Location: Middle of nowhere New York State
Remote: yes!
Willing to relocate: to anywhere rural or any city with an easy commute to a rural area
Technologies: Whatever you're using. I love to learn.
Resume: available on request
Email: [email protected]
I am and have been a technology agnostic web engineer for the past 10 years. I've worked for both large companies and startups on projects as diverse as B2B marketplaces and online video games, some of which have brought in millions of dollars in revenue.
The areas in which I create tangible value include fast implementation of customer facing application features, services integration and internal tooling. I can work across all layers of a tech stack myself or work with specialized teams (ie: a database team, a backend team, etc). Whatever it takes to get the job done.
How expensive is rent out that way? I remember looking into it a few years back and found it was more expensive than living in the city, considering I would have had to buy a car.
It rings true for me as well, but there's still a floor on it. I like a quieter environment than most extroverts, but there is no such thing as an absolutely silent environment (not unless you spend a lot of money to make one of those soundless rooms).
There's also the matter of acute vs chronic noise. Any steady, constant noise, like a fan or music, I can tune out. Aggressive, sudden noises (like somebody shouting on the street) trigger something primal in me. It attracts my attention and if it's loud enough will even trigger my fight or flight reflex.
It makes me wonder if the reason the sensory processing dial on introverts is a little jacked up is because that trait results in a more sensitive fight or flight reflex.
Depression/Lack of Interest is at least giving HN a run for its money. Besides, not everybody who spends time on HN will think it's their biggest productivity killer. Definitely A productivity killer, but maybe not the biggest one.
Do you agree with what Michael O'Church says about MBA culture? I've read a whole lot of his side of the argument but very little from somebody 'in the center of the MBAs'.
I am and have been a technology agnostic web engineer for the past 10 years. I've worked for large companies and startups alike working on projects as diverse as B2B marketplaces and online video games, some of which have brought in millions of dollars in revenue.
I'm open to both full time and freelance/contract web development positions. Most of my attention has been on Javacript and HTML5 recently, but I'm always willing to learn something new, as long as it provides a practical improvement over what I'm currently using.
Some of my other interests include services integration, tooling, creating compelling product features and getting the job done. I've been known to implement product features starting at the database and moving my way through the various layers and systems until the feature is done. I don't like delaying a frontend feature because I'm waiting on the backend team to expose a simple endpoint. If it's something I can do myself, I just do it.
Feel free to shoot me an email. I'm happy to have a conversation about what you're working on and how I can best contribute.
I don't buy it. After all, if he's never done anything outside the realm of acceptable political beliefs, then nobody has anything to lose by going into his politics. And if he has, they surely have the right to know, especially the Mozilla employees. Clearly, that's not why those comments are being downvoted.
Either the HN crowd is finally tired of the political chicanery or they're afraid that fostering further discussion could reveal something about Chris Beard they don't like. This would cause yet another round of political nonsense that winds up in a second Mozilla CEO resigning. That would be extremely embarrassing not just for Mozilla, but Silicon Valley as a whole.
> There was no sense of separation or exclusiveness.
Even for the people who didn't eat with the group every day? I notice that those people tend to get excluded over time. Not on purpose, necessarily. It's human nature to see things in terms of "part of the tribe" and "not part of the tribe".
> maybe you're not working with the right people..
This depends on a lot of factors. Even if you absolutely love everybody you work with, you may not want to eat lunch with them every day. For example, you work in an open office environment and see, hear and talk to them for 8-12 hours every day. Some would argue that, under those conditions, taking an hour in the middle of the day to be by yourself or to meet with people you don't see quite so often would be considered healthy.
On the other hand, if you all work in private offices 8-12 hours every day, then taking an hour and socializing with your co-workers sounds fantastic.
Instead of keeping squishy balls at my desk, I have something that resembles Thor's hammer, except it's weighted. I play with it idly during the day[0], which helps strengthen my grip and forearms. I started doing this when my hands started to show signs of RSD. Haven't had an issue with it since.
[0] I don't swing it, as I'm too worried about accidentally hitting somebody.
Same, except I use an alum block instead of alcohol. I also don't use shampoo, conditioner or soap on my body. I shower daily with cold(ish) water and only water.
I'm merely dispelling the "common sense" myth that caffeine has a built in limiter, thus making it "safe" without any conscious effort on your part. It doesn't and it isn't.
In a high stress startup environment that provides an unlimited amount of coffee and energy drinks and always seems to be in crunch mode, it's easy for your caffeine consumption to creep up to "could kill a horse" levels. I've seen it happen to others. I've had it happen to me. The end results aren't nearly as bad as, say, alcohol addiction, but it's still not something I want to live through twice.
I am and have been a technology agnostic web engineer for the past 10 years. I've worked for large companies and startups alike working on projects as diverse as B2B marketplaces and online video games, some of which have brought in millions of dollars in revenue.
I'm open to both full time and freelance/contract web development positions. Most of my attention has been on Javacript and HTML5 recently, but I'm always willing to learn something new, as long as it provides a practical improvement over what I'm currently using.
Some of my other interests include services integration, tooling, creating compelling product features and getting the job done. I've been known to implement product features starting at the database and moving my way through the various layers and systems until the feature is done. I don't like delaying a frontend feature because I'm waiting on the backend team to expose a simple endpoint. If it's something I can do myself, I just do it.
Feel free to shoot me an email. I'm happy to have a conversation about what you're working on and how I can best contribute.
I blew a technical phone screen with Zynga and not only did the interviewer not respond to any of my follow ups, the in house recruiter actually blocked my calls. Radio silence seems to be fairly standard after deciding to reject a candidate.
I am and have been a technology agnostic web engineer for the past 10 years. I've worked for both large companies and startups on projects as diverse as B2B marketplaces and online video games, some of which have brought in millions of dollars in revenue.
The areas in which I create tangible value include fast implementation of customer facing application features, services integration and internal tooling. I can work across all layers of a tech stack myself or work with specialized teams (ie: a database team, a backend team, etc). Whatever it takes to get the job done.