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ylere

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Co-Founder and CTO at Wingback

Previously co-founder 1aim Member of the Good Technology Collective

contact: yann<?>leretaille.com

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ylere··on AirPods Max
They are regularly available in Europe for around 300€ (360$), really good deals are around 250€ (300$) [these prices are with VAT].
ylere··on Open-source photo gallery with cloud backup and end-to-end encryption
Does any one know of a solution like this that also supports face detection and automatic scene/object recognition? That are the killer features that are currently keeping me at Google Photos but I really don't like the privacy implications of using it.
ylere··on Show HN: Design Stripe or Hacker News-like favicons in seconds
Would be great if the font weight could also be changed then!
ylere··on Why build another website builder?
Clean and efficient output is my biggest gripe with many of the current builders.

I would like to add:

- good multi-language support

ylere··on How to Improve Bluetooth Audio Quality on Linux
I agree that Bluetooth audio tends to be a pain on Linux by default. However things have been flawless ever since I installed the extended pulseaudio bt codecs found here: https://github.com/EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt/ (pulseaudio-modules-bt on arch (AUR)). As an added bonus it now even supports LDAC!
ylere··on Firefox 81.0
Firefox on wayland has been a joy to use recently (webrenderer, dmabuf, webgl, vaapi). Everything including video and scrolling is butter smooth and doesn't clog the cpu, even with 200-300+ tabs (i know...) over several windows. Much better than Chrome (on Linux at least). Interestingly, RAM usage also seems to be better in ff (both with plugins), but that might be anecdotal.
ylere··on Don't ask to ask, just ask
> In another post, I make a case for never, ever asking "are you there?" in Slack[0]. It's been popular for my friends who work on remote teams inside of larger non-remote companies.

Working in management, I hated this strategy so much.

1. if i reply and the other person then writes their question right away, a reply from me is expected immediately, as we already in a "conversation" (but I might have other things to do)

2. if i somehow don't see it or see it much later, some potentially important information or question did not get conveyed - and it could take equally long for the person to see my reply and finally write out what they want

At some point I had to turn off slack notifications completely as I couldn't get anything done without getting super distracted by them (to the point that I was feeling phantom vibrations from my phone) and anyone who asked if i was there would hit case 2. I did try to explain to people that this kind of question didn't really make sense but I guess many see slack is a social chat tool like any other where such practices are common - and not a tool to distribute information in a company to the relevant recipients in an informal and instant yet often asynchronous way.

ylere··on Carving out a niche as a small artist on Spotify
Same here. Youtube Music is the replacement and it seems to have the same content and the same bugs, just a different design (which I personally find a bit less intuitive but I might be biased) and a new name. You can even upload your own music to YouTube Music now the same way it was possible with Google Music before. It's just Google making a new product to replace a previous one again instead of fixing/improving what they already have...
ylere··on Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
https://wearehearted.com

A platform that brings together people that are mentally struggling with isolation due to Corona with screened volunteers ("Hearts") that have a professional background in psychotherapy or social work (for free). The technical implementation is a huge hack right now but it works and our 50+ hearts are having video sessions with people from all over the world every day!

ylere··on AMD Q4:16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper Up To 32-Core 3970X
Passmark benchmarks are usually a good indicator [0]. They're also from the same generation and have the same number of cores.

[0] https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-8400-vs-Intel-...

ylere··on Fish: A command line shell for the 90s
I've been using fish as my default shell for a long time and recently started using it with https://starship.rs/, which adds some niceties to the prompt without having to go overboard with customizing and configuring your shell.
ylere··on After man says dog dewormer cured his cancer, researchers look into treatment
https://outline.com/V2UVYc
ylere··on Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro
I've also switched to an XPS15 as a linux machine - the largest benefit Dell has over Apple is that IF something breaks (or I break it accidentally) someone will be at my home or at work within 24 hours with replacement parts and will fix it, no questions asked. I can't afford having to go to the apple store and wait days for a replacement when it's my main work machine. The build quality is quite decent and if you look inside it's clearly designed to be repairable on-site, while fixing Apple notebooks often requires replacing entire sections at once and the use of specialized tools.
ylere··on Travel activity platform GetYourGuide raises 500M€ Series E led by Softbank
Interestingly, Softbank invested 200M$ into their largest competitor (Klook) just 2 weeks ago [0]. Seems to be in line with Vision Funds/Sons strategy of investing into several players in the same market at the same time [1]. I guess the long term goal is to become the middleman/facilitator for a large percentage of all "travel experiences" that were previously booked directly or just paid in cash at the venue. Still, that's a crazy amount of money to invest into growth (how?) and the increased valuation will make a "traditional" exit impossible (for now).

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/08/klook-raises-225m/ [1] https://www.fastcompany.com/90285552/the-most-powerful-perso...

ylere··on Facebook asks users for email passwords, then “accidentally” uploads contacts
Other discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19688460
ylere··on VPN – Very Precarious Narrative
> Starting with the obvious, if you pay for a VPN service, they have to keep your user account and associated payment information and your payment history. So, unless you are using a fake identity and an anonymous credit card (is that even possible these days?), your VPN account will be linked to your actual identity.

