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Unmortgage | London, United Kingdom | Frontend, Backend & Data Engineers (all Senior) | Full-time | Onsite | https://unmortgage.com

Millions of people are stuck in the rent trap, with no way to own a home. At Unmortgage we are reinventing what it means to own, and buy a home.

We are taking the old, manual, painful process of buying a home and dragging it into the 21st century. As we buy the home with our customers instead of the banks, we have the flexibility to build a product that actually works for real people!

We are looking for people to join us as a small, well funded early stage company and help us grow on this journey to home 1200 people in the next 2 years

We work in an Agile (XP+TDD) team in Angel, London. The Stack is React, Python running on Kubernetes in Google Cloud. Everyone gets their hands dirty and there are no silos allowed.

I would love to hear from passionate developers who believe in making a difference - you can reach me at josef@unmortgage.com. If you have any specific questions about the front-end roles you can ask chee.diep@unmortgage.com and nic.west@unmortgage.com for the backend.
The article also mentions that the ice scraped away 1.9 to 3.1 miles of crust, so this period includes a lot of time before snowball Earth.
If complexity is increasing you are going in the wrong direction unless that complexity maps directly to a real problem or constraint domain.

Cryptocurrencies are just simple accounting systems and they run on general purpose computers, so no and no.

I don't think this whole direction works unless you can find an approach that doesn't add much complexity or even simplifies things in some way. I feel the same way about byzantine proof of stake schemes.

This is definitely an engineering intuition that I have, but I think I can ground it to some extent in thermodynamics and learning theory. If the universe isn't mandating complexity, it's superfluous.
> epic drops in wow

Which was a feature in games before WoW but isn't a pay to win mechanic as you can not pay for "drops". WoW for the longest time refused to have a real money gold shop as was more that people were buying in game gold from 3rd parties anyway so might as well make a safe way to do it (which isn't a direct cash for gold transaction, more that another player has to buy your game time token, but that will usually happen within 30 mins).

As for hearthstone I would lay the blame more at Magic: The Gathering Online personally (though not the first), but I see you point that the game has very popular and became the "cardboard crack" that IRL Magic was (Atleast with Magic: The Gathering Online you could trade / sell your online cards with others until you piss off WotC and they nuke your account).
Oh I missed that, thanks.
It currently takes several weeks to spin up a Stellar validator. Last time I checked, you needed several days to a week to do the same for Ethereum. This has probably not improved. Both are growing rapidly and it's becoming a problem for adoption.

Both have on disk data well over a TB. And it's early days. This stuff is getting progressively less feasible to run for normal users as more users start using this and start adding their own transactions. Long term, sharding is not going to be optional.
Can Silicon Valley Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Pentagon?
A* is very simple.
Fresh4cast | Python Developer (£28kpa + share options) & Senior Data Scientist (£36kpa + share options) | London: Spitalfields | Full-Time | ONSITE

Fresh4cast is an early growth-stage company transforming the fresh fruit and veg sector by providing accurate, real-time forecast-as-a-service across the fresh produce supply chain. We are looking for a senior data scientist to come and take over from the CEO and lead/build our data science team, and a full-stack Python developer to join our CTO in building the platform, and delivering to customers.

You will be our fifth and sixth team members, so we're looking for people looking to develop their career quickly over the next few years and want to be at the heart of a growing startup.

We are currently profitable, and are seeking to expand our successful platform rapidly in 2019.

Tech stack: AWS, MySQL, Python/Django backend with plenty of Pandas. Python/Keras Data Science and Typescript/d3 frontend.

