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Re:Show HN: Spare domains from your fellow makers on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @12:37PM (#18553563)
Great idea! I'd love a way to filter by TLD
Re:Ask HN: How to mock up UX flows? on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @12:03PM (#18495385)
Sounds like Axure (https://www.axure.com) might be worth a look
Re:Ask HN: What watch do you wear? on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @02:52PM (#18453231)
Hamilton Viewmatic
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2018) on Friday June 01, 2018 @12:12PM (#17206794)
Location: Cleveland OH USA

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Can't :(

Technologies: UI/UX design, HTML, CSS, JS

Résumé/CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendancullen

Email: brendan at brendancullen dot com

Re:Apple staffers reportedly rebelling against open office plan on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:31PM (#14970938)
That jumped out at me as well, it's always the folks in a private office touting the virtue of an open plan
Re:Ask HN: What's a favorite short story of yours? on Monday February 27, 2017 @12:09PM (#13745754)
Re:Ask HN: Is Ubeam the next Theranos? on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @03:32PM (#13544807)
This is a good blog to read from the start, from Paul Reynolds, the former uBeam VP Engineering:

http://liesandstartuppr.blogspot.com.au/

Re:Ask HN: Working on code in a browser? on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:01PM (#13542434)
I've been using Cloud9 for quick prototyping and random small proof-of-concept projects, pretty happy with it so far
Same deal, progress bar goes to almost 100% and just hangs
Re:Ask HN: LinkedIn Job Status on Friday December 09, 2016 @04:08PM (#13141864)
I wouldn't trust it at all in the market I'm in (Cleveland, Ohio), just too small of a world here

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12650865

Tried to sign up, progress bar is stuck at 99.3865% :(
I kind of fired off my initial comment and should have maybe thought it through a little more, non competes are one of many reasons holding this region back. Our very risk averse investment culture is probably the biggest one actually (example: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160204/NEWS/1602099...).

And of course as you said, our brutal, brutal winters.

I was more agreeing with knoepfle's comment in rolling my eyes every time one of these articles pops up and gets shared all over my twitter, linkedin and facebook feeds. There's many reasons a lot of our talent flees the west coast or Chicago or NYC, and we'd rather read these fluff pieces instead of acknowledging and trying to fix the issues that would keep them here.

My admittedly anecdotal evidence is I know very talented people that have left the region to avoid litigation from their former employers and start their own ventures or advance their careers. Perhaps you have a lawyer that can compete with a corporate legal team, most of us do not.

Also, we can't even type "silicon" properly :D

My non-anecdotal evidence: https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/silicon-valley-keeps-winni...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-17/silicon-va...

Cleveland, Ohioan here. Just about every tech company requires, and will enforce to the fullest extent, non-competes. We're no where close to being the next silicon valley.

EDIT: typo :(

We outsource our HR/recruiting to a few third parties in a small market (Cleveland, OH, USA), there's just no way I'd trust this. Word gets out fast enough as it is here, among other things that happen behind closed doors that I wish I could bring up publicly :(
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016) on Monday October 03, 2016 @01:21PM (#12629377)
Yay Cleveland!
Re:Ask HN: Best Fiction on Monday June 13, 2016 @02:33PM (#11896123)
I really liked The Culture books by Iain M Banks.

If hard scifi is your thing, Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

And can't go wrong with the classics (Dune, Foundation, Hyperion)

Re:Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released on Friday June 03, 2016 @09:59AM (#11830322)
Textpattern was the first CMS that I "got" as a front end guy- after wrangling crap like PHPNuke and FusionPHP or whatever it was a breath of fresh air. Glad to see it's still kicking
Re:Welcome to the Age of Trump on Friday May 20, 2016 @11:39AM (#11738710)
If you haven't been reading http://blog.dilbert.com/ recently, you should be. It's fascinating
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2016) on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @10:47AM (#11203374)
Location: Cleveland OH USA

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Can't :(

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, UI/UX design

Résumé/CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendancullen

Email: brendan at brendancullen dot com

Re:Why are there so many mattress stores? on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @11:04AM (#10738511)
We pulled the trigger on a Leesa (http://leesa.com) and it's fantastic. I recommend them to anyone I know looking for a mattress.

No pushy salesperson watching you awkwardly laying on a bed in a brightly lit open room and 100 nights to test it out? Sold

Re:Why is it to hard to find a front end developer? on Thursday November 12, 2015 @11:22AM (#10554072)
I'd agree with your theory. Early this summer interviewing for 2 nearly identical positions I was told from one I was too technical, they want someone more design-focused; and I was too design focused, they want someone more technical from the other. Both positions are still open.

Assuming I didn't completely tank both interviews, I got the sense in feedback afterwards they both wanted a magical front end/back end/ designer dynamo and are holding out/hoping for that person to apply.

I think companies initially define a FED role they need, and then in interviews find everyone has slightly different but overlapping skillsets/specialties. Someone says 'hey wouldn't it be nice if we could find a dev that has all these" and spin their wheels endlessly searching for the unicorn rather than hire 2 complimentary people. Especially when they're already pushing their budget limits.

Re:Faxes from the far side of the moon on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @11:05AM (#10464832)
On the moon nerds get their pants pulled down and they are spanked with moon rocks.
Re:Ask HN: Have you bought prescription glasses online? on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @11:54AM (#9969435)
Bought a pair at http://www.zennioptical.com/

Measured the PD myself, totally worth it

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2015) on Monday June 01, 2015 @11:24AM (#9639299)
Location: Cleveland OH USA

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Can't :(

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, UI/UX design

Résumé/CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendancullen

Email: brendan at brendancullen dot com

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2015) on Friday May 01, 2015 @11:44AM (#9472183)
Location: Cleveland OH USA

Remote: Sure

Willing to relocate: Can't :(

Technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, UI/UX design

Résumé/CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendancullen

Email: brendan at brendancullen dot com

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