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jdorfman

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jdorfman··on If it's not fun anymore, you get nothing from maintaining a popular package
Good idea although $5 to a person writing malicious code and out of jurisdiction isn't much of a deterrent IMO.
jdorfman··on The Dangerous Fetishization of ‘Hustle Porn’
I use to believe this bs. I thought people who took vacations were slackers and people who left the office before I did were lazy. In 2014 I started cutting my medication (bipolar 1 disorder) in half so I could sleep less and work more. Long story short, ended up back-firing leading to a 9 month leave of absence. In the end it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Working smart is the way to go IMO.
jdorfman··on Goldman Sachs Ensnarled in Vast 1MDB Fraud Scandal
I will have to second that. The excessive spending made me cringe at times.
jdorfman··on RawGit is now in a sunset phase and will soon shut down
It was a pleasure working with you on this Ryan. You did an amazing job.
jdorfman··on What Businessweek got wrong about Apple
Stupid legal question, could this end up becoming a defamation lawsuit?
jdorfman··on Massive Comcast Outage Hits the US
Coworker in Colorado can connect to slack but certain websites fail. Weird.
jdorfman··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)
Sticker Mule | Senior Software Engineer (C++) | Remote | Full-time

What you'll do 1. Build, test, install and maintain software to automate our manufacturing processes. 2. Continually seek ways to optimize those processes. 3. Write clean, performant code in accordance with our team’s code style guidelines. 4. Work to improve and maintain the code health of all our software. 5. Collaborate with other developers, team leads, and stakeholders to ensure that we’re always building the optimal solution. 6. Participate in peer code reviews. 7. Share expertise with other members of the team, mentor junior developers. 8. Spend some time on-site at our factory to learn about software requirements and maintain existing software.

Requirements 1. This position requires regular visits to our manufacturing facilities in upstate NY. 2. Applicants will be sent a Hackerrank test within 1-2 business days of applying.

Apply https://www.stickermule.com/career/df523075-edca-4b4c-9d6c-9...

Links - https://www.stickermule.com/blog/characteristics-we-look-for... - https://www.stickermule.com/careers

jdorfman··on Ask HN: What service do you use for audio conference calls?
Zoom.us
jdorfman··on Saying Goodbye to Firebug
Joe Hewitt and Blake Ross have really left their mark. I wonder from time to time what they would have created if Facebook didn't acquire Parakey back in 2007. Hopefully, they will collaborate again in the future.
jdorfman··on DevDocs API Documentation
One of the greatest in-kind sponsorships MaxCDN did for sure. Really happy to see you're still at it after all these years Thibaut!
jdorfman··on Creator of cURL wins Polhem Prize 2017
If I remember correctly, Daniel has been working on curl for at least 2 hours a day for ~20 years. I hope he and his family have a well deserved vacation. Thanks Daniel for your hard work.
jdorfman··on You are not 'behind'
The greatest advice I got from someone was to never compare yourself to someone's highlighted reel. That changed my life.
jdorfman··on GitHub CEO Chris Wanstrath To Step Down After Finding Replacement
When I was at GitHub Satellite last year in Amsterdam, I saw Chris walk in to the venue and look around at the amazing production and smile. You could tell how proud he was of his team and the brand he helped create. I am glad to see he is staying with the company, I'm sure the new CEO will need his advice from time to time to keep GitHub great for the next 10 years.
jdorfman··on Windows Subsystem for Linux is out of beta
Rich Turner and his team has pretty much done the impossible. Huge congratulations to them.
jdorfman··on Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub
I was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder 14 years ago. I take my meds everyday, go to therapy and stay sober. If you ask anyone I work/worked with they will tell you I have it together and my career thus far has exceeded my (and others) expectations.

I'm sorry your brother is going through hell right now, trust me I have been there. I know the burden it can put on friends and family, but you really shouldn't lump all people with mental illness like they are useless. If treated you wouldn't even know they are diagnosed.

