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joshthewanderer

28 karma · joined September 21, 2012

Backend Developer and Devops Specialist

https://etch.co

meet.hn/city/fr-Ploërmel

Socials: - github.com/joshthewanderer - linkedin.com/in/joshthewanderer

Interests: DevOps, Web Development

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joshthewanderer··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2022)
Etch | Full-Stack Developer | Remote (UK Only) | Full-time

About us: We’re a small, fully-remote bespoke web software studio. We establish long-term relationships with a handful of clients to help them improve and maintain their online services. The tools and applications that we develop are used by millions of people around the world.

We’re looking for: A full-stack JavaScript developer with experience working in product teams or web agencies, with a passion for the full lifecycle of a project.

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000

Experience: Minimum 2 years professional development experience

For more information and to apply: https://etch.co/jobs/full-stack-developer

joshthewanderer··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2021)
Etch Software | Front-end Developer | REMOTE - UK ONLY | Full-time

About us: We’re a small, fully-remote bespoke web software studio. We establish long-term relationships with a handful of clients to help them improve and maintain their online services. The tools and applications that we develop are used by millions of people around the world.

We’re looking for: A front-end developer with a couple of years experience who’s passionate about writing robust, accessible, maintainable JavaScript and CSS, and loves geeking out on performance. React/Angular/Vue experience is a massive bonus.

Salary: £28,000 - £35,000

Experience: Minimum 2 years professional development experience

For more information and to apply: https://etch.co/jobs/frontend

joshthewanderer··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)
Etch Software | JavaScript Developer | Canterbury, UK | Full time | REMOTE | https://etch.co

We're looking for an experienced JavaScript developer to join our tiny agency. We're fully remote, with quarterly two to three day meetups to review and regroup.

We work closely with startups and multinational companies to create React web applications.

https://etch.co/jobs to find out more, or get in touch through jobs@etch.co

joshthewanderer··on [dead]
Response from PG on the dead link itself: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7178300
joshthewanderer··on Readers' tales of extreme commuting
I'm not entirely sure what your point is here? The pollution generated by making a bike will be orders of magnitude less than the pollution generated by making a car.

Following on from that, the pollution generated from day to day upkeep will be less as well (when was the last time you had to change the oil on your bicycle?)

Lastly, the energy required to power the bike (the energy that you provide), is a bit of a sunk cost, you need to eat to stay alive after all, and while you _might_ need a little more, it's still not going to be equivalent to driving your car to work and back every day.

joshthewanderer··on Hiring your startup’s next great employee
> Me- “Tell me about the last time you got involved in a > debate on HackerNews.” > > Candidate- “Hmm, I don’t really talk to people online. I > don’t see the value in talking to people I don’t know.’ > > She didn’t get the job.

It seems that they were interviewing for a "Technical Community Manager", in which case I can see the logic behind not hiring them.

But if they weren't, I wouldn't suggest that was a "hard no". A lot of people don't get involved on social news sites, for a variety of reasons (maybe they have done in the past and don't like being attacked by a bunch of strangers for their opinions). If they had never heard of HN, I might have to think twice, but I certainly wouldn't rule someone out for not getting involved in "debates" (all too often flamewars) on social news sites.

joshthewanderer··on Dropplets - A simple database-less CMS
According to the features page:

"You can host it on your laptop, or you can host it on a public server. The code is open, and so is the MIT license."

It's currently not public, so I would imagine at the moment it's all hosted on their servers, but according to their blog[0], they're going public on the 14th of October, meaning it should be self-hostable from then, one would assume.

[0] http://blog.ghost.org/ghost-0-3-1-maintenance-release/

joshthewanderer··on Australian political activist targeted by opposition party's lawyers
Direct link to the site: http://dontbeafuckingidiot.com/ Link to the statement that's a bit clearer: http://dontbeafuckingidiot.com/MediaStatement.pdf
joshthewanderer··on Collaborative chat done right
My first thought was that it looks exactly like HipChat. Then I checked the HipChat web client, and it's pretty damned close: http://cdn.userstyles.org/style_screenshots/84237_before.png