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davweb

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Director of Engineering, Viator

https://www.viator.com

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davweb··on WhatsApp introduces ads in its app
Meta are already monetising business usage of WhatsApp in this way[1].

Any ads are in addition to this, not instead of.

[1]: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing/

davweb··on She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said
It's easy to accidentally hit the microphone button that appears for any text field in almost all smartphone apps. The phone then transcribes any speech it hears and enters it into the field. I've done this.

It's not hard to imagine a scenario where the driver had the message passenger view open in the Lyft app and accidentally recorded the conversation this way. This probably happens a lot but this time the driver also accidentally sent it rather than deleting it.

This seems much more likely than a company recording someone without their consent but also texting them the transcription.

davweb··on Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle
The last security update to Monterey was in July 2024.

9 years of OS support seems pretty good to me.

davweb··on FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Software
At an Apple Store[1].

[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/106340

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2024)
Viator | Director, Manager and Engineer all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Poland, Portugal, UK

Viator connects operators to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Poland, Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend, app, SRE and data teams. Roles can be remote or in the office. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in Poland, Portugal or the UK. We can't offer remote working from other countries right now.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2024)
Viator | Director, Manager and Engineer all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Poland, Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Poland, Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend, app, SRE and data teams. Roles can be remote or in the office. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in Poland, Portugal or the UK. We can't offer remote working from other countries right now.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer and Manager all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Poland, Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Poland, Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend, SRE and data teams. Roles can be remote or in the office. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in Poland, Portugal or the UK. We can't offer remote working from other countries right now.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer and Manager all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Poland, Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Poland, Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend, SRE and data teams. Roles can be remote or in the office. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in Poland, Portugal or the UK. We can't offer remote working from other countries right now.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer and Manager all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Poland, Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Poland, Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels (including interns) for full-stack, backend, SRE and data teams. Roles can be remote or in the office. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in Poland, Portugal or the UK. We can't offer remote working from other countries right now.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on June 30th, 2024, will bring the End of Life (EOL) of CentOS Linux (2023)
CentOS was created as open source distribution compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

It was successful as it gave most of the benefits of RHEL without the expense.

RedHat acquired CentOS, saying that it would be good for CentOS[1].

RedHat shut CentOS down.

New alternatives are coming along to take the role of a free distribution compatible with RHEL.

[1]: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-and-c...

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2024)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels and Managers | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on UniFi Express
> Case in point: the usg pro 4 is years old but they havent released an updated affordable just-the-border device.

Isn't the UniFi Gateway Lite[1] just that?

[1]: https://techspecs.ui.com/unifi/cloud-keys-gateways/uxg-lite

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2023)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels and Managers | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2023)
Viator | Software Engineer all levels and Managers | Full time | Remote & Hybrid On-site | Portugal, UK

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have many positions to fill in Portugal and the UK. We are looking for managers and engineers at all levels for full-stack, backend and data teams. Roles in Portugal require you to be in the office in Lisbon part time. UK roles can be part time in an office in London or Oxford or fully remote. For the remote roles you still need to be based somewhere in the UK.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2023)
I'm not sure why you think that message is being "clearly sent". I would discourage you from drawing conclusions based on the open roles with no knowledge of who is already employed in each location.

Instead, if a role is of interest to you, apply and you will get to speak to engineers from Lisbon during the process. They could answer any questions you have about where decisions are made and the autonomy of teams. I think you would be pleasantly surprised by the answers.

Alternatively, my email is in my profile. I can put you directly in touch with someone in the engineering team in Lisbon if you'd like to speak to them before speaking to a recruiter.

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2023)
Viator | All Levels | Full time | Hybrid On-site | UK, Portugal

Viator connects suppliers to travelers, creating the world's largest platform for travel experiences.

We are growing fast and have 30 positions to fill in London, Oxford and Lisbon. We are looking for leaders and engineers at all levels from director downwards for full-stack, backend and data teams. These are hybrid roles where you will visit the office but do not need to be there full time.

