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oufff, okay, this puts the reliability of the article much lower now.
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2025) on Monday February 24, 2025 @02:31AM (#43156742)
Cool! How are you getting your data? Public API?
Re:Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money? on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:40AM (#37157674)
Could you please share the link of the blog you’re talking about?
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2023) on Monday July 03, 2023 @12:57PM (#36575709)
SEEKING WORK | REMOTE | WORLDWIDE

Location: Europe, Croatia

Technologies: C#/.NET, SQL (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, PostGIS), Azure (AAD, DevOps, Identity management, Functions, etc. + general Azure subscription administration), Powershell, bash, Docker, Active Directory, Python (web scraping), some frontend experience (Angular, Blazor)

Résumé/CV: Available upon request. For a slightly-outdated overview, and if you don't mind LinkedIn, please see https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristijan-cindri%C4%87-622361172...

Email: my HN handle [at] gmail.com

Experience: ~4 years

About me: I am actively seeking a B2B-based full-time position, traditional full-time employment or part-time/freelance work. With 4 years of experience primarily as a .NET developer I worked in various domains building small and large scale solutions. In my free time, I enjoy learning and experimenting with new technologies and working on personal hobby projects, which, to be honest, often end up unfinished in the graveyard. That's something I really need to work on and finish some stuff ;)

I am not afraid of learning new things, in fact, I find it highly interesting, and it's one of the reasons I pivoted from my previous profession (Biology/Molecular Biology) into a development role. While I value my personal time, when I'm "on-call," I am fully dedicated. Transparency and direct communication are important to me, as are healthy team dynamics, and I strive to uphold these values.

If you have a challenging/fun project that requires a dedicated C#/.NET developer who can work remotely, please feel free to reach out.

Any feedback that is not job-offer related would also be very much appreciated!

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023) on Monday July 03, 2023 @12:53PM (#36575656)
Location: Europe, Croatia

Remote: Only

Willing To relocate: No Technologies: C#/.NET, SQL (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, PostGIS), Azure (AAD, DevOps, Identity management, Functions, etc. + general Azure subscription administration), Powershell, bash, Docker, Active Directory, Python (web scraping), some frontend experience (Angular, Blazor)

Résumé/CV: Available upon request. For a slightly-outdated overview, and if you don't mind LinkedIn, please see https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristijan-cindri%C4%87-622361172...

Email: my HN handle [at] gmail.com

Experience: ~4 years

About me: I am actively seeking a B2B-based full-time position, traditional full-time employment or part-time/freelance work. With 4 years of experience primarily as a .NET developer I worked in various domains building small and large scale solutions. In my free time, I enjoy learning and experimenting with new technologies and working on personal hobby projects, which, to be honest, often end up unfinished in the graveyard. That's something I really need to work on and finish some stuff ;)

I am not afraid of learning new things, in fact, I find it highly interesting, and it's one of the reasons I pivoted from my previous profession (Biology/Molecular Biology) into a development role. While I value my personal time, when I'm "on-call," I am fully dedicated. Transparency and direct communication are important to me, as are healthy team dynamics, and I strive to uphold these values.

If you have a challenging/fun project that requires a dedicated C#/.NET developer who can work remotely, please feel free to reach out.

Any feedback that is not job-offer related would also be very much appreciated!

Ask HN: Any home security cameras that don’t force you to use their spyware app?

I want to setup a home camera system (2-3 units) so I can watch what’s happening with my two cats when I’m out of the apartment for a longer period. There’s a lot out of the box solutions on Amazon like [this Eufy camera](https://www.amazon.de/Security-surveillance-detection-assistant-required-White/dp/B086LBCQJL) but it forces you to use their proprietary software with an account which gives...

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Re:Remind HN: Unplug, take a break and go outside on Friday March 24, 2023 @02:42PM (#35293652)
Thinking of getting a dog and this is one of my reasons why I want to do that.

I started doing 30min walks before and after my workdo(wfh, no kids) and it’s helping my mental health a lot.

Does anyone still play this game? Did it stand for the test of time?
Re:Ask HN: What does your WFH day/routine looks like? on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:05AM (#34499991)
This looks interesting, thanks!

Ask HN: What does your WFH day/routine looks like?

I’m one of those people who are sworn never to return to the office (ok, maybe once a week) as I truly and wholeheartedly enjoy working from my office. I’m interested to how does your typical wfh day looks like, during and off office hours, mainly for inspiration what I could add to my routine.Disclaimer: I don’t have kids. Mine is wake up around 6am, have a cup of coffee with my spouse and go...

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Ask HN: Android or iOS, which one do you prefer?

I hope this isn't a low effort post and I'm not wanting to start a flame war but I was wondering what the HN crowd uses as their daily driver phones.I only had Android smartphones but I'm currently in the market for a new one because this old dog I'm using is slowly dying. I'm considering an another Android smartphone (Pixel 7 probably) because I'm so used to the whole OS experience, I like the...

