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Software Developer at Appington - (Silicon Valley or telecommuting/remote, full or part time)

Appington is looking for a software developer to help evolve the core Appington Audio platform and associated infrastructure. We are also open to interns or junior developers if this describes you in a few years.

You:

* You are a generalist able to tackle a wide variety of problems and opportunities that come our way

* You thrive in a startup environment (lots of uncertainty, few processes or infrastructure)

* You love dealing with multiple programming languages, heterogeneous mobile clients, web services, networking, analytics, databases etc and plumbing them all together

* You like rapid development, quick turn arounds and responding to changing requirements

* You feel right at home with iOS, Android and other mobile operating systems

* You like digging into analytics data

* You enjoy doing something that nobody else has done before

Us:

* We are the pioneers of mobile audio platforms

* We value the user experience

* When people hear what we do, it changes what they think is possible for mobile apps

* Python is our main development language on Macs and Linux

* We like open source, and open source our work where possible

* Mobile clients use Java & C (Android), Objective C (iOS) and HTML5/CSS/JS (web)

* Some technologies we currently use are MongoDB and Google AppEngine

* Some tools we currently use are vim, emacs, git + Github and Trello

Check out http://www.appington.com/jobs or email us at hireme@appington.com
San Francisco, CA or Tipp City / Dayton, OH

Sociable Labs has several open positions on both the engineering and the marketing sides of the company.

Our product brings social features such as commenting, passive and active sharing, and top "x" lists onto media and e-commerce sites. We have a solid system and a rapidly growing base of customers who love our product.

We have a fun team, great benefits, and an enjoyable workplace. Our approach is analytics-driven and we're working towards Continuous Integration.

I do primarily JavaScript, so I can mention a couple of the recent changes: we now use a node.js powered build system for our JS files, pre-compiled handlebars templates for client-side rendering, and we use feature detection to only load on browsers with localStorage and CORS support. (This works out to IE 8 and newer on the MS side.)

See more info at http://www.sociablelabs.com/careers/ or email nathan @ [company site] if you're curious about anything.

Sociable Labs also hosts the Tipp JS meetup, so if you're in the Dayton OH area, please stop by even if you're not interested in working with us! http://www.meetup.com/tipp-js
I put Ubuntu 12.04 on a Lenovo T410. It's not thin and it's not that speedy, particularly when it comes to 3D graphics performance, but everything worked out of the box with absolutely no configuration or fuss, and on that basis I would recommend it.
>Amazon does currently have to pay for the somewhat expensive delivery of single items to your house or place of work, so it's not all good.

I assume this is at least partially cancelled out by not having to deliver items to stores.
I have often wondered: where do dying birds go to die?

Except for roadkill, I don't see dead birds. I'm guessing under some shrubs, where they hide away weakly?
system 76
There are fields, Neo, endless fields...

I, for one, welcome our vat-grown replicator meat overlords.
SEEKING FREELANCER - Germany/London - Remote

Full stack wizard, understanding scalability, but I'm really just looking for some small contracting position, or if needed a quick MVP that I can bash out in 1/2 months time.

"has come up with more projects in 48 hours than anyone else."

* PHP(not starving just yet, but might consider) / RoR / Java(see PHP) / Javascript / Backbone.js

* IOS advanced / Android basic / phonegap guess somewhere in between, but prefer to stick with Web stacks

* VHDL also a possibility (yes, really :p), native extensions to Ruby, you get the drift

* PostgreSQL / MongoDB / MySQL / Riak / memcache / Redis some other stuff

* EC2 Scripting

* facebook graph, and any other REST api you can come across

* realtime web stuff

* RabbitMQ

* custom merchant solutions

* server provisioning with chef, but could proper learn puppet if you need me to.

http://reza.jelveh.me for contact info
You aren't obliged, but it would be nice to read some explicit counterarguments and some strawmen exposed.

Given your strong opinions about the piece, at least rebutting the worst part of the article should be easy and not take much effort. It would also make the thread more interesting.
Berlin, Germany, (remote possible, while on location preferred)

Webcred is hiring to expand their team to accelerate the collaborative consumption movement.

