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SEEKING WORK - Cologne/Germany or Remote

I'm an experienced full-stack developer, working mainly on

- backend (Python: Werkzeug, Flask, Django; PHP5; Postgres, MongoDB, Redis...),

but also

- frontend (jquery, angular.js, HTML5, CSS3, responsive design),
- real-world interaction (Tinkerforge, Arduino),
- mobile (Android),
- desktop (Java, Python)

I've build Restful APIs, crawler, single-page apps, mobile apps, desktop apps, dashboards, CRM tools, deployed CMSs, admin'd servers/cloud instances.

If you need help with something not listed, I can probably pick it up quite fast.

Don't hesitate to contact me, I'm sure I can figure out how to help.

thomas@misera.org

Some of my private projects: http://misera.org/#projects
Blizzard's made me laugh. I think the Google Pokemon map was funny. The celebrity photobombs on the front page of Google. These are nerds making these not standup comedians. Pretty much every internet April Fools gag is funnier than SNL these days...
Criminal laws punish violators equally; criminal prohibitions are not an inequality.

By the way, I know concern trolling is your schtick, but it just doesn't work out so well.
It kind of underlines the point though - most of these joke products aren't any more ridiculous than their real products.
Is that really a joke?
One size doesn't fit all [situations]. In my experience, open plans work when active collaboration is necessary by shortening the communication paths. They also work in the short term when everyone is focused on subsets of a common task. However, open plans are abysmal (again in my experience) when you need time to concentrate (most of my day when I'm programming anything non-trivial).

I hear the same tired arguments about fostering communication and the serendipitous meetings that spark great ideas. However, every single day and for at least 50% of the day, everyone in my open office either grabs headphones or runs away to another spot in the building when they need to get work done individually.

When I bring up objections, I'm told that I can work remotely or wear headphones. I don't see how forcing people to seek all sorts of ways to find privacy is any great recommendation for a purely open plan. If you spend the majority of your day talking and listening to others, I don't see how you can actually get programming done.

Edit: At this moment I can overhear conversations about opening day in baseball, April Fools day, SAP, reporting about inventories in Epicor, the weather, CNN, 3 people scheduling meetings and having phone conversations and one person trying to talk to our network provider. Not to forget, there are 2 people in the hallway complaining about personal issues and getting coffee. And an elevator that keeps beeping every few seconds. I can't wait to see what great idea all this is going to generate in my head.
Lyst Ltd - London, UK - http://lyst.com/careers

Lyst is a leading fashion marketplace - we partner with the world’s top fashion brands and stores to provide people with a personalised way to discover and shop for fashion online. From launch in 2011, Lyst is growing quickly and already generates tens of millions of dollars in sales for the hundreds of brands, retailers and publishers it partners with around the world. Lyst is backed by a range of all-star of investors including Accel (Facebook, Spotify), DFJ (Skype), and those behind Oscar de la Renta, Smythson and Tory Burch.

Behind the scenes we're python & machine learning fanatics. You may remember us from these posts:

Image Background Removal: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7340818

Color Detection: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7353102

We're actively looking for talented people across the business. We mainly need DevOps, QA, Front-end & Python engineers to work full-time, on-site in our London HQ.

Dev Blog: http://developers.lyst.com/

Contact me directly if you are interested in finding out more: steve@ly.st
NYC (and Glendale, CA)

YP is hiring for several tech positions. See: https://www.linkedin.com/vsearch/j?page_num=1&locationType=Y...
Hi Coolsbz,

Firstly a degree is good for getting a job, showing that you can stick to something for a number of years, and gaining a good network of friends who may provide future opportunities for you.

Notice I didn't say anything about learning.

What you learn at university will be obsolete.

About career development, I think it's important to think that your actual job isn't your job, but your 'job' is to get an ever better job. Don't expect your employers will care about your career, they are going to try and squeeze you for all that you're worth. Always be looking for new job opportunities even if you have a job.