To apply please send an email introducing yourself and a CV to member@fresh4cast.com.
I assume it’s GBP? If it is, you should make that clear. I think most people here assume USD if it isn’t otherwise said.
The only Choose Your Own Adventure book I had was "Inside UFO 54-40". The objective was to reach the paradise planet called Ultima Thule. Looking through all the pages in the book, there was a page for Ultima Thule, but working backwards there didn't seem to be any page "linking" to it. I assumed it must have been a "bug" (I'd had several low budget paperbacks with missing pages or other assembly errors by that time), but only found out relatively recently that it was actually a "feature": "As the series progressed, both Packard and Montgomery experimented with the gamebook format, sometimes introducing unexpected twists such as endless page loops or trick endings. Examples include the 'paradise planet' ending in Inside UFO 54-40, which can only be reached by cheating or turning to the wrong page by accident"[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure
Lets compare. Chrome has never showed me ads. Most developers target Chrome and you're less likely to experience issues. Chrome is also open-source (BSD) as Chromium, and I can use a fork (such as Vivaldi, MS Edge, Opera, Brave, or Ungoogled Chromium) if I have an issue with upstream.
Even if so: the relationship between page conversion and revenue is not direct. You don't know whether the lost leads were high quality, nor whether they were reacquired through other means.

Ultimately though the issue is more fundamental: you can't make assertions about performance without publishing actual figures. All we have to go on is the author's assertion that the test methodology was sound and the results were out of the bounds of chance. That's not really enough.

I have worked with many, many teams who earnestly believed they were running "scientific" MVTs, with solid statistical analysis free of bias. They weren't.
We really need some form of frictionless micropayment system that goes directly to the publishers.

I would gladly pay for ad-free web content (for example, NYT and WSJ) if they made it possible for me to pay them via a consumption based model instead of trying to force me into an expensive yearly subscription.
None of the things you listed would seem to indicate anything about your ability to employ a rigorous approach to software development equivalent to what a credentialed civil engineer does with roads.

A civil engineer is not credentialed because they took physics and DiffEq. They are that because their field has defined a body of knowledge and rigor that has been shown to adequately protect the public within a narrow band of services.

I am not aware of any such effort anywhere in software, which is why many engineers consider the whole notion of “software engineering” to be a farce.
Indigo Agriculture | Back-end, front-end, DevOps, PM, Data Science, Computational Biologist | Boston, MA | Full-time | On-site | https://www.indigoag.com/join-us

We're the fastest growing unicorn you've never heard of [0].

Indigo is revolutionizing agtech by offering better crops to farmers through technology. Agtech is one of the most underhyped technology trends [1] and we're serving a multi-trillion dollar marketplace services industry [2].

We're growing so fast that we have to add 35-50 engineers in 2019. Back-end, front-end, devops, data science; you name it, we need the help (including PM and UX roles - see all of them here: https://www.indigoag.com/join-us ).

Our tech stack includes AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (DevOps), Postgres (DB), Node & GraphQL (back-end), React & Apollo (front-end), and Python (data science / comp bio).

We also offer incredible perks. Free lunch (a rarity in Boston), massive commuter benefits (both MBTA and bicycling), fitness reimbursement, ample vacation; we really focus on and believe in both health and sustainability.

I'd be happy to tell you more, so feel free to PM me and I'll personally refer you to the company.

[0] https://www.builtinboston.com/2017/09/26/agtech-startup-indi...

[1] http://stateofstartups.firstround.com/2018/#trends-and-takes

[2] https://andrewchen.co/how-marketplaces-will-reinvent-the-ser...
Pexels | Full-Stack Ruby on Rails Developer | Remote | https://www.pexels.com/

Pexels is one of the biggest, most loved and fastest growing free stock photo sites in the world. We help millions of creators to easily build beautiful products and designs by connecting them with talented photographers. Photos from Pexels were used by companies like Forbes, Buzzfeed, Facebook and many more.

Work on a product that is used by millions of people and have a huge impact on our company, the product and our users!

