Source: Generally Intelligent (YC S17) Is Hiring Infrastructure Engineers
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Generally Intelligent is an AI research company working on human-level machine intelligence. The company has multiple roles open in Machine Learning, Research, Systems Engineering, Technical Lead, Infrastructure Engineering, Software Engineering, Technical Interviewing, Technical Recruiting/Talent Coaching, Theory Engineering, and Chief of Staff.
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Source: My solar-powered blog is now on Lithium Iron Phosphate
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The author upgraded their solar setup with lithium iron phosphate batteries as a replacement for lead-acid batteries due to their ability to charge and discharge at much higher rates. They built their own battery consisting of four cells in series and used a BMS to protect the cells against deep discharge and overcharging.
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Source: The Professor Who Made $10 Billion By Cutting Google Its First Startup Check
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David Cheriton is a Stanford University computer science professor who wrote a check for $100k to students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 to get their project off the ground. That $100k was the seed money for the Google empire which is now worth more than $1 trillion, resulting in Cheriton’s net worth being estimated at $10.3 billion.
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💰 Cheriton’s net worth is estimated at $10.3 billion
💸 He wrote a check for $100k to Larry Page and Sergey Brin to get the company now known as Google off the ground in 1998
🧑🎓 He is a professor of computer science at Stanford University with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Waterloo
🚀 He cofounded Granite Systems which was acquired by Cisco Systems in 1996 for $220 million.