If you think you will get a good job after the end of your degree then it may be worth grinding through it. If not you might be better to secure a job before dropping out and then keep looking for ever better and better jobs.

Good luck!
Unless working is a constant stream of asking silly questions then no this is a stupid idea. You can irc someone, look through their office window to see if they are busy or not.

> Those are "disruptions", yes

But that is a huge deal. I would say disruptions many time outweigh the benefits of open spaces.

> the company benefits from a balance of personal and team productivity.

Without individual productivity there can be no company success. If someone is constantly interrupting others then they probably need more focused training or a class.

Imagine you are surgeon and while you perform surgery you doctor buddy from across the hall comes in and asks you some question about how to hold a scalpel or something like that.
this reminds me of a neglected bookmark, the original rust compiler in ocaml from 3 years ago http://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/18b808/is_the_original...
> It's easy to buy your own domain name and use it with Google.

Consider historical context. It wasn't easy a decade ago.
Your Game Doesn't Need UDP Yet (2013)
I used to work in an office with a much more experienced programmer. It was great for me, but not so good for him to be peppered with the questions that I could have looked up in a reference manual(before Google).
OpDemand -- Boulder, Colorado

OpDemand makes Deis, the open source PaaS powered by Docker. Using Deis, software teams can deploy and manage applications and services on their own "private Heroku" that runs on public cloud, private cloud or bare metal.

OpDemand is looking for interns with a background in Linux System Administration to use and test Deis full-time. You'll join a tight-knit team of open source developers who are helping businesses succeed using cutting-edge technologies like Docker and Linux containers.

You will learn:

- How to deploy, manage and customize services and applications using Docker

- Concepts around distributed systems, operating system internals and low-level debugging

- How to contribute in an agile development and operations environment

Perks include:

- Level up your GitHub profile by contributing to visible open source projects

- Apple MacBook for work and personal use

- Office right in downtown Boulder on the Pearl Street mall

Interns are expected to join the OpDemand team at our Boulder, Colorado headquarters.

Apply here: http://opdemand.theresumator.com/apply/A888hH/Linux-Intern-E...
> and apologized for?

Could you link to that? He has stated that his giving to prop 8 was not "evidence of animosity" and did not make him "hateful" or "a bigot"[0]. Not a surprising position for him to take regardless of its correctness: I don't know many people who'd call themselves hateful and bigoted even if that applied.

But to my knowledge, he has not at any point apologised for giving to Prop 8, quite the opposite.

> Has he publicly opposed gay marriage in some other way since then? No? Okay…

His donations to prop 8 were not public in the first place, the donation lists (of both sides) were leaked. I'm not sure how that's relevant though, he's not changed his mind since then.

> ...let's not forget that around 90% of the language in the '64 Civil Rights Act was around repealing existing discriminatory laws

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.

[0] https://brendaneich.com/2012/04/community-and-diversity/
JavaScript Copy Hijack
Says who? This is such a weird statement. These people are treating gays unequally, why do they get a pass if they are choosing to follow homophobic dogma?

If a religion said black people were cursed and had no souls, there wouldn't be so much hemming and hawing over whether or not they were racist. (Articles about the Mormon church all mention its "racist past".)
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE open for relocation.

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I have experience in

nodejs

Javscript

Erlang

couchdb

elasticsearch.

Here is a link to my github profile (https://github.com/brickcap)

I love stackoverflow and like to contribute to it in any small way I can (http://stackoverflow.com/users/1263781/akshat-jiwan-sharma)

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New York

Birchbox Inc

Hiring at all levels for data-driven discovery commerce company.

IOS, Ruby on Rails, Data Science/Data Science Engineers

Apply here:
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The technology team at Birchbox is responsible for development (and maintenance) of the company's customer-facing sites (in the United States, France, the UK, and Spain), managing hosted and cloud infrastructure, and closely supporting other teams (logistics, marketing, et al.) in our 110+-person company. We work with a wide variety of open-source technologies: Debian-based servers; Chef deployments; Ruby on Rails, Java and PHP services; and Python, Perl and R scripts. The size of our team and the breadth of its responsibilities means we rely on our engineers to be self-motivated and quickly follow through on tasks without requiring close supervision. In return our engineers are given leeway to use their own initiative.

