I'm a Tech Lead with a solid CV looking for a new gig. I'm finding it noticeably more difficult to get recruiter attention (let alone interviews) than I'd expected.
My gut feeling is that there are likely more candidates applying for any given job than there were late last year.
A lot of people here seem to take the "Bitcoin has no intrinsic value and therefore is worthless" line.
I don't hold any bitcoin and I don't feel strongly either way. But this piece by Lyn Alden provides some good insights into situations where Bitcoin might be valuable and why it may well have a strong future. Particularly compared to other, less widely-held cryptocurrencies:
I often find myself in similar situations as OP's, working with a client to understand a complex or ill-defined problem space and developing solutions in an agile way.
Neither you nor the client has a (functioning) crystal ball and so all that you can do is make the best decisions that you can with the information available at the time.
I've found that documenting Architectural Decisions as Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) helps build a shared understanding and ownership of these decisions amongst all concerned. They also prevent me from becoming bogged down and second-guessing myself: Here are the available options, here's what we decided and here's why.
No need to make ADRs overly long or complex. I use this "Lightweight" template:
The availability of equipment and expertise at a makerspace allow you to accelerate your learning, enhance your skillset and create things better and more quickly than using just your own gear and learning from YouTube.
Perhaps more importantly, a Makerspace turns making into a social pursuit. You'll meet new people with a genuine interest in your projects. You may even be able to help others learn things that you're already good at!
In an ABC (Australia) news story this week a journalist who was involved back in 1989 recounted that families were only allowed to collect the bodies of victims from hospitals and morgues if they agreed to sign a document confirming that the victim had died under "accidental circumstances".
This was one means by which the official bodycount was understated.
A lot of comments here bemoan "Full Stack Engineers" as being Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None. But that misses the point. Don't forget that the full quote is:
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
In a startup or smaller organisation an Engineer with a deep understanding of a single area (frontend, backend, devops etc) is far less valuable to the business than an Engineer with "T-shaped" skills (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills), a solid understanding of fundamental best practices and the ability to quickly understand new things as required.
Apparently because their special phones have "new, long-range radio hardware" that makes this all possible.
But radio technologies are pretty widely understood and while I'm no expert I've not heard of anything that could achieve what they're suggesting. So I'll remain skeptical until I understand better what that "long-range radio hardware" is and how it makes such a mesh network feasible.
"If the industry and government would reach a solution that would enable access that doesn't go to removing electronic protection, and doesn't attract that prohibition against systemic weaknesses and vulnerabilities, if the industry player was mindful to challenge that, there's a very robust judicial review process in Australia," Ingle said.
"They can very well go to the courts and determine that arguably this notice is not reasonable, proportionate, technically feasible, [or] practical, or say that it will introduce a systemic vulnerability, and is therefore unlawful."
That's fine for Google and Apple. Where is a bootstraped or VC-funded communications startup supposed to find the money for that particular legal battle?
The answer is that they avoid the whole scenario by not starting said startup in Australia or hiring any Australian employees.
I'm a Tech Lead with a solid CV looking for a new gig. I'm finding it noticeably more difficult to get recruiter attention (let alone interviews) than I'd expected.
My gut feeling is that there are likely more candidates applying for any given job than there were late last year.