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catwhatcat··on MapLibre Tile: A next generation geospatial format optimized for rendering
Thanks for your work! Out of curiosity, do you know why this project chose to go with Java as it's core? Great to see you're also supporting TS + Rust out of the gate
catwhatcat··on A spellchecker used to be a major feat of software engineering (2008)
A recent article from PCGamer adding some more details: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/implementing-a-spellchecker...
catwhatcat··on Holographic ribbon aims to oust magnetic tape with 50-year life span and 200TB
What are the chances this becomes a desktop form-factor alike cd drives?
catwhatcat··on Should we design for iffy internet?
NB modern browsers have a "throttling" dropdown/selector built-in to the dev tools (under 'network') alike tc-netem
catwhatcat··on Launch HN: Vassar Robotics (YC X25) – $219 robot arm that learns new skills
Great product, congrats on the quick sales! Big fan of robotics for a long time myself. If you're in need of some website development, I'd love to chat >>hello at joshmleslie dot com<<
catwhatcat··on The flip phone web: browsing with the original Opera Mini
I've just started reading that link so I apologize if this is redundant, but would you elaborate some? What sorts of considerations / limitations exist? What would allow an app/site to run better on this platform?
catwhatcat··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
I noticed your physician-view is just raw JSON. I had time on my hands and this sounded cool so I whipped up a quick desktop dashboard [1] based on the JSON I saw. Feel free to use / adapt / reach out about it. Either way a great resource!

1 - https://ibb.co/v6WZ7MFr

catwhatcat··on Launch HN: Enhanced Radar (YC W25) – A safety net for air traffic control
Hey this seems like a great idea and has a lot of promise! If you're looking for a frontend / UI / UX engineer, I'd love to get involved. Either way, best of luck! Let me know - hello (at) joshmleslie.com
catwhatcat··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Remote: yes, ideally

Willing to relocate: yes, north-eastern USA

Technologies: Frontend Web (Angular, React, TypeScript, JS, etc.)

Résumé/CV: joshmleslie.com/resume

Email: hello@joshmleslie.com

Hello, Senior engineer here with a broad background across the corporate and non-profit worlds. Experience in both engineering and leadership roles, looking for either, but preferring leadership, especially product management.

My background in industrial design and years of fabrication experience have given me a unique vantage compared to your run-of-the-mill software engineer. Read more on my website www.joshmleslie.com

Thanks for your time.

catwhatcat··on Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics
in my exp, there's only a few good UI libraries out there which is part of it, but I think generally the "standard UI" is a thing much like it happened to architecture and then we got the reset of brutalist / modernism, to highly generalize. Just thinking aloud, choosing between novel, unknown, and interesting UI/UX vs proven, reliable, and commonplace (read: boring) is always a toss up, coming down to the audience. Biz interests usually tend to the latter, which imo is good because you want people using the product, not thinking about how to use the product.
catwhatcat··on 1 in 5 online job postings are either fake or never filled, study finds
What sort of business are you running now, if you don't mind elaborating?
catwhatcat··on Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
Tangentially, if you're still suffering from long covid, I heard recently how nicotine patches were helping reduce symptoms over 2-3 weeks. I can't recall the original article (perhaps it was here) but here's an NIH post on it https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36650574/
catwhatcat··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023)
Sr Frontend / UI / Manager

-Bay Area, USA (UTC-8)

-remote preferred, flexible

-relocation ok if a cool spot / assisted

-proficient with modern SPAs, agile, Figma, etc.

-resume + more at joshmleslie () com

-contact Hello (a) joshmleslie () com

Despite being a proficient software engineer, I've found myself yearning for a new path. In addition to my day job, I've managed teams at Ace Makerspace, an Oakland-based non-profit. Overseeing multiple teams, I've improved stagnant departments by removing cluttering tools, updating for accessibility, and streamlining expenses. This has honed my leadership and communication skills, which I'm eager to use in a formal setting.

catwhatcat··on Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?
Gravity batteries!