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Canvas Networks - New York, NY - Fulltime, On-site or remote

Canvas Networks is looking for an iOS Engineer to join a small, close-knit team building DrawQuest — iPad's premier drawing community. We're venture funded and backed by an incredible group of investors, who include Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, Founder Collective, Joshua Schachter, and Chris Dixon.

We're investing in mobile and tablet in a big way and are looking for someone to join our iOS engineering efforts. We're a young company with a brand new product, so this is a good opportunity to grow with us as we grow as a company, and a great time to join and make an impact.

We're tackling some interesting product and engineering challenges. To help us iterate and sustain momentum, we practice continuous deployment to the extent possible, which demands technical creativity with native Objective-C / Cocoa apps. On our backend servers, we ship upwards of twenty times a day — iOS development makes things more complex but it's an area we're interested in improving.

We ask a lot of our developers, but we offer a lot in exchange:

* Perks and benefits. Free lunch, an office arcade (3 cabinets!), competitive equity and salary with full benefits (health, dental, vision), take-what-you-need vacation.

* A great working environment, including whatever tools you need. Big monitors, the hardware setup you want. Sit-stand desks if you're into that kind of thing.

* A voice in product development. Decisions aren't made in a vacuum. Be a key player in building an amazing product.

* Transparency into the business. We review financials as a team monthly. Meetings aren't held behind closed doors.

Our office is in Union Square, Manhattan. If you don't live in New York City, we'll fix that.

http://drawquest.com/

Shoot us an email with your resume and portfolio to jobs@canv.as
The Thermo-Nuclear Photobomb (Why I decided to build KYUR8)
Scientists responsible for hedonometer release 'Dow Jones of Happiness'
How open are you to hiring people without distributed systems experience? I've interested in large scale distributed systems, but have no experience there. (I'm currently a functional programmer by trade, so I feel like there are a lot more MapReduce-esque insights left to be harvested.)
Outbox Technology is hiring (http://www.outboxtechnology.com). We provide ticketing services for major arenas including the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the O2 Arena in London, and the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Outbox offers the best ticket selling tool in the world. With signature interactive seat maps, 3D customized venue plans, one page checkout and the Linux Platform. Outbox engineers use state-of–the-art tools to develop the best browser-based ticketing tools. Our Linux platform leverages the power of the Python programming language to quickly develop new products and features. Our Information technology team manages our hosted platform in two secure data centers. This platform is built around powerful Linux and Windows servers connected to fully-replicated SAN instances and Cisco networking devices.

We are hiring in Montreal, QC, Los Angeles, CA, and London, UK. I work in the LA office and will be reviewing resumes for the Configuration Analyst (A L3-L4 Help Desk that requires knowledge of SQL and Python). Put that you found the job on HN in your cover letter.

http://www.outboxtechnology.com/career-opportunities/montrea...

* Software Programmer (Linux)

* Application Support Analyst

* System Administrator

http://www.outboxtechnology.com/career-opportunities/los-ang...

* Configuration Analyst

* IT Specialist

* Client Services Specialist

http://www.outboxtechnology.com/career-opportunities/london/

* Fulfilment Manager

* Client Support Specialist

* Configuration & Application Support Analyst
Austin, TX (On-Site or Remote with Occasional On-Site)

Ember Endeavour for the Effervescent

MyTennisLessons.com

A bootstrapped company with over $100K in revenue (and now a part of the Austin Capital Factory accelerator). One awesome startup house in Austin, TX. A boxer-pug puppy named Heidi Klum. And an awesome team of six friends and colleagues.

We run a marketplace where students can purchase lessons online or over the phone with a nationwide network of tennis instructors. SEO is our game and over 75% of our customers come from organic traffic. Why tennis? Our founders met on the University of Connecticut tennis team and have been instructors themselves. We ran the business manually and with thousands of static pages for a whole year while teaching ourselves to code and eventually adding another rails developer to the team.