Our team spans software engineering, technical operations, product, and data science. Our challenges include:

evolving our software and systems architecture to support a rapidly growing customer base across multiple countries and languages;
designing and implementing the best user experience for our customers; We are striving to revolutionize online retail.
using data, complex algorithms, and statistics, to personalize the Birchbox experience for our customers, both offline and online.1
There are no such thing as "UDP connections". UDP is datagram based : you send a packet to an address, either it reaches its destination either it not (regardless of the order). A packet can be dropped in case of network congestion, TTL that reaches 0, etc.

That is : One can easily rewrite a TCP-like on top of UDP.
Corporations can spend their money on what they want. Whether they manage to get page hits is an aside! I haven't clicked on anything to do with April Fools.

People forget that the Internet is a "pull" system, so they consciously have to decide to click on a link and visit a page. It isn't like they're subjected to incessant April Fools pages from corporations. Surely if someone doesn't want to view an April Fools page (or ANY page), they shouldn't CLICK on the link?

The Internet isn't that serious a place. If there is outrage over April Fools pages, that's a bit sad. I mean of the 200 million top level domains housing perhaps thousands of pages each, of what percentage are April Fools pages? It's not a big issue really, nor one that I would see the "ugh sigh" attitude worthy of.

As you say though, I can't remember the last April Fools prank that made me laugh.

Now on to complaining about people smiling in public. . . .
My first game was 1 point. I tried clicking on the falling bugs and saw some numbers lighting up, but I didn't quite realize I had to click on the numbers at the bottom to 'prep' rockets.

My next game was a much more respectable 25.
Coroutines, and Lua's metatables are more powerful than what can be done in ES5 (ES6 closes the gap a bit, and generators are equivalent to coroutines).

Lua is pretty much JS done right, which actually makes it a poor choice for something like this IMO. A program written in Lua is not going to be fundamentally different from the same program written in JS, and the problems introduced by using this (worse debugging experience etc.) are very likely to outweigh the benefits of avoiding JS's warts.
Excellent! Thank you for your explanation.

My initial suspicion was that the phrase somehow related to logarithmic efficiency -- which made no sense at all to me!
Scala and C# are by hand. I imagine C++ is also since there is no other way to do it. Java uses JavaCC, Lua is by hand

Using tools is often more complicated than just writing code, it isn't that hard to write a recursive descent parser, and you have the flexibility if loading it with all the error recovery you want. What tools give you is potentially better parser performance and more theoretic assurances (useful for tricky grammars).
SEEKING FREELANCERS - Remote

Looking for a developer with experience in the .NET stack (C# or F#) to build SaaS app for a small business.

If interested, leave a note here or email me at samgagner@outlook.com.
When Gmail was launched, I was accessing it with my 1M broadband from China. But boy was it fast. Not just fast, it was clean, simple, pure. Hotmail, in contrast, was clumsy and cluttered and Microsoft was stuffing everything MSN related into it, MSN Space etc.

Ten years later I'm accessing Gmail, still from China, but with my 20M fiber-optic connection and yet it just won't open. (Certainly this has much to do with the government as well) But When I do get to open it, I see a cluttered interface with so much stuff I never use, Hangout, Google Plus, and so on.

Now who's the go-to simple and pure email service? Outlook.

Gmail these days is the mark of Google being an establishment.
DramaFever - NYC (Flatiron) - http://dramafever.com

DramaFever is delivering the best video from around the world on multiple platforms and devices. Founded in 2009, DramaFever is a fast-growing online service with millions of viewers every month. We have a built-in audience of viewers who are hungry for engaging, entertaining and informative content. Investors include AMC Networks, Bertelsmann, NALA Investments, and MK Capital as well as founders/CXOs of YouTube, Machinima, LowerMyBills, Badoo, StubHub, GraphEffect, Capital IQ, Wikets, and others.

