DangerDan

Re:Ask HN: Should I use a professional alias? on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @09:01PM (#28056108)

Thank you for your feedback. I have been successful impressing hiring managers, but I haven't been able to win over HR and they seem to have veto power.

I'd like to build a profile because I feel it would help me get some short-term work that would provide me with professional references that I need to clear the HR hurdle.

Ask HN: Should I use a professional alias?

Posted by DangerDan on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:53PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm trying to restart my life in my 30s as a software developer, and feel inhibited when it comes to setting up a bold public profile that would help me stand out as a pro.My name is unique so it would be impossible to keep my professional life separate from my private life without using a professional alias.Would it be a good idea to start using a professional alias? Is it likely to cause me...

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Re:The brain-computer interface is coming, and we are so not ready for it on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:15AM (#24490024)

Eventually we will all be getting a BCI just to remain competitive in the job market of the future.

This article covers all the currently possible input options but I'm curious about the output options. Will we still need get feedback about our interactions from a monitor like we do now, or will our brains be able to adapt to understanding binary more directly?

Re:The first major sign your web host will not respect you on Friday September 11, 2020 @04:24PM (#24446971)

A respectful VPS provider is also hard to find. Sometimes I get most of the way through the sales funnel only to find out that the ToS includes selling my personal information to third parties.

In general I found that the more third-party domains linked to from a provider's site, the higher the chance they're up to some kind of disrespectful behaviour.