dwightgunning

Would that be Sydney (Australia)?

Software developer and technical leader with an entrepreneurial spirit. I love building effective teams, solving technical challenges, and shipping great products.

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Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands (permanent residency; Australian citizen)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes (US, Australia)

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Angular|React), Python (Django|Django Rest Framework), APIs and integrations, Postgres, AWS (EC2|S3|Lambda|RDS|CloudFront|R53)

Résumé/CV: https://www.dwightgunning.com/static/downloads/Dwight_Gunnin...

Email: dwight@dwightgunning.com

(Australian living in Amsterdam)

Anecdotally, most cafes close at 5pm here. When I was in Melbourne earlier this year I found the 3/4pm close times a little inconvenient based on what I’m used to here.

On the flip side, very few places are open for coffee or breakfast out before 8am.

That's true and definitely worth noting. In NL it is a very easy path compared to the one non-US citizens need to navigate.

This is lame though to be fair to NZ I've come across similar requirements in other countries too.

Over the years I've happened to be invited to discussions with policy makers in both The Netherlands (2013) and Australia (2016) and as far as I know they came up with similar policies. Further back I recall taking a look at Germany (~2012) and it was also onerous.

The main takeaway I had was that constructing a set of fair requirements that can be effectively assessed/enforced is nigh impossible. Entrepreneurs should be vocal and advocate for changes that improve the system but ultimately play the cards that are dealt and stay focussed on the company mission.

Just a heads up (since I work at getstream.io) that you can easily and quickly rotate the Stream app key/secret via the dashboard.

Feel free to contact our support or myself directly - dwight@getstream.io - if you need a hand.

I'm a long time user and have paid the ~$20/year, subscription for >5yrs. It's been rock solid the whole time.

I find it's got the right out of GTD without being too bloated and/or cumbersome to use.

The photo is a good example of how the lines should be painted. The video shows a well painted line on the left of the “v” but the chevrons and right side line are exceptionally faded. If I was to guess the extreme contrast probably contributed.

I read on the Guardian that only the most recent Eurostar train model will be used for compatibility reasons.

If, like me, you find these quirks and oddities fascinating, you must keep an eye on Raymond Chen's blog, The Old New Thing[1].

[1] https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/

> the four things that might motivate any given worker in their job

These are certainly interesting forms of loyalty but they fall a long way short of capturing what motivates a person in their job.

I can't recall the source but at some point I found the following list and feel it's a better set of overall motivators:

- automony: the ability to work how and when you want to work in order to deliver an outcome

- mastery: excelling at a craft you enjoy and is respected by your peers

- purpose: feeling connected to your work and that it helps others in a meaningful way (I'd fit the 4 forms of loyalty here)

- fairness in compensation: the sense that you're compensated fairly with respect to colleagues, industry peers and beyond.

Any references to stories/articles about their ride sharing efforts? Was it prior to their incorporation as UberCab or an experiment from further along?

Use of a decimal point for separating thousands is prevalent The Netherlands where English is fairly commonly spoken.

I see it all the time.

Since when does the TLD imply the native language of the website creator?

Also the .eu TLD, which is a country-TLD for the European Union, consider that the UK (still in the EU), along with Ireland and Malta have English as an official language [1].

1. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/european_languages.htm

Interestingly, IIRC there were only 2 people involved in the creation of the site, maybe even up to the time of the acquisition.

It's a shame it's been left to languish.

Seems like this should be a feature of papercall.io which seemingly has a more obvious path to sustainable revenue.

That depends why they don't want it. Did any explain this? Maybe you're not articulating the value prop?

That'll be a good way to decide whether to keep trying to sell to them, what to change etc.

If you've exhausted that you may look at other applications for the technology.

Stream (https://getstream.io) | PHP Developer | Amsterdam | ONSITE | Full time

Stream is hiring a talented PHP developer to work on open source PHP projects: API clients, framework integrations, and example applications. In this role you'll also have the opportunity to assist and support the open developer community around these projects.

Skills and requirements:

* A thorough understanding of the PHP language as well as the testing and tooling ecosystem (e.g. phpunit, Composer/Packagist)

* Experience applying Object Oriented Programming principles in PHP applications

* A track record of bringing projects built with PHP frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, Silex, and CodeIgniter into production

* Strong understanding of the HTTP, REST web service principles and web security

* Dedication to working in a collaborative team setting with Github, quality testing and documentation

About the product:

Stream is an API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds. The technology relies heavily on Cassandra and machine learning. Stream powers the feeds for over 50 million end users and handles billion feed updates every day. Our customers include small startups as well as Fortune 500 companies. Building a scalable, highly available, secure and performant feed infrastructure is a hard problem.

About our company:

Stream was founded in The Netherlands and participated in Techstars in NY. We now have offices in both Amsterdam and Boulder, Colorado. Find out more about the company and team: https://getstream.io/team/

Interview process:

1) Phone call for high-level tech background and culture fit 2) On-site technical interview (no whiteboards/tests) 3) Offer.

Apply online at https://goo.gl/QkZleI or email dwight@getstream.io

From a writing point of view, I found it an interesting choice to simply use "author" instead of "Tim Berners-Lee" when attributing the quote in the opening paragraph. Surely dropping TBL by name would give more immediate credibility and encourage the reader to continue.

It's only unrealistic if you aren't willing to adapt to changing market conditions.

I also read the same regarding minority religions. Although the price I saw was only citing a draft of the executive order. I wonder when, they haven't already, publish the final version.

The countries to which the bans apply are all majority Muslim, so the exemption would apply to non-Muslims.

OK. Seems the salient point is that once you've been denied entry once, returning in future becomes more challenging.

That'll be the case regardless of whether you've been eligible for ESTAs or had to obtain visas via embassies in the past.

The "banned from ESTA" phrasing had me scratching my head.

What does a ban from ESTA actually mean?

I know that one can be ineligible for an ESTA. For example, if you've made a trip to Iran. However even if ineligible for an ESTA, a person can still go to a US embassy and apply for a regular visa, just like folks in non-ESTA countries.

At some point all the interesting/useful countries to exit the VPN will be censored. Then it's game over.

Awesome to see this is an informative and helpful guide rather than a cash-grab service. Well done and keep up the good work!

Correct. Sorry for the ambiguity.

The amount of pain you'll experience is dependent on your area of work. E.g. web-dev, systems, science.

Most certainly use Python3 for any new projects.

Here's a quick overview of the most popular PyPI packages and their support for Python 3: http://py3readiness.org/

Agreed.

I thought it worth clarifying for people like those I regularly meet who aren't aware of the LP role in the industry. There's a misconception that the VCs are just investing their own money.

> Its nice that if Uber does implode (not that they will) that only VC's will lose their money...

Although don't forget the VC funds' lending partners are often pension funds and other traditional investment vehicles that you or I might use.

Taxi drivers have been assaulting their customers since forever. Same applies to passengers assaulting or cheating their drivers.

Now there is a global brand to anchor to and make this news. If it were Acme Cabs in Middle of Nowhere this story wouldn't run.

On the other hand it is useful to consider how a company with Uber's scale could/should do a better job of reducing the frequency that these events occur. They'll unfortunately never be fully eradicated but you'd expect there's an opportunity for continual improvement.

The GoDaddy service has a history of terrible user interfaces, advertising imagery that objectifies women, and the former CEO / founder Bob Parsons who's shot wild African animals, still sits on the board.

How do new customers over look that to save a couple bucks per year? How do existing customers ignore it because it'll take some time/effort/cost to make the change?