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CLEAR|Java Tech Lead|Austin, TX|Onsite, Full-time

CLEAR transforms what is uniquely you – your fingerprints, your face, your eyes – into a secure, biometric key to frictionless experiences. We are creating a world where travel is effortless, where accessing your office building is as simple as walking in, and where shopping is as easy as walking in and out of a store—without ever once showing an ID or credit card. CLEAR currently powers secure, frictionless customer experiences in nearly 40 U.S. airports and venues. With over 2 million members so far, CLEAR is the identity platform of the future, today.

CLEAR is looking for a Java Tech Lead to join the Technology team in Austin. In this role, you’ll be responsible for building cutting-edge applications from the ground up for Airports and Sports verticals. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about technology, stays on top of the latest trends within the field, and loves to engage with the developer community. You’ll do the best work of your career.

What You Will Do:
Develop a brand new microservices based platform from the ground up and develop it with reliability and observability in mind.
Work on cutting edge tech stack (Java 10, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka streams, Node, Electron, React)
Develop applications to be released into production mid week with a zero down time based deployment model
Build a team from the ground up and lead decisions involving hiring, team fit, and culture
Drive the initiatives on architectural, design, and technical stack recommendations
Work with other Tech Leads across the organization to drive a consistent approach to software development, and architecture
Lead a vertical business aligned team of highly motivated individuals to define and deliver incremental value through milestones.
Measure measure measure: performance, throughput, sprint velocity, number of releases per sprint, mean time to value, median time to develop a story and collect loads of other metrics to make data driven decisions
Adhere to best practices for testing and designing reusable code
Write automated Unit, Integration and Acceptance tests for each service while maintaining a code coverage of > 90%

To apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/clear/jobs/1417202
To see all of our Engineering roles: https://www.clearme.com/about-us/#careers
Less Is More: A Lesson from Zheng Banqiao’s Bamboo Paintings
Thanks for the book recommendation! It looks interesting.

That said, there seems to be a bottomless opportunity in business writing in offering taxonomies of things. I'm not saying the taxonomy is a bad one in this case, just that there are perils in boxing things into the mental categories someone else has set up for you to sell a book, as a very general principle.

That said, it seems like a reasonable way to break down consulting firms...
SEEKING WORK | New York, New York

DevOps Engineer / SRE

I have 15+ years of financial, ad-tech, and startup experience in large and small companies.

Open to both short and long-term projects involving:

- AWS or on-prem
- Puppet/Ansible/other configuration Management
- Python, Perl and other automation tools
- Monitoring
- Security

matt @ endurian.org
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Agreed. So many artists, photographers and models used tumblr to showcase their work. It was also easy to link your blog to a .com with little to no webdev experience.

The only other social media network out there with a following that allows near the same level of expression is twitter and I have already seen posts from artists directing their followers there. But twitter is no real substitute to what tumblr offered.

I imagine tumblr's bandwidth costs are going to shrink exponentially.
The OP didn't suggest she had better data, the OP said that there is no consensus. in another post the OP said that is no serious, solid research.
“In terms of sexiness, compilers are pretty much as boring as it gets,”

That bit surprised me. For me it doesn't get much sexier than compilers.
as soon as the buyout news hit I said “well there goes all the porn”

Surprised the berkeley intern didnt put me on blast on social media

Or maybe she did but everyone said “he’s right tho”
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Remote: Preferred. The timezone works surprisingly well for remote work on the US West coast (I spent 18 months working for a company in Oakland, CA). I just live in the future so can give you all the /lottery|election|sportsball/ results.

Willing to relocate: The opportunity would have to be remarkable (I do live in Middle Earth, after all).

Technologies: My first programming language was AmigaBASIC, but most of my recent experience is across the JavaScript stack: React, quite a lot of React Native, Express, GraphQL, Postgres, Redis, Heroku, Jest. I'm an Arch Linux daily driver.