Our focus at Webcred is really to make people trust each other more, because we believe that the world would be a better place if we use our resources more efficiently by sharing with each other. That is why we are building tools to allow p2p marketplaces build more trust in their communities, as we see trust or the lack thereof as a major roadblock.

We are a very young, but driven startup that is starting at Startupbootcamp Berlin this week. One of the founders grew up in Berlin, a great city to have a perfect work-life balance, but we also have been involved in the Boston scene and believe we can bring the best of both worlds together.

We are an all-technical team with allround-capabilities, working on a Rails/Neo4j Stack and looking for people that could help us on the development side, but really, we want to talk to any of you who believe in our mission that a world where people can trust each other is a better world and a world worth building. And on the way, have loads of fun with us.

Please contact me at nam@webcred.co with anything, I would be happy to talk to you.
Would users be able to replace the typeface on their own? Thinking back to 1980s Mac days when people could replace the System Font...
Mobilizing 3.9 Million People for the Environment
What about accidental touches?
I've been using two Dell laptops over the past 5 or so years with Ubuntu. Usually they work fine, but every release breaks some little thing that used to work before. Sometimes it gets fixed with an update, but more often than not you're stuck with an annoyance for the next 6 months, until it gets fixed and a new annoyance pops in.

For example, in upgrading Karmic my previously-working Intel graphics card was blacklisted for some reason; in the Pulseaudio release (Jaunty? Lucid?) I had to have "killall pulseaudio" bound to a hotkey because it shat itself so often; in Oneiric my previously-working AMD graphics card failed to update window titles, making the system unusuable; in Precise Compiz crashes every few hours and window previews don't work any more.

Basically, if you can configure your laptop to use as much Intel hardware as possible, you should be OK. Whatever you do don't get AMD graphics (I've been dealing with it for two years now and it's my biggest regret in my laptop) and make sure to get Intel wifi. Do a quick Google search for every piece of hardware just to double check, and you'll be OK.
San Jose, Santa Cruz :: Build FPGA design tools at Altera

Altera is one of the leading designers of FPGA devices in the world. I'm an engineer in the software team, developing mostly embedded design and instrumentation tools for FPGAs.

We are looking for software developers experienced or with a strong desire to learn about Computer Architecture, FPGA design, Digital Logic, Embedded Systems, and more, while at the same time developing engineering design tools in high level languages.

To give you an idea of what we do, these are some of the projects that involved me at Altera :

* Designed and implemented a high performance on-chip network that's used
in thousands of routers, base stations, and switches around the world.
* Created a hardware/software instrumentation framework in a mix of Java, C++, C,
and Verilog. This is the foundation for all the debuggers at Altera.
* Modified the GCC toolchain to add support for Altera's processors, like our
NiosII soft processor.
* Implemented a GDB Server from scratch in Java.
* Defined and implemented the pieces of an ARM CoreSight debug subsystem.
* Implemented infrastructure used in a C-to-Gates compiler.
* Spent hours hacking away with the tools and many of the available
development boards.

If the above sound interesting to you, then Altera might be the place that you've been looking for. Send me an email to sbrugada at altera.com telling me why you think this would be a good match. You should attach your resume too.
I'm currently running Crunchbang on Acer 14inch laptop with an i7 processor and 4gb ram, I removed the stickers so I don't know the model number but this machine runs like a beast when using Crunchbang. The distro is based on Debian but I'm sure ubuntu or any other GNU/Linux distro will work fine with it too. I'd recommend it, its pretty fun to use and portable too (14inch screen is just the right size for programming whilst also maintaining true portablity, you don't want to be running around with a 17inch laptop do you?). Also its pretty affordable too, I got it around 10 months ago for £550 which was a great deal
Show HN: All Facebook Offers on one Place
that's why they're hiring... someone's gotta fix the website.
One should note this is the first phone developed by Google under control of Motorola. When this is released, it will finally answer many questions about how much Google will influence them. This news about the lack of bezel is the first sign that Google might be willing to use Motorola as a test lab for weird innovation.
Are you "full of bullcrap"?
Yeah, we're using this to map hosts->upstream servers/redirects in a redis DB, and then there's no need for managing vhost files to add/remove/scale sites (or adding/swapping nginx servers). Writing code instead of config files is very powerful
Theano has an interesting description of the lay of the land as they see it, where they position themselves as a hybrid of numpy/MATLAB type numerical-computational tools and sympy/Mathematica-style CAS tools: http://deeplearning.net/software/theano/introduction.html#wh...
Cambridge, MA. Uprise Medical (http://uprisemedical.com)

