Hacker News: JCGoran

New comment by JCGoran in "Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android"

JCGoran — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:27:02 +0000

As someone who never comments on HN, I would like to voice my absolute disapproval of this new policy. As these decisions are not made in a vacuum, I have no doubt the recent developments in the political landscape have contributed to this decision (e.g. UK Online "Safety" Act, EU Chat Control, EU Age Verification solution, probably others). Coupled with the recent "mandatory" (read: forced) upgrade of my Pixel 4a, I get the impression Google's attitude towards phones has become equivalent to Apple's: namely, the illusion of choice.

Since there are no viable alternatives, I guess it's time to go back to owning a cheap corporate/government approved phone for official business (i.e. banking), and another one that I actually use.

As an aside, the presentation[0] doesn't really go into the details how they will enforce this (on-device? Remotely? If the latter, can I just remove Play Services from my device to sideload whatever?), but you can apparently submit feedback about the verification process here[1].

[0]: https://goo.gle/play-console-android-developer-verification [1]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpZbsJCS-f7CtMbZPn...

New comment by JCGoran in "Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies"

JCGoran — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:05:42 +0000

That's funny, my first thought was that it's a reference to Star Trek, where Q is an omnipotent and annoying know-it-all entity (which is what I would expect from an AI).

New comment by JCGoran in "Typst – Compose Papers Faster"

JCGoran — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:55:58 +0000

There's also the fact that you can't auth using pub keys, and are consequently stuck using password auth (as a workaround, I usually just set the credential cache expiration to some huge value). Despite this, it's only half-annoying, but again, as you pointed out, only if one of your collaborators happens to have the premium version.

I really hope the typst webapp gets git support soon so it at least gets feature parity with Overleaf in this department (issue tracker: https://github.com/typst/webapp-issues/issues/25).

The Reciprocal Fibonacci Constant

JCGoran — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:02:51 +0000

Article URL: https://fredrikj.net/blog/2023/11/the-reciprocal-fibonacci-constant/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38346802

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by JCGoran in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2023)"

JCGoran — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:12:41 +0000

  Location: Switzerland
  Remote: Optional
  Background: Physics PhD & scientific programming
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies:
    - Python (Django + REST Framework, pandas, matplotlib, TensorFlow, sklearn), Cython, C, Docker, git
    - Gitlab CI, GitHub actions, GNU/Linux
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goran-cizmek/
  Résumé/CV: https://jcgoran.github.io/assets/cv.pdf
  Website: https://jcgoran.github.io
  Email: jcgoran@protonmail.com

I'm a researcher in theoretical cosmology with extensive experience in coming up with theoretical models, making statistical forecasts, and working with numerical simulations. At the moment, I am working primarily on making better scientific software tools, as well as making forecasts and applying machine learning techniques for upcoming galaxy surveys. I enjoy solving complex problems, building maintainable and customizable software, and automating tasks using command-line tools. Currently on the lookout for new opportunities in a more applied setting, either in research (development of scientific software), or industry (backend or data analysis/engineering).

New comment by JCGoran in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2023)"

JCGoran — Wed, 03 May 2023 07:57:21 +0000

  Location: Geneva, Switzerland
  Remote: Optional
  Background: Physics PhD & scientific programming
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies:
    - Python (Django + REST Framework, pytest, numpy, scipy, matplotlib), Cython, C, Docker, git
    - Gitlab CI, GitHub actions, GNU/Linux
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goran-cizmek/
  Résumé/CV: https://jcgoran.github.io/assets/cv.pdf
  Website: https://jcgoran.github.io
  Email: jcgoran@protonmail.com

I'm a researcher in theoretical cosmology with extensive experience in coming up with theoretical models, making statistical forecasts, and working with numerical simulations. At the moment, I am working primarily on making better scientific software tools, as well as making forecasts for upcoming galaxy surveys (e.g. ESA's Euclid mission). I enjoy solving complex problems, building maintainable and customizable software, and automating tasks using the command-line. Currently on the lookout for new opportunities in a more applied setting, either in research (development of scientific software), or industry (backend or data analysis/engineering).

New comment by JCGoran in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2023)"

JCGoran — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:20:43 +0000

  Location: Switzerland
  Remote: Optional
  Background: Physics PhD
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies:
    - Python (Django + REST Framework, pytest, numpy, scipy, matplotlib), C, Docker, git
    - Gitlab CI, GitHub actions, GNU/Linux
    - various cosmology-specific packages and frameworks
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goran-cizmek/
  Résumé/CV: https://jcgoran.github.io/assets/cv.pdf
  Website: https://jcgoran.github.io
  Email: jcgoran@protonmail.com

I'm a researcher in theoretical cosmology with extensive experience in theoretical modelling, statistical forecasts, and numerical simulations. At the moment, I am working primarily on making better scientific software tools, as well as making forecasts for upcoming galaxy surveys (e.g. ESA's Euclid mission). I enjoy solving complex problems, building maintainable and customizable software, and automating tasks using the command-line. Currently on the lookout for new opportunities in a more applied setting, either in research (development of scientific software), or industry (backend or data analysis/engineering).

New comment by JCGoran in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2023)"

JCGoran — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:20:53 +0000

  Location: Geneva, Switzerland
  Remote: Optional
  Background: Theoretical cosmology
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies:
    - Python (Django + REST Framework, pytest, numpy, scipy, matplotlib), C, Docker, git
    - Gitlab CI, GitHub actions, codecov, HPC (SLURM), GNU/Linux
    - various cosmology-specific packages and frameworks
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goran-cizmek/
  Website: https://jcgoran.github.io
  Email: jcgoran@protonmail.com

I'm a researcher in theoretical cosmology (6 YOE), working primarily on scientific software tools and forecasts for galaxy surveys, currently looking for new opportunities, either in research (scientific software development), or industry (backend or data analysis/engineering). I enjoy automating and optimizing stuff, building pipelines, and being pedantic and thorough, especially when it comes to software development. Not afraid of complex math or statistics!