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robotburrito··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023)
Location: San Francisco, CA Remote: Yes, but if the position is in SF I am willing to work IRL Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: React, JS, Java, Kotlin, Unity, AR/VR, Frontend, Backend

Résumé/CV: https://www.finalatomicbuster.net/resume/resume-latest/

Email: hirevince@finalatomicbuster.net

I have spent the last 1.5 years or so working primarily in React JS for a SaaS startup. Prior to that I was more of a full stack person and contributed to and designed both front end applications and their backend components. In addition to a background in software engineering I have spent years as both a network engineer and a computer security researcher/tester.

In my personal time I am currently learning how to create AR/VR applications using c# and Unity. Additionally I contribute to an open source/free application at bikehopper.org. Currently integrating a backend I wrote in Kotlin that transforms geoJSON to Garmin Fit files that can be used to provide directions/routes on cycling computers!

I am looking to work with fun and smart people on interesting problems that inspire!

Thanks!

robotburrito··on Tech layoffs are feeding a new startup surge
Good, I'd like to work at one on of these startups :)
robotburrito··on The AI Bubble of 2023
Basically everyone I know is on either extreme. Either they say "It just makes stuff up and it's totally useless!" and some how not even admitting it's very cool, or acting like it's going to lead to all of us just being homeless and 1% of of the population that owns the AI having even more wealth.
robotburrito··on Ask HN: What were the papers on the list Ilya Sutskever gave John Carmack?
I wonder if those Franks and Amys would just think they are working remote jobs hammering out tickets from their studio apartments lol.
robotburrito··on Neuropsychiatric researchers rethink what depression might be
I can't help but imagine the principal Skinner meme in this case. "Am I out of touch? Is society causing depression? No... It's the chemicals that are wrong."
robotburrito··on Hyperscale in your Homelab: The Compute Blade arrives
This is cool. But it's super hard to compete w/ a computer you bought off craigslist for 25$.
robotburrito··on Summer Afternoon – A WebGL Experiment
It does, I love the peaceful vibe it has. But to be fair this is conveying a lot less information about the individual players than Meta does. A "metaverse" is much harder problem than people imagine.
robotburrito··on UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
Hard to feel bad for TikTok when I couldn't access any of my western services while visiting China.
robotburrito··on Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't have to work?
I'd basically do nothing. Just walk around, ride my bike, read books and work on a few software projects for fun.
robotburrito··on Ask HN: Have IRL tech meetups rebounded in your area?
They even feel dead here in SF.
robotburrito··on Men Without Work (2016)
The question that must be asked is instead, "What will they do with us?"
robotburrito··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2023)
Location: San Francisco, CA Remote: Yes, but if the position is in SF I am willing to work IRL

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: React, JS, Java, Kotlin, Unity, AR/VR, Frontend, Backend

Résumé/CV: https://www.finalatomicbuster.net/resume/resume-latest/

Email: hirevince@finalatomicbuster.net

I have spent the last 1.5 years or so working primarily in React JS for a SaaS startup. Prior to that I was more of a full stack person and contributed to and designed both front end applications and their backend components. In addition to a background in software engineering I have spent years as both a network engineer and a computer security researcher/tester.

In my personal time I am currently learning how to create AR/VR applications using c# and Unity. Additionally I contribute to an open source/free application at bikehopper.org. Currently integrating a backend I wrote in Kotlin that transforms geoJSON to Garmin Fit files that can be used to provide directions/routes on cycling computers!

I am looking to work with fun and smart people on interesting problems that inspire!

Thanks!

robotburrito··on It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than it is to buy it
Even getting e-books from the library is about 10x harder than just pirating it. It's almost like they go out of their way to make it difficult so that you end up just buying it instead.
robotburrito··on Internet Arcade
Not that I am complaining, but how is this legal at all? Can we start posting links to pirated movies on hacker news?
robotburrito··on Tesla FSD data is getting worse, according to beta tester self-reports
I wonder if it's the case of, "someone will ship this even if I quit and lose my income, so I may as well do it."
robotburrito··on Bipartisan Legislation to Ban TikTok
I have to imagine the 3 letter orgs are already scraping tiktok.
robotburrito··on Amazon Is Running Out of Warehouse Workers. Cue the Robots
This was probably always the gamble. Treat your human employees terribly with the assumption that robots will be available once you burnt all those bridges.
robotburrito··on Volatile pay for gig workers linked to health problems
I would argue that those low-level workers also have the right to free time to be human. Work hard yes, but don't be a slave with extra steps.
robotburrito··on RadTrike Electric Tricycle
I imagine that in 5 to 10 years we will see more devices such as this on the roads if cars continue to get increasingly more expensive and public transit does not keep up with demand. Especially in more rural locations.
robotburrito··on Meta shareholders vent anger at Zuckerberg’s spending binge
I don't see what the other options are at this point. You either try to define the future risking failure. Or you just continue flailing your arms in an attempt to beat tiktok at their own game.

Even if they beat tiktok, will this show enough growth to keep investors happy?

robotburrito··on If you (still) work at Twitter and you can code, head to the HQ now
How the heck are you supposed to look at a screen shot of code and determine much from that?
robotburrito··on Ask HN: Working in a VR Headset?
I have done it while developing some VR apps. Only for quick code changes though via Virtual Desktop. It is definitely cool, and I could see it becoming a "thing" some day. But currently I have to say that the comfort and resolution is not quite there yet.
robotburrito··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2022)
Location: San Francisco, CA

Remote: Yes, but if the position is in SF I am willing to work IRL

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: React, JS, Java, Kotlin, Unity, AR/VR, Frontend, Backend

Résumé/CV: https://www.finalatomicbuster.net/resume/resume-latest/

Email: vince@finalatomicbuster.net

I have spent the last 1.5 years or so working primarily in React JS for a small SaaS startup. Prior to that I was more of a full stack person and contributed to and designed both front end applications and their backend components. In addition to a background in software engineering I have spent years as both a network engineer and a computer security researcher/tester.

In my personal time I am currently learning how to create AR/VR applications using c# and Unity. Additionally I contribute to an open source/free application at bikehopper.org. Currently trying to get their routes to transform into binary files that will allow them to load onto embedded cycling computers!

I am looking to work with fun and smart people on interesting problems that inspire!

Thanks!

robotburrito··on 5 Years of Pop _OS
I liked pop_os for a while, but sadly gnome just freezes randomly on me now. I have seen it's an issue that many others have. Hopefully it's just my hardware or something and not indicative of a larger problem with the distro. When it is not crashing it's quite nice!
robotburrito··on What's different about next-gen transistors
Chip War is a fantastic book about the history of this industry. I would recommend it highly for some background information.
robotburrito··on Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says
Philadelphia is surprisingly close to these two IMO.
robotburrito··on Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says
Walkable, amazing weather, tons of beauty, interesting people, 15 minute bike ride from some of the most beautiful spots in the entire world.
robotburrito··on Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says
I had a bike stolen from my garage. This bike lasted 6 years of Northern Philadelphia being locked out side. But couldn't survive SF haha.
robotburrito··on Ask HN: Which books do you consider real gems in your field of work/study?
TCP/IP Illustrated was my bible when I worked at ICSA Labs.
robotburrito··on A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google flagged him as a criminal
Richard was right.
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