Hacker News: imwally

New comment by imwally in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

imwally — Fri, 01 May 2026 16:32:35 +0000

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Maybe

Technologies: Go, Python, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, AI Agentic Tools, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, PHP

Résumé/CV: https://www.wallyjones.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wally-jones/

Email: wally@wallyjones.com

New comment by imwally in "Show HN: An interactive map of Tolkien's Middle-earth"

imwally — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:19:15 +0000

Anyone know a decent place where I can buy a giant print of this for my wall?

A short history of the Web – CERN (2019)

imwally — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:06:10 +0000

Article URL: https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47485093

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by imwally in "SSH Secret Menu"

imwally — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:03:35 +0000

I blew a few minds a week ago when I told my younger coworkers about man pages. I hit ‘em with the `man man` and one dude was like “whoa!”

New comment by imwally in "MacBook Neo"

imwally — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:46:16 +0000

It’s 60Hz. “Pro Motion” is Apple speak for 120Hz, which as of right now, is only reserved for the MacBook Pro machines.

New comment by imwally in "Tiny C Compiler"

imwally — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:44:13 +0000

Anyone know a good resource for getting started writing a compiler? I'm not trying to write a new LLVM, but being a "software engineer" writing web-based APIs for a living is leaving me wanting more.

New comment by imwally in "Apple MacBook Pro order deliveries delayed until mid March"

imwally — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:05:00 +0000

There is supposed to be some event "creators" were invited to from Jan 27-29 [1]. I have yet to hear anything about it.

[1]: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/23/apple-invites-creators-...

The official source for MDN Web Docs content

imwally — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:00:57 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/mdn/content

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46790527

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by imwally in "The longest Greek word"

imwally — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:27:07 +0000

Well this certainly mucked with the width of the mobile HN site.

New comment by imwally in "Light Mode InFFFFFFlation"

imwally — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:18:07 +0000

Yes, I do!

New comment by imwally in "Light Mode InFFFFFFlation"

imwally — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 23:01:09 +0000

I’m not a big fan of dark mode and I seem to be in the minority these days. Probably 99% of my colleagues at work use dark mode and when I screen share I get the usual “ah, my eyes!”

The interesting thing is, I’ve noticed when I read white on black and look elsewhere I see horizontal lines in my vision. So really I’m the one who should be shouting about their eyes. Maybe that’s just me, though?

I guess I want my computing experience to be like that of reading a book. Not sure I’d like white text on black paper.

New comment by imwally in "ManusAI Joins Meta"

imwally — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:20:02 +0000

I never heard of manus so I clicked the About Us page. Wow, it is insufferable.

Heaven's Gate Public Key

imwally — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:19:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.heavensgate.com/misc/secure.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46156802

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by imwally in "Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729"

imwally — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:52:58 +0000

I’d be interested in this as well. I want a quiet machine with a decent display and a long battery life. Right now the MacBook Air checks those boxes but I’d be very interested in an alternative that I can throw Linux / OpenBSD on.