The company is experiencing continued growth (currently <100 employees) and is now seeking a Mobile Development Lead, which will require a combination of hands-on and leadership for a small mobile team (iOS & Android).

We are also seeking a UI Development Lead who will be hands-on and guide a small team of UI devs. AngularJS, jQuery, CSS/HTML skills required, ideally from a product development environment. Video experience a plus.

Also need a growth hacker type that can code and knows SEO, PPC, and marketing to build audiences.

Highly competitive salaries, stock options, comprehensive benefits, significant PTO. Email dfecak@gmail.com.
Thanks for downvoting on the basis of disagreement.
DogeRant 2048
"Let them eat cakes"
When did he apologize? I just googled "Brendan Eich apology" and the best I got was a readwriteweb article from only 3 days ago entitled "Brendan Eich: Just Apologize For Supporting Proposition 8" [1]. Can you cite something with an apology in it?

[1] http://readwrite.com/2014/03/28/brendan-eich-mozilla-ceo-pro...
Wouldn't any evidence supporting the existence of the gag order be a violation of the gag order?
Dear companies, please also post design and management positions! Also, 'whoishiring', please consider adding "designer" to your list of examples of job titles that "may interest HN readers". There are many of us here and this is one of the few job boards with a high signal:noise ratio.
FlightCar - Lead Front-end Developer - Boston/Cambridge, MA

FlightCar is the world's first p2p car sharing company to operate at the airport. We're a YC company that's raised $6m+ in funding.

We give travelers free airport parking by renting out their cars to others. Everything's insured up to $1m. We're funded by General Catalyst, Softbank Capital, Brian Chesky, Ryan Seacrest, and others.

We're looking for a Lead Front-end Developer. You'll be developing our desktop and mobile sites as well as internal tools. As the front end lead, you'll have the choice of which technologies to call on for projects. Currently we have a Django-backed site, and want to expand our front end work.

About our dev team: We all enjoy teaching and learning, and do things like build telepresence devices together: http://blog.printf.net/articles/2014/03/18/a-robot-for-timo/

Responsibilities:

- develop new and existing features for our current consumer site, which uses Django templates and Bootstrap.

- create new customer-facing and internal services using the front end framework of your choice -- we're a small team and you'll be able to forge our architecture from the ground up.

- layout user interfaces using FlightCar's current design language.

Qualifications:

- comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment

- have solid understanding of HTML5 and CSS3

- knowledge of mobile web constraints and ways to optimize for them

- knowledge of jQuery and JavaScript, preferably including significant work with a modern client-side framework such as Ember/Angular.

- a desire to complement the backend team by exploring server-side JS applications with node.js (or if you're daring, Meteor).

- have a strong sense of UX best practices

- knowledge of Google Analytics or other analytics software is a huge plus

- love simple design and bright colors

This role will be on-site in our Cambridge office. If you're interested, please email rujul@flightcar.com. Thanks!
WHY? I mean, Lua is a dynamic language with first class functions just like Javascript is, no big difference here.

You can use objects as keys in Lua. This makes a lot of code in Lua a pain to port to JavaScript. I have Lua code I would like to port to JavaScript that this applies to.
The concept of marriage is a political concept. It is not in the consititution nor is it in the 14th Amendment. Nobody of any persuasion has "a right to marriage". The entire concept could be outlawed overnight without any problem. This counterexample is pretty strong and proves your "lack of ambiguity" is misguided. The current legal debate is simply a function of the inter-relation of a bunch of other laws (eg tax laws and healthcare) that arguably do result in odd/discriminatory outcomes for some people in some circumstances. But again, those outcomes could be solved--from a constitutional perspective--by eliminating those laws altogether (rather than trying to fix them). Remember that income tax is not a right of the government. It is simply a law, and one that was originally uncontsititional. Same thing with Social Security and Healthcare. These laws have grown "after the fact" and it is their reference that creates the problem of discrimination. It is not a problem with the concept of marriage (and even if it was, we could simply eliminate it altogether).

