Most large organizations are hugely bureucratic regardless of whether they are successful or not :-)
In any case the prompt for the thread is somebody mentioning their (subjective) view that the deep hiearachy they were operating under, made a "wrong call".
We'll never know if this true or not, but it points to the challenges for this type of organizational structure faces. Dynamics in remote layers floating somewhere "above your level" decide the fate of things. Aspects that may have little to do with any meritocracy, reasonableness, fairness etc. become the deciding factors...
There have been countless proposals for alternative systems. Last-in, first-out from memory is holacracy [1] "Holacracy is a method of decentralized management and organizational governance, which claims to distribute authority and decision-making through a holarchy of self-organizing teams rather than being vested in a management hierarchy".
Not sure there has been an opportunity to objectively test what are the pros and cons of all the possibilities. The mix of historical happenstance, vested interests, ideology, expedience, habit etc. that determines what is actually happening does not leave much room for observing alternatives.
I wonder why various outlets, including DeepMind's blog, say that John Jumper is a "Senior Research Scientist". That's L5 which sounds like quite a low rank for a Nobel prize winner. I checked his LinkedIn and he's a director, which is around L8. I thought that maybe he was L5 during the publishing of the results, but no, he was either L6 or L7.
Maybe "Senior Research Scientist" sounds more respectable among the intended audience. A research scientist is usually an independent researcher rather than someone working in another person's team, while "senior" indicates that they have been in an independent role for a while. A director, on the other hand, is someone who failed to avoid administrative duties, and it doesn't imply any degree of seniority.
L5 doesn't mean anything to anyone outside of whatever organization you're talking about (Google?). A Senior Research Scientist means "a person who is a scientist, works in research, and is very experienced in that role". Even if this is not the title he holds in his organization, it is an objective title that applies to him.
Thanks for the request! This is on our roadmap, as is supporting Github issues and eventually external documentation/code discussions from Slack, Jira/Linear, etc.
Depending on how large your codebase is, that could get pricey, at least for now. But it's probably just a matter of time until it all gets dirt cheap.
Definitely agree that the trend is toward lower cost where a lot of these use-cases are unlocked. Especially as all the major 3rd party LLM providers scramble to ship better models to retain mind-share.
Anecdotal, but I have CPAP and MAD. MAD never worked for me, although I wish it did. I still snore with it and don’t get good sleep.
On the flip side, I can no longer sleep without CPAP. I wish it wasn’t so expensive, invasive, and power hungry.
I’ve been thinking about designing my own 3D printable nasal mask. The consumables are the expensive part for me and they are relatively simple devices. I pay around $100 for the mask that you thrown away every few months.
Mine consumes a lot of power because it uses a heated humidifier—I’m in a dry state. Seems like a cool mist would be better for me but they don’t really exist. The power isn’t a problem at home but can be when away from home, such as camping.
Have you tried not using the heated humidifier or using an inline humidifier filter? I started out using the heated humidifier on mine, but quickly decided I hated having to fill it up and removed the chamber using a bypass plate. I travel to Denver, CO area frequently and never have issues with humidity.
> “The splint treats snoring and sleep apnea by moving the lower jaw forward slightly, which tightens the soft tissue and muscles of the upper airway to prevent obstruction of the airway during sleep.”
And there are some references to snoring among the links at the end of the article.
I have no personal experience, but I am also interested. I found one data point in the below article. Snoring was reduced, and seemingly dependent on the level of adjustment.
> omg, this sounds like the gigantic, ossified and crushing bureaucracy of a third world country.
No, it sounds like how most successful organizations work.