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Re:Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash on Thursday October 22, 2026 @09:46AM (#50195268)
In August I was renting Airbnb for 2 weeks. On departure day I left all trash sorted in the bags in the kitchen, and dishes collected from all the apartament in the sink.

18 days later I’ve get notice from Airbnb that I’ll be charged $50 (45 EUR) for damages. The host decided that this required deep cleaning. What’s more important for $50 you can find a cleaning company for 2-3 hours in Warsaw.

Re:The AI Takeover Checklist: A Devil's Advocate Audit on Friday September 11, 2026 @12:34PM (#49661235)
Nice try Claude, that’s exactly what I would write if asked how is my world takeover plan going.
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2026) on Thursday July 09, 2026 @11:26AM (#48847535)
SEEKING WORK

Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.

Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI

Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana

Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB

IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite

Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM

Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup

And much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026) on Thursday July 09, 2026 @11:24AM (#48847492)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.

Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI

Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana

Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB

IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite

Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM

Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup

And much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026) on Friday May 01, 2026 @04:29PM (#47979866)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.

Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI

Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana

Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB

IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite

Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM

Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup

And much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.

Hey 1whizkid1, the Forbes 30 under 30 pipeline is waiting for you.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026) on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @01:18PM (#47603748)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.

Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI

Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana

Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB

IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite

Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM

Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup

And much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2026) on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @01:17PM (#47603741)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.

Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI

Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana

Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite

Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM

Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup

And much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026) on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:43PM (#47356043)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Proxmox, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Resume/CV: https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5

Email: [email protected]

With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026) on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:39AM (#46870279)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Proxmox, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Email: [email protected]

With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.

Re:Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create on Sunday November 09, 2025 @10:29AM (#45866238)
"Failed to fetch" error, when trying to sign up.
How 18.84GB file is 10TB?
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2024) on Monday April 01, 2024 @07:17PM (#39900532)
Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more

Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIws6dOjg7dqut6YYbZHw?e=EwRAIf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Email: [email protected]

With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022) on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:49AM (#31583647)
SEEKING WORK - Warsaw, Poland Remote: Sure

I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.

I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.

I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.

For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.

Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.

Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Email: [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2022) on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @11:49AM (#31583636)
Location: Warsaw, Poland Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Depends on location, but I'm very open for Spain, Portugal and UAE

Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.

Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/

Email: [email protected]

I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.

I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.

I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.

For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2022) on Monday May 02, 2022 @06:24PM (#31241819)
SEEKING WORK - Warsaw, Poland

Remote: Sure

I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.

I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.

I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.

For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.

Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.

Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz

Email: [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2022) on Monday May 02, 2022 @06:22PM (#31241787)
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Depends on location, but I'm very open for Spain, Portugal and UAE

Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.

Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz

Email: [email protected]

I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.

I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.

I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.

For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.