<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: johnisom2001</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=johnisom2001</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:44:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=johnisom2001" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Don't be a meat proxy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Effort is not what matters, accuracy is</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:59:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158438</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158438</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158438</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>He's being legalistic about it, and I concede he may have a point there. Of course, it doesn't make what's happening all the less terrible. Both can be true, one doesn't take away from the other.</p>
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<p>> Also, there's virtually no automation when it comes to interacting with ATC.<p>Check out the Cirrus Autoland feature in their aircraft. They are all small personal aircraft, but the tech is pretty cool. Will talk to ATC and fully auto-land for you in the event of an emergency where the pilot is incapacitated.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:03:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45266424</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45266424</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45266424</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2024)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><p><pre><code>  Location: Salt Lake City
  Remote: in-person, remote, or hybrid
  Willing to relocate: no
  Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Typescript, React, C#/.NET
  Résumé/CV: https://whois.johnisom.dev/assets/resume-2024-08-20.pdf
  Email: john@johnisom.dev
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I'm a mid-senior level software engineer and a caring human. I am highly proficient in Ruby, Rails, TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, SQL, fairly proficient in React, C#/.NET. I'm a product-oriented generalist who masters whatever tool he uses to deliver customer value and build great product.<p>I would invite you to read my resume and give me a call. You'll notice I have 4 years of experience, but what I have managed to do with that experience has been exceptional. What most people do in about 8 years, I have condensed down to 4. I've always been highly valued by my teammates.<p>To get this out of the way: I left Prime Trust because the company went bankrupt, and I am leaving DeepL to move back to Salt Lake City to be with my partner. Both are (were) extraordinary companies that I would have loved to spend years at. Unfortunately, sometimes life takes you another direction. I'm looking for the company I can help grow and grow with for the next several years.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:56:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41428306</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41428306</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41428306</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2024)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><p><pre><code>  Location: Salt Lake City
  Remote: in-person, remote, or hybrid
  Willing to relocate: no
  Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Typescript, React, Postgres, C#/.NET
  Résumé/CV: https://whois.johnisom.dev/assets/resume-2024-08-07.pdf
  Email: john@johnisom.dev
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I'm a mid-senior level software engineer with an unusual and impressive background. I am highly proficient in Ruby, Rails, TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, SQL, React, C#/.NET, and many other technologies. I thrive most when solving interesting problems relating to the infrastructure of the company. By that, I mean the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes it work--internal ledgers and other systems, encryption, just the services that do their thing to make the business run smoothly. I'm also very happy working on product work, working as a fullstack engineer for most of my career.<p>I would invite you to give me a call and read my resume. You'll notice I have 4 years of experience, but what I have managed to do with that experience has been exceptional. Looking for pay in the range of $150k-$180k, but will consider other pay for the right team.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:27:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228940</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228940</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41228940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2023)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Do you sponsor visas?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:53:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616915</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616915</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2023)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Do you sponsor visas?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:52:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616878</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616878</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36616878</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2023)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Location: USA<p>Remote: No, though will do remote for right team<p>In-person: Yes<p>Willing to relocate: most definitely<p>Technologies: TypeScript, Ruby, Node.js, Kafka, Docker, RabbitMQ, AWS, can learn any language quickly due to my solid fundamentals<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://whois.johnisom.dev/assets/resume-2023-06-28.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://whois.johnisom.dev/assets/resume-2023-06-28.pdf</a><p>Email: john@johnisom.dev<p>Backend/service layer Software Engineer with rich experience, most recently in the fintech sector working with crypto & fiat custodian Prime Trust.<p>---<p>I'm looking to relocate for an awesome in-person or hybrid team, with a very high preference for France, Belgium, or Montréal, a high preference for any other EU country, NYC, Chicago, and a mild preference for Denver, Portland, SFBA, DC, or Boston.<p>I am a native speaker of English and have an intermediate level in French.<p>I am an American citizen and thus require a visa to work outside of the US.<p>---<p>About me: I'm a solidly mid-senior level software engineer with an unusual and impressive background. I am highly proficient in Ruby, Rails, TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, SQL, and many other technologies (see my resume). I thrive most when solving interesting problems relating to the infrastructure of the company. By that, I mean the behind-the-scenes stuff that makes it work--internal ledgers and other systems, encryption, just the services that do their thing to make the business run smoothly. I'm also very happy working on product work.