Location: Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes (6 years of WFH experience)
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Go (Golang), Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux sysadmin, Docker, Docker Compose
  Email: tslocum@gmail.com

Professional software engineer for ten years, hobbyist programmer for many more. Fully self-taught, always excited to learn more. Active and passionate open source software author and contributor. Seeking a fully remote position. Please review my extensive portfolio of open source projects and contributions.

Résumé/CV: https://rocket9labs.com/resume.pdf

Portfolios:

* Code: https://code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum (All of my code is here)

* GitHub: https://github.com/tslocum (Only my contributions to other projects)

* Games: https://rocketnine.itch.io (All open source and written in Go)

Related: It's Time To Let Go, Apache Software Foundation

https://rocket9labs.com/post/its-time-to-let-go-apache-softw...

I've seen a YC startup post for the same back-end job for a year now. I admit that I did not apply, but it doesn't look that unappealing.

Companies need many backend engineers as hey scale. Logically, for a general backend role, it would be the same backend role advertised continuously.

> … developers who worked at larger companies weren't as "Velocity Focused" as what they were looking for.

From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42857294

I hear bullshit excuses like this often. “Not enough experience with $[unusual product]” (‘enough’ experience is acquired in about a week); “Not a cultural fit” (oh the many things this could mask - not old enough, too old, wrong gender, wrong cultural group - all of which would be illegal to admit); “we … uh … well, we moved on to other candidates” - at least you didn’t ghost me, but this one feels like cover for the previous one (though that one is cover for legal issues…)

I’ve aced technical screenings, made it to the final interview, all sounds positive, then I get some bullshit response. In one interview, there were three dev leads on the call and one unrelated manager who ran the call (and completely ran over the other three), was clueless about the technology he was asking about, and when I disagreed about something (the other three suddenly went from yes-men to silent), this guy decided I wasn’t worthy of hiring.

How can anyone possibly solve the social issues around hiring? I have a (non-starter) idea: some amount of accountability to the people they turn down late in the process.

Agreed. I wrote about this issue and others in "On the Importance of F-Droid" https://rocket9labs.com/post/on-the-importance-of-f-droid/

  Location: Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes (6 years of WFH experience)
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Go (Golang), Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux sysadmin, Docker, Docker Compose
  Résumé/CV: Full résumé available upon request
  Email: tslocum@gmail.com

Professional software engineer for ten years, hobbyist programmer for many more. Active and passionate open source software author and contributor. Fully self-taught, always excited to learn more. Seeking a fully remote position. Please review my extensive portfolio of open source works.

Portfolios:

Code: https://code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum (All of my code is here)

GitHub: https://github.com/tslocum (Only my contributions to other projects)

Games: https://rocketnine.itch.io (All open source and written in Go)

  Location: Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes (6 years of WFH experience)
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Go (Golang), Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux sysadmin, Docker, Docker Compose
  Résumé/CV: Full résumé available upon request
  Email: tslocum@gmail.com

Professional software engineer for ten years, hobbyist programmer for many more. Active and passionate open source software author and contributor. Fully self-taught, always excited to learn more, and I love teaching and pairing with others. Seeking a fully remote position. Please review my extensive portfolio of open source works.

Portfolios:

Code: https://code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum (All of my code is here)

GitHub: https://github.com/tslocum (Only my contributions to other projects)

Games: https://rocketnine.itch.io (All open source and written in Go)

Oh interesting, thanks for linking this, neat.

Considering how long those videos have been allowed on YouTube, you have to wonder...

https://mashable.com/article/fake-elon-musk-crypto-scam-yout...

> Nearly four years ago, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak actually sued YouTube over Bitcoin scam livestreams that were using his likeness. So, this has clearly been going on for quite a while now. And, unfortunately, it looks like these fake YouTube livestream schemes are going to continue on, at least for the foreseeable future.

I recently reported a bunch of the SpaceX ones that were running for long time. Nothing happened. I think Google/Alphabet is just happy with the extra ad views.

This aspect needs regulation.

I'll often spend a little time while watching the flight-tests (usually with Tim Dodd / EverydayAstronaut) just doing a search on YouTube for 'spacex live' and usually report 15-20 each time. They are very easy to spot when you've seen a few of them. I'll usually get a report of a few being shut down later in the day, and more over the next couple of days.

But, yes, they should be easy for YT to detect & block automatically - it's frustrating they (and other scams) get to stay online so long.

Perhaps your account has more Youtube XP.

> But, yes, they should be easy for YT to detect & block automatically - it's frustrating they (and other scams) get to stay online so long.

It's the Google way. It's impossible until it suddenly isn't.

Break up this monster company and regulate the resulting companies until they behave.

>Break up this monster company and regulate the resulting companies until they behave.

Uh, seen the news lately? Not really going to happen.

How about RICO act? Youtube is clearly and knowingly profiting from a criminal activity.

To apply for either of these positions you must record a 30 second video of yourself.

Gross

  Location: Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes (6 years of WFH experience)
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Go (Golang), Java, PHP, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux sysadmin, Docker, Docker Compose
  Résumé/CV: Full résumé available upon request
  Email: tslocum@gmail.com

Professional software engineer for ten years, hobbyist programmer for many more. Active and passionate open source software author and contributor. Fully self-taught, always excited to learn more, and I love teaching and pairing with others. Seeking a fully remote position. Please review my extensive portfolio of open source works.

  Portfolios:
    - Code: https://code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum
    - GitHub: https://github.com/tslocum
    - Games: https://rocketnine.itch.io (All open source and written in Go)