Hacker News: jelkand

New comment by jelkand in "Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude"

jelkand — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:51:11 +0000

I just wanted to pop in and say that I found the site delightful. It’s aesthetic, concise, and everything works so quickly and responsively.

New comment by jelkand in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)"

jelkand — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:17:36 +0000

Atomic builds tools that help users do common financial tasks like changing their direct deposit when they open a new bank account, changing their payment on file when they open a new credit card, or tracking and automatically cancelling their subscriptions.

Our Automation Engineers build integrations using tools like Puppeteer or by consuming third party APIs to automate those tasks. Knowledge of web fundamentals is a must!

If interested, apply here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/atomic-financial/7e781781-c559-4dde...

If you have questions or would like to connect about other jobs, feel free to contact me at jack [at] atomicfi.com

New comment by jelkand in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2025)"

jelkand — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:29:48 +0000

Our Automation Engineers build integrations using tools like Puppeteer or by consuming third party APIs to automate those tasks. Knowledge of web fundamentals is a must, but we often find SDET experience translates well so this can be a great opportunity for someone looking to change lanes in the software field.

If interested, apply here: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/atomic-financial/7e781781-c559-4dde...

If you have questions or would like to connect about other jobs, feel free to contact me at jack [at] atomicfi.com

New comment by jelkand in "Exercise to Strengthen Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastric Reflux (2022)"

jelkand — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:58:08 +0000

I am diagnosed with EoE as a result of celiac disease. I've had a lot of success with Dupixent as a treatment--just wanted to put that out for HN should anyone be looking for new options.

New comment by jelkand in "Canadian women's soccer team loses six points, coach banned over drone scandal"

jelkand — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:02:02 +0000

It’s not hidden. It’s just on the bottle because it’s convenient for a keeper to reference.

New comment by jelkand in "Ask HN: Is there any software you only made for your own use but nobody else?"

jelkand — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:17:26 +0000

Lots of outdoor gear brands are now selling repaired or refurbished used gear and clothing. Since used gear is pretty eclectic in selection it’s hard to find what you want by browsing at a random time.

I built a pretty simple web app that tracks a bunch of vendors and emails me when items matching my filters come in stock!

New comment by jelkand in "Ask HN: What is the most productive stack or lang for single devs ?"

jelkand — Sat, 18 May 2024 13:15:44 +0000

I think there's a good argument for Elixir and Phoenix. It's shocking how easy it is to do just about anything with it. An excellent database wrapper, incredible async story, beautiful at real time. You can substitute in a JS SPA framework if you need to, but I think you can go really far with LiveView before that's a requirement.

New comment by jelkand in "Why I Don't Invest in Real Estate"

jelkand — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:21:13 +0000

Well, North Dakota is pretty close. It is indeed very large but its population is only slightly larger than Luxembourg.

New comment by jelkand in "A curious phenomenon called 'Etak'"

jelkand — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:18:05 +0000

That sounds like inertial navigation with nav fixes, which predates GPS. It certainly does exist.

New comment by jelkand in "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole"

jelkand — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 06:17:42 +0000

It feels that point is undermined when the accelerationists don’t succeed and only make a new equilibrium of killing the kid and replacing him.

It feels to me more like a critique that change is impossible.

New comment by jelkand in "Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job"

jelkand — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:01:32 +0000

Are these hard to swallow? It feels like the author is pushing a particular tone when stating facts (with maybe a couple debatable points) that any software engineer would agree with.

New comment by jelkand in "Let me tell you about me Gear Fabrication Syndrome"

jelkand — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:19:42 +0000

I play flight sim games and GFS is a major factor in my hobbies now. I’m over a year into converting a real F-16 throttle grip into a video game controller, and there’s no end in sight. I’ve become immersed in 3d printing, CAD and PCB design.

I hear it’s also big in outdoor hobbies—backpackers often make their own tents and packs too.

New comment by jelkand in "Heart-Pounding Node.js Libraries to Ignite Your Next Project"

jelkand — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:33:28 +0000

What makes these libraries heart-pounding? Seems like clickbait. (Generally I prefer my heart rate to remain low while using libraries anyway)

New comment by jelkand in "US Army Field Manual on Leadership (1990) [pdf]"

jelkand — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:57:26 +0000

I think you would be surprised. There are a lot of concepts that cross over—servant leadership, trusting subordinates with expertise, setting expectations of “what” or “why” and letting your subordinates figure out “how.”

Your point is valid that those in the military can’t just quit, but there is a world of difference between motivated and trusting subordinates and those just going through the motions because they have to. (Same story in software engineers!)

Now, to be clear, the military regularly and routinely fails at the leadership principles they proscribe, but the principles are still good.

New comment by jelkand in "Why don’t Inter Milan have a shirt sponsor?"

jelkand — Fri, 12 May 2023 18:08:51 +0000

DigitalBits also sponsored AS Roma, who are now playing with "SPQR" in place of their sponsor.

New comment by jelkand in "Why Prompt Engineering Is Nonsense"

jelkand — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:09:45 +0000

Philosophy is not a bucket where "soft" or "unskilled" knowledge work goes either. The author is doing themselves a serious disservice in not really explaining what about prompt engineering makes it not "engineering" and what about philosophy matches it better-- and I say this as someone who is on the caboose of the AI hype train.

New comment by jelkand in "Erlang: The coding language that finance forgot (2022)"

jelkand — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:16:38 +0000

Most of the hidden proprietary tech at Goldman Sachs was built in the early 90s, so a bit less sexy than Erlang. Impressive in its own right though.

New comment by jelkand in "Against Algebra"

jelkand — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:31:10 +0000

I have a suspicion that we both agree that both numeracy and literacy are very important, and picking the winner doesn't change a lot.

That said, addition is a very low bar--I cannot think of a single job that would not require at least basic addition.

New comment by jelkand in "Against Algebra"

jelkand — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:28:31 +0000

I speak for myself, not the original comment, but more the latter than the former. I think of it this way: "What needs to change to make teaching children and young adults appealing compared to going into industry?"

And, to be clear, I think teachers are generally qualified. Math just represents a very acute failure mode of our education system.

New comment by jelkand in "Against Algebra"

jelkand — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:00:47 +0000

Teachers get a very superficial respect. They get lip service, but are not treated in accordance with the nominal respect they get.