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kevTheDev

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Developer @ getsona.com,

Based in Devon, UK

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kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2022)
Sona | Remote (Prefer within Europe) | Full Stack Engineer | Remote

Hi everybody! We are hiring at Sona: We're building the next generation of tools for the 80% of workers that don't sit behind a desk, think everything from care workers to charities to hospitality and retail.

Our stack is Elixir & Liveview first with the opportunity to get involved with the React Native side for our mobile app. We're a remote first organisation with a 4.5 day working week who values autonomy and high quality code.

Find out more and apply here: https://apply.workable.com/getsona/j/D2FEA78855/ (edited)

kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)
Catapult | Full Time | Remote (Europe)

What: On demand staffing for retail, office and hospitality, sort of like Uber for staff

$: £45k - £60k depending on experience & location. Plus equity, conferences, choice of equipment, l&d budget etc

Hiring process: Initial phone interview (~30 minutes), technical and team fit interview (~4 hours), paid trial day.

* Ruby, Rails, React, some Swift & Java for apps * Small remote friendly team, everybody has input on the product * A "no questions asked" policy for L&D, if you need materials to learn a new tech, we’ll make sure it happens

To Begin: https://joincatapult.typeform.com/to/XeOMy4

More about the role: https://unicornhunt.io/jobs/full-stack-rails-developer-at-ca...

kevTheDev··on [dead]
What about organisations like http://avaaz.org ?

Your story can travel far beyond the local media

kevTheDev··on If You're Too Busy to Meditate, Read This
I've been meditating pretty much every day for a few months now, and the thing that got me into it was getsomeheadspace.com

I've found it incredibly helpful - having a different guided meditation to do on the train every day makes the London commute, whilst not blissful, certainly better.

kevTheDev··on [dead]
Very small point.

Nowhere does the article state that any Canadians have ever been to the moon.

kevTheDev··on Bye-bye kindle
I haven't looked into this for a while - but isn't one of the advantages of the Kindle the ecosystme that surrounds it - in the same way that the iPod is not just an mp3 player - i.e. the iTunes ecosystem?
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Anybody have experience with building hobby robots?
well one of the first robots that i saw one of these guys build does pretty much exactly that - so worth getting in touch - they know about where to get all the parts, pre-packaged kits and all kinds of stuff
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Anybody have experience with building hobby robots?
these guys meet up regularly in my town (Brighton, UK). Might be worth talking to some of them via the forums: http://robotbrighton.ning.com/

fluffyemily on twitter runs the group so she might be of some help too.

kevTheDev··on How to implement 'realistic' swordfighting in video games.
I know this is getting off topic, but the original Monkey Island handled it beautifully
kevTheDev··on Help me pick a name for my app
localized versions? Are there any domains like .in which mean "in" in other languages?
kevTheDev··on [dead]
doesn't this solve one of the classic dieting problems of keeping the weight off?
kevTheDev··on I completely missed the 'death' of 8aweek
They moved on to http://socialbrowse.com
kevTheDev··on Find the lowest airfare (and have fun doing it) [Tripeedo - YC 08]
i don't seem to get the popups :(
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: please review our online load testing service - loadimpact.com
I tried it, and it wouldn't let me as it had been tested too much in the last 24 hours
kevTheDev··on Poll: What proportion of start-ups/non-start-ups use automated unit tests/TDD?
I agree, it seems to me that like many things in life, the answer lies between the extremes
kevTheDev··on Clickpass (acquired) recruiting salaried "co-founder" to build Clickpass II
Very small point, but equity is mentioned
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Goal Setting Software
yeah, i haven't tried that myself, but I don't think it would improve my current situation that much...
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Goal Setting Software
Just to further clarify what I want, I like to break tasks down so that I'm constantly working on the "Next possible logical step" no matter how small.

Most of the time I just write them in a list in a text editor, but then i get to the point where i need to clear out my scratchpad - thus losing track of my progress.

Obviously seeing my progress in a chart/graph is not necessary to get stuff done but it might help with motivation :)

kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Rate my microapp
Thanks - I'll work on those things
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Do I need T&C for side projects
your domain registrar should provide that option
kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Do I need T&C for side projects
that's a good point that I had not thought of. But are these not just for open source stuff?

What if I don't want to go the open source route?

kevTheDev··on Ask HN: Do I need T&C for side projects
I thought about this myself too.

But, if this is the case, releasing these side projects suddenly becomes a whole lot less fun (never mind desirable).

It even costs more.

If there were some kind of trustworthy company, that could act as an umbrella for side projects - i.e. standard T&C / privacy policy let the developer maintain some kind of ownership rights etc.

does this sound ridiculous?

kevTheDev··on Write experimental hacks with TDD
This is what I have been trying to say to some of my fellow coders, but somehow could never quite express it.
kevTheDev··on The Twelve Greatest Defunct Tech Magazines Ever
Amiga Power
kevTheDev··on Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer
Would you care to elaborate?
kevTheDev··on Ruby asynchronous job processing as devved by twitter
Has anyone here used this? What is it like compared to backgroundrb?
kevTheDev··on Facebook Connect. Thoughts from YC community?
Is it going to be built on open standards though? I think that's an important differentiator.
kevTheDev··on Outsourced developers steal your start-up's idea and code - how to prevent this
you could do some kind of equity deal / revenue share with them, thus incentivizing them to stay with you rather than do their own thing
kevTheDev··on Blogger arrests hit record high
when i said this is true - i was referring only to the linkbaitish title.

'Presumably each year has been a record high?' - Not if the record is on a year by year basis

kevTheDev··on Blogger arrests hit record high
also - wasn't one of the americans this guy:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/25/twitter.buck/index.html

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