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Re:WTF Ubuntu? on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @02:22AM (#50349064)
This really needs to be hot fixed and just fast tracked to release. It’s for sure costing Canonical’s image and makes it difficult to continue to consider Ubuntu for serious server deployments going forward.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026) on Friday October 02, 2026 @11:19AM (#49934509)
Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Yes (Seattle onsite or hybrid also works)

Willing to relocate: Not at this time.

Technologies: Python, Java, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Linux, distributed systems, HPC, GPU compute

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urda (detailed resume available after contact)

GitHub: https://github.com/urda

Website: https://urda.com

Public AI / LLM Notes: https://anvil.urda.com/

Email: [email protected]

Senior engineer, 13+ years. Startups, Amazon, Blue Origin, Anduril, defense and robotics autonomy.

I was the key engineer on Blue Origin's company-wide self-service HPC platform, used by programs including BE-4. Before that I spent five years at Amazon on the global Middle Mile platform. At Anduril I led a small team on Dive-XL mission-planning controls. Most recently I built bare-metal GPU CI for robotics autonomy, on hardware that cloud runners cannot touch.

I am seeking senior or staff IC and leadership work. Available now.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026) on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @02:08PM (#49525586)
Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Yes (Seattle onsite or hybrid also works)

Willing to relocate: Not at this time.

Technologies: Python, Java, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Linux, distributed systems, HPC, GPU compute

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urda

GitHub: https://github.com/urda

Website: https://urda.com

Public AI / LLM Notes: https://anvil.urda.com/

Email: [email protected]

Senior engineer, 13+ years. Startups, Amazon, Blue Origin, Anduril, defense and robotics autonomy.

I was the key engineer on Blue Origin's company-wide self-service HPC platform, used by programs including BE-4. Before that I spent five years at Amazon on the global Middle Mile platform. At Anduril I led a small team on Dive-XL mission-planning controls. Most recently I built bare-metal GPU CI for robotics autonomy, on hardware that cloud runners cannot touch.

I am seeking senior or staff IC and leadership work. Available now.

Re:The Kimi K3 Moment on Saturday July 18, 2026 @05:29PM (#48962609)
It really is not, not sure what OP is on about.
Rest of the world: most of us figured out how to use credit as a tool without tumbling into a spending pit. Takes a bit of discipline, sure but not impossible.

"I use debit because I can manage my finances" reads as "I don't trust myself with credit." If credit is a trap you have to avoid, that's not the flex you think it is.

It's a tool. Some people use it. Some people are scared of it.

Re:Hetzner increased dedicated server prices 3-4x on Monday June 15, 2026 @11:55PM (#48550399)
It's so bad I will be looking at moving off Hetzner at this point. 3x is too much.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026) on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @05:32PM (#47606810)
Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Happy with In-Office, Hybrid, or Remote.

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Java, polyglot development, AWS, distributed systems, backend engineering, infrastructure, various web technologies, Docker, Linux, Django, team building, mentoring

Résumé/CV: Resume available on request, please email

LinkedIn profile: https://linkedin.com/in/urda

Email: [email protected]

Additional Info:

I’m looking for my next opportunity to build great products and services, especially in the Seattle area. I’m a Senior Engineer with experience across DevOps, backend, and infrastructure, and I’ve worked at both startups and larger companies. I also enjoy building strong teams and mentoring younger engineers.

Re:OpenAI set to discontinue Sora video platform on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @02:10AM (#47513891)
I honestly forgot about Sora until this post, and yeah same behavior played with it for a bit, then moved on with my life.
Re:When did the job market get so rude? on Friday December 12, 2025 @04:42PM (#46249348)
> I'm in a hiring position, and I would blacklist any candidate that wasted my time like this.

> It's childish and just adds to the current state of Gen Z making it impossible to hire them (and then complaining they can never find a job).

This is an unacceptable interviewing posture. As a Bar Raiser (or whatever your equivalent is) with authority over interview standards and interviewer eligibility, I’d pull you from loops for retraining. Repeat it, and you’re removed from interviewing.

> Show the fact that the EU made the decision to not have this feature instead of apple.

It is thanks to EU regulations, which are literal facts in front of us. That’s why the feature isn’t shipped in the EU, because of EU’s own choices. At this point it’s clear you’d rather ignore that, so no reason to keep engaging. One last time: this is on the EU, not Apple.

Re:"Building my childhood dream PC" (IBM 2168) Part 1 on Thursday September 11, 2025 @07:43PM (#45217258)
The rise of retro computing and gaming is wonderful thing.
You’re free to have that feeling but that’s not the facts.
One last time: this is on the EU, not Apple. The feature works everywhere else. You’re mixing up feelings with facts, and it shows in this rant. Take a breather.
Sorry that’s not how facts work. Try to keep your feelings out of it.
You can blame the EU for that, not Apple.
Re:Dropbox Paper mobile App Discontinuation on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @05:54PM (#45189787)
I'm still sad what they did to the Mailbox app...
Honestly glad to see this has sparked larger talks about this again. Surprised to see Valve is just now getting impacted by this.
If Arch is too "inconvenient" as a daily driver, you might find yourself more at "home" on a Windows install instead.
It's always a great way to get a better understanding of things but at least just poking around assembly a bit once. You do not have to make a project or anything big, but do not be afraid to check it out.
Re:Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized on Sunday July 13, 2025 @11:40PM (#44556236)
Hah oh my this was on the wrong HN article I had open. Thank you so much for kindly pointing that out.
Re:Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized on Sunday July 13, 2025 @11:13PM (#44556096)
(oh no this was on the wrong comment and alas past the delete window ha).
Re:Let Me Pay for Firefox on Sunday July 13, 2025 @01:53PM (#44552143)
> It's unclear to me that you need to pay more than $150K total compensation for a good SW engineer.

I, and many good or great SWE's, wouldn't even begin to entertain such a low offer. Your numbers are a little off.

Re:Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:21PM (#44545284)
You bypass it by installing Firefox.
Re:Belkin ending support for older Wemo products on Friday July 11, 2025 @04:34PM (#44536545)
I also have the shades, I love the entire Lutron system.
Re:Belkin ending support for older Wemo products on Thursday July 10, 2025 @06:19PM (#44526311)
My Meross plugs have been very stable. Have not had to reset them, reconfigure them, rehome them, re-pair them, etc.

For light switches I tell everyone I know it is either LUTRON or nothing. Your time is not worth messing with anything else, and Lutron has been in the game long enough they have demonstrated commitment to their products. Finally, my Lutron system has been one of the few IoT devices I have ever had that was truly "set and forget". Once the Lutron switches and shades were bound, they have been perfect ever since for me.

That’s one way to frame it, but it’s missing the power imbalance. Loveable was the smaller party here, Figma suddenly turned hostile when their success overlapped with a feature Figma hadn’t monetized yet.

“Used the moment” sounds a lot like surviving a punch and then asking for help. If you think that’s scheming, maybe revisit who threw the first punch.

Don't forget how Figma bullied Loveable from being able to use "dev mode" [1].

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/figma-sent-a-cease-and-des...

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