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Re:Cat Gap on Saturday December 13, 2025 @09:19PM (#46260272)
I used to run a Twitter bot called @itsavailable that would mine interesting strings that were not registered .com domains and tweet them out at a regular cadence. One of its sources was the most-visited English-language Wikipedia page titles in the past hour.

One of the only domains I ever bothered purchasing for myself was https://catgap.com

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2019) on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:07PM (#20106575)
Location: New York City, NY (NYC)

Remote: OK but onsite preferred

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, Web Development, Machine Learning, SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Linux, Javascript, some Q/kdb+, PHP, Go

Résumé/CV: https://sethdandridge.com/resume

Email: [email protected]

Full-stack Python engineer creating software for 17+ years. I have a passion for solving difficult problems with cutting-edge technology and delivering products that people love. Currently in the financial/legal industry focused on system architecture, back-end web services, data pipelines, and machine learning.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2019) on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @12:05PM (#19798447)
Location: New York City (NYC)

Remote: Yes but prefer an office environment

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, Web Development, Machine Learning, SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Linux, Javascript, some Q/kdb+ and Go

Résumé/CV: https://sethdandridge.com/resume.pdf

Email: [email protected]

Programmer for 18+ years. Currently in legal/financial tech focused on data pipeline development and system architecture. I have a passion for learning new technologies and solving interesting problems. Comfortable with the full stack.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2019) on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:37PM (#19546588)
Location: New York City (NYC)

Remote: Yes, but prefer an office environment

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, Web Development, Machine Learning, SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Linux, Javascript, some Q/kdb+ and Go

Résumé/CV: https://sethdandridge.com/resume.pdf

Email: sethdan@at@gmail]dot[com

Programmer for 18+ years. Currently a product manager in the legal/financial tech space focused on front-end design and system architecture, but also open to a pure engineering or hybrid product/engineering role. I have a passion for learning new technologies and solving interesting problems. Comfortable with the full stack. Nice to meet you!

Re:Spotify trying to lock-in users just after IPO (2018) on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @11:19AM (#19379514)
On Mac OS this just gives me a list of open.spotify.com links.

Not very useful for portability unless you plan on scraping the metadata from each URL.

Re:A Penthouse Made for Instagram on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @10:57AM (#18130812)
Here in NYC some Airbnbs are specifically marketing themselves as daytime shoot locations.
Not true. Users who are willing to shell out for premium service are a much more lucrative advertising audience.