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richchurcher/

Email: rich.churcher@gmail.com

GitHub: https://github.com/richchurcher

Right now I'm teaching React and Node at Enspiral Dev Academy here in Auckland, but I'm available for work in the new year. Let's talk.
Haha

The fact that my dad worked for IBM and was able to procure my first computer from an office closure pretty much guaranteed my platform of "choice" anyway.
SEEKING WORK - San Francisco/Nevada - Remote OK

US & EU Citizen. Travel Possible. Open to relocation for short term projects.
Experienced software developer/manager with an extensive history in startups.

Proficient in:

* Python ['django', 'flask', 'google.cloud']
* Javascript ['node','react','react-native'];
* Go {'appengine', 'aws'}
* Clojure '(compojure re-natal reagent pedestal)

I've helped entrepreneurs develop their MVP, as well as large companies develop core features. Provided services such include feature development, engineering management, product management, and software auditing.

Previous engagements include 2U, Fuze, Shift, Getaround, Codecademy, Factset, drip.fm, and Swiftstack, IQT, among others.
If you want to be massively successful, do not set ambitious goals
He has mentioned on an HN comment that they are using it internally, but isn't allowed to disclose how.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17191454
When it was physical stores, what mattered was shelf placement and magazine reviews. Which, by the way, were worse by far than anything Steam will ever do in terms of being based on merit.

I acknowledge that the risk to developers from changes to a black box algorithm are significant - but as a steam user the only thing I care about are "top sellers" (under £5) because that's where I'm occasionally likely to find a good game on sale.
Not disagreeing with your point about STL classes having a tendency to make egregious allocations (heck, a lot of them are fundamentally designed around using allocators for pretty much everything), but the fact that they’re often complicated templates is totally orthogonal to that, and I think it’s disingenuous to say that there’s a causal relationship between the two. If anything, templating encourages statically-verifiable, compiler-enforced code invariants and outputs, which can be pretty darn nice for embedded.
IMO, the bladeRF is more of an alternative to USRPs, and the HackRF is more of a hacker tool.
Also, why are people fighting so hard to insist that memebers of a pre-industrial society got 12% of their calories from animal sources (including meat)?
You're on the right path, I think. It's the same thing I do with my "I may be wrong, I'm often wrong" anti-affirmation. I'm training my mind - and training the minds of people I work with - to recognize my fallibility in advance, so it's not such a shock when I actually am wrong. Because yeah, I'm often wrong.

And for my own purposes, recognizing the possibility that I might be wrong in advance, and being comfortable with it, heads off a lot of wasted effort from defending my wrongness.
Well, well. You still have a lot to learn, my Padawan. The better answer is not "that's odd" but "we'll see". ;-)

http://buddhistinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/12/well-see-zen...
There's a Chinese factory that will make you almost anything imaginable some legally some illegally (violating IP or regulations). It's not part of a conspiracy that there are also illegal drug factories.
DriveSavers claims it can break into any locked iPhone
Which is what Oath probably wants.
Won't this work while the card's still in your wallet, and the phone is in the hand of the person behind you?
One branch of statistics is about understanding the past. Statisticians are very much interested in predicting the future and have methods that look nothing like ML.
As far as I know, PhysX doesn't offer x64 libs unless you pay. I couldn't even find a torrent. But this was years ago so it could've changed.
PlanGrid (YC W12) | San Francisco, CA or REMOTE | iOS Engineer, frontend, backend, machine learning | Onsite, Full-Time | https://www.plangrid.com

PlanGrid is the world leader in construction productivity software. We created beautiful, easy-to-use products for all phases of the construction process which are used on more than 1 million projects around the world, building a massive and accurate history of every jobsite through everyday use.

The PlanGrid Labs team lives in the intersection between advanced technology and the construction industry. We focus on quickly building prototypes, getting rapid customer validation, and understanding the future technology trends of the construction industry. As an engineer on the team, you’ll get a deeper understanding of rapid product development and ownership in the projects you work such as:

- Using Machine Learning to build an automatic photo labeling system

- Exploring new platforms for PlanGrid such as AR and VR.