Summer nears and our application has come a long way. It works. But we want it to do more than work. We want it to provide an amazing experience, for our students, for our instructors, and for ourselves as we continue to build, test, and iterate. We want an Ember App.

Here’s some reasons why:
-We sell lessons for individuals or groups of 2-6 in pre-set ‘lesson packages’, each with their own per-lesson-price. Which should be displayed as the student chooses their options. With one line of code.
-Our existing tennis court location manager and schedule availability features are just calling to be Emberified
-Happiness is a readable code base
-Page loads are for suckas
-And more

Think you can help get us there? Let us know. We’re a laid back group that enjoys working hard and generating value. Ideally we’d like to find another team member with some experience and looking to explore a new adventure. If you’re interested, send an e-mail introducing yourself and providing some links to code samples/contributions to michael@mytennislessons.com.

P.S. And yes, we know there’s other types of fitness professionals out there who could use a similar service. Coming soon to a website near you ; )
Google+ will be a fine replacement for Facebook when everybody gets the signal that FB has entered it's Newscorp-era Myspace phase. But there's another possibility: Facebook may end up leaving such a bad taste in people's mouths that it will be replaced by nothing. Both G+ and FB may fade away as the world collectively says "fuck this".

You might say I'm a dreamer.
The numbers you see externally are the same as the ones used internally to reason about growth, and a great deal of care has been taken to keep them accurate. Fake accounts are culled, and inactives or likely spammers aren't counted in the numbers.
SEEKING WORK - San Antonio, TX or REMOTE - keyston [at] conceptual-ideas.com

Full-stack software engineer with 7+ years of experience Specialize in Systems architecture at large scale.

Previous Startups (Lead Developer): http://www.pearanalytics.com http://www.pickgrapevine.com/

Languages: Python,PHP, JavaScript, Java, Scala,HTML5,Less

Frontend : JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery, Backbone.js, Handlebars),HTML5,Less,Bootstrap

Backend : Play!,Django,Kohana,Codeigniter,Node.js

Environments: LAMP stack, NginX, Linux

http://1lacrosse.com/custom-shafts/design-lab

http://ihaveinternet.com/portfolio/ http://github.com/cideas

Hourly and Contract(short/mid/long term) Jobs welcomed
Seems a bit harsh, eh?
Of course. The _whole point_ of _any_ ethical or moral principle is that it directs you to do things that are right even at some possible cost to yourself.

If you believe that standing up for your strongly-held beliefs will get you fired, you should look for a new job _now_. Sure, that incurs the trouble and uncertainty of a job switch, and possibly a pay cut (though perhaps less of that than you think). But if it means that you don't have to be ashamed of what you do all day --- it's generally worth it.
Where to start. Multiple pins supplying power to a die isn't done because they can't clonk a pair of big connectors in the middle. The resistance within the die would cause different ground levels and voltage drops if supplied at only one physical location. The PCB has much more space for "thick" copper traces (complete ground plane) and buffer caps to supply a stable voltage across the entire die.

Second, CPUs have a dedicated 12V rail on the MB since quite some time. It's plugged in right near the voltage regulators of the CPU.

Third, a GPU die also has multiple power rails and distribution over the die as CPUs. Given the insane power requirements and transistor count, they likely have even more. The same is true for other power hungry ICs, for example high-speed DSPs, FPGAs, image sensors and so on.

Fourth, PCI/PCIe can't carry hundredths of watts, it would not be cost effective to kit out PCs with heavy duty connectors and thick main board traces just because one or two slots may one day be used for a space heater. Thus another dedicated rail from the PSU.
>On the other hand, you can't manage what you can't measure.

You can't get feedback on what you don't measure. It doesn't mean you can't manage however. And the cost of getting that feedback can be lower employee retention, lower productivity (which is almost completely hidden from you near term), and false early returns (people tend to preform better briefly when you start to measure them, then go back to normal).
Is there any use in this for someone that doesn't use said fonts for development? Will having them installed locally prevent websites from loading them as needed, thus speeding up browsing?
This page is anonymous
Regarding H1B cap - there are some other types of visas which allow employement. So I guess those can be used as a temporary workaround until next year.
Have you looked at Bidsketch? http://www.bidsketch.com/
This is a bit of a open secret. I think many in tech think Google+ is a ghost town, and so the joke goes, the only people that use it are Google employees.

