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mflindell

sorry

its not entirely false though, he has expressed regret in the past about how it worked out. the web isn't really a great idea but it caught on anyway. arguably its been the cause of a new scams, hacks and certain politicians getting into office.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/15/tim-berne...

i do remember alan kay not being too happy about the whole situation too

https://www.fastcompany.com/40435064/what-alan-kay-thinks-ab...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2017) on Friday December 01, 2017 @08:13PM (#15829417)
Bonjoro | Mobile Software Engineer (iOS/Android) | Sydney Australia | Full-Time | Remote OR On-Site | https://www.bonjoro.com

At Bonjoro, we're helping people to create a human connection by sending a personal onboarding video right to your customer’s inbox.

You will be joining a team of 3 other developers working on the bonjoro platform and apps.

Hit me up at [email protected], even if you're not applying I would love to hear from you! (extra points if you send me a bonjoro ;-) )

Re:Alan Kay at Startup School [video] on Thursday May 11, 2017 @05:31PM (#14319712)
you might be confusing user interface with graphic design
This is awesome, I am currently building something very similar i call "probably", which is a chrome plugin that tells you if a site/story is either "probably true" or "probably bullshit".
Re:Pokemon Go Has FULL Access to Your Google Account on Monday July 11, 2016 @10:09AM (#12071119)
Its just access to all your google account info, not your connected apps. Its the same permissions that you would give to Google Maps.
Re:HARC on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @08:47PM (#11680552)
To make people smart enough to know whats good for themselves.
Re:HARC on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @08:45PM (#11680547)
Infosys wants to be in on this project because its simply a good idea. Vishal is also very good friends with Alan.
Re:HARC on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @08:44PM (#11680543)
I don't think they ran out of money, from the final report is sounds like they just finished the research project. VPRI is just moving to ycom now.
Re:HARC on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @08:43PM (#11680538)
The point is to make less laypeople
Re:Twitter is down worldwide on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @11:15PM (#11494077)
Down for me too, might actually be a good thing! Unscheduled downtime is good for productivity
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015) on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @08:04PM (#10156634)
Verbate is looking for a Senior Software Engineer based in Sydney.

Verbate is building a beautiful platform to do at-scale video user interviews on mobile devices. We’re a team of highly self-motivated product people. You will be coming in as the 2nd developer so you will be helping to define the future of the company, bringing new ideas to the table and growing an awesome team.

You have probably worked in both large business and startups and are looking to get involved in something more meaningful. You love learning new technologies for the sake of it and thrive on doing the impossible. you can be proud of.

A design focused, loud and fun team, bringing innovation and creativity into a dinosaur industry - We love creating change and we're looking for other disruptors to join us!

Required skills

- 5+ years experience building kick-ass products in PHP and Javascript

- Test focused product development

- A strong, opinionated eye for design

- Comfort using unix and Amazon Web Services

- Self motivated & entrepreneurial

- Happy to get on the phone with customers

- Banter / comedy value

Perks

- Opal card

- 4k Monitor

- Unlimited Tea

- Equity options

- Work out of Tank Stream Labs, Australia’s biggest startup space

Send your application over to mitch at verbate dot co

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @09:15PM (#10007505)
Thanks a bunch! I hope we find someone too, theres so much cool stuff we're going to build
Re:Alan Kay – Normal Considered Harmful (2009) [video] on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @07:44PM (#10007108)
I was worried about that too but I'm sure someone with a degree in biology would have figured that out, right? Pretty sure its meant as a metaphor
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015) on Monday August 03, 2015 @07:02PM (#10000483)
Verbate | Sydney | Software Engineer | ONSITE

We are building a platform to do at-scale video user interviews on mobile devices. We’re a team of highly self-motivated product people. You will be coming in as the 2nd developer so you will be helping to define the future of the company, bringing new ideas to the table and growing an awesome team.

You have probably worked in both large business and startups and are looking to get involved in something more meaningful. You love learning new technologies for the sake of it and thrive on doing the impossible.

Required skills Experience building kick-ass products in PHP and Javascript Test focused product development A strong, opinionated eye for design Comfort using unix and Amazon Web Services Self motivated & entrepreneurial Happy to get on the phone with customers

Bonus points for Android, iOS, WPhone experience Machine learning Scaling web applications Big data (lol just kidding)

Perks Opal card 4k Monitor Unlimited Tea Equity options

If you're interested, send your details over to mitch at verbate.co

Re:Tesla Energy on Friday May 01, 2015 @03:18AM (#9469948)
Dont count on it, we also get the product release lag for things like this too. Buying a Tesla Car here is at least double what it is in the US too.
Re:AusPost opens US-based mail forwarding service on Thursday November 06, 2014 @08:11PM (#8570794)
This sounded like a good idea until I signed up and saw the service costs $30 to ship a book! Not quite sure its worth it yet.
Re:Remember when Apple made fun of big screens with the iPhone 5 ad? on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @09:49PM (#8300445)
This ad just seems like its saying that bigger screens are common sense?
Re:Freelancer keeps degrading the coder experience on Friday June 06, 2014 @08:14AM (#7857391)
I agree, I will personally help if it means Matt Barrie gets knocked around a little bit.
Its kind of weird to hear people talk about ads. I have had adblock installed for so long I have totally forgot what ads are like on my lapotp. When I use other peoples computers/phones its totally alarming how much advertising there is on the web.

Can you post a picture for us that don't see ads?

Re:Show HN: Verbate – Social proof with video on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @10:41PM (#7310257)
I would really love feedback on our new site. Its been a long haul since building Vimily.com and we have refined like hell to get to this point. Thanks everyone!
Re:Dashboard Metrics that Actually Work on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @07:08PM (#7301720)
Although I figured it out, the url you provided doesnt "actually work". Nice article though!
Re:Stripe adds multiple account support on Thursday January 09, 2014 @05:55PM (#7033861)
Thanks Mr G

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