maineiac

Re:Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff on Thursday February 09, 2023 @09:11AM (#34724103)

Good on them for offering proper severance. At my company, we got 2wks and nothing else. Not even a thoughtful letter from the CEO. Nothing. (And this was a sizable tech company in the middle of an IPO).

Re:80/20 Aluminum T-slot Building Systems – Build your Idea on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:17AM (#34580711)

What's your project gonna look like?!

Re:80/20 Aluminum T-slot Building Systems – Build your Idea on Sunday January 29, 2023 @10:52AM (#34569171)

Signed back in for the first time in... years... to add that a lot of DIY van / overlander builders are using this stuff! I opted for the cheaper but almost-as-good TNutz.com manufacturer for my build. Slightly different alloy but totally valid for my needs. If you're considering building a van, check out Seven-O-Savage on youtube:

How to build a van with 80/20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqiroMdqZ0Y

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021) on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @09:48AM (#26001533)

Tempo Automation | Senior Product Manager, Software Engineers & Data Engineer | San Francisco & Remote | Full-time

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Ask HN: Career Advice for a Graphic Designer?

Posted by maineiac on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:21PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm a Product/ux/ui Designer w/ 10+yrs of experience consulting for 25+ startups.My friend Dan is in his late 40s and has worked as a Graphic Designer - primarily for print and labeling - for the last 20ish years.He's asked me for advice on what to do with his career - but I am not convinced that he has the (a) time, (b) focus, and (c) energy to break into ux/ui. I do think he's smart enough,...

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a 10 Year Old? on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:38AM (#24029336)

Thank you!

Re:Ask HN: Resources for a 10 Year Old? on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:37AM (#24029335)

Thank you!

Re:Ask HN: Resources for a 10 Year Old? on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:37AM (#24029334)

I'll be having a training session for them on computer safety and parenting - they do a GREAT job at keeping her active offline :) Thanks for chiming in!

Re:Ask HN: Resources for a 10 Year Old? on Saturday August 01, 2020 @06:36PM (#24024505)

Thanks for chiming in! As a UX/UI guy, this makes a ton of sense!

Ask HN: Resources for a 10 Year Old?

Posted by maineiac on Saturday August 01, 2020 @05:00PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been fortunate this past year and through the pandemic - my friend not so much. His daughter is turning 10 next week, and she's a total "whiz kid" (is that still a term?). I bought her a macbook air (a good one!) because I am excited to see what she can do with it. She loves Minecraft and is already playing some of the more complex mods (AE2, IC2, etc). Looking for advice on where to steer...

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