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hi there, US-based entrepreneur, former VC.

my public key: https://keybase.io/slvrspoon;

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slvrspoon··on Credit cards automatically providing updated card info to subscribing merchants
Not masked cards: https://dnt.abine.com/#premiumreg/?
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2019)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Web application and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company focused on making better online privacy easy.

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have millions of users.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2019)
Abine - The Online Privacy Company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | Paart Time or Full Time | Web application, mobile and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company 100% focused on making better online privacy easy.

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from public data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have millions of users.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom. No recruiters. Thanks!

slvrspoon··on Amazon’s Power Reviewers
i am almost scared to use the word blockchain here right now but... well... why aren't consumer reviews and programs such as this (which AMZN should NOT be running, period) aren't something that would be ideal for a blockchain implementation.?
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: What to do after $8M (all cash, post tax) exit?
For Charities, look at www.givewell.net. then, on a vacation, go visit some of them and see for yourself. if this doesn't provide life-changing perspective ---> therapy.
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2018)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Web application and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company focused on making better online privacy easy.

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have millions of users.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2018)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Web application and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company focused on making better online privacy easy.

From Tim Cook to Facebook to global Government, online privacy is (finally) becoming a critical issue in tech. Want to be on the front lines?

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have a strong and growing customer base.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom. (no recruiters)

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2018)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Web application and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company focused on making better online privacy easy. There's been a bit on privacy in the news lately :)

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have millions of users.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Web application and Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

We are a small company focused on making better online privacy easy.

We make two products. Blur is a password manager with support for creating alias email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. DeleteMe is a service for removing private information from data broker sites.

We're looking for strong web application and full-stack developers who are interested in making a difference in the fight for privacy. We are profitable, have been doing this for years, and have millions of users.

Please contact us at jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018)
Abine - the online privacy co | Software Engineers | Boston or REMOTE | https://www.abine.com/index.html

Looking for strong full-stack dev's - part time is ok to start - who are interested in protecting consumer privacy, good at working independently, and who are not inclined to jump from contract to contract every few months.

We’re a profitable privacy company with many years of experience with products used by millions globally. Please briefly outline your interest, include a CV and if possible desired compensation and ideal role to jobs at getabine dotcom. Thanks!

slvrspoon··on Life is Short (2016)
he actually drove a NYC taxi for decades to pay bills, buy his first house on the lower east side, etc. in his autobiography, reflecting on it he simply states "i enjoyed driving a cab" for many of the same reasons Uber markets today.
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018)
Abine - the online privacy company | REMOTE or BOSTON, MA | PART Time or Full Time | Full Stack Developers | https://www.abine.com/

Abine is building a stealth-mode self-driving blockchain AI chatbot and is financed by Zuckerberg, Gates, and Andreesen. If you're still reading... and you're a strong developer that cares about consumer privacy we'd like to hear from you.

It helps if you've used Blur and if you can direct us to projects and code you've written. Our browser client software does a lot with Regex and Javascript and our servers are Ruby... but we're not too particular.

If you are interested in the mission, want to try to see if there's a longer-term fit by starting part time, and are a doer, well ---> jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2018)
Abine.com "the online privacy company" | Full Stack (Ruby + Javascript + Native Mobile | https://www.abine.com | Boston, MA or REMOTE | Part time |

Our privacy app called "Blur" is a tracker blocker + password manager that provides unlimited aliases for your personal info so you can't be tracked across sites or spammed or billed or called without your permission. Hundreds of thousands of daily users. Looking for developers with solid experience who love the mission and care about both performance and UX and are able to start reliably part-time and see how things go from there. jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)
Abine.com the online privacy co| Full stack devs | Boston or REMOTE,| PART-time long term gig preferred |

We are a small global consumer company focused on making online privacy easy to use daily. Our solution Blur is a password manager with a built in credential proxying abstraction layer which lets our customers create alias emails phone numbers and credit cards to give out instead of their real private info. If this sounds appealing and you are a solid developer with relevant experience and at least 10 hours per week (preferably 20) to devote for at least 1 year and you have used our product, we'd like to talk. Jobs at getabine dotcom. Thx!

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)
Abine - The Online Privacy Company | Software Engineers | Part-Time | Boston, MA or Virtual | http://www.abine.com/ |

We're looking for fairly experienced mature developers who are interested in building privacy-centric low-friction consumer apps.

We'd prefer people to start PART-TIME (OK as a side gig) however we try to consider only those with significant and long-term interest in working at a company like Abine.

Instead of talking, anyone is free to try our services for themselves, a great way to determine interest and fit. Thx!

jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Disqus Security Alert: User Info Breach
It's not just your passwords of course but also email and sometimes phone and credit cards you have potentially stored at sites as well.
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)
Abine | The Online Privacy Co | REMOTE or Boston | Part-time | Full-stack, Ethereum/Solidity, mobile, desktop, Javascript extensions | www.abine.com

Abine is (sadly) one of a very few profitable privacy companies. We're looking for talented dev's who have a genuine interest in consumer privacy + "ease of use."