- Investigating deeper integration with drone manufacturers and PlanGrid

- Building out deep data visualization reporting system for customer data.

- … and other exciting projects that you will help us discover...

We are hiring for the labs team for the following roles:

- iOS engineer (Swift + ObjC)

- Backend engineer (Python)

- Frontend engineer (React)

- Machine learning engineer

- Data analyst

Descriptions of the roles can be found at: https://jobs.lever.co/plangrid/

Reach out to us with your resume to recruiting (at) plangrid (dot) com and mention "Labs" in the subject line.
Interesting. For me it's the opposite. I'm not saying I do sloppy work for clients, but the gold-plating really happens on the product side. For consulting projects the decisions are usually more pragmatic and get-it-done oriented.
Source code to Leisure Suit Larry 1, unique, collectors, Al Lowe, 1987
I believe you're correct. Also, we've been churning out CS graduates and coding bootcamp graduates like crazy, so the bottom of the labor market is the only place where supply may meet or exceed demand, while the top (highly experienced) is still a pretty thin pool (relatively speaking)
Data Pixels Playground v1.1.0
Announcing Pixels Playground v1.1.0: https://github.com/gmattie/Data-Pixels

Data Pixels Playground is a cross-platform Electron application (Windows 64-bit binary here: https://github.com/gmattie/Data-Pixels/releases) that can be used to create pixel art programmatically.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

New Features:

- Added setting for automatic code execution - Code can now be run automatically when changes are made by selecting the option in the settings panel.

- Added image controls and info labels - Compiled images within the Frame View can now be moved, scaled, and/or reflected using either the mouse/wheel, HUD controls or application's View menu items.

Maintenance:

- Updated ./build dependencies - Updated all build dependencies to the latest versions (including Electron, Project Foundation and Gulp) and implemented ESM modules to refactor and share constants between the Main and Render processes.

- Refactored code - Moved File logic into its own module and refactored Sass code.
How do Zachtronics games get the word out?

Is the game good ? Are the people who have played it mentioning it to everyone they know and don't know in social media, because it's so much better than others? If not, is there a niche that would be interested in playing this?

I mean, if I haven't yet got the time to play, say, #5 best game in some niche, then I'm probably not that interested in #15, and hearing about #50 would simply be unwanted spam. The function of some curation or recommendation engine that I want is to act as a gatekeeper, to direct my attention to the best games in such a niche and away from merely decent, okay-ish games in the same niche, no matter how their developers might want to reach me.
16 of the world's best coastlines
The new features of Fortran 2018 [pdf]
that was 1 doc out of many on http://download.nvidia.com/open-gpu-doc/

multiple docs have been updated in this past year
Ask HN: Convince me that TypeScript is better than JavaScript
I recently started working at a company whose legacy project was built in .NET/Angular, so the codebase is largely written in C#/Typescript. My first project is built in React, and the other developers are convinced that we should continue developing in Typescript. It just so happens that the combination of tools we're using is not too conducive to Typescript code, and I end up spending most of my day wrestling with the tooling rather than building React components. That may be because I'm new to Typescript, but that's not why I'm posting this question here.

I've asked the other devs why they think we should continue using Typescript, and no one has been able to convince me. I'm not a stubborn person, and I'd really like to understand the benefits of typed JavaScript enough to be swayed into using it, but I haven't heard a single convincing argument as to the benefits of spending time on the cruft that Typescript adds to my code, or the benefits of spending time getting all the tooling to work properly so that I can get some real work done.

That's where you come in. Convince me.
I assume the parent comment's reasoning is, roughly:

The War on Drugs was, from one point of view, essentially a soft invasion of central and south American countries; we sent DEA and military "advisors" to burn the crops of farmers while the CIA treated narcos like Soviets.

Indisputable that, eg, yes mexican farmers were growing kush (or making coke, etc) at the behest of powerful cartels. They were totally doing that.