Business Co-founder

We're looking for a full-time business co-founder that has a history of getting things done and is willing to wear many hats across the areas of business development, marketing, and sales. We are aiming to improve patient education in a meaningful way and we need someone to help us make it happen. We are currently participating in the Healthbox Boston accelerator program.

Uprise Medical is an early-stage company aiming to improve health outcomes by changing the way healthcare providers deliver patient education. If you've ever had a loved one with a serious illness, you'll understand the importance of our mission and why we're so obsessed.

Send me an email at amit (at) uprisemedical.com and let's talk.
> How does accidentally clicking a mobile ad lead to accidentally calling the vendor in question?

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http://media.admob.com/gmsg.js
Am I right in the assumption that you meant "SEEKING WORK"?
SEEKING WORK - Remote or occasional travel around Europe fine. Native British developer based in Warsaw, Poland.

Back-end jack-of-all-trades, concentrating on PHP/C#/MySQL, experienced with Apache/nginx/IIS, and general Linux admin.

A few sample projects I work on in my spare time, using PHP/Kohana/MySQL/jQuery:

http://tweetingmachine.com

http://campaignbar.com

http://interactwive.com

I'm very good at finding solutions to complex problems, enjoy rescuing projects in trouble, and like working with technology in general. I always chatting about requirements, feel free to drop me a line at tom@tbbpolska.com
Isn't Capitalism based on... capital? Investing in production in such a way that you increase your profit rate -- with the inevitable result being consolidation of capital, and therefore power over the means of production -- or in other words the consolidation of power?

With globalization this becomes an even more serious problem, because the entities that control the capital are extra-national. So from the joyful history of the East Inda Company to the merry state of British Petroleum today -- you have entities that cannot on the whole be held accountable to one set of laws, because no (functional) jurisdiction exist that cover their entire area of operations.

Even when regulation seemingly works, as with Microsoft, Netscape and the browser wars -- they fail. Microsoft won that one, despite loosing.
I'm the OP. If you haven't heard of Facebook Offers, they're like coupons businesses can post on their Facebook page. But, if you're not already a Fan, they can be difficult to discover - so we made Foibly. Appreciate any feedback!
Are you only looking for full-time people? I've been using neo4j for some non-production code at Mapquest and I'd love a chance to use it "for real", but I'm not in a position to switch full-time jobs.
And why is this news? It's only a remote management for torrent downloaders that are running elsewhere
Fly. It works very well for birds.
Rules designed to be broken also has the effect you describe. When everyone breaks the law daily in some [trivial] way, selective enforcement is enabled. If its [non-trivial], presumably its closer to black mail.
LUA ON THE FRONT PAGE

There is a god
Fulton, MD or REMOTE

Site Reliability Engineer at OmniTI Computer Consulting

The OmniTI Ops team is a flexible and progressive group. We work closely with developers, DBAs, and client groups to help them manage availability and performance in the midst of constant changes. We are not risk averse; instead we strive to understand why things fail and understand the true impact of those failures, so that we can empower others. Collaboration is a cornerstone, and we understand that being friendly and outgoing are keys to making that work.

See http://omniti.com/is/hiring/site-reliability-engineer
Not everyone invests. I recall some years ago when I was living in a bit of a moral vacuum. I was at UofT and I spent all of my spare time playing bridge, poker, and backgammon, for as much money as possible.

