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revxon Oh God, It's Raining Newsletters

Yeah, I probably used the wrong word. I meant that the mechanism of publishing/consuming isn't centralized globally - anyone publishing a newsletter can choose (or build) their publisher, while publishing an instagram post would necessarily be produced and consumed via instagram.

revxon Oh God, It's Raining Newsletters

I started a meme newsletter for my friends. I publish it occasionally - not on any schedule, and with whatever content and style I feel like. It's like publishing a small, private website from time to time. And it's completely decentralized, and responses come back straight to me, so there's no fighting in the comments. I almost never post on social media anymore.

revxon Game in which you build your own CPU

I love MHRD, as well as TIS-100 (write assembly to solve puzzles) and my absolute favorite Zachtronics game, EXAPUNKS. They're all great examples of gaming, besides also being incredibly educational. Somehow they are actively fun, unlike a lot of other "learn to code" games that are paced wrong and are actually just tutorials. Plus what other game makes you print out a PDF of instructions before you play :)

I recommend these games to all my programmer friends. I'm definitely a better programmer for having played them.

Also, if you're not already a programmer and want to learn, I really enjoyed Human Resource Machine. It's also an assembly game but it's much more appropriately paced for new programmers and doesn't require knowledge of things like recursion.

If you're interested in hardware programming also check out Shenzhen I/O. I haven't played it yet but I printed out the manual last night. Gotta beat EXAPUNKS first :)

revxon Life in the Spanish city that banned cars

It seems that the city in this article strikes a great balance - parking on the periphery for people who commute in, but the city center is car-free. The same could work for the US midwest. You drive to the edge of Chicago and then take an (improved) subway in, for example.

revxon Slack is Down

Seems to be back up. It was funny, my first instinct was to go on slack and tell everyone about it.

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2018)

Managed by Q | http://managedbyq.com | NYC | Onsite | Full-time | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Manager Lead, Engineering Interns (Summer 2019) Managed by Q is the platform for office management. We make it easy to run an office by connecting office managers to services, including cleaning, maintenance, administration, repairs, and more. We are invested in building good jobs and empowering others - though we run a gig economy platform, all of our operators are full W2 employees with benefits, stock options, PTO, and more.

We're looking for engineers and engineering managers who are interested in joining our ~24-person team of curious, empathetic, humble, and driven engineers. We're also hiring for experienced product managers!

Though we're mostly using Django, Node, and React on top of AWS, we take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart people who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - you don't already have to be an expert in our stack.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://www.fastcompany.com/40483870/for-managed-by-q-good-j...

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)

Managed by Q is the platform for office management. We make it easy to run an office by connecting office managers to services, including cleaning, maintenance, administration, repairs, and more. We are invested in building good jobs and empowering others - though we run a gig economy platform, all of our operators are full W2 employees with benefits, stock options, PTO, and more.

We're looking for engineers and engineering managers who are interested in joining our ~22-person team of curious, empathetic, humble, and driven engineers. We're also hiring for experienced product managers!

Though we're mostly using Django, Node, and React on top of AWS, we take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart people who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - you don't already have to be an expert in our stack.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://www.fastcompany.com/40483870/for-managed-by-q-good-j...

revxon L-theanine, a constituent in tea, and its effect on mental state (2008) [pdf]

Agreed. N=1 anecdotal evidence, but I generally can't get to sleep after green tea in the afternoon.

revxon Azure Government and ICE

Looking at you, the 53 Microsoft employees who signed https://neveragain.tech/

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2018)

Managed by Q is the platform for office management. We make it easy to run an office by connecting offices to services, including cleaning, maintenance, office administration, IT, and security. We're looking for engineers and engineering managers who are interested in joining our ~20-person team of curious, empathetic, humble, and driven engineers. We're also hiring for experienced product managers!

Though we're mostly using Django, Node, and React on top of AWS, we take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart people who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft; you don't already have to be an expert in our stack.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)

Managed by Q is the platform for office management. We make it easy to run an office by connecting offices to services, including cleaning, maintenance, office administration, IT, and security. We're looking for engineers and engineering managers who are interested in joining our ~20-person team of curious, empathetic, humble, and driven engineers.

Though we're mostly using Django, Node, and React on top of AWS, we take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart people who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft; you don't already have to be an expert in our stack.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon My ancestor died of a splinter

And so many ads as well, even with an ad-blocker installed :(

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2018)

Managed by Q is the platform for office management. We make it easy to run an office by connecting offices to services, including cleaning, maintenance, office administration, IT, and security. We're looking for engineers and engineering managers who are interested in joining our ~20-person team of curious, empathetic, humble, and driven engineers.

Though we're mostly using Django, Node, and React on top of AWS, we take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart people who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft; you don't already have to be an expert in our stack.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Amelia Earhart: Island bones 'likely' belonged to famed pilot

This was posted recently on reddit to much skepticism. Apparently the group who funded the study is known for pushing a specific agenda. More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/82rl2n/bones_found...

revxon [dead]

Link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/millennials-to-sna...