Check out https://mullvad.net if you want a VPN that takes anonymity serious. They don't even have real accounts, you just pay (preferably via BTC or even cash via postal mail) towards an account number that is also used as an identifier to authenticate towards the service. While there is no 100% guarantee, I would trust their claim that they do not log.

ylere··on The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile Fired at It
I love reading about skunk works! Any specific books you can recommend?
ylere··on Eliminating Robocalls
Yes. The number is just a property and can be pretty much anything. Same goes for SMS, by the way.
ylere··on Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?
Does anyone know a (preferably self-hosted, but can be commercial) mail client that is as as good Gmail for power users? I always found it rather straightforward have a custom domain and even operate my own mail server, but haven't been able to do the same for the client.

The features most important to me are:

- Gmails speed and accuracy in search, especially on large mailboxes (100k+ emails) - this one is usually the deal breaker

- easy & powerful automatic filter rules

- web client

- calendar integration (optional)

- app for easy access to emails and search on mobile (optional)

ylere··on $100M Was Once Big Money for a Startup. Now, It’s Common
http://fortune.com/newsletter/termsheet/
ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Senior Frontend Developer

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust!)

- Junior Embedded Engineer (low level mcu firmware)

- Junior App Developers (iOS || Android)

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2018)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Senior Frontend Developer

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust!)

- Electrical Engineer

- Junior App Developers (iOS || Android)

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Ask HN: What is your favorite way of taking notes?
This is a repost of something I commented a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14943853):

I always carry a pocket sized notebook and a pen with me wherever I go. It's still the fastest method to write something down, it always works and it's socially acceptable to use in all situations. Most people whom I meet, even in private, will see me take out my notebook at the beging of the meeting, taking notes occasionally while we interact. I don't think you could do that with a computer or phone and it allows me to remember important details and action points that I (and the person I'm talking to) would forget otherwise. At work I have larger, A4-sized notebooks that I use similarly.

One of the features that I appreciate most is that everything I write down is in chronological order and can be accessed very quickly. In seconds, I can go through last weeks notes and check if I forgot to do something, or even go back a year or more to revisit my thoughts on something that happened back then. Using a pen is also much more expressive, allowing me to highlight/format certain points as a discussion/meeting is ongoing and add illustrations, arrows etc. on the fly.

I've seen and tried some of the new epaper notepads and they're definitely getting closer, but for now they're still to slow, clumsy & fragile to replace paper for me.

ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2018)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Frontend Developer (JS/Web)

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust!)

- Electrical Engineer

- Junior App Developers (iOS || Android)

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2018)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Frontend Developer (JS/Web)

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust!)

- Electrical Engineer

- Junior App Developers (iOS || Android)

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Dude, You Broke the Future [video]
Daemon/Freedom, Change Agent
ylere··on How to buy a Dell laptop with the Intel ME disabled from the factory
I have an XPS15 (9560) and it runs really well. The arch wiki has lots of information: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_XPS_15_9560 You do have to tweak it a bit to make everything to work perfectly and get the power consumption down. Overall I'm quite impressed with the machine and the experience. I switched to Dell after having used a MacBook Pro for many years. The 4K screen is gorgeous, it's fast, it has 32gb of RAM and the build quality is good. The TouchPad is a tad bellow Apple level in terms of feel & precision though. One big benefit of Dell is that you can get proper, next day Support if something breaks (while with apple, you are supposed to drive your work machines to the Apple Store and then wait for a replacement).
ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Senior Frontend Developer

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust!)

- Electrical Engineer

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)
1aim | Berlin, Germany | Onsite, Full Time, Visa | https://1aim.com

At 1aim, we develop and produce access control systems, which allow to open doors with mobile phones. We create all hardware, software and IT-Infrastructure to run our systems on our own. Beside access systems we are already putting a lot of R&D effort in creating further new smart home/building automation products. We see ourselves as an engineering-driven technology company, that influences how a future with connected devices will look.

We enable engineers to focus on what they can to best, letting them work on new products in small, highly interdisciplinary teams. We try to get rid of as much management overhead as possible (no daily standup meetings!). Right now, we are hiring new engineers for the following areas:

- Senior Frontend Developer

- RUST Backend Developer (our backend is 100% rust! I just came back from the 3rd RustFest in Zürich, which we have extensively supported since the very beginning)

- Electrical Engineer

We do not care about your academic degrees or where you are from, but about the stuff you did and what you could create in the future given the right opportunities. If you are interested in working at 1aim, write us an email at work.hn<?>1aim.com and tell us about the projects you worked on that you are the most proud of and which technological feats of the past inspire you. We provide visa assistance, relocation support and free housing until you find your own place to live.

Interview process: 1st phone interview (screening) -> 2nd phone interview (technical) -> home assignment/technical challenge (depending on application) -> 3rd/final interview (mixed, via phone or onsite)

ylere··on Is Handwriting History?
I always carry a pocket sized notebook and a pen with me wherever I go. It's still the fastest method to write something down, it always works and it's socially acceptable to use in all situations. Most people whom I meet, even in private, will see me take out my notebook at the beging of the meeting, taking notes occasionally while we interact. I don't think you could do that with a computer or phone and it allows me to remember important details and action points that I (and the person I'm talking to) would forget otherwise. At work I have larger, A4-sized notebooks that I use similarly.

One of the features that I appreciate most is that everything I write down is in chronological order and can be accessed very quickly. In seconds, I can go through last weeks notes and check if I forgot to do something, or even go back a year or more to revisit my thoughts on something that happened back then. Using a pen is also much more expressive, allowing me to highlight/format certain points as a discussion/meeting is ongoing and add illustrations, arrows etc. on the fly.

I've seen and tried some of the new epaper notepads and they're definitely getting closer, but for now they're still to slow, clumsy & fragile to replace paper for me.

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