You can work from anywhere. You can also have another job and join part-time (at least 10 hrs/week). HOWEVER: we are looking for people who value a longer-term commitment. jobs at getabine.com - and thank you.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2017)
Abine: The Online Privacy Company | Part-Time Software Engineers | Boston, MA | Remote OK | https://www.abine.com/index.html

Abine is a pure-play consumer online privacy company with millions of global registered users. We are profitable and are looking to slowly build our team with skilled developers that have real longstanding interest in the work we do. We care more about alignment and less about where you are located.

Our stack is AWS Ruby and Node - Javascript browser extensions coupled with Android and iOS mobile client apps.

Application process is a quick survey, live conversation, and usually a short paid project after that. jobs at getabine dotcom (no recruiters ever, thanks)

slvrspoon··on E-commerce will evolve next month as Amazon loses the 1-Click patent
online virtual credit card #'s with specific values have pro's and con's for sure. we processes $millions of these for e-commerce: https://www.abine.com/maskme/features/cards/ #disclaimer i work at abine.
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2017)
Abine, The Online Privacy Co | REMOTE or BOSTON | Part Time or Full Time

Abine is using AI and machine learning to revolutionize how targeted advertising is delivered to everyone around the world who loves seeing the most personalized, smart, ads. Join the revolution and change the world! JUST KIDDING.

Abine delivers a service providing a useful and reasonable level of online privacy across the FULL spectrum of ways people exchange personal info online. Our products Blur and DeleteMe have been used by millions globally: https://www.abine.com/index.html

Mainly we are: Ruby, javascript (browser extensions), and ios and Android apps. We are looking for smart motivated people who care about making online privacy fast, easy, and useable.

jobs at getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Do you lift?
Started doing lifting since pre tim ferris 4 hour book when i was 30 and 155 pounds. 3x week simple bench squat dead with cardio warmup 5x5 and never more than 30 min in gym. Has worked well for me for 5 years added 25 pounds muscle and way better than running/ cardio in every way
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: How do you remain anonymous on the internet?
try using Abine's Blur to create alias credentials EVERY time you sign up for something. www.abine.com disclaimer: i'm a co-founder.
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017)
Abine - The Online Privacy Co | Full stack dev's | Boston, MA & REMOTE | PART-TIME, https://www.abine.com

Interested in working on solutions that delivery better online privacy using a "full-stack" approach that incorporates tracker blocking and anti-fingerprinting, identity/password management and e-commerce payments?

We've had good success hiring a few dev's full-time from HN - thanks HN! Now, unlike many posters, we'd like to bring on a few part-time dev's who are willing to commit 15-30 hours weekly for at least 6-12 months, probably leading to full time.

While Boston is preferred, we are open to anyone from anywhere who has both relevant skills and genuine interested in the problem. Compensation will be a mix of cash and equity and full-time employment eventually would be not only possible but ideal.

Technically we are Javascript-heavy regex-parsing heavy extension-based + ios and Android Apps, Ruby server-side with increasing attention to machine-learning and recursive feedback loops.

Please no recruiters - jobs [at] getabine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Robert M. Pirsig has died
RIP RP.

For those who are interested, a little more info to contribute...

RP, apparently though I can't substantiate, was tested as having a "Genius level IQ" as an early child.

After reading both ZMM and LILA carefully, I believe he has gotten as close as anyone to a philosophy that explains humanity and blends successfully eastern and western history and perspective on such.

LILA is the serious effort and a far more important book, though it has gone largely ignored.

Some interesting info for fans to dig into here: http://robertpirsig.org/AHP%20Transcript%203.html

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017)
Abine, Inc. The Online Privacy Co| Full Stack Developers | Boston or remote| Part time or Full-time, Onsite | https://www.abine.com

Especially given this weeks news about the US online privacy laws being curtailed- we are looking for passionate experienced developers who want to fight and make a difference here. Please tell us about yourself and include your cv and project links. Jobs at getabine.com.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017)
Abine: Online Privacy | Boston, MA | Full Stack | Part-time, ONSITE preferred, REMOTE OK

https://www.abine.com/about.html#careers

Please be a doer with show-able work, interested/curious, and not a recruiter

slvrspoon··on The internet does to the world what radio did to the world
As a somewhat serious casual student of Mcluhan (reading of key books, his letters, etc.) I will simply add:

1. Mcluhan didn't "miss" the internet at all he just referred to it as electric technology and was fully aware of the principles of the web as medium when he authored Extensions of Man 2. @Avivo he really wasn't too naive - he repeatedly wrote that he had never seen evidence any society had ever been able to educate and control the effects of media on itself.

ps: @cobbzilla- Postman is in any close reading a terrible interpreter of MC.

slvrspoon··on Lessons Learned with Stripe Subscriptions
B2C with less than 100k subscribers. failed billing of card-on-file "involuntary" in the area of 30% of users. Anyone have data / experience on how good Stripe is on re-charging?
slvrspoon··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)
Abine (http://abine.com) Online Privacy & Identity| Software Engineers | Boston MA or Remote | Part or Full-time, REMOTE, ONSITE,

Abine builds consumer privacy / security software for everyday web and mobile users. If you're interested in affecting change here, speak up: jobs at abine dotcom.

slvrspoon··on Ask HN: What Are the Best Current Methods to Delete Yourself from the Internet?
we've run this service for a number of years and processed probably a million or so opt-outs successfully. nothing "deletes you from the web" obviously, but happy to answer any questions from anyone: https://www.abine.com/deleteme/landing.php
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