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Re:Writing by hand is still the best way to retain information on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @01:26PM (#33722768)
I'm looking into buying a iPad with a pencil for better organizing my work and personal notes with added searchability. The only thing I'm afraid off, as I have ADHD and as a result trouble learning/retaining information, is that the iPad + pencil won't have the same effect as pen and paper. Anyone made the switch from paper to iPad and can't share their experience?

Ask HN: Anyone has a spouse/partner who doesn't work a full-time job?

Me and my partner are looking to move to a remote area. Thanks to the wonders of Starlink for me it would be business as usual but for my spouse it would mean quiting her job in academia (she's a biologist) and being jobless in the traditional 9-5 sense.Does anyone have an arrangement where one of you works and the other doesn't? How does that look like for you, especially if you don't have kids?

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Ask HN: Any IT professionals living in a homestead?

I work remotely and me and my wife are thinking about buying some land and forming a homestead. We both had the experience of living in a somewhat rural community as kids and do know how much work such a thing asks for, and because of that we want to start small and grow our self sufficiency over time.As I can work remotely the plan would be to continue working to have a steady cash income...

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Earth and its systems are too complex and left with too much unknown variables to be confident in messing with them without the danger of creating a feedback loop that makes the matter worse.

Take for example invasive species of plants and animals -- some of them were deliberately spread to non-native habitats in hope to regulate X but are now wrecking havoc in local ecosystems and pushing out native species.

Ask HN: Does your personal page get any interaction?

I'm slowly creating my website (using Hugo) were I can share my art and hobbies, practice writing in a non-native language (which is English) and have a slice of the Internet which I can call 'mine'.Although it doesn't bother me much I was wondering what are other people experiences on having a website. Do you just have it without any particular interactions from other internet persons? Or you...

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Would love to see your art! Care to share it?
Re:Ask HN: What helped you sleep better? on Sunday August 07, 2022 @11:23AM (#32377173)
What sleepbuds do you recommend? I'm aware of bose sleepbuds but you can only play audio on them from their library

Ask HN: What helped you sleep better?

What habits, gadgets or lack of helped you sleep better? As I heal from my chronic mental problems (CPTSD) I notice more and more how sleep affects my emotional stability, anxiety levels and productivity. I ditched alcohol, try to have a regular sleep schedule and lowered my caffeine intake especially in the second part of the day.

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Re:Google Maps launches Street View in India on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:31AM (#32261096)
How to apply for this kind of thing?
Re:Reasons to tour by bicycle on Sunday June 19, 2022 @02:54PM (#31802224)
Thanks for sharing this! I'm really interested in getting a recumbent because of my back injury (I talk about this in this thread) and I think I'll start exploring all the options. The only two things that are holding me back are a) these types of bikes are more expensive than regular ones, multiple times b) embracing that I can't probably ride a regular bike anymore, it's a mental thing, and it's a mix of grief and fear how will people perceive me.
Re:Reasons to tour by bicycle on Sunday June 19, 2022 @02:45PM (#31802136)
I heard riding up-hill is more challenging but it's still better than not riding at all. I'll probably have to ride 300-400 km to a more bike-centric place to find a shop that sells recumbents but there's no other option. These types of bikes are expensive though.
Re:Reasons to tour by bicycle on Sunday June 19, 2022 @02:43PM (#31802111)
Thanks for the encouragement! Yeah, I didn't bother about the lycra warrior culture when I was touring, just bringing so much competition and rigidness in such a (to me) anxiety free environment was off-putting to me.

My friend, who worked in a bike shop, told me that recumbents require a knowledgeable mechanic but if I find one he/she will be more than happy to work on such a different build.

Re:Reasons to tour by bicycle on Sunday June 19, 2022 @11:20AM (#31800199)
I commuted everyday using my bicycle and did a few tours in my 20s here in Europe. Those were the best travel experiences I had in my life, especially when my partner joined me on one of my tours. But few months into my 30s I hurt my back (two herniated discs) and although I'm mostly fine now I can't ride a bicycle for longer periods. This depresses me quite a bit. I miss the freedom, views and the community.

I started to think about buying a recumbent bike for touring but there's no one around me who owns or sells one to try it.

Re:I've used all the notebooks on Saturday April 30, 2022 @03:38PM (#31218620)
I really like using notebooks and writing my thoughts, helps with ADHD and with grounding when I'm in full panic mode. I feel I think more clearly and structured when my thinking is paired with writing.

I also _love_ good quality notebooks but I feel guilty when using them for everyday scribbles like meeting notes. It feels like sacrilege.

Re:Things I sort of believe about making music on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @12:32PM (#31169546)
Great post! Nowadays I struggle a lot with creating music. I mostly WFH and most of my job equipment (laptop + monitor) and my music equipment (guitars, synths, pedals etc.) with my music recording equipment (laptop + monitor) is in the same room. I don't have the luxury of another hobby only room so I mostly finish my day job and never return into my office until the next work day starts.

Also there's the recording medium problem, which is the same as my work medium - a laptop. I would love to hear some suggestions how to turn this around.

Re:Things I sort of believe about making music on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @12:25PM (#31169453)
Are you trying to say that working in a different OS is an enough context switch for you? I also produced a lot of music but when I switched careers and became a developer a struggle to create using a laptop and a DAW.

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