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simoes··on Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DNA repair mechanism
Anyone else surprised to see a Greenland headline without Trump involved?
simoes··on Spotify Charts
Is it possible to find historic charts? Like from previous weeks
simoes··on GPT-4o
They mention at the beginning of the video that they are using hardwired internet for reliability reasons.
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2023)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Full Stack Developers | REMOTE, preference for ONSITE Cambridge MA | Full-time Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world’s vast amount of data! Learn more about us here: https://www.datawheel.us/

  Full Stack Developer
  -----------------------------
We are looking for someone with front and back-end development and comfort with devops. An ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. We are looking to work with someone on a contract basis with the option to transition to a salaried employee based on performance. Requirements ----------------------------- - 3+ years experience - Eligible for US Security Clearance - Familiarity with Java, Node.js, React - Comfortable with rapid prototyping - Experience writing SQL queries - Experience working with Linux server environments

  Bonuses
  -----------------------------
  - Experience with Scikit-Learn/Tensorflow or other machine learning libraries
  - Experience working with ClickHouse or similar columnar databases
  - Experience working with GCP and/or similar cloud platforms
  - Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
  - Experience with Spring Boot
APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rhe79IRRuNZTa46r80qicYqgvNY...
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2023)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Senior Front-End & Senior Back-end | Cambridge MA, Conception Chile, or Remote | Full-time We are currently hiring for 2 different roles: Senior back-end and senior front-end engineers. Are you passionate about working with Data? Do you want to make a difference in the world while using cutting edge technologies? Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world's vast amount of data and build tools for decision makers!

  Front-End Engineer
  -----------------------------
We are looking for someone comfortable with both maintaining existing front-end technologies and developing new standards. An ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them.

  Requirements
  -----------------------------
  - Familiarity with JavsScript, Node.js, React, Redux
  - Comfortable with rapid prototyping
  - TypeScript knowledge
  - Experience working with CSS/designers is a plus
  - UX/UI experience is a plus
  - Git workflow
  - CI/CD

  Back-End Engineer
  -----------------------------
We are also looking for a motivated Backend Engineer. Our ideal candidate is someone comfortable writing code (python + SQL), debugging existing systems, has some knowledge of machine learning and can navigate a command line comfortably.

  Requirements
  -----------------------------
  - Proficient in Python, Pandas, and data analysis
  - Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  - Familiarity with best practices for software development, testing, and deployment
  - Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  - Machine learning
  - Git workflow
  - CI/CD
Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Rhe79IRRuNZTa46r80qicYqgvNY...
simoes··on Experts on Tech Hiring Talk About Where the Jobs Are
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simoes··on Musk Confirms He’ll Resign as Twitter CEO After Successor Found
https://archive.vn/Qfj28
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2022)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Front-End Engineer | Cambridge MA, Conception Chile, or Remote | Full-time Love dataviz? Want to make a difference in the world? Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world's vast amount of data and build tools for decision makers! Learn more about us here: https://www.datawheel.us/

  Front-End Engineer
  -----------------------------
We are looking for someone comfortable with both maintaining existing front-end technologies and developing new standards. An ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. We are looking to work with someone on a contract basis with the option to transition to a salaried employee based on performance.

  Requirements
  -----------------------------
  - 3+ years experience
  - Familiarity with JavsScript, Node.js, React
  - Comfortable with rapid prototyping

  Bonuses
  -----------------------------
  - TypeScript knowledge
  - Experience working with CSS/designers is a plus
  - UX/UI experience is a plus
simoes··on A gentle introduction to the Wikidata Query Service
We have been using wikidata on pantheon.world to measure collective memory. In our case we start with all instances of human, trim the last to only the people with 15 or more language editions on Wikipedia and rank them based on an index. More info here: https://pantheon.world/data/faq
simoes··on New Apple Maps Expansion: Ireland and the United Kingdom
What exactly is Apple doing as part of these updates? Were the maps only available in a very limited capacity in these locations previously?
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2020)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Back-End Developer | REMOTE, ONSITE Cambridge MA and Washington DC | Full-time Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world’s vast amount of data! Learn more about us here: https://www.datawheel.us/

  Back-end Developer
  -----------------------------
We are looking for someone with back-end development and data ETL experience and comfort with devops. An ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. We are looking to work with someone on a contract basis with the option to transition to a salaried employee based on performance.

  Requirements
  -----------------------------
  - 3+ years experience
  - Familiarity with Python, Node.js and Rust (bonus)
  - Comfortable with rapid prototyping
  - Experience writing SQL queries
  - Experience working with Linux server environments

  Bonuses
  -----------------------------
  - Experience with Scikit-Learn/Tensorflow or other machine  learning libraries
  - Experience working with ClickHouse or similar columnar databases
  - Experience working with GCP and/or similar cloud platforms
  - Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
APPLY HERE: https://www.datawheel.us/jobs
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2020)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Front-End Developer and Back-End Developer and Product Designer | Cambridge MA and Washington DC | Full-time

Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world’s vast amount of data! Learn more about us here: https://www.datawheel.us/

  Fullstack Developer
  -----------------------------
We are looking for someone comfortable with both front-end and back-end technologies. An ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. We are looking to work with someone on a contract basis with the option to transition to a salaried employee based on performance.