# Your Profile

* 3+ years of development experience with Ruby on Rails, SQL, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3

* Strong understanding of Rails, best practices and conventions

* You know how to build large-scale Ruby on Rails applications

* Experience with React Native, MySQL and Elasticsearch are a plus

# Your Tasks

* Build new features for Pexels and take part in product decisions

* Help to improve our technology stack

* Build a product with an amazing user experience that makes millions of designers, writers and programmers happy

Please get in touch with us through AngelList (https://angel.co/pexels/jobs) and include your CV, Github profile and anything else that helps us understand that you are amazing.
I don't know that it's quite similar though: advent's day 15 is about replicating exactly the algorithm used by the system designer, except using a somewhat hand-wavy description. Because of the testing methodology/system, it adds a lot of complexity to the task of aggro/pathfinding.
Functional versus Unit Organizations (2016)
I built my first product: Flip a Coin Today!
I think the whole LinkedIn angle was a vehicle to get the author's points across, and they are a realistic experience on the platform. The entire model seems to be built on company loyalists pushing their employer's latest "innovations." I don't think anyone in the real world assigns any importance to LinkedIn profiles.
Hello Hacker News!

In 2018 I graduated as a front-end developer, and in my head has been the idea of ​​building this mini app/game to demonstrate my skills as a front-end developer.

I researched many current options to flip a coin on the Internet, all the options work but do not have a very good design.

So I built Flip a Coin Today! with design in mind. Flip a Coin Today! is a mini app/game that helps us make decisions between two things.

It was exciting to build my first product after graduating, and my goal is to be able to get my first job as a junior front-end developer.

I wish you could take a look.
Thanks.
Something you can try: exercise. Really. Get tired. It may work for you too.
Ambrosia has been effectively dead since 2013 when they laid off their entire staff.
Yeah, but those aren't going to destroy a structure, just put holes in it the way they put little holes in the surface. You can look at the moon landing videos and see surfaces that have been consistently flat and undisturbed at scales greater than cm for billions of years.
I've never been a big fan of start pages, even (or especially?) those with supposedly personalized content. Bookmarks are fine, but tiles showing most frequently visited sites seems like a pushy way of forcing the user use bookmarks, and I'm not really into that kind of user manipulation. Like this case, these personalized start pages always seem like they're designed to give the browser creator access to the user's attention (impeding the use of the browser as the metaphorical dumb pipe). It always seemed that, as in this case, these pages would be the first place for the browser maker to sell access to the user's attention.

On new Firefox setups I'll specifically turn off all the splash page widgets and/or set the homepage to about:blank. The search bar in the middle of the front page is just a shortcut for the super bar anyways.
There’ve been some follow-up papers to Appel’s Compiling with Continuations over the years. The most recent one, Compiling with Contiuations, or Without? Whatever. [1] is pretty interesting — they show a direct-style functional IR with 2nd-class continuations, and describe how it can be used for both traditional SSA-style optimizations, as well as some optimizations that more naturally operate on CPS-style IR.

[1]: https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/rompf/papers/cong-preprint20...
The bus stops are for the surroundings of Krumbach, which probably means about one per village. I doubt it will be hard to discover them, especially because there are still signs for the buses there.
Uncountable | San Francisco (Onsite) | Full Stack / Front End, Machine Learning, Enterprise Sales https://www.uncountable.com/careers
Uncountable accelerates the innovation of the world’s largest manufacturers. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence techniques, Uncountable's algorithms get better material and chemical products to the market in half the time. We work with companies of all sizes, from innovative startups to Fortune 500 manufacturers.

Senior Full Stack / Frontend Engineers | $120k - $170k + Equity

---> Uncountable is looking for an experienced engineer who can spear head the development of the Uncountable Web Platform. The position is an 80/20 mix of front-end and back-end with the primary challenge being overcoming UX challenges.

Machine Learning Engineers | $150k - $220k + Equity

---> Uncountable is building a world-class machine learning team that can push the boundaries of what is currently possible with Bayesian optimization. You will have the opportunity to innovate in machine learning at a small startup.

---> This position requires experience with statistical learning theory and software development.

Enterprise Sales | $70k - $120k + Commission & Equity

---> Uncountable is looking for resourceful, scrappy, and driven professionals to grow out our sales and business development team. As a sales representative, you will be responsible for generating leads, pitching Uncountable’s AI platform to Directors/VPs, and closing enterprise deals.

