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madprops··on Show HN: Extract it – Because nobody can remember tar commands
Why hasn't anyone made (afaik) an all in one extractor that depends on all the popular compression tools and uses the appropriate one depending on the extension. That would be useful.
madprops··on Show HN: Extract it – Because nobody can remember tar commands
>Does not work if I don't use a dot at the beginning of the extension.

Maybe because you're expected to type the full filename, for example crash34_master.tar.gz

madprops··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2015)
Location: Costa Rica

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: python, django, javascript, html, css, linux

Resume: http://brostack.org

Email: contact@brostack.org

madprops··on How Bank of America sniped my domain
I always get a bit anxious when searching for a good domain because I think someone might be analyzing these queries and might reserve the name before me if they want to.
madprops··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2015)
http://brostack.org
madprops··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)
Brostack - REMOTE

http://brostack.org

madprops··on Vanar.io – Realtime multiplayer browser game: Agar.io meets Asteroids
i made one too http://armtrak.net
madprops··on Ask HN: What's wrong with my launch page?
Drop the ! in professionals!, and maybe change 'our community' to 'a community'.
madprops··on Disassembling the Amazon Dash
That's an interesting thought. There would be deals by detergent companies to include their button in a washer. Also maids could order the products themselves if they're responsible enough.
madprops··on Disassembling the Amazon Dash
Or you know, why not a phone application that would order the same thing with a single tap.
madprops··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2015)
Location: Costa Rica

Remote: yes

Willing to relocate: yes

Technologies: Django, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Linux, Git

Email: manuelchaves at gmail

Some projects I've done by myself:

http://gsick.com

http://lindora.localghost.webfactional.com

http://github.com/madprops

madprops··on No more JavaScript frameworks
Honestly everytime I see a job posting saying it needs angular or some other similar framework they lose me. I've built some fairly complex applications using nothing more than jquery and handlebars. This level of abstraction leaves room and flexibility to build pretty much anything.
madprops··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2014)
Location: Costa Rica Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Probably Technologies: Python/Django, HTML/CSS/JS Linux Email: manuelchaves at gmail

I don't like making CV's, I find it hard to make it sound important as I don't know what buzzwords to put or can't say much about my degree as I have none, or work experience as I've only had short lived jobs.

But I can say this, I live on the computer, I know my way around it. I've also done many projects by myself.

You can check my github account I have some of my open source projects there. http://github.com/madprops

Most notably you could check Lindora, a code editor I made using JS heavily on the frontend and Django on the backend.

I've made dozens of projects, most of them using Django, I've also made some Android apps.

I'm not an expert on anything, but I know how to google my questions.

You can write me back at manuelchaves at gmail

madprops··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2014)
Hello!

I'm a young programmer with several years of experience working on my own projects.

I feel I'm being wasted, I should be working with someone doing awesome stuff but somehow I haven't managed to find that.

You can check some of these projects of mine that are still online.

http://github.com/madprops/lindora http://lindora.localghost.webfactional.com This is an online editor I made from scratch because I didn't like any of the online editors out there. It has infinite splittable panes, autocompletion, misc tools, unix like file explorer, ftp support, totally customizable appearance and much more.

http://gsick.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud96cWPBTws This is my attempt at making a media sharing site. It based around posting links on channels. It has a lot of features to make viewing content a fun experience.

My favorite technologies are Python/Django and JavaScript and I like to develop in a Linux environment.

If you have an exciting project whether you're a startup or not please consider me for your team, I'm very anxious to be a productive part of something.

Location: Costa Rica Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Email: manuelchaves at gmail

madprops··on Ask HN: What projects are you working on?
https://github.com/madprops/lindora
madprops··on GNOME 3.13.3
Bring back the taskbar.
madprops··on KDE Ships Second Beta of Next Generation Plasma Workspace
I see they got rid of that peanut to manage widgets in the panel. I never liked that.
madprops··on Myths about ElementaryOS
elementary OS is one of the most promising Linux distributions. This for several reasons, like having a good installer and an overall clean desktop experience. But also because of the applications they are making themselves like Noise or Files.

That being said, I don't agree with some of the design decisions, which stop me from fully supporting the project.

For example I don't like the idea of having a top panel. It is constantly there wasting space only to show some tray icons a clock and a link to a launcher menu. Personally I prefer a single panel on the bottom, think Windows 7, there is enough horizontal space to show everything in a single row. Top panels just look bad in my opinion, for a normal maximized window you have the panel layer, then the titlebar layer, then the window. If you insist on having the notification bar on top at least, please, use wingpanel-slim (with the application launcher disabled and autohide).

madprops··on A New Look for Facebook
would you like facebook if it looked like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud96cWPBTws
madprops··on From Python to Ruby: Mind Blown by Rails, the Framework
I don't see django as a cms or production ready thingy at all. It might generate some default settings but everything else you build from the ground up.
madprops··on Dell releases powerful, well-supported Linux Ultrabook
ikr
madprops··on Python Web Frameworks' Complexity
I understand what you're saying. Is that kind of magic that makes effortless the making of these simple things. And that's what's expected in a framework. But you are right, when compared to other smaller python frameworks django turns out as more complex. But let's say, compared to other frameworks like .NET for example, django stays in a lower which I like and I don't need more.
madprops··on Color schemes for Sublime Text 2 and Textmate
i'm using carbonight now because i'm a boring person
madprops··on Python Web Frameworks' Complexity
I usually just route a json request to a python function and send a response. And I've found the ORM which would be the most high level part of it to do everything I've needed to do which without tweaking anything.
madprops··on Python Web Frameworks' Complexity
I find django's level of complexity just about right. It has a lot of built-in things that you might not need in every case, but they might come handy some of the times. But what makes me stick with django is that it is low level enough to allow me to build whatever I want while smoothing the process.
madprops··on Why Google+ Still Has Huge Potential
There's a place for that kind of online network. There's also a place for random usernames like radnation. There are a lot of games to play.
madprops··on Facebook the Devourer
It's either this or HTTP. I like the current level of abstraction the net has, I wouldn't like seeing it transforming in a closed platform on a single domain. I made radnation.com to be another place to be or thing to do in the internet, what we need is more indie sites like these creating different dynamics of use and features that are unique enough that copying all of them would be hard for a site like Facebook, then letting FB do one thing and stick to it.
madprops··on Why I use Windows 8
I've had those combined file operations on nautilus for quite some time, the pause button is nice though
madprops··on The Case for Abolishing Patents (Yes, All of Them)
Yes patents should be abolished. They are not good for the advancement of mankind as a whole.
madprops··on The Last PC Laptop
from what i read the difference is that the UX32A has hybrid storage against the SSD only UX31A so it should be alright.
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