inside_story
Re:I Found Ultra-Pure Quantum Crystals in an Abandoned Mine in the Ata...
on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:33AM (#48193821)
new spice unlocked
Re:The map that keeps Burning Man honest
on Thursday May 07, 2026 @11:41AM (#48050759)
*Rebuilding Man
Re:Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide
on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @01:48AM (#47597261)
cool Archaeologization Collection Output
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025)
on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @02:09PM (#45441046)
experience_origination_title_path="Sheet-Metal-Design-Engineer/Product-Designer/Applied-Physicist/Consumer-Hardware-Entrepreneur/Full-Stack-SWE"
I'm looking for a role in Applied Research or Product Engineering at the intersection of hardware, manufacturing, and software.
Location: NYC/CO/Northern-CA, USA
Remote: yes
Willing to relocate: sort of
Technologies: Typescript, React, AWS(S3, EC2 RDS, Kinesis, etc.), PSQL, Drizzle/Prisma, Next.js, TanStack Router,tRPC, React Hook Form, Sentry, Posthog, Biome.js, OpenTelemetry, Resend, Cloudflare, Go-lang, Mermaid.js, Vitest/Jest, GitHub Actions, Vercel CLI, Zustand, Docker-on-CoLiMa, NeonDB/Supabase/Firebase/Turso/, Tailwindcss, HTML/CSS/Javascript, CAD(Rhinoceros3D[Grasshopper], OnShape, Solidworks, Revit, AutoCAD, Fusion360, FreeCAD) CAM(GCode, KiriMoto, Webcontrolcnc, Fusion360, Cura, MasterCAM, ShopBot, MassoCNC, RhinoCAM) Robotics(RoboDK, ROS2, UR Studio, Unreal Engine) Machinery(CNC-Lathes, CNC Mills, Brother 770Speedio, Matsuura MAM72-100H)
Résumé/CV: https://patrickastarita.com, https://www.factorita.com/portfolio
Email: patrickastarita{﹫}gmail.com
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)
on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:20PM (#45418913)
Building https://pneumatter.com to explore embodying articles of Programmable Architecture (self-assembling buildings)which are weather-compliant, resource generating, and optionally permanent.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)
on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:16PM (#45418863)
cool
Re:Supabase raises $200M Series D at $2B valuation
on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @11:51AM (#43763570)
please fix the drizzle- --> supabase integration.
Re:The Influence of Bell Labs
on Saturday November 30, 2024 @12:21AM (#42279711)
New Jersey back to this when!?
Re:Diatom Arrangements
on Thursday September 19, 2024 @12:16PM (#41593422)
this is the stuff folks
Re:Fractal Geometry
on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @12:42AM (#40497391)
I've always been interested in how fractal geometry can be used to survey and analyze networks of all kinds. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_dimension_on_networks)
Interestingly enough, I'm now working on building intentional network interventions for tech in NYC–and it's called fractaltech.xyz
Re:SolarisKit
on Saturday December 23, 2023 @10:20PM (#38750785)
inside story here is that it's a bunch of cruft
Re:Ph.D student demonstrates a single, working laser on silicon
on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:13AM (#29389748)
Axel did it first
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2021)
on Thursday July 01, 2021 @10:34PM (#27707324)
Location: New Jersey/NYC
Remote: Not Preferred
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Core{Fusion360, Solidworks, Rhino3D(Grasshopper), Blender, Keyshot, Simscale, Adobe Suite, Webflow, Figma, Airtable, Notion, Google Cloud, 3D Printing(Cura, Materialise)} Some Experience{C++, RoR, Python, Graphviz}
Portfolio: https://www.astaritaresearch.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-astarita-a635a7103/
I'm a design engineer & applied physicist with experience in the digital wayfinding and payment kiosk industry. I've seen through the Design+Build+Installation of 11 unique full-stack NPIs—3 of which I developed from inception to completion(Nebraska State Fair Outdoor Wayfinding, Micros-Oracle PoS, and AT&T Bill-Payment Kiosk). Currently working on hardware product development for several consumer hardware product inventions through my self-funded venture studio. Seeking hardware development opportunities in the climate-tech/electric mobility industries. Please DM through Linkedin. Portfolio work by request.