However, when I was looking around for 3D printer communities, I was surprised that there was a vibrant one on G+. While one data point is not evidence, it is an example that runs counter to the current prevailing tech wisdom that nothing happens on G+.

I think while G+ may not replace FB, the interface is great, and we may find social networks have other uses for groups besides what we do on FB.
CARTOON Friendship
1M/1M Incubator-In-A-Box Democratizes Business Incubation
Yes, but you still end up paying the additional costs for the Windows licenses (even if you're not using them).

Colin Percival (cperciva here on HN) maintains up-to-date FreeBSD AMIs for EC2, based on the Windows instances:

http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-on-ec2/
Full-time JavaScript Developer, London
Scirra (https://www.scirra.com)

We develop Construct 2, an HTML5 game engine which has been downloaded nearly 600,000 times in little over 2 years of our existence. Although we haven't been around very long, we're cash rich and have been operating profitably since day 1.

We need a talented Javascript developer to join our small team in Twickenham, SW London.

For information on how to apply, please see our webpage:
http://www.scirra.com/careers

We look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you!
I'd be happy if the Java updater would garbage collect old versions of Java after it installed a new one. How many versions does the average user actually need?
No, those things won't destroy America as all of those examples can be worked around and America can be rebuild.

But the people who have to rebuild her are people like the girl here - and without those people there may be a bunch of buildings in the geographical area that was once North America, but it will not be worthy of America.
Same here, for any N-way conference call it's easier to jump into hangout. We use it extensively at work, can't speak for other Google+ features.
I'm guessing you don't have a material Anglo-Saxon genetic pedigree, right? Way to whip-out the race card with no details deeper than: 1) explosion 2) arrest 3) school photo.

Your conjecture is an embarrassment to this community.
> Because automatic updating is a feature of CCleaner's business model, too. The paid version of CCleaner has automatic updates.

As a user of the free version of CCleaner, I'm almost certain it also has auto updates, unless they removed that in a very recent version.
“Well, He’s Not Going to Get Very Far”
Blue River Technology:

http://bluerivert.com/

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/10/agricultural-...

Agricultural robotics startup. Khosla backed. Just hired our 10th person.

Buzzwords: Computer vision / machine learning / real-time systems / some embedded / lots of mechanical / ROS / distributed systems / linux / C++ / Qt / boost / python / matlab / white board drawing / some tractor driving.

We want to make something that has as big an impact on farming as the tractor.

It is a nice, clever group of people and it's been a lot of fun working here. If it piques your interest, contact me through my profile.

Cheers...
Graceful stopping in Go
Adobe Flash updates are already an attack vector for some malware. My wife was presented with a "FlashPlus" installer to "update to the latest version of Flash" that looked exactly like Adobe's with the exception of the name. I'm still not sure what good fortune intervened to show me that particular installer before she hit "install".
Simply Studio / 17 Hats (http://simplystudio.com/) - IRVINE, CA / REMOTE (US/CANADA preferred)

We're looking for a senior web developer to join our team. We're building a fantastic one-stop SAAS app for one person businesses. It handles everything from invoicing, to contact management, to online contracts, to accounting and more. Over the past year we've built the initial version of the app for the photographers. It's been very successful and we're ready to move on to other industries.

This is where you come in! As we grow, we need somebody who can take care of building new front end functionality, as well as fix the occassional bug in our current feature set. The front end of the app is a single page app, using Sammy.js and Knockout.js. We built our own MVC framework that kicks ass, and is very easy to use.

We're looking for the person who loves coding challenges, and can figure out the best solution in a reasonable matter of time. A person who will work with our UX designer (who creates the necessary HTML and CSS) to implement the design. A person who understands that real businesses use our software on a daily basis and the importance of writing code that does what we expect.