<p>If you see my resume, you'll notice I have a decent amount of YOE, but my <i>actual</i> experience far exceeds the number of "years" that I have. Everyone learns and produces at a different pace, and some, like me, can achieve and master in 3 years what the typical dev will in 8 YOE. I credit this to my willingness to jump into things as well as my solid fundamentals I built up.<p>Read the resume. Send me an email. You'll see what I mean.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:06:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36604491</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36604491</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36604491</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Cookie Clicker saved my PhD"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Don't. You can expect to lose a workday to this ;)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36440945</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36440945</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36440945</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Prime Trust suspends withdrawals following sale failure"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>After BitGo terminated the purchase of crypto and fiat custodian Prime Trust, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division issued a Cease and Desist Order, with Prime Trust pausing all deposits and withdrawals.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435236</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435236</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Trust suspends withdrawals following sale failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/06/22/custodian-prime-trust-suspends-withdrawals-following-sale-failure">https://www.axios.com/2023/06/22/custodian-prime-trust-suspends-withdrawals-following-sale-failure</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435235">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435235</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.axios.com/2023/06/22/custodian-prime-trust-suspends-withdrawals-following-sale-failure</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435235</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Rewriting the Ruby parser"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is big. Ruby syntax errors are some of the most frustrating things to track down. So much worse than C-like languages like JavaScript.<p>I'm glad to see big steps towards this.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:15:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312423</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312423</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312423</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Rewriting the Ruby parser"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This couldn't be further from the truth. There are so many people using Ruby, so many modern companies deciding to use it and so many large companies that continue to use it.<p>The demand for Ruby developers is higher than the supply.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:12:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312356</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312356</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36312356</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Re: I Don't Use Copilot"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> because I'd hate for it to cause my skills to rot or for me to become too dependent on it.<p>You think it's bad now, imagine 5 years from now. This version of Copilot is just the beginning. Will you care about skill rot when everyone else around you knows the skills to effectively use the new generative AI models and is producing 5x?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:41:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36263068</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36263068</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36263068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Addressing the community about changes to our API"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There won't be many redditors fleeing. The vast majority don't care about this. They just log into Reddit's website, or their official mobile app, look at cat pics, and continue on with their day.<p>I'm guessing the money Reddit will make from monetizing their API will much more than outweigh the losses.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:27:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262858</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262858</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Prime Trust"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I work at Prime Trust, this news came as a surprise. Everything is still unclear at the moment, hopefully with clarity coming in the next couple weeks.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:07:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262567</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262567</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Prime Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://blog.bitgo.com/bitgo-signs-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-prime-trust-to-expand-digital-asset-and-fintech-b1868391784a?gi=154948746c1d">https://blog.bitgo.com/bitgo-signs-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-prime-trust-to-expand-digital-asset-and-fintech-b1868391784a?gi=154948746c1d</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262566">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262566</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:07:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://blog.bitgo.com/bitgo-signs-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-prime-trust-to-expand-digital-asset-and-fintech-b1868391784a?gi=154948746c1d</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262566</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnisom2001 in "Crypto.com to suspend US institutional exchange"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Another litmus of the current crypto market. Crypto.com stopping institutional business, but does not affect retail trading.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:05:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262534</link><dc:creator>johnisom2001</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262534</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto.com to suspend US institutional exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/06/09/cryptocom-winds-down-us-institutional-business/">https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/06/09/cryptocom-winds-down-us-institutional-business/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262533">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36262533</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
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<p>And it was true. Your poin?</p>
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