I also enjoy "bullshit to bullshit": https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bullshit-to-bullsh... (disclaimer: I'm friends with the author of this one)

revxon [dead]

I probably shouldn't use it but it's so funny. Probably the most interesting effect is that the two words "cloud" and "butt" are becoming conflated in my mind. If someone said that it was "butty" out today I would know exactly what they meant.

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018)

Managed by Q is the platform for office management. Q makes it easy to run an office by connecting offices to services, including cleaning, maintenance, office administration, IT, and security.

We take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart engineers who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft, you don't already have to be an expert in our stack. Our team values empathy, humbleness, and personal growth.

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions!

MBQ In the News: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Show HN: A Punny 3D Interactive Valentine's Card

For those wondering where the pun is: Click the die at the bottom center of the screen.

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2018)

Managed by Q | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers | NYC | ONSITE https://www.managedbyq.com/careers Managed by Q is on a mission to make the world work better. The tools we’re building enable office teams to seamlessly run their workspaces while also empowering service providers and small businesses to flourish.

We are building a platform to help office managers run their offices seamlessly, to allow vendors to fulfill requests with ease, and to enable our employees to work more efficiently. We have a problem-solving culture that is based on making an impact instead of hitting arbitrary deadlines.

We take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart engineers who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - Doesn’t matter what language, just a focus on writing well-designed code (our stack is JavaScript, Python, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions! On a personal note, it's a really fun team to work for that values empathy and personal growth. Additionally, the company is actually transparent, ethical, and solid, it doesn't just say it is :)

Here's an example of the kind of company MBQ is:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2018)

Managed by Q | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, Engineering Interns | NYC | ONSITE https://www.managedbyq.com/careers

Managed by Q is on a mission to make the world work better. The tools we’re building enable office teams to seamlessly run their workspaces while also empowering service providers and small businesses to flourish.

We are building a platform to help office managers run their offices seamlessly, to allow vendors to fulfill requests with ease, and to enable our employees to work more efficiently. We have a problem-solving culture that is based on making an impact instead of hitting arbitrary deadlines.

We take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart engineers who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - Doesn’t matter what language, just a focus on writing well-designed code (our stack is JavaScript, Python, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions! On a personal note, it's a really fun team to work for that values empathy and personal growth. Additionally, the company is actually transparent, ethical, and solid.

Here's an example of the kind of company MBQ is:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Show HN: List of crypto currency activity on Reddit and Twitter

I don't understand what the time scale is here. Bitcoin is down by 18% ... over what?

revxon The Things We Carry

Do note that there are 5 parts to the story. (I almost closed the tab after finishing part 1)

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)

Managed by Q | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, Engineering Interns | NYC | ONSITE

https://www.managedbyq.com/careers

Managed by Q is on a mission to make the world work better. The tools we’re building enable office teams to seamlessly run their workspaces while also empowering service providers and small businesses to flourish.

We are building a platform to help office managers run their offices seamlessly, to allow vendors to fulfill requests with ease, and to enable our employees to work more efficiently. We have a problem-solving culture that is based on making an impact instead of hitting arbitrary deadlines.

We take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart engineers who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - Doesn’t matter what language, just a focus on writing well-designed code (our stack is JavaScript, Python, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions! On a personal note, it's a really fun team to work for that values empathy and personal growth. Additionally, the company is actually transparent, ethical, and solid.

Here's an example of the kind of company MBQ is:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go... https://qz.com/1112199/managed-by-q-services-jobs-profitable...

revxon Introducing the new Snapchat

> Go Friends

revxon Show HN: 2D Isometric Editor

How did you do water in the demo gif? It's not listed as one of the available textures...

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)

Hi! Definitely send your resume and cover letter along and we'll take a look.

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)

We're probably open to non-summer internships for the right candidate, definitely get in touch!

revxon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)

Managed by Q | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers, Engineering Interns | NYC | ONSITE

https://www.managedbyq.com/careers

Managed by Q is on a mission to make the world work better. The tools we’re building enable office teams to seamlessly run their workspaces while also empowering service providers and small businesses to flourish.

We are building a platform to help office managers run their offices seamlessly, to allow vendors to fulfill requests with ease, and to enable our employees to work more efficiently. We have a problem-solving culture that is based on making an impact instead of hitting arbitrary deadlines.

We take a generalist approach to hiring. We’re looking for smart engineers who are problem solvers and passionate about their craft - Doesn’t matter what language, just a focus on writing well-designed code (our stack is JavaScript, Python, MySQL, and PostgreSQL)

I'm an engineer at MBQ, feel free to email me directly at eseidohl@<our domain> if you have any questions! On a personal note, it's a really fun team to work for that values empathy and personal growth. Additionally, the company is actually transparent, ethical, and solid.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/managed-by-qs-go...

revxon AWS West Outage (US-WEST-2 region)

Interesting. I got a page during the incident, so at least some of it was working.

revxon Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new music

My problem as well. I recently was in charge of putting together the playlist for a friend's get-together. They have significantly different taste in music from me, so now my recommendations are all messed up!