You'll be joining a small but very experienced development and design team. We've been making scalable SAAS applications for over 15 years with over 10,000 clients. Since 2010, we've been using AWS for basically everything.

Skills & Requirements

Must haves:

- Great understanding of writing re-useable Javascript

- Understand JSON structures

- Experience with 'single page' web application

- Have written a jQuery plugin

- Know your way around HTML and CSS

- Tons of Ajax experience

Plus:

- Server side experience with MySQL

- Perl experience

- Knockout.js experience

- Amazon AWS experience

An interest in (small) business would be another plus.

About Simply Studio / 17Hats

We're self-financed and profitable. The position is available now, and it is possible to tele-commute. Currently our team is location all over the country and Canada. If you live in the LA area, you would still work from home (or your favorite coffee shop) but we'd meet up once a week or so to go over the latest developments.

There's always a lot going on, which means every day is different. There are always new challenges. With our current user base, it is very rewarding when you see the responses come in after you release a new feature or fix an existing issue.

If you love front end app development, we're the place for you!

Salary range, depending on experience, is between $80,000 and $120,000 (US Dollars).

Please drop us an email at jobs@simplystudio.com
[SEEKING WORK]

I am located in the UK but my clients span the globe.

It'd be more appropriate to say i'm seeking consulting opportunities. I work with ramen profitable and well funded start-ups as well as small businesses.

I help businesses with sales and operations. This ranges from identifying areas of innovation to improving productivity.

I help start-ups with their market positioning and digital strategy.

References and client testimonials available upon request.

More information on my virtual business card (mobile-friendly): http://krmmalik.com/me

I provide no-obligation, free initial consultations.
Google Glass, obviously, though in the future. And syncing Dropbox with my Android phone and Mac eliminates both SD cards and connecting cables. It still blows my mind that Dropbox is actually reliable, as well.
Performance Improvements Using Judy Arrays
Honestly, I'd love to write a native BlackBerry 10 app for you guys, if I were given the chance on a part-time/consulting basis.
I am aware of a fairly large employer that looks at any stay < 3 years as suspect.
Asana Launches Organizations
Now I am confused. I started looking into this, and Amazon claims they are not using HVM for windows instances, they are using a PVM driver. So in that case, running "windows" instances wouldn't help. But then, why are those freebsd amis intended for "windows" instances?

Edit: nevermind, the PVM drivers they were talking about are just to speed up IO, windows instances do have to be HVM.
Even if the headline had accurately described what this law does, it would have been easily solvable by letting employees report the names and accounts of their bosses to the social networks in question and having the social networks ban those users from using the social network for violating the terms of service. It would be comical if a CEO or manager requires access to an employee's Facebook account and the employee is compelled to give it to them under these laws and the CEO or manager then subsequently loses access to their own Facebook account. They'd backpedal pretty quickly as soon as they lose access to the photos posted by their friends and family.
>> Where we are going, we don't need keyboards!

At least on PCs, people are majorly opposed to using touch-screens (in the favor of keyboards...)

Poll with >2000 votes:

http://polldaddy.com/poll/6880911/?view=results

More than 400 comments, majorly opposing touch-screens on PCs:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-57581910-58/does-it-make-s...
You thought CSS was weak? Think again.
Donations can go right here: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate :-)
Some of us welcome systemd, and are sad that Ubuntu, for example, appear to refuse to use it.
Guys if you've got some spare cash I recommend putting a bit towards having FreeBSD working flawlessly on a single well-defined desktop platform (e.g. thinkpad). It doesn't need to be fancy, but the little things like suspend-and-resume need to work correctly without tinkering. That way if someone wants to run FreeBSD, you give them a straightforward starting point. At the moment some FreeBSD fans reluctantly turn to linux for these reasons.
This is interesting. I've been fascinated for some time about these little sub-languages (another one is the language used on road signs).