One night I had a chance to play an extremely plump pigeon, I think they call them "whales" today. He asked for various handicaps to narrow my edge, and we worked out something I thought was going to make me a lot of money. He then dropped the big kicker: He wanted to play for extremely high stakes, enough that if he got hot, he would bankrupt me.

Naturally, this dismayed me. Although I thought I could keep my cool and not "steam," I knew that being the better player, I wanted the chance to let the odds play themselves out, not subject my self to the possibility of a bad swing.

So I sought out a friend who had an extremely large and dependable cash flow. Would he back me in exchange for a share of the profits? We both knew I was going to win.

He turned the deal down. "I only bet on myself," he said. I was incredulous. Why turn down an extremely lucrative business opportunity? "I like knowing that I made my own money," he said. He didn't see investing in me as being the same kind of thing as running his various schemes and dealings where he had his own hands on the levers of commerce.

I'm not saying it's a better thing, but some people simply aren't that interested in investing, they like to bet on themselves.
It's more like they locked the doors and put police tape over someone's home for a year because a neighbor reported smelling pot nearby. No trial, no crime, and not even initiated by the police.
You manage it by being experienced in what you are doing, ironically.
Sure, whatever. It doesn't matter what "Capitalism" is. Evolution has made human-nature greedy. And all these systems (capitalism, consumerism, socialism, communism, anarchy, have one overriding commonality; they're implementors, regulators, and constituent parts are all human. Whom, in the aggregate, follow human-nature (by definition).

No matter what system you think we have (or should), what system they tell us we have, or what system people actually try to enact, human-nature morphs it towards greed.

And if you're irrationally alienated by the word "greed", feel free to replace it with the comfortable alternatives we've rationalized; "saving money", "efficiency", "winning", "being successful". They and others are all rooted in "getting the most for me" aka greed.
Sorry for the silly mistake on my part. Post is now corrected!
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Backend and frontend development, scientific apps.

I learn fast, have broad technical and domain-specific knowledge (i.e. medical,
financial, automotive aftermarket, wavelet applications) and several years
of experience working for startups in SV, business customers and large companies.

I'm capable of executing all stages of a project, starting from a customer idea
and ending on a ready product.

I usually do Python, Java, C, Django, Backbone, PostgreSQL, or whatever to get
the job done.

Remote only, I enjoy traveling.

Some of my stuff:

http://github.com/nigma

http://en.ig.ma/projects
So you're saying you didn't actually read the entire article... The data in the last 75% of the article were based on 70,000 organic signups split by beta/post-beta users.
SEEKING WORK - Germany - Remote
over 10 years of PHP experience,
Developed on CodeIgniter, Yii & Kohana frameworks
Developed on Drupal & Wordpress (core development, themes & plugins development), Multi site & Multi language (i18n) functionality .
Experience with MySQL, MS SQL & MongoDB
Developed with Joomla based websites

Programming with Source Control Systems (SVN, Git and sometimes Bazaar)
I am not sure on developing it, but I am good in crisis and can describe what goes through my mind.

A problem is realized. A sense of urgency develops. Assessing as fast as possible the severity, the higher the severity the less assessment needs to be done vs. moving to solving and acting.

Look for the root cause of the problem vs. effects and think of two or three routes of action, quickly. Think ~two logical steps down each route to rule out obviously bad actions. Then go with the one that is the simplest/quickest or has the best gut feeling (feeling of rightness). React.

The main thing for me, is when I get that sense of urgency, all self-concerns and distracting thoughts fall away to the process above. It is a directed panic on the inside, but to the outside observer, it looks calm and methodological. When I get to the react part, it is all I concentrate on. Panic drops for something like intense focus.

I don't know if this will help, but maybe doing similar processes for little emergencies will train your reactions for larger ones.
I'm jumping ship from an Air to a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon: http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x...

