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[ my public key: https://keybase.io/leomelzer; my proof: https://keybase.io/leomelzer/sigs/DMAPHR9f27LpdHG3Yoeo3Qp4OcSL2UigWQ_0M7yhQ70 ]

Based in Augsburg, Germany.

Currently: Web Software Developer at peerigon.com

Previously: VincuVentas / PolymathVentures, Bogotá / Colombia Full-Stack Software Developer & Project Manager / Candidate Acquisition

Contact: leonhard.melzer@gmail.com

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foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)
VincuVentas / Polymath Ventures | UI/UX Designer with Product Feeling | Bogotá, Colombia | ONSITE, VISA, https://vincuventas.com/

VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses in the sales domain. We were founded by one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. We're looking for a UI/UX Designer to join our diverse 10-person colombian-swiss-dutch-italian-german team in Bogotá. There is a strong focus on fast, iterative learning cycles and a real chance for you to impact the direction the product is going to take over the next coming months.

Some of the things you can work on here would be:

  * Design Vincu’s company and candidate facing products, including candidate profiles, subscription forms, easy to use inbox system, market intelligence, etc
  * Communicate with the tech and marketing team to continuously improve our platform and allow rapid scaling
  * Quickly design and test prototypes with real clients
  * Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
...and much more. You'll have a lot of freedom to explore different areas of the product and thereby develop yourselves in the direction you would like to go. More info and application here: http://www.polymathv.com/join-us/706131/UI%2FUX+Designer/ Feel free to ask me any questions you might have (city, office, team, application process, ...), email in profile.

Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungles rolled into one).

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Self-Hosted “SQL-Not-required” Data Analytics and BI Tool. Inspired by Looker
We love you guys. Metabase helps us to build a better product and understand our business. Thanks for making it greater with every release.
foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017)
VincuVentas / Polymath Ventures | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Bogotá, Colombia | ONSITE, VISA, https://vincuventas.com/

VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses in the sales domain. We were founded by one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. We're looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our diverse 8-person colombian-swiss-dutch-german-us-american team in Bogotá. Our stack includes Ember.js, Python (Flask), PostgreSQL, Heroku, ElasticSearch. There is a strong focus on fast, iterative learning cycles and a real chance for you to impact the direction the product is going to take over the next coming months.

Necessary: Proficiency in using SQL for data summarization / aggregation, e.g. for reporting and analytics Bonus points: Good applied statistics skills or experience in machine learning

Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungles rolled into one).

More info and application here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/polymathventures/jobs/468065 Feel free to ask me any questions you might have (city, office, team, application process, ...), email in profile.

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017)
VincuVentas | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Bogotá, Colombia | VISA https://vincuventas.com/

We're looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our diverse colombian-swiss-dutch-german-us-american team in Bogotá. VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses. The inception of our business idea was enabled through one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. Our stack includes Ember.js, Python (Flask), PostgreSQL, Heroku, Elasticsearch. Necessary: Proficiency in using SQL for data summarization / aggregation, e.g. for reporting and analytics Bonus points: Good applied statistics skills or experience in machine learning

Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungle rolled into one).

More info and application here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/polymathventures/jobs/468065

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have (city, office, team, application process, ...), email in profile.

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2017)
VincuVentas | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Bogotá, Colombia | VISA https://vincuventas.com/

We're looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our diverse colombian-swiss-dutch-german-us-american team in Bogotá. VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses. The inception of our business idea was enabled through one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. Our stack includes Ember.js, Python (Flask), PostgreSQL, Heroku, Elasticsearch.

Necessary: Proficiency in using SQL for data summarization / aggregation, e.g. for reporting and analytics Bonus points: Good applied statistics skills or experience in machine learning

Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungle rolled into one).

More info and application here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/polymathventures/jobs/468065

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have (city, office, team, application process, ...), email in profile.

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017)
VincuVentas | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Bogotá, Colombia | VISA http://vincuventas.com/

We're looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our diverse colombian-swiss-dutch-german-us-american team in Bogotá. VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses. The inception of our business idea was enabled through one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. Our stack includes Ember.js, Python (Flask), PostgreSQL, Heroku, Elasticsearch.

Necessary: Proficiency in using SQL for data summarization and data aggregation, e.g. for reporting and analytics Bonus points: Good applied statistics skills or experience in machine learning

Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungle rolled into one).