The full list of open roles is here: https://bit.ly/viator-jobs

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2023)
Viator | Tech Lead and Senior Software Engineer | Full time | Hybrid On-site & Remote | UK, Portugal

Viator is a Tripadvisor brand that’s looking for engineers to join a growing team to help travellers find the best experiences on their trips.

We’re looking for full stack and backend engineers at all levels. The hybrid roles require you regularly visit an office in London, Oxford or Lisbon but not be there full time.

Technical Manager - https://grnh.se/c28030211us

Senior Software Engineer - https://grnh.se/ed18386b1us

Lead Data Engineer - https://grnh.se/f170ae1f1us

Data Engineer - https://grnh.se/5091a4a31us

davweb··on A eulogy for Dark Sky, a data visualization masterpiece
Carrot lets you pick your data source [1]. One of the options is the Dark Sky API which is still operating until March 31 [2].

[1]: https://support.meetcarrot.com/weather/

[2]: https://darksky.net/dev

davweb··on A eulogy for Dark Sky, a data visualization masterpiece
Carrot Weather added the "inline" view which replicates Dark Sky pretty well. [1] It's been an easy transition for me, although Carrot is more expensive.

[1]: http://meetcarrot.com/weather/goodbyedarksky.html

davweb··on Hardcoded Folder Icons in macOS
You can use Folderify[1] to easily add an image to any folder.

[1]: https://github.com/lgarron/folderify

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2022)
Viator | Software Engineer - all levels | Full time | Hybrid On-site (UK, Portugal) & Remote (UK)

Viator is a Tripadvisor brand that’s looking for engineers to join a growing team to help travellers find the best experiences on their trips.

The web stack we use is primarily Java and TypeScript. We also have roles for iOS and Android Engineers. The hybrid roles require you visit the office in Oxford or Lisbon but not be there full time.

Senior Software Engineer Full Stack - Oxford/UK Remote - https://grnh.se/41232e081us

Senior Software Engineer Full Stack Lisbon - https://grnh.se/bf9f33d11us

Software Engineer Full Stack - Oxford/Lisbon - https://grnh.se/f26245091us

Software Engineer Back End - Oxford/Lisbon - https://grnh.se/5c4b657b1us

Software Engineer Android - Oxford/Lisbon - https://grnh.se/04bd44d21us

Software Engineer iOS - Oxford/Lisbon - https://grnh.se/0f68e1ac1us

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2022)
Viator | Software Engineer - all levels | Full time | Hybrid On-site (UK, Portugal) & Remote (USA, UK & Portugal) Viator is a Tripadvisor brand and we’re looking for engineers to join a growing team to help extend the leading marketplace for traveller experiences.

The stack we use is primarily Java and TypeScript.

Remote role: https://grnh.se/41232e081us UK role: https://grnh.se/04bd44d21us

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2022)
Viator | Software Engineer - all levels | Full time | Hybrid On-site (UK, Portugal) & Remote (USA, UK & Portugal) Viator is a Tripadvisor brand and we’re looking for engineers to join a growing team to help travellers find the best experiences on their trips.

The stack we use is primarily Java and TypeScript.

Remote role: https://grnh.se/41232e081us UK role: https://grnh.se/04bd44d21us

davweb··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2022)
Viator | Software Engineer - all levels | Full time | Hybrid On-site (UK, Portugal) & Remote (USA, UK & Portugal)

Viator is a Tripadvisor brand and we're looking for engineers to join a growing team to help travellers find the best experiences on their trips.

The stack we use is primarily Java and TypeScript.

Remote role: https://grnh.se/41232e081us UK role: https://grnh.se/04bd44d21us

davweb··on Dark Sky Has a New Home (2020)
The developer documentation[1] says "REST APIs can be used for websites and other platforms" so it looks like you can use WeatherKit in your Android App, although the API has slightly changed from the Dark Sky API.

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/weatherkit/get-started/

davweb··on Zsh 5.9
zsh is the default shell for macOS Catalina and later.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208050

davweb··on Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)
Holding Option when you click the green window button will maximise the window - rather than make it full screen - for most, but but not all, applications. For some reason Safari only maximises vertically when you do this.
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