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bzmwillemsen··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
HotDoc | AUS/NZ | Remote (Melbourne office) | Full-time | Senior Frontend Engineer, Software Engineer, Cyber Security Lead

HotDoc is a Melbourne based company, which was founded in 2012. We started out as a humble Online Bookings company, but we’ve since evolved into a Patient Engagement platform, which helps 8m+ patients and 21,000+ health professionals communicate more effectively and build stronger relationships.

We have a head office in Melbourne and are open to folks working remotely in Australia and New Zealand.

Apply at https://hotdoc.com.au/careers

bzmwillemsen··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2020)
PagerDuty | Software Engineers | Atlanta, San Francisco, Toronto | Full-Time | Onsite

PagerDuty is the central nervous system for your digital ecosystem.

Hiring Senior and Staff Engineers.

https://www.pagerduty.com/careers/

bzmwillemsen··on Canada legalises recreational cannabis use
The opposing view is that the people of a country have a responsibility to protect every citizen of their country. By enacting prohibition on certain substances we attempt to protect our citizen from that substance so they can live a more full life.

I do agree that drugs should be decriminalized and that the money we spend on enforcement should be instead spent on public education and rehabilitation to prevent people using them and help people stop using them.

bzmwillemsen··on Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced
I had the same experience. My pixel battery was burning through it's battery at an extraordinary way, I contact support through the phone and got a replacement within the week.

A few months later I heard a rattle in my phone, turns out they sent me one that was part of a line that had an issue with a microphone component. Contact support and yet again it was replaced within a week.

bzmwillemsen··on Facebook is down (09:08AM PDT Aug 1, 2014)
Sorry, like many I barely recognize daylight savings. But this is super off-topic now.
bzmwillemsen··on Facebook is down (09:08AM PDT Aug 1, 2014)
Back down for me in Toronto. 12:37 EDT

Edit: Back up (again) at 12:54 EDT

bzmwillemsen··on Facebook is down (09:08AM PDT Aug 1, 2014)
It's back up: 12:23 EDT
bzmwillemsen··on Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
With respect to government contracts: It would really hurt a company if their detail pricing scheme was released, as a competitor could easily undercut if they had access to that information.

With respect to court documents: It could result is someone getting hurt or a mis-trial due to outside influences (ie. Rob Ford video)

There are obviously many reasons...

bzmwillemsen··on University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School
It's not hard at all to become a Canadian citizen.

You can even move here to start a startup on our "start up visa program" http://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/immigrate/business/start-up/ind... Then work your way towards citizenship.

bzmwillemsen··on Everybody Let's Stop the TPP: Share These Videos and Spread the Word
Where are the facts in this video? it's all chorus.
bzmwillemsen··on How to Create 100,000 Parking Spots in San Francisco
Why would you actually want to increase the availability of parking spaces in San Fran? Increasing parking spaces will make driving easier, and when driving becomes easier then more people start driving, and when more people start driving you get ridiculous congestion. Make driving harder and you will have more people using alternative forms of transportation and less congestion.
bzmwillemsen··on Canada's Start-up Visa
Adapting to a new country is going to be hard no matter what country you go to. Canada is very well known for successfully mixing immigrants from many different cultural backgrounds into Canadian culture, there are many free programs in place, as well as many support groups. Canada's extremely diverse.
bzmwillemsen··on Canada's Start-up Visa
The Angel's and VC's need to be "designated." So simply starting a firm in Canada may not grant the firm access to this program. Looking through the very short list of "designated" VC's it is quite obvious (from a Canadian's point of view) that these are all very well established Canadian companies.
bzmwillemsen··on Canada's Start-up Visa
Yes it's CAD, as all figures on .gc.ca websites are.
bzmwillemsen··on Ask HN: Congress is Passing an Internet Sales Tax: Why Doesn't HN Care?
Disclaimer: Canadian, so I don't know all the rules.

I think that a law like this is inevitable and in part fair. States like California have tons of tech companies which are contributing a huge amount of tax dollars to the states coffers. But they are selling goods and services to citizens in other states. Why shouldn't these other states get a grab at the revenue made from the citizens purchasing goods and services while in their state? While the internet is location-independent the purchaser of any item is not.

bzmwillemsen··on Why Startups Should Choose Canada Over Silicon Valley
Benefits packages for employees are def cheaper :)
bzmwillemsen··on Why Startups Should Choose Canada Over Silicon Valley
Canadians can move to the valley with a visa but there are a lot of Canadians who want to stay in Canada. I live in Waterloo and am a CS student and I have talked to hundreds of students who do not want to leave Canada, even if they are offered a very attractive package from a company simply because they like Canada. Myself being one of them.