Remy: I'd suggest posting a CV and linking to it from this post. I looked and couldn't find one anywhere on your site; you'll get a lot more qualified interest if people can find out more about you than just a few blog posts.
Not like it would lead to anywhere either, you know. :P
Two years of teaching university, MSc in computing, love of automation, combinatiorial optimization without any significant amount of deep math skill, circuit design, gate array stuff, low-level CPU optimization stuff, hardware counters, microcontrollers, SQLite, Julia language, C, shell, a bunch more programming languages, basic CSS and HTML, Mustache templates, Linux. No JavaScript. The whole of luisant.ca is done by hand and from scratch, so you can see what I can do with that. Also statistics.
I'm uncommonly silly and not at all serious, while still standing up for what I believe is right, even if everyone disagrees with me. I do integrity though and while I can stand my ground, I will yield to good evidence any day.
I wear goofy clothes to work, usually very colourful stuff. Don't expect conformity.
And I have no love greater than the one for the cause of nature conservation, and all research that goes with that.
That's about me in a nutshell.
Told you nothing will come of it. :P
1. I am not interested in jobs that focus on JavaScript, but I'd never say "No JavaScript".
2. when people ask for your CV, post a link (or if you're concerned about privacy, solicit requests via PM/email).
3. Your integrity, sillyness and attire are mostly immaterial to the job hunt. It's most appropriate for folks to make this kind of assessment during an in-person interview.
4. what is all this "nothing will come of it" business? If you think you can't get hired as a result of an HN post, I think you're sorely mistaken. Capitalize on these fifteen minutes. You've created some original, interesting content. The traffic you're getting to your site won't last, so strike while the iron is hot.
this sounds like drab corporate thinking and i disagree wholeheartedly.
the attributes mentioned show his personality and warmth, and indicate the possibility of an interesting person and a creative thinker. as a hiring manager, my ears perk up at such things.
life is too short to play it safe. have fun!
Just post your damn CV.
Seriously, if you want a job, publish your CV on your website already.
Well, fuck my life. Here goes, posted on the site too.
This required way more courage than anything else I have done in the last few months, even after I censored it to death.
Thanks for the good words, guys. I know you are right. Even though I hate to agree with you, you are right. I hate to do this, but you are right.
So it is done.
Good fucking luck, no? :P