These are all onsite, full-time positions in San Francisco, CA. Learn more: https://www.uncountable.com/careers

Contact: jason@uncountable.com
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What are those ways? Develop a separate search engine product where their primary revenue would be from ads there so they can release a web browser to track you more to increasse the reveneu from such ads that do not appear in your browser, but are aided by your browser?
Workday | Senior Full-Stack Developer | San Francisco | http://www.workday.com | ONSITE full-time

Workday is a large and growing (public with a ~$30B market cap) enterprise software company, and we're looking for skilled senior full-stack developers to join my Media Cloud team, part of our Employee Experience Technologies group, in downtown SF. You’ll be working with an agile development team to develop interactive multimedia features and more for Workday’s application suite.

Our team is passionate and curious, and looking for developers who are the same. We value our employees above all, and believe that a kind, collaborative, and diverse team will produce better products.

Workday's software suite includes HCM, Financials, Recruiting, Learning, and more. Our software powers the world's largest and best businesses, like Amazon, Netflix, Patagonia, Wal-Mart, Sony, Toyota, VMware, Visa, and Yale University.

Our most-used languages are Python and JavaScript, but you'll also end up touching plenty of other programming languages including Kotlin, Java, etc. We are looking for candidates with 5-10+ years of full-time paid software development experience. Note that, unfortunately, we cannot sponsor new H-1Bs or hire candidates with F-1/J-1 visas, so you'll need to be a US citizen or permanent resident, or have a current H-1B (or equivalent).

If you're interested, shoot me an email: charlie.stigler@workday.com

I'm a senior engineering manager at Workday with a startup background - would love to talk to you if this job description sounds like a fit. =)
Location: Hawaii
Remote: Required
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Go (Golang), JavaScript (React / Native, Vue), GCP, Postgres, Redis
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NnEx9P6o_pU-iEQBW5iW_5o0-M5uBjfO
Email: See simple puzzle below

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I'm an experienced full stack developer with my strength / expertise being on the front end. No, I'm not a UX/UI designer, but I do have some UX/UI sensibilities. I've shipped various apps from start to finish, ranging from non-profit to helping save the organization $millions annually. Also comfortable providing helpful, friendly guidance and 1-1s to newer or less autonomous developers.
Location: Massachusetts (Boston area)

Remote: Preferred but optional

Willing to relocate: Depends where, and for whom

Technologies: Common Lisp, Scheme, JavaScript (Node, Angular, some React), Java, Python, C, C++, Go, Linux, Android, BSD

Résumé/CV: upon request

Email: bitwize at gmail dot com

GitHub: https://github.com/bitwize/
Longform: The Bitcoin Cash civil war
Commits are programs
Tell your daughter that the exploding banana caught me. Next time I will not trust the monkeys.
I had to use a fountain pen in elementary and middle school in Austria and hate-hate-hated them. Switched to ballpoint pens in high school and finally got rid of the constantly ink stained fingers and dried up and bent tips. It's also when I switched back from writing cursive to printed letters.

I later retried using a fountain pen in university under the assumption that perhaps I've used too much force or I was using low-quality pens, but the result was still the same, minus the bent tip perhaps. Good riddance!
DuckDuckGo - Happy New Years! We are looking for candidates that are excited to join us in raising the standard of trust online (all positions remote and we do sponsor H-1Bs):

DuckDuckGo | Senior Mobile Application Developer | Paoli PA | REMOTE, VISA

DuckDuckGo | Senior Site Reliability Engineer | Paoli PA | REMOTE, VISA

DuckDuckGo | Technical Aqusition Manager | Paoli PA | REMOTE, VISA

More positions should be up soon!
The synthetic hormones in The Pill don’t break down either, they are steadily accumulating in the drinking water supply.
It was garbage when people with money who controlled the distribution channels decided to also manufacture music bands, because it allowed them greater control and less costs.

That all changed with the widespread availability of the internet.
It works without religion, too. I'm a parent of elementary age kids in California and I've seen both Minecraft and Fortnite completely demonized by people with no religious concern.

