart to let Phil drag him on his own forum rather than let him go blow up on social media for getting banned.

This comment shines a spotlight on my issues with the US auto market. None of these vehicles are sold in the US, for a variety of reasons - both economic and regulatory. I hate knowing that the vehicles I want to buy both exist and are affordable, but I just can’t have them. Meanwhile, the cars sold in my market are all egregiously enormous, have giant screens inside, etc.

This is the very definition of a “first world problem,” but it sure is frustrating.

One of the many reasons I choose not to live in “the west”.

My 2004 RX-8 had decently solid ESC, but it was a “high-end” vehicle at the time. It’s definitely something we want to keep in our idealized vehicle (but let’s also keep the “disable ESC so I can have fun” button)

I was going to make this exact comment. The RX-8 had excellent stability control. Saved my ass at least once going too fast around a 90 degree corner. It also behaved really well on icy roads. It was pretty incredible for a rear wheel drive sports car, especially impressive at the time compared to every other car on the road back then.

This is my exact same sentiment. I’m cautiously excited about the upcoming Slate Pickup[1] - I can see it being my go-to if I leave NYC, but it still won’t hit like the XJ Cherokee I drove before I gave up cars for the city.

1: https://www.slate.auto/

Looks interesting, I wonder to what extent they really want to make cars DIY-able again (as they state). On the one hand, they mention servicing is "easy" — just turn to their partner repair shop chain! On the other hand, there's Slate University and mention of repairability. I haven't followed development of this at all, so I'm genuinely curious. Hope it's not just "you can swap in and out our proprietary modules".

I really want to like the slate but their speakers and tablet holder concept actually are awful. Just a super basic off the shelf din rail hole and aux in and slap the most basic touch screen with physical control stereo you can find in there that does air play and car play works for me.

also stereo speakers in the glove box is...what

If I have to drive 2 hours or more every day or 12+ hours for work a few times a month (not in a long time anymore for either), it better be fucking enjoyable.

I like the idea of a slate but the truck bed just makes no sense at that size. I don’t understand why it’s not defaulted to another row of seats or hatchback, with the option to convert to truck. 5 ft bed without extension is kind of pointless as a bed, but huge as a trunk.

That's effectively what it is, but reverse. You buy it as a truck, and can buy seats & cap and turn it into an SUV. I see it as the closest thing you can get to a kei truck in the US without importing. Relatively cheap, good payload capacity, (better than a lot of trucks out there) effectively unable to tow, 5-foot bed, which is the same or larger than most mid-size trucks, and a tiny form factor.

It's certainly a niche vehicle, but it looks exciting if it can fill you niche.

I worry about the Slate truck being DOA with expiration of incentives for EVs. Someone please tell me I'm wrong, because if they do deliver as promised, I'll be excited to buy one.

For me, I'm hoping it fills the mid-90s Isuzu Pup sized hole in my heart.

What about if you’re hit at 10mph? Of course any crash at 55 is fatal for a cyclist, but most impacts with cyclists don’t occur at highway speeds.

That’s true, but Zen1 TDP is a lot higher than an RPi. Hitting that level of performance in a power and heat envelope that works for a Pi probably demands a smaller process node, unfortunately.