More info and application here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/polymathventures/jobs/468065

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, find my email in my profile.

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2016)
VincuVentas | Lead Developer | Bogotá, Colombia | VISA http://vincuventas.com/

We're looking for a Lead Developer to join our diverse colombian-swiss-dutch-german-us-american team in Bogotá. VincuVentas is a data-driven marketplace for matching job-seeking candidates and businesses. The inception of our business idea was enabled through one of the most important company builders in the LATAM region, Polymath Ventures [0], with which we share an office. Needless to say, Bogotá is a very exciting place to live in, Colombia offers many options for getaways and exploration (think beaches, mountains, plains and jungle rolled into one).

Our stack includes Ember.js, Python (Flask), PostgreSQL, Heroku, Elasticsearch.

More info and application here: http://www.polymathv.com/join-us/468065/Lead+Developer+-+Vin...

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, find my email in my profile.

[0] http://www.polymathv.com/

foomoo··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)
I also work for one of the ventures here. Very dynamic and friendly multi-cultural environment, we just got a new open air space to have lunch or do work. Obviously Bogotá is a super-interesting city and Colombia a great country to live in, including many opportunities for getaways. Also happy to answer any questions, email in profile.
foomoo··on Show HN: JustWatch – Choose your favorite streaming providers and see what’s new
Nicely done! Hi to Berlin! As others have stated, the load time and completeness of the catalog is impressive. Also has - no surprise - providers specific to Germany here https://www.justwatch.com/de

@op: Some background on the sourcing/aggregation process would be very interesting.

foomoo··on Email Encryption Software Relies on One Guy, Who Is Going Broke
That's really cool. When people unite...

My name isn't even on the list of recent donors anymore, that's going fast! Maybe he'll wake up tomorrow and hit refresh a couple times to be sure there's nothing wrong with the counter, hehe.

foomoo··on Photos Preview
I like the looks, too! Looks to me as if iPhoto will eventually be replaced by Photos (though I believe I remember the announcement was that it would not?) as it wraps most of its functionality and has a nicer look. Maybe makes sense to have Photos (lifestyle) and Aperture (professional) as two apps with a clear focus for each one.

I'm just missing some statement on how the performance is, especially since we all have like several hundred GBs or even TBs worth of pictures nowadays. It's only a preview with screenshots though...

foomoo··on How We Did It: SNL Title Sequence
Thanks for the hint, eventually i stumbled upon the note about Pixelstick in the article, never heard of it before. They had a successful Kickstarter last year, the video briefly introduces the tech and shows many more applications: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitbangerlabs/pixelstic... Now I want one!
foomoo··on Z Launcher
Works well for me, FF33 on OS X.

They simply have a carousel in which they embed <video> elements, here's a direct link to one of the files: https://www.zlauncher.com/video/Afternoon_H1.mp4

foomoo··on Sprout
The first image on the website [0] made me believe it is some kind of tablet with a big special case, as the picture is taken from an unexpected angle. But hey, first impressions...

That being said, this looks like some real innovation and makes for an interesting creative workspace setup.

Soon we'll have flexible flexible displays to close the gap between the screen and the projected area (see the moment in the video where she flicks an item from the screen on to the projected area? Quite literally, a gap in interaction).

I can imagine this being used in some of the user interface research labs which have been working with similar hand-made setups before.

Good move, HP.

[0]: http://store.hp.com/wcsstore/hpusstore/Treatment/sprout_meet...

foomoo··on Duolingo Launches Its Certification Program To Take On TOEFL
This is great news, definitely an area which should get disrupted.

Just tried taking the test (it's Chrome only on desktop, Android only on mobile, at the moment).

It will ask for permissions to access your webcam and microphone, ask for ID and finally, to share your screen. This way the can guarantee (?) that you don't cheat. Unfortunately, at the end it couldn't upload my test data and just said "You have to take the test again at another time"

Looking forward for more institutions to join the club!

foomoo··on Ask HN: What are your daily must-read sites?
Prismatic for personalized articles [1] and the amazing HackerWeb for iOS [2] for a fix on the go.

1: http://getprismatic.com/ 2: http://hackerwebapp.com/

foomoo··on The Most Epic Narrative of Ramayana on the Internet
Try RC4YL9.

It really is super impressive.