It did not spend as much effort on why and how drugs became what they are in our own country; laws had disproportionate impacts on some communities; treatment was the refuge of the privileged. Slaking the need for drugs is more than border enforcement, from this perspective.

So yeah, some dope comes from point A to point B, so stop it from making it to point B, but also look at what's going on at point B to fix the problems that aren't trafficking.
Changes to Seattle's single-family housing laws would improve affordability
This is textbook gaslighting.
DeviantART is probably the closest alternative, but with more focus on the individual instead of the interaction between people
ARMOUR Communications | Security / Developers / Operations / Support | London, UK | Salary range: £35-70k + options + bonus + biscuits | Full-time | ONSITE

We build mobile secure communications apps for finance, government, defence and enterprise; our main product is like a government-certified Whatsapp (but where you can run it on your own servers to satisfy GDPR) and we also do Push To Talk and we’re working on some sexy new product areas.

We’re looking for like-minded people to join us in a variety of roles:
- Cyber-security architects/engineers (hands-on fixers, not theoreticians!);
- Android, iOS and Windows 10 native client developers;
- Full stack / back end developers who can deliver a shiny UX as well as in-depth server-side functionality, whether Java server-side or GoLang;
- Networking and Operations folks to install stuff with interesting customers and help them when things go wrong (including deft handling of PEBKAC issues).

We look for people who can work autonomously, deliver ahead of schedule, and not hum annoyingly when using headphones while working. You need to be dynamic, adaptable, experienced, with a strong existing knowledge in one or more of crypto (e.g. SIGNAL), networking, VoIP, SIP and stuff like that.

Armour is a 25-person company, growing fast, offering share options, bonuses, and a healthy dependency on chocolate biscuits and doughnuts. We’re also quite British, which is why we spell doughnuts the correct way.

Interested? Take a quick look at www.armourcomms.com then email us at info@armourcomms.com. (NO agencies, UK citizens ONLY please.)
Yep, that's basically been my boat. I've not lived in a high-cost city per se, but I've always had big sources of personal drag, partly by choice, partly not.
The build uses ninja for a long time now, the "Makefiles" aren't used with make anymore and instead use kati and there is a treewide effort of converting any makefiles into Soong specs.
It's too bad they didn't take off with gamers, but they were a rather niche product for even that market.
>I can confidently say I’m scam-proof today

Congratulations, you are _the_ perfect mark, one that is confident in not being one
"easily verifiable lies" - comments like this make me happy he's going to be a SCJ for the next 30-40 years
A victim of its own popularity: Scaling our CloudWatch integration
Prodigy | San Francisco, CA | Onsite | Full Time | Email rahul [at] getprodigy.com

Prodigy is a venture-backed startup building the future for car buying. We're a fun-loving, hard working group of dreamers who believe anything is possible with the right team.

We just closed our third round of funding and we're backed by some of the top investors in the valley including SV Angel, 8VC, Battery Ventures, Tuesday Capital as well as numerous automotive industry veterans.

We're literally tripling the team size in the next six months, come be part of a rocket ship!

Hiring for:
Engineers (3-7 yrs experience),
Senior Product Managers (5+ yrs),
Director of Marketing (5+ yrs),
SDRs, AE's and much more
https://angel.co/prodigy

Perks:
Competitive salary and meaningful equity options,
Top-notch health, dental, vision benefits,
Flexible vacation and leave policy,
Catered lunches and unlimited snacks/beverages,
Regular team events, happy hours and off-sites,
Prime location in downtown SF
Olive oil is relevant:

The word "linoleic" derived from the Greek word linon (flax). Oleic means "of, relating to, or derived from oil of olive" or "of or relating to oleic acid" because saturating the omega-6 double bond produces oleic acid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleic_acid
>future predictions.

But what is a future prediction really? You have a model and a dataset (possibly generated by previous input to the model), and then you ask it "IF x then what, IF y then what."

