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New comment by nv2156 in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA"

nv2156 — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:45:30 +0000

What challenges are you seeing around EB1A. Context: I have an approved EB1A but waiting for i485, so curious to learn about the challenges.

New comment by nv2156 in "A Visual Guide to Attention Variants in Modern LLMs"

nv2156 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:54:53 +0000

Great read about the technical evidence around the shift from better attention to better serving of models. Just came across a companion piece around this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388676

New comment by nv2156 in "Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists"

nv2156 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:07:46 +0000

In India too, discounts and promotional policies are commonly called 'schemes.' I learned the hard way that in the US, the word has a negative connotation when I asked my rental office about any 'schemes,' they looked at me with total shock.

New comment by nv2156 in "Warp drive's best hope dies, as antimatter falls down"

nv2156 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:45:44 +0000

Yeah once Dr Cochrane starts working on it :).

New comment by nv2156 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2017)"

nv2156 — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:46:00 +0000

AppDirect | Software Engineers | San Francisco | Full Time | Onsite

AppDirect is the leading cloud service marketplace company. We offer a cloud service marketplace and management platform that enables companies to distribute web-based services. The global network of AppDirect-powered marketplaces allows businesses to find, buy, and manage the best applications the cloud has to offer.

With our platform, service providers can launch a state-of-the-art online application store within a matter of weeks, while developers can integrate once and make their software available across multiple marketplaces worldwide. Our products offer more advanced features and tools than any other competitive solution, putting AppDirect at the forefront of the rapidly evolving market for cloud services delivery.

As a member of the team, you will create, grow, and manage a distributed network of marketplaces and applications. We love entrepreneurial spirit and those who bring experience from established organizations. You are a highly technical, hands-on developer with a passion for producing maintainable and robust code. You will design and develop well-tested software, build mission critical services, and APIs that scale with our increasingly elegant set of features.

Our stack: Java, Spring, MySql, React, Backbone.js, AWS, Chef, Docker+Kubernetes.

Roles

- Senior Backend Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/appdirect/cefc7ae6-fe2a-4153-a931-8051...

- Staff Backend Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/appdirect/529182cd-ccac-4a5f-b362-5952...

- Staff Frontend Engineer: https://jobs.lever.co/appdirect/0799401b-2a89-432c-a16d-37a6...

- DevOps Engineer: System Administrator: https://jobs.lever.co/appdirect/1db6ec86-8b23-4f5e-bb76-447c...