  Requirements
  -----------------------------
  - 3+ years experience
  - Eligible for Security Clearance
  - Familiarity with Java, Node.js, React
  - Comfortable with rapid prototyping
  - Experience writing SQL queries
  - Experience working with Linux server environments

  Bonuses
  -----------------------------
  - Experience with Scikit-Learn/Tensorflow or other machine  learning libraries
  - Experience working with ClickHouse or similar columnar databases
  - Experience working with GCP and/or similar cloud platforms
  - Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
  - Experience with Spring Boot
APPLY HERE: https://www.datawheel.us/jobs
simoes··on The New Microsoft Edge
This is built on the Chromium engine FYI.
simoes··on The blood of poor Americans is now a leading export, bigger than corn or soy
Hello, I am the lead developer on the OEC. I was brought here by an open issue someone made referencing this article. @articfox you are 100% correct in that the data is factual (or as reported by source) but the text is missing some context. The HS product 3002 does include vaccines and this was missing from the label.
simoes··on “Did You Eat the Whole Cake?” On Learning Estonian
Great article showing some of the complexities in Estonian, really appreciated this breakdown.

I recently worked on a data visualization platform for the trade statistics office in Estonia (https://data.stat.ee) and many of the nuances from this article came up while we were working on the bilingual version of the site.

For example adding prepositions in front of country names, required us to write a custom function taking into account the normal "rules" and exceptions.

Here is the case for Estonia + preposition

From Estonia: Eestist

To Estonia: Eestisse

With Estonia: Eestiga

Between … and Estonia: Eesti ja … vaheline

And now here is the case for the UK + preposition. (notice the extra g added in the from, with and between cases)

From United Kingdom: Ühendkuningriigist

To United Kingdom: Ühendkuningriiki

With United Kingdom: Ühendkuningriigiga

Between … and United Kingdom: Ühendkuningriigi ja … vaheline

simoes··on Hydra – Live Coding Networked Visuals
Wow! This is a fantastic project. Does anyone know how or if it would be possible to take one of these creations and embed them on another site?
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)
Datawheel (datawheel.us) | Front-End Developer and Back-End Developer and Product Designer | Cambridge MA and Washington DC | Full-time, ONSITE

Datawheel is a small but mighty crew of programmers and designers who are here to make sense of the world’s vast amount of data.

------------ Front-End Developer ------------ We are looking for someone proficient in Javascript, HTML, and CSS (React is a plus), but also someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. You will be expected to communicate closely with back-end developers to connect to the API endpoints they make available, and with product designers to implement their mock-ups.

Requirements 3+ years experience with client-side web languages Familiarity with React and Node Comfortable with rapid prototyping

------------ Back-End Developer ------------ We are looking for someone proficient in Python (Pandas is a plus), but also someone who is passionate about what they do and can bring that to the projects assigned to them. Main responsibilities would include cleaning, structuring, and ingesting client data into a usable format, to then be delivered to front-end developers through a Rest API.

Requirements 3+ years experience with server-side web languages Familiarity with Pandas and/or other statistical software Familiarity with SQL Comfortable with rapid prototyping

Bonuses Experience with Scikit-Learn/Tensorflow or other machine learning libraries Experience working with columnar databases

Apply here: http://www.datawheel.us/apply/

simoes··on Highlights of Verizon 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report
There is also this companion site: http://www.verizonenterprise.com/verizon-insights-lab/dbir/t...
simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)
Datawheel | Cambridge, MA | Full-time, ONSITE

We're a small team driving the interactive graphics portion of the web forward. Turning data into stories and building reusable tools along the way. We believe strongly in design, and focus heavily on the UX of all the products we deliver... speaking of products, here is the most recent site we've built: datausa.io (together with Deloitte and the MIT Media Lab). We're growing in 2017 and need help from both full stack developers as well as front-end designers/developers.

Our stack is currently Python for all data ETL with PostgreSQL DB, ES6 Node.js for back-end and D3 (using our homegrown D3plus lib) for composing reusable data driven visualizations and Sketch for design and UX exploration.

More about us: http://datawheel.us/

- Alex, co-founder

simoes··on The Third Generation Nest Thermostat
What exactly are the main differences here between this third gen and the previous version?
simoes··on Visualisation of the expansion of IKEA
This is a really great and simple visualization, I definitely enjoyed seeing all the little dots go kerplunk :-)

One minor issue is that I think your Boston (Stoughton) store GPS coords might be wrong. Scrolling through I noticed the point was dropped in the UK somewhere, might be a confusion with Stoughton, Leicestershire.

simoes··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)
Datawheel: Boston / Cambridge MA @ the CIC

---- BACKEND DEVELOPER ----

Backend Developer

We are looking for someone to aid in the maintenance and development of our server-side technologies as our client list (and data needs) grow.

Personal Qualities ------------------

  - Self-starter, able to work independently
  - Familiar with working on a small fast-paced team
  - Willingness to learn and develop new technologies
Requirements ------------

  - 2+ years experience with back-end web languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, Node, Java, etc.)
  - Prior experience dealing with the problems inherent in storing and accessing large datasets
  - Familiarity with either structured databases or schema-less data stores
  - Base knowledge of front-end web languages
 (e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc.)
  - Experience with AWS is a plus
Benefits --------

  - Leadership role
  - Laid back work atmosphere
  - All the snacks the CIC has to offer
  - International travel (2 trips to Brazil already planned for 2014)
MORE INFO HERE: http://datawheel.us/jobs/
simoes··on WordPress 3.3 "Sonny"
Software developers can really learn a lot from the wordpress video style of showing new updates and enhancements. Great work!