Now, on the other hand, The First Amendment. Is actually a fundamental cornerstone of the Constitution. And it takes primacy here. The sort of vindictive bullying going on (especially in public like this) is inexcusable and dis-proportionate.
Aren't they just cheaper? Seems to me that is the biggest reason why. Although there always seems to be money for the managers to have an office with a door.
The Cold, Hard Lessons of Mobile Home U
"Take your laptop to a quiet space" is insane unless that "quiet space" is setup with a decent desk, external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. In fact, it's a great invitation for a lawsuit. I think I'd file it myself the moment I heard that, just to scare the HR and legal department into explicitly banning such an absurd excuse from ever being used again.
Show HN: Burn – a handy toolkit to make .nes application from Ruby DSL
You could use .format() to support both Python 2 and 3 from the same source
Here's the problem. Eich is free to believe whatever he wants. Prop 8 is trying to enforce those beliefs on those who believe differently. That's where the problem comes in.

Religious fundamentalism (from more than one religion) teaches that homosexuality is as wrong as, say, rape. But the latter hurts another, while the former does not. In my mind, that's where the line is drawn. I have my own personal beliefs. I am glad to live in a country that supports these beliefs. I do not try to use the legal system to force others to follow my beliefs.
It's simple. "Bytecode" is just a kind if encoding. The only thing it does is make programs marginally smaller and marginally quicker to decode. It's not enough to justify enormous switching costs. Let's talk about what functionality this new thing should have. That's where the high-value opportunities are. But, it's also where there's no easy consensus.
SEEKING WORK - remote, South India

You might be in need of a complete branding experience covering everything from logos to stationery to social media graphics and email signatures.

Or you might need just a quick logo and a website or a slick new UI design for your latest app. Either way, if you need designs done, I'm your man. I have over 7 years experience designing brands and developing front-ends for apps and websites, a selected few of which are available for perusal over at my portfolio site[0] and on dribbble[1]. For inquiries, my email is in my profile.

[0] - http://dffrnt.com
[1] - http://dribbble.com/vjk2005
The difference is that you haven't contributed anything.
Show HN: HelloBlock – Focus on building Bitcoin apps, not infrastructure
Rinse - www.rinse.com - San Francisco

Rinse is a fast-growing Technology-Enabled Dry Cleaning and Laundry Delivery Service based in the design district in San Francisco. This is a chance to join a 'rocket ship' startup pre-venture capital. We're currently hiring people of all types:

* We'd like to hire a Senior Software Developer to join our small team and build mobile apps for our customers and drivers, sophisticated internal processing tools, and a robust and polished customer-facing web presence to further burnish our brand. Our stack is built on Django, with a healthy amount of HTML5 and Backbone.js, but we're more interested in hiring someone with mature development practices, mentorship experience, and strong analytical capability. Knowledge of any new tools will come easily to the right person.

* As this is an operationally-focused business, we're also looking for a 'Swiss-Army Knife' generalist to join our high-caliber team and own whatever parts of our operations, marketing, or social media need attention on a given day. This is a chance for a smart person to join a tech startup in a critical role, even if that person isn't a software developer.

* We're also looking to hire a Director of Marketing to help us accelerate growth as we optimize our operations. With a great domain, solid product, tech-savvy customer base, and growing ad presence, this is a great opportunity for a consumer-focused marketing professional. A job description is at https://rinse-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/docs/Rinse%20-%20D...

* Last but definitely not least, we're hiring individuals with a clean driving record for part-time evening work delivering and picking-up laundry and dry cleaning as a Rinse Valet. This is a great way for students to pick up some extra cash a couple of nights a week. Apply via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kWZYu1kg1r8kxdDC9ObKdgQP_1N...

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