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geovizeron Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2015)

  Location: Looking for work in Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: *Programming Languages* (Java, Python, more), *Data Storage:* (PostgreSQL, PostGIS, DB2, SQL Server, Redis, MongoDB, Lucene and Solr Indexes) *Mathematical Expertise* Natural Language Processing, Multivariate Statistics, Spatial Statistics, Decision Trees, Neural Networks
  Résumé/CV: http://www.personal.psu.edu/fah109/Frank_Hardisty_3_June_2015_1600.pdf
  Email:frank.hardisty@gmail.com

I want to join a team using the best technology for a good purpose (widely speaking). Please contact me if you have an opportunity!

geovizeron Jython 2.7.0 Final Released

I wanted to say "thanks" to the Jython team. I've been using Jython for a few years for a project (called STempo) that uses Java and Python. Jython has been a great bridge between them, we have run into a number of issues in the project but Jython has always been solid. The senior faculty on our project knows Python but not Java and she can happily develop in CPython and it always works fine when I bring it into Java-land (assuming no dependencies written in C have crept in). Bravo and thanks!

geovizeron Google Calendar’s Enforced Birthdays Show the Ugly Side of Algorithms

I have the same problem and the same irritation as the author of the article: I can't turn off birthdays in Google Calendar using the GUI. The checkbox that should allow me to do so is greyed out. Perhaps Google are doing a staged rollout of this "feature", or perhaps you have escaped the clammy grip of Google+?

geovizeron Denial of Service Attacks

GitHub has been targeted by the Chinese government hackers before, with a man-in-the-middle attack, and blocking GitHub with the Great Firewall. Maybe they are at it again?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/31/github_ssl_man_in_th...

https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2013/jan/github-blocked-china-...

geovizeron Gmail was down

...and it's back!

geovizeron Snap – A JavaScript SVG Library

Agreed. And, I think it would be helpful (and increase credibility) for the Snap creators to include a comparison with D3.js at http://snapsvg.io/about/.

geovizeron What would you like to see most in minix? (1991)

I'm not sure about that. Maybe Linus appreciated the encouragement. Depends on the person, but knowing that people like what you are doing can help motivate a hobby project.