It's a standard Intel kit, so it should run Linux just fine. Unfortunately, roughly the entire stock bound for the US has been held up in manufacturing and isn't expected to be properly released for another two weeks.
Well, it's true that he worked with many artists and that others were also revolutionising the comic book form around the same period, but Gaiman really captured some sort of zeitgeist with the sandman series that opened up the field for those who came after.

Oh, you mean Armstrong. I think he just went to the moon and stuff.
Nice to see a blogger 'fess up to cynical link baiting.
New York, NY - {Backend || DevOps} Engineers - Node.js, Neo4j, Heroku, EC2

---- About us ----

Hello, we are FiftyThree (http://www.fiftythree.com/). We're the company behind Paper, an iPad app for freeform writing/sketching/drawing.

Paper has done well: among other things, it won this year's Apple Design Award for iPad, it's had nearly 3 million downloads, and it's used and loved by creatives at top-notch companies everywhere, including Apple, Nike, Pixar, and more.

But Paper is just the beginning for us. Our goal is to bring creation tools into the post-PC era, and we think there's a huge opportunity there. Mobile and tablets are changing everything.

We like to say that Paper is “where ideas begin”; we're now building a service to “bring ideas together”. Think something like a GitHub for ideas and creations. We have a great team of developers and designers spanning iOS and web, but we’re looking for 2-3 more developers to join us. That’s where we hope you’ll come in.

---- About you ----

We're looking for great backend or devops engineers to help us build this service. The role is flexible depending on your prior experience, passion, and expertise.

E.g. perhaps you love algorithms and performance engineering. Great — let's design an efficient activity feed for our users. (It's a fun graph problem.)

E.g. or perhaps you love devops and infrastructure. Perfect — help us setup a high-availability database cluster with master-slave replication.

E.g. or perhaps you love data and metrics. Right on — help us get great instrumentation and analytics in place so we can monitor early and monitor often.

Whatever your specifics, you'll work across a diverse set of tools. We currently use Node.js (and we write primarily CoffeeScript) with Neo4j (a graph database). We deploy on a mix of Heroku and Amazon EC2. And we use GitHub and Trello to keep track of it all.

You don't need prior experience with any of these directly, but you should have some history of building or scaling websites or services like ours. Even better if you can show depth and passion somewhere. Of course, strong engineering skills and an ability to learn quickly are a must.

You'll be just our second backend engineer, so you'll help set the tone for culture, process, and workflow. And if we succeed, you'll certainly help shape the company's future and direction, as well.

---- Sound good? ----

If this sounds interesting to you and you think you fit the bill, drop us a line at mailto:jobs@fiftythree.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

You can also learn more through our more general jobs page: http://www.fiftythree.com/jobs
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance

Mac OS X & iOS developer with 2 years experience working on the iOS App Store and 1 year working on the Mac App Store. I've been writing Objective-C & C on both platforms for just a little over 3 years.

My most recently completed project for a client was an iOS game called Slots Race[1], which just launched a few weeks ago.

[1] http://slotsrace.com/

Email: steve@infincia.com

Website: http://infincia.com
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!

re: Thinkpad X1 Carbon: looks like a great option! Thanks.
I don't think this would surprise anyone who has seen how mobile ads are implemented, especially in games.

What would be more surprising is if the accidental rate isn't actually much higher than reported here.
Best Buy (Minneapolis, MN) - Full time, strong in HQ presence required to start. Team growing quickly working on more flexible officing (west coast, remote) as we grow.

Best Buy is looking for an entrepreneurial minded Product Manager to be key part of our fast growing "Digital Experience Team" business; focused on producing a diverse array of Mobile and wider digital products; to help envision new digital tools to deliver Best Buy's strategic goal of 'making technology work for you'. This role will bring to life new digital products that empower consumers to learn, explore, and engage with consumer electronics across Best Buy's digital and physical touch points.

Official job post: http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/job/Richfield-Product-Line-Manag...

I am the hiring manager, willing to talk over email, phone, etc. No need to go through the machine to simply learn more. ben dot hedrington at bestbuy.com or http://linkedin.com/in/benhedrington