alexu

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019) on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:30PM (#21127354)

We are a small team (part of Descartes Systems) building shipping solutions for eCommerce (some packages you receive from Amazon/eBay are processed by our technology). Our technical stack is C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Backbone, MS SQL Server, NHibernate, Elasticsearch, Redis. There are plenty of opportunities to learn and try new technologies.

Requirements: 2+ years as a senior developer, Expert in C# .NET and JavaScript, Understanding of general computer science concepts, object-oriented design, refactoring, design patters and trade-offs, Great problem-solving skills and ability to independently learn, Bachelor's degree (degree in Computer Science or another engineering/scientific field preferred)

Apply https://career17.sapsf.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=1336&...

Tell HN: New comfortable wireless headphones – AKG N60NC Wireless

Posted by alexu on Friday June 09, 2017 @01:50PM
from the self-post dept.

Our office has a very noisy ventilation system, so a noise-cancelling headphones help a lot. Over the years I tried pretty much every noise cancelling on-the-ear and over-the-ear headphones in the sub-$500 range. I have no idea how Bose QC35 and Sony MDR-1000X received "top picks" in online reviews. To my taste they put way too much pressure on the head and have relatively thin pads, making...

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Re:Show HN: Real estate (land) public records aggregator – Parcelix.com on Monday December 19, 2016 @04:22PM (#13215093)

I started searching for a piece of land for a cabin and I was surprised how many clicks does it take to find county tax data. So I built this (and companion extension for Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/real-estate-tax-re...)

It works great for WA, some other states/counties may have spotty coverage.

Show HN: Real estate (land) public records aggregator – Parcelix.com

Posted by alexu on Monday December 19, 2016 @04:22PM
from the show-hn dept.

http://www.parcelix.com/

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions? on Friday March 06, 2015 @11:10PM (#9160954)

Craigslist Notifications https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popup-notification...

Re:Show HN: Software engineer designed and built physical product in 2... on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @01:31PM (#9102541)

I was between side projects and decided to try my hand in 3D modeling/3D printing. Worked out nicely. Learned tons of new stuff. Will do again :)

Show HN: Software engineer designed and built physical product in 2 months

Posted by alexu on Tuesday February 24, 2015 @01:31PM
from the show-hn dept.

http://getcleanhands.com/pages/how-i-designed-and-built-compost-tea-brewer

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Re:Show HN: Medical marijuana product search on Friday November 22, 2013 @01:23PM (#6782644)

I an going to try that, that's a second comment today that it's not clear what to do on homepage...

Re:Show HN: Medical marijuana product search on Friday November 22, 2013 @01:22PM (#6782631)

It's designed for quick cross-store comparison shopping and finding suitable replacements. All sites above are designed for browsing stores.

Show HN: Medical marijuana product search

Posted by alexu on Friday November 22, 2013 @10:37AM
from the show-hn dept.

http://harvestigation.com/

No revenue model yet, but I am trying to figure out how to get referral fees.

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Re:Upload files using torrents to your personal space with Put.io on Monday October 22, 2012 @05:07PM (#4685539)

Awesome. Went from free plan to basic and then to $10/month in 30 minutes.

Integration with movies.io is amazing. And they will automatically download Daily Show from rss feed...

Already downgraded my netflix to 1 movie.

Re:Show HN: Craigslist Notifications (Chrome Extension) on Friday March 09, 2012 @07:59PM (#3686668)

Interesting idea. Are these posts are exactly the same or do they have different title/message?

Re:Show HN: Craigslist Notifications (Chrome Extension) on Friday March 09, 2012 @07:19PM (#3686588)

From what I understand, Craigslist is cool with client-side automation (look at numerous Android and iPhone apps that query Craigslist).

Re:Show HN: Craigslist Notifications (Chrome Extension) on Friday March 09, 2012 @06:55PM (#3686528)

It would be awesome, but I live in Seattle and don't want to move :(

Show HN: Craigslist Notifications (Chrome Extension)

Posted by alexu on Friday March 09, 2012 @06:08PM
from the show-hn dept.

http://www.craigshunter.com/

Here is my last weekend project that turned into useful extension. Basic version (Chrome Extension) will always be free and I will try to make money charging for SMS notifications.

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Are you hiring a freelancer or an unemployed designer?

Posted by alexu on Thursday May 05, 2011 @05:34PM
from the auadesign.com dept.

http://auadesign.com/work/hiring-professional-freelancer-or-an-unemployed-graphic-designer.html

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SEO keyword research tool for hackers

Posted by alexu on Tuesday April 12, 2011 @12:06PM
from the tailwords.com dept.

http://tailwords.com/search?searchText=advanced%3ATrue

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The right way to design your company logo

Posted by alexu on Sunday April 10, 2011 @03:11PM
from the auadesign.com dept.

http://www.auadesign.com/work/seattle-logo-design-questionnaire-free.html

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Mozy backup increased prices. Alternatives?

Posted by alexu on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @03:21PM
from the self-post dept.

Thanks for being a valued Mozy subscriber. For the first time since 2006, we’re adjusting the price of our MozyHome service and wanted to give you a heads up. As part of this change, we’re replacing our MozyHome Unlimited backup plan and introducing the following tiered storage plans:50 GB for $5.99 per month (includes backup for 1 computer) 125 GB for $9.99 per month (includes backup for up to...

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Microsoft is loosing Backwards Compatibility Religion

Posted by alexu on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @06:35PM
from the forums.zfirm.com dept.

http://forums.zfirm.com/entry.php?44-Backwards-Compatibility-Religion-Microsoft-Printing-and-You

Microsoft is loosing Backwards Compatibility Religion, breaks printing in Windows 2008. Company admits breaking printing and refuses to fix it.

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Re:Ask HN: SOAP vs REST, which one do you prefer working with ? on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @07:20PM (#1280893)

REST, because of forward and backward compatibility

SOAP is too strongly typed for most startups. Most likely you will be changing your API quite a bit over next few years and with REST for each new version of your API you have option of

1. Create new entry point (new URL)

2. Specify version in the HTTP headers

3. Expand request/response spec with new elements

Because most SOAP libraries implement very strong binding to WSDL schema you will be forced to create new entry point for every version of your service. FedEx learning this hard way right now. They moved their API from REST to SOAP and they have no clue how to update it now without breaking all the developers.