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ineedtosleep··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)
Very cool. I imagine you'll also need a heavy duty degreaser for the drivetrain and bottom bracket unless you're just going to chuck those into the bin anyway.
ineedtosleep··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2024)
* Location: California, USA

* Remote: Yes, open to hybrid

* Willing to relocate: Yes. Mainly San Francisco/Bay Area and Seattle areas, but will consider others as well.

* Technologies: * Languages: Javascript/Typescript, Python, Java, C#/.NET, PHP * Backend: Node.js, Express/koa/etc., Django, Flask, FastAPI, Quarkus, Laravel, Symfony * Frontend: React, Vue.js, Ember.js, Svelte, Solid.js, Angular, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap * Databases: SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL * Tooling: GraphQL, git, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes

* Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-almazan-63379295/

* GitHub: https://github.com/aalmazan/

Software developer with over 10 years of experience across the entire stack of web applications. Very much a polyglot who's more on the "Product Engineer" side of full stack engineering. Looking for remote or hybrid roles.

ineedtosleep··on A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant
That doesn't seem right. Looked up the rates for San Mateo and San Francisco county rates[1] and they're both under $0.400/kWh. On the other hand my parents in San Diego are paying over $0.450/kWh with rates scheduled to go even higher in 2024.

[1] https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/RateComparison

ineedtosleep··on Resume Matcher – An open source, free tool to improve your resume
I used resumeworded.com. I believe I initially found it on this thread [1], which also has a few more suggestions. I think they'll end up being roughly the same -- don't remember why I ended up choosing Resume Worded.

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/resumes/comments/10icgzi/is_there_a...

ineedtosleep··on Resume Matcher – An open source, free tool to improve your resume
IMHO, if you're really set on improving your resume, a service is worth it. Use one for the cheapest option possible and run it a few times on your resume -- you'll see the patterns and things it looks for.

In general, it would be things like:

    * Avoid repetitive action words - "Built systems, built software, built infrastructure..."
    * Add numbers/metrics where you can: "Improved site performance by 20%+" 
    * Line items should not be over 2 lines

Aside from that, choose a _standard_ resume format/layout. Don't get fancy with columns, colors, etc.
ineedtosleep··on Resume Matcher – An open source, free tool to improve your resume
As for someone looking for a new position, I can give you anecdotal evidence.

A little background: I have 10+ years of professional experience. Polyglot. Experience with extremely small to medium sized companies.

I re-used my previous resume, which did decently well around 2019 when I was looking for a new position, but with updated info for the newest position I had. Applied to a number positions that I was very qualified for -- crickets. This put me in a bad spot mentally, honestly, as it felt like signals that I'm just not "good enough" for fancy "big tech".

I then updated my resume layout to be more parseable (admittedly this is another variable), then signed up for a service that helps ATS-ify my resume. This involved adding numbers to certain line items, reduce repetition, honestly some good feedback in general. Immediate recruiter messages the next day.

I was extremely averse to using a service like this as it just felt "dirty" or was a sign of my personal ethics "giving in" to some sort of system. Honestly, I still kind of feel that way, but this is the game we play now. I know for a fact I've been auto-rejected from a number of roles that I was 100%+ qualified for because of my resume.

ineedtosleep··on AOL pretends to be the internet
I remember that as well. I thought that _was_ the internet since that was my first real exposure to home internet. Outside of that it was just my elementary school and the library. When services like NetZero and Juno came out, my mind was blown knowing that I didn't need to have the entire AOL ecosystem load up -- which could take a while with a 14.4k modem and a 133MHz(?) Pentium with 32MB RAM.
ineedtosleep··on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase
FWIW, I like their pricing and overall marketing approach and transferred my domains over a few months ago. Great experience overall.
ineedtosleep··on The tech job recession is over
The vast majority of the time the answer is no. I've even had recruiters contact me assuming I was with a company I left 2 years ago -- a company that no longer exists.
ineedtosleep··on Automakers try to scuttle Massachusetts ‘right to repair’ law
I guess it depends on the state. A friend recently was hit and had their car only slightly damaged. They went to insurance car shops that insurance recommended, but they all declined to fix the car. They ended up getting paid out and fixed it themselves since they're already skilled with maintaining vehicles, and they pocketed the rest.
ineedtosleep··on Ask HN: Visiting SF on a Budget?
Sorry, no idea about the logistics of them, but after a quick search: looking at Hacknsleep, they have a line that says "Move-in within days", so probably quick?
ineedtosleep··on Ask HN: Visiting SF on a Budget?
If you're going back and forth everyday, I would ignore every suggestion to stay outside SF, except for maybe stays in the Daly City-adjacent areas since more trains run through there. I travel to the Bay Area on occasion for work (and used to live there for a few years), the travel time + BART costs wouldn't be worth it IMO.

In terms of "Hacker houses", I've only known one person (a coworker) who stayed in one long-term, but he was pretty eccentric. He complained about his living situation a good amount, but, attempting to reduce some of his biases, they seem to be in a "you pay for what you get" type of situation.

Last suggestion: book an initial stay through a hotel/Airbnb with a short duration -- with the intent of finding a co-living space if you're really that intent on living in one. This will give you time to scope locations out _in person_ and potentially toss out options that only look good in advertisements.

ineedtosleep··on APIs for content sites must be free
I don't think your arguments accurately cover the OP's argument at all. The key distinction is literally the first sentence: "Social media businesses should not charge* for APIs."