I've noticed that in many of these cases, the parent's conclusion is never "my kid needs help and IDK what to do," but rather it's always the object that's _external to the kid and parents_ that's at fault.
Mozilla representatives stressed that Mozilla didn't receive any money for integrating Pocket. They conveniently left out that Mozilla did receive money for referrals. The statement that the Booking.com ad "was not a paid placement" may be intentionally misleading.
The Atlantic's Science Desk: 83 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2018
I also wonder if this is one of the reasons some people think they know about their previous lives. Could it be some way for life to pass memories to the next generation for optimal survival?
You’ve got to make yourself available - case in point: your hacker news profile is blank.

How am I supposed to contact you? Many people will:
Read this,
Think: I’ll contact him
Look at your profile - no info,
Abort

You’re losing opportunities by not having profile, fill it out!

This is a metaphor for other things too - fill in your linked in, your Twitter, and think: anywhere else? Are you giving business cards out at the Meetup events?

I’m a sole dev in London too, and the above has worked for me
Zero-knowledge attestation
You do get all that today already. The various Cortex'es are supported rather well + gdb in combination with a JLink gives you the debugging interfaces you need.
Is it possible to live comfortably in Amsterdam with that kind of compensation? Do you offer equity?
> it's time to fork FF and get rid of all their garbage.

The nice thing about Firefox is that you don't even need to fork for that.

> Make Pocket optional

Go to about:config and set extensions.pocket.enabled to false.

> remove the (paid?) list of URLs that's apparently preloaded

If you mean the stuff that's displayed on new tab pages (like the snippet in TFA), you can get rid of it by changing "Firefox Home Content" at about:preferences#home .

> remove all of the phone home shit

I've deliberately enabled all telemetry, because I think it's data that Mozilla should have (check about:telemetry to see what they're measuring) but you can disable it under "Firefox Data Collection and Use" at about:preferences#privacy .

I agree it'd be better if Firefox came with a sane configuration by default, but the fact that you can change it at all makes Firefox a good enough browser for me.
> I know you're joking a little, but aren't the people that hold incorrect beliefs exactly the type of people that need an emotional way to connect to others (the opposites) that are informed to resolve these differences?

I agree whole-heartedly, and I've seen this happen a lot on Twitter (though clearly it is not the norm there, from what most people say). My point was more that you'll have to work pretty hard to find and attract people who actually need your platform, because being closed-minded is seemingly what got them into that mess in the first place.
I think you missed my point. I would be using google regardless so the data mining in the browser is kind of a moot point. So my choice becomes a browser with ads or a browser without.
The World, the Learner and the Questioner
I'll pit my anecdata against your anecdata: Magnesium supplementation didn't do anything for my insomnia. I used the magnesium glycinate formulation from reputable brands at appropriate dosages.
The defining Computer Vision trends of 2018
Continuum Intelligence
With type safety, at least it’d be less buggy than in JS.
Hey Jerry,
Interested in the position but where should
I DM you?
I think the laws are fine as long as they govern the words you use to describe your services and not the services themselves.
I responded to you, not because of any of the reasons you mention, but because I genuinely wanted to point out to you your mistakes. It appears I have done a poor job of it, and I'm unlikely to succeed with further tries.

So I won't try very hard, and you might pardon me for the brevity:

1. Flight can be a perfectly sensible alternative to fight, and isn't always cowardice.

2. Fear isn't the only possible reason to avoid an endeavour.

3. Not every offence is taken angrily.

4. Not every offence is taken for the same reason.

5. Taking offence isn't exclusive to any single group, let alone "cowards".

6. I am a "mean" boss who also has to deal with people you dislike dealing with, and even I agree I am being uncouth when I call someone names because of their ineptitude, or other technical reasons.

7. The downvotes you are receiving aren't necessarily only from people who fall into those two extreme characterizations you describe.

8. There are no big tears here, only downvotes and people trying to talk to you.

9. Explaining every downvote due to bad behaviour gets tiring, eventually; though, here I am, and I haven't even downvoted you, yet.