You can contact me directly if you would like to chat about your brother. I know with treatment he can turn his life around. He just needs to do the work.

jdorfman··on Ask HN: How can I get better at bash?
Anytime I'm stuck with a script I usually end up on https://bash.cyberciti.biz

Vivek (founder) has been writing these tutorials for 17+ years, he knows his stuff.

jdorfman··on Uber CEO Kalanick likely to take leave
Brad Stone covers it in great detail in "The Upstarts". Great read.
jdorfman··on Ask HN: How do I dress better?
I've been a Trunk Club customer for ~3 years. Expensive but worth it.
jdorfman··on The Benefits of Talking to Yourself
Ever since taking a remote job I find myself talking out loud more than ever. I'm glad to see there are benefits to this...
jdorfman··on Why you should become an open source sustainer
I agree. That said there are many corporations that do contribute money, developer time, infrastructure, legal, etc. But not enough IMO.
jdorfman··on Why you should become an open source sustainer
FWIW I maintain multiple open source projects and a free CDN service for developers that use Bootstrap & Font Awesome. To me, a contribution is not limited to code and never should be. If it makes the FOSS community thrive, then that is a contribution.
jdorfman··on Michael Seibel, CEO of YC, is doing an AMA
That is a great question. @Alex3917 pretty much nailed it but I do have another example.

On April 7, 2014, CVE-2014-0160 aka Heartbleed was publicly disclosed. At the time, 66% of websites used OpenSSL (via Netcraft). Also, OpenSSL had 1 full-time engineer, and only a few volunteers. Yearly donations were about $2,000. 17 days after Heartbleed Jim Zemlin from the Linux Foundation as well as thirteen companies stepped up to the plate and created the Core Infrastructure Initiative and pledged to donate $100,000 a year for 3 years to help prevent the next Heartbleed.

The point is this, Open Source isn't free. Docker, GitLab and other 'open-core' businesses stand on the shoulder of giants. If they raise a round of fundraising or whatever Press Release hits the wire, they get praise (which is fine, I love it). But the only time a project like the OpenSSL project gets press is when something goes wrong which I don't think is fair to them.

We can keep being reactive or we can start being proactive. I believe YC has the capital and influence to change this thinking of Open Source doesn't cost anything.

jdorfman··on Michael Seibel, CEO of YC, is doing an AMA
Thanks! The right opportunity finally came. =)
jdorfman··on Michael Seibel, CEO of YC, is doing an AMA
Hi Michael,

YC-funded companies are known to be large-scale consumers of free and open source software. They are able to leverage the competitive advantage provided by this digital infrastructure to build successful, high valuation businesses. Some of those companies have gone on to make great contributions to the Open Source community themselves.

Would YC ever consider setting up a fund for the builders and maintainers of the infrastructure that your companies depend upon?

jdorfman··on Some advanced bash scripting
These are great resources, thank you.
jdorfman··on MaxCDN to drop TLS 1.0 (used by 60% of Android users)
You are welcome. I do not have the percentages available at the moment, but we will be updating the blog post with those numbers among other things. Will ping you when I know more.
jdorfman··on MaxCDN to drop TLS 1.0 (used by 60% of Android users)
For the record the plan is to drop support next week (March 18th 2016). We will be reconsidering this.
jdorfman··on Show HN: SHML (shell markup language)
Thank you. Please reach out if you have any questions or general feedback.
jdorfman··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)
MaxCDN:

Los Angeles, CA or Las Vegas, Nevada | Full-time | ONSITE | Senior Global Network Architect | http://j.mp/1KTFPHz

Los Angeles, CA or Las Vegas, Nevada | Full-time | ONSITE | Product Manager | http://j.mp/1MCkutU

Los Angeles, CA or Las Vegas, Nevada | Full-time | ONSITE | DevOp | http://j.mp/1KTFHYH

Apply with ZipRecruiter (j.mp links) or careers [at] maxcdn dot com

www.maxcdn.com

jdorfman··on What Experts Love and Hate About CDNs
as @ejcx said it is Sub Resource Integrity (SRI) and we (BootstrapCDN/MaxCDN) should be more clear on what SRI is so it doesn't cause any panic. Thanks for the feedback. If you have any questions or concerns you or anyone can email me jdorfman at maxcdn .com
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