If you have a community [whatever] service that would not be a business. If you have a blog, that's could potentially be a very business-adjacent, but I'd argue it doesn't cover the "social media" qualification, so that also doesn't apply.

If you run a business and much of your content is user-generated (because it's a social media site), the OP is arguing that API access should be free/at cost.

ineedtosleep··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit
I think I agree with your premise, but maybe not the delivery, but I also think the other comments about the Myspace -> Facebook and Digg -> Reddit moves are significant enough to believe the opposite. These days IMO users don't want to re-learn something that's not just ingrained into daily life, but ingrained into minute-by-minute routines.

Personally, the biggest platform move I've made was the switch from IGN boards (objectively the top 1% of message boards at the time) to Reddit. During the switch it felt completely wrong and different, but as time passed I saw how much more Reddit offered compared to a traditional message board. I hope there's something out there that would make me feel the same with this next transition, but so far I don't see much for me yet. All I can see in the near-term is (hopefully) more productivity.

ineedtosleep··on Google Pixel 6 still freezes when calling Emergency Services
Same and just wanted to echo it amid the Android hate that's bombarded this thread. Sure it has its warts, but the amount of hyperbole here about it being "the worst phone ever" is unwarranted.
ineedtosleep··on RavynOS – Finesse of macOS, freedom of FreeBSD
The images are svgs. Probably heavy processing from that.
ineedtosleep··on Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes
> How many lives do you think would be saved by capping speeds to 60 MPH on I5? If alcohol or distracted driving are not factors, I would say probably close to zero.

Amazing how you'd think it's actually close to zero. So many dangerous situations are removed once speeding is at least attempted to be removed from the equation.

To name two: reaction times are increased, stopping distances are reduced. I probably know what you'd say next: the driver is distracted. Not the speed's problem. To which I'll say, yeah of course the driver's distracted -- it's because the driver's human and will never be paying attention to the road 100% at all times.

IMO driving speeds, and how a community feels about it, are huge indicators on how hostile and how selfish a community can be.

ineedtosleep··on Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? (2019)
IMO it's not just about being bite-sized, memeable content catering to the lowest common denominator. It's that nearly everyone making content is copying marketing strategies. Back then it was more of a show-and-tell vibe, now everything is trying to sell something.
ineedtosleep··on Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription
Nice. Wish you luck in this space, especially with the _other methods_ of reading manga around. Will definitely take a look.

Question about the releases: are there any plans on having Japanese language versions of manga available as well?

ineedtosleep··on Colors.lol (2020)
Thanks for the link. This is definitely helpful as someone who is not a designer, but disappointed that it didn't go in more depth about how you _could_ use a color palette in UI color schemes.
ineedtosleep··on Let's Settle This
Indeed. Much easier to use IPA here, but the likelihood people can write/read it is pretty low. I'm out of practice, but should be /æʒər/. Could also copy-paste that into here: http://ipa-reader.xyz/
ineedtosleep··on Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink
Brother printers, from my experience, will just work automatically -- depending on your distro. If you need drivers, they do have a Linux installer as well. I've used the installer before and definitely not even a fraction as scummy as Canon/HP driver installs.
ineedtosleep··on TablePlus – Modern, Native Tool for Database Management
Disagreed. I have a MBP, a Linux desktop and a Thinkpad running both Linux and Windows. My one subscription to a Jetbrains product covers all of them provided I don't run the program at the same time across multiple machines.

Believing that most engineers only have one computer IMO seems out of touch with reality.

ineedtosleep··on A Tarahumara woman won a Mexican ultramarathon in sandals (2017)
Most contain stimulants and maybe some amino acids, so they're not really identical. It's all about how your body deals with those chemicals, especially when under exercise stress.
ineedtosleep··on Elixir 1.9
He's most likely referring to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20237568

Which is a bunch of FUD (see top comment by EvanYou).

ineedtosleep··on Show HN: A Color Picker I Made
Amazing work. Thank you for sharing! I've been looking for a color palette generator like this for the past week and this is exactly what I needed.
ineedtosleep··on Fedora 29
Indeed. I think the handling of Fedora (and/or maybe even CentOS?) will be the main indicator of where IBM is heading with the Red Hat acquisition. Personally, I hope their actions are quick if they do anything negative. I use Fedora and CentOS a good amount and would like to know sooner, rather than later, if I should move to a different distro.
ineedtosleep··on Has Vue passed React yet?
Stars don't matter. If we want a measure that's actually meaningful to some developers, look at job postings.

Anecdotally from my on and off job searching, React leads here by orders of magnitude. And unfortunately for me, my Vue personal experiments/side projects have to be put in the sideline for a bit. Many people I've talked to want direct React experience and not just experience in reactive frontend stuff.

ineedtosleep··on List of places to find remote jobs and freelancing projects
That's what the upvote button is for.
ineedtosleep··on The Illusion of a Profitable Amazon Prime Now and Prime Fresh
I suppose if you take it literally, this isn't too common a thing. Having a week's supply of _food_ is easy, but if you want to have a weeks supply of _meals_ that's a different situation.
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