On a slightly different topic, as long as we're going to mention the idea that texting is ruining literacy, we should also mention that there is a good argument that texting is actually having an enormously positive effect on literacy. The fact that so many students are communicating via written words means that, in many schools, it is now impossible to be both cool and illiterate. Suddenly there is a huge incentive to be good at reading.

I have no idea how texting is affecting students with high levels of literacy, but I bet it is causing a significant drop in the number of students with very low levels of literacy. Does anyone know if this has been studied?
I've passed work to a few people here :)
Back when I was in college doing Java, Eclipse would throw up an error for unnecessary "else" statements. Ever since then I can't help but write it your way as well.
Nice way to ignore the big one.

It's less than one fifth of the age of CL, yet it has vastly superior libraries. Part of this is the Java interop, but at this point, even Clojure native libraries tend to be just better than CL libraries.

The reason for this is probably the common focus on good, sensible defaults and less on "everyone can easily roll their own". Having a set of basic, sensible data structures and abstractions that everyone share is not the same thing as "well, it's easy for anyone to do this". The idea that CL is flawless because it's so powerful that all flaws can be fixed by users is a disease, not a strength. It leads to a community where work is massively duplicated because all libraries are designed for a specific use, and every user needs to bend them to his uses.
You are more then capable of serving the fonts via https with javascript. See: https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/webfont_loader

Edit: Hmm, re-reading your question that may not have been what you looking for. I would still say yes, it would serve pages faster, as it would serve pages faster due to the lack of https connection to fetch the font.

Oh dear, I hope I'm helping. :/
SEEKING FREELANCER
Looking for a freelancer with strong iOS experience, with some comfort with OpenGL and/or game development. Contract work that could turn into full time. It's a plus if you're in the Bay Area, but not required.
Ping me at nemild@gmail.com with an app of yours that you're very proud of.
I've been taught by some pretty experienced engineers that in terms of readability, multiple return statements are a bad idea. Instead, you should conditionally set a return variable, and return it once at the end of the function. But I'm not sold.... what is HN's thought on this matter?
Is the site working?
This is a big step for Uber!
If websites are using the fonts correctly, yes.

However, it's not worth it for that use, and it's especially not worth it playing Pokemon (gotta catch 'em all!) with all the web fonts you see around the internet.

It is useful if you work on more than one computer and want to keep them synchronized though.
Plain HTML version:

https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2013
why I shy away from the Java community; pedantry about simple concepts

Agree.

Please note the cultural context. Java, XML, design patterns, and enterprise (CORBA, MQ) all hit about the same time. So there was a temporal grouping for all those things.

I started a design patterns study group about 15+ years ago. (It continues to this day. We've covered many other topics over the years, including SICP, concurrency, HTML5, computational intelligence, etc.)

There was no bigger fan of "design patterns" than me. Now, I think learning "design patterns" are a phase of a developer's maturity. Kind of like only a master jazz musician knows how to break the rules of jazz.

Unfortunately, it's hard to expunge (deprecate) bad ideas. For many, it's simply easier to get a fresh start by adopting a new language, tool stack, community.

Java is a pretty good language. What it needs is a do-over. What would Java look like today, following the original principles of the Oak Team?
Game worlds: Da Vinci and the Renaissance
But Ninite isn't redistributing the installer, is it? It's downloading it directly from Adobe's site when the user runs it, just like if the user were to manually download Flash.
Never used networking, and the last few jobs I've had were applied to solely.
Game Dev Tycoon out-pirates the pirates
At the same time as the official game's release, though, the developer decided to get the jump on its pirates. It released a cracked copy of the game to "the number one torrent-sharing site" itself — a copy of the game with a special Easter egg just for the illegal downloaders.
The comment you are replying to was obvious irony. Everything before the P.S. was pure sarcasm, and everything after the P.S. is a further indication of this fact.

Maybe you meant to reply to the GP?
FreeBSD is also participating in Google Summer of Code 2013, in case any students are considering applying to the program. The application deadline is May 3rd though (2 days from today), so if you are thinking about it you need to hurry:

http://www.freebsd.org/projects/summerofcode.html