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jesalg··on ARRIS Cable Modem Has a Backdoor in the Backdoor
That login page doesn't exist on mine: http://192.168.100.1/cgi-bin/adv_pwd_cgi

  NET-DK/1.0 Error: 404 Not Found
jesalg··on As Coursera Evolves, Colleges Stay On and Investors Buy In
Would love to see courses from https://www.kadenze.com/ listed on there. (Full disclosure, I'm one of their engineers)
jesalg··on Google Hangouts
On a side note, I don't get why Hangouts Dialer has to be a separate app from Hangouts in Android
jesalg··on HTTP.sys vulnerability test
I'm getting "Cannot discern patch status of X" (VulnStatus::NOT_VULN_MS) on couple of sites I tried. Wondering if that's a good or a bad sign?
jesalg··on Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters
Very cool. I'd suggest adding a size feature. Adding something like a Holstee Manifesto would get pretty crowded otherwise:

    This is your life. 
    Do what you want and do it often. 
    If you don't like something, change it. 
    If you don't like your job, quit.
    If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
    If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
    Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
    All emotions are beautiful.
    When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
    Life is simple.
    Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
    Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
    Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
    Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
    Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
    Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion.
jesalg··on Balanced payments is shutting down
This is truly surprising. Balance was indeed a worthy competitor to Stripe. We chose them in my previous company because of their escrow feature and overall focus on building marketplaces.
jesalg··on VLC 2.2.0 multi-releases
Same thing on Windows 8.1
jesalg··on Introducing React Native [video]
Recruters: Looking for ReactJS Native developer with 5+ years of experience!
jesalg··on Show HN: tld-list.com – 818 Top Level Domains and Their Cheapest Registrars
Not sure how accurate this list is. For example, .al is sold for $16.49/year by dot.al vs what they have listed for which is $395/year with gandi.net
jesalg··on Ruby 2.1.5 Released
Just use Vagrant. It's so much easier.
jesalg··on Show HN: Way.js – Simple, persistent, framework-agnostic two-way databinding
This is cool but in real world scenarios you need more functionality to make it useful. So far I've been using KnockoutJS where I don't need full-blown MVC and can get away with MVVM.
jesalg··on How to Wire Up Ruby on Rails and AngularJS as a Single-Page Application
Nice work! I've put up a similar (but much simpler) demo and blog post: https://github.com/jesalg/RADD
jesalg··on LowOrbit – A live connection with the ISS using data and visuals
It depends on whether the ISS is on the dark side or the sunny side. We render a prerecorded YouTube video if it's the former and a live UStream feed if it's the latter. You can also change this yourself by going into the "Options" menu.
jesalg··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?
Los Angeles, Remote (preferred) or Local or Hybrid, Full-time | Contract

Primary Stack: Ruby (worked with Rails and Sinatra), JavaScript MVC (worked with AngularJS, Backbone.js, & KnockoutJS), PostgreSQL. Secondary: Python (worked with Django), ASP.NET/C# (worked with WebForms and MVC), NodeJS (familiar with Express) and PHP (worked with CodeIgniter, CakePHP & LaravelPHP)

Resume: http://jes.al/ (I can provide formal resume upon request)

Contact: http://goo.gl/XkWN1f

I'm a seasoned full-stack developer with a decade of experience building high traffic websites for fortune 500 clients. Co-founded and lead engineering at a digital agency before. Experienced in team building & technical leadership by having been part of several start-up founding teams. Looking for a hands-on leadership role where I get to build a tech stack and dev team from ground up.

jesalg··on Boring Systems Build Badass Businesses
Great analogy, this can't be said enough.

Although there has to be a distinction made between using the latest technology and how you choose to architect and design a product with that technology.

I've seen super complicated web architectures with something as widely used as PHP. So it's not so much about what tools you use but rather how you use them. Choose the right tool for the job while keeping the business constraints in mind.

jesalg··on Ask HN: Idea Sunday
Maybe something like http://pineapple.io/ ?
jesalg··on Ask HN: Idea Sunday
IHMO, key to well executed #1 is that it should be social yet anonymous so the writer gets a sense of community without feeling like they would be judged.
jesalg··on Show HN: InstaMotor – Taking the pain out of selling your car
Thanks for posting the link. After listening to this partially on the radio, I searched for it online but couldn't find it since I didn't know what the show was called.
jesalg··on Show HN: Kenvak, representation for freelance web professionals
and 10xmanagement.com
jesalg··on The Egg (2009)
I would have liked it to be titled "Theory of Everything"
jesalg··on Show HN: Firesub – Reusable checklists for teams [MVP]
It should be titled MVC => Minimum Viable Concept
jesalg··on Introducing Paper
So if you share something on Paper would it also show up on Facebook? I can't tell if Paper is a new platform/app or just another way of browsing Facebook.
jesalg··on Your best passive income? (2014)
Not nearly as successful as some of the other guys here but I have couple of avenues for passive income:

1) I make a few bucks a month off my reddit client: http://www.ruddl.com - I pay $0 for hosting on Heroku so I'm more or less net positive.

2) I also make a few bucks off my blog in tips: http://jes.al/blog/

I'm working on ideas for a SaaS product or even a book to add to that list.

jesalg··on The Wallaby Card
At first glance, this seems to have a better value proposition for the consumer compared to Coin.
jesalg··on Show HN: I open-sourced my travel planning startup, Wanderlust
This looks awesome! Love how the UI works and simplicity of it all. Very intuitive.
jesalg··on Show HN: I open-sourced my travel planning startup, Wanderlust
Ok I'll shoot you an email.
jesalg··on Show HN: I open-sourced my travel planning startup, Wanderlust
I had created a travel app very very similar to yours earlier this year using RoR and AngularJS as well. Eventually it fell on the wayside. I just open sourced it: https://github.com/jesalg/Travelizer

We should talk about how to collaborate our efforts.

jesalg··on We are just getting started
That's a great point. I don't think the target demographic for App.net is the regular internet user but rather it is/should be developers who could build great apps for regular end users (leaving app.net in the background as a technical detail). So their messaging should be geared more towards selling it as Social Graph as a Service to developers rather than being a direct alternative to Twitter, Facebook, etc. Maybe it already is but the messaging should be more clear.
jesalg··on Hacker News Web App for Mobile
Nice design and execution. Would love to see this in the Chrome Web Store so I can install it as an app.
jesalg··on Forgotten Employee (2002)
EPIC
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