It's the exact same thing as turning data into an approximate line, and then inputting data into the function to predict the output value, within a certain confidence.
Vanta (YC W18) | San Francisco | Full time, onsite

Vanta is security-in-a-box for technology companies, covering everything from laptops to infrastructure, and using a suite of simple, effective, and easy-to-deploy tools.

We're in closed beta, we're growing revenues, and we've yet to have any customer churn.

We were part of YC’s W18 batch.

## Generalist software engineers

We're looking for experienced software engineers who can take ownership and drive development of large product areas. Joining Vanta means seeing everything, helping to build the team, and shaping Vanta's culture from the earliest stages.

## Why join Vanta?

If you’re interested in starting a startup eventually, you'll get to see a startup get built from the ground up at Vanta.

## Our stack

Typescript (node and React), Docker, Terraform, Go (Golang). We also use (and admire) lots of open-source security tooling like Osquery and BeyondCorp.

## More info

More about us at https://vanta.com/jobs

## Applying

Email us! founders@vanta.com
Are illustrations depicting underage sex really illegal in most of the West? Possession/distribution/both? That's shocking/scary to me if true.
I don't think this makes you a gullible person. I think it means you are a helpful, empathetic person. That the world has a number of bad actors does not mean you should change.
It’s always interesting when people think the initial idea of a strong state government and weak federal government was such a great idea, without acknowledging that the US existed under that regime for some time, realized it didn’t work well, and moved on. Those who don’t study history and all that.
It would be great if someday those who want to "make a change" or "progress" society understood that succeeding at actually changing their neighbors' minds is more effective than succeeding at getting laws passed that confiscate their neighbors' wealth so that some government program may or may not end up being effective at getting to their end goal. The effort to defend political tribes is so high - imagine if it was used to help create a natural demand in various markets to achieve a given outcome.
Or, it could be defined as the opposite:

An emulation presents a replica of something else's outward observable behavior.

A simulation runs a specific internal model, which generates some gestalt behavioral results.

An emulator might simply mimic surface-level behavior directly, or use an internal simulation in order to generate it from first principles.

There really isn't a hard and fast agreed-upon definition of these terms in software, but these seem in tune with their non-computing definitions.
That's a solvable UX problem. Admittedly, it's a UX problem that Mozilla has struggled with trying to build a UX that is trustworthy for both inexperienced users and power users alike.

Most browsers already have highly separated threads/processes for different tabs for performance reasons alone, but also cross-tab security issues. In most cases the technical difference between two tabs in the same window and two tabs in different windows is minimal. Technical differences in profiles such as different data folder on the hard drive is even already a part of Firefox's container tabs.

There is definitely an experiential difference, but a lot of the same signifiers (different themes / different "title" bars / etc) can be brought in and applied to multiple tabs in the same window, switching with tabs themselves. Or perhaps new UX signifiers might be developed that work better in a mixed tab space. It was encouraging that Mozilla was experimenting in that space, at least, even if what they built they weren't entirely happy with user studies of it. Again, the fundamental issue should be solvable with enough applied UX. We likely haven't discovered the solution for that yet (especially not one usable by novice users), but its still something interesting to continue to research and something that I hope is continued to be researched.

(PS If you are worried about getting fired over your dirty laundry, I'm not sure airing it in cleartext on HN is exactly the right idea either.)
Yeah, I should have clarified: most games using Unity or UE4 are using PhysX, since that's what these two engines are using out of the box.
On modern OSes C ABI is largely irrelevant.

ChromeOS, Android, Windows/UWP, Fuchsia, ...

C ABI is a actually the OS ABI, when they happen to be written in C and expose syscalls in C.

As for C in 50 years, it depends how much we keep on using UNIX.
Or can we conference call to connect and explore these things further?
It's usually given as an intramuscular injection. The intranasal form works, but is not quite as effective (though avoids the potential for a needlestick injury to the provider).
Why the fuck would anyone pay for a highly qualified pharmacist to fill tylenol when patients can just buy the regular kind in the drug store and take 1.5 (or whatever the prescription is for)?