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New comment by ottoid in "Show HN: Superlog (YC P26) – Observability that installs itself and fixes bugs"

ottoid — Tue, 19 May 2026 23:24:12 +0000

I would love to use it but the website is down

"Please check your network settings to confirm that your domain has provisioned.

If you are a visitor, please let the owner know you're stuck at the station."

Would love to learn more and consider being a customer!

Ask HN: What do I gag gift when someone say they want “nothing specific”?

ottoid — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:15:03 +0000

Hi guys, what do I gag gift someone when they say they want "nothing specific" for their birthday?

Something simple, gag, and affordable.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32343197

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: I’d like to hire a personal/executive assistant – any tips or advice?"

ottoid — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:53:29 +0000

Exactly this!

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: I’d like to hire a personal/executive assistant – any tips or advice?"

ottoid — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:49:55 +0000

Fellow CEO here and runner of about 20 contractors with 3 VAs.

1 EA who has come through a referral who happened to have worked under another CEO is the only one I think will work out. I have had two other EAs but realized they are VAs.

Referrals play a big key for an EA. Not worth it otherwise based on experience with UpWork. I am paying upto $20/hour and will convert them to full-time in a bit.

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: How do you tackle your own negativity?"

ottoid — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 02:00:28 +0000

Two questions to ask yourself:

When a negative thought occurs, ask yourself these two questions:

1> Is the thought useful?

2> How does it behave?

I got this from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvtYjdriSpM&t=60s

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

ottoid — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:42:59 +0000

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

ottoid — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:32:15 +0000

Having been born in Oman, a country with historically low rates of immigration to the United States, I have never won in years of applications.

Are the odds still good?

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

ottoid — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:29:35 +0000

If one were to want to immigrate as an investor from a country of birth such as Oman but bring funds in from Country of Nationality - such as India, how much would they need to bring in to qualify for the green card via investment?

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: I don't want to be a founder anymore"

ottoid — Thu, 25 May 2017 22:39:07 +0000

I think you are preparing for the next stage. You want to sell the thing and move on and just be a consultant on hand for the changeover. That way, you have a path forward to do something else?

Learn JavaScript basics for 99 cents

ottoid — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:01:13 +0000

Article URL: http://www.amazon.com/Learn-JavaScript-VISUALLY-Accelerated-Creativity-ebook/dp/B00LDZ7824/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10977721

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: What visa do foreign YC founders use to stay in US beyond 3 months?"

ottoid — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:31:10 +0000

B1/B2 visas are for business and pleasure - so I could see that working for you at the local interview.

I believe B1 is pleasure and B2 is business or vice-versa.

IANAL but I would recommend having a good source of funding and having an incorporated company and not having taken any kinds of exams such as TOEFL or SAT etc.

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: Do you think there's room for a Point of Sales webapp?"

ottoid — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:41:40 +0000

David, Good news is I won't be needing a PCI compliant system because I use a separate credit card machine. So let me know if you want to get started sooner.

you can email me @ lrmyotherid followed by the @sign followed by gmail.com - i get enough spam already!

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: Do you think there's room for a Point of Sales webapp?"

ottoid — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:16:42 +0000

I'd be happy to look into trying it out for a retail store of general merchandise, like a local grocery store.

The only issue is some kind of guaranteed connectivity on one hand or just good uptime and is it a real time database or is it using push changes from the client?

Would need 2.

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: How can I (illegal immigrant/programmer) get legal status in US?"

ottoid — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:16:41 +0000

Now that I read some more responses maybe the under 21 rules do come into play but maybe a senator can help with that? Getting this question answered from another lawyer would help too.

Sometimes, time will have to tell but remember you can succeed on your own just fine and remember to define yourself by your own work rather than the law - just be cautious of the law and live with your purpose that you have lived with. You truly are amazing mate.

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: How can I (illegal immigrant/programmer) get legal status in US?"

ottoid — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:04:29 +0000

In support of above poster's message:

While the American laws are comparatively flexible and open (compared to a few other countries), it is many of our mistakes we make as people (whether in the system or not) to define ourselves as folks by the law instead of by ourselves, by our own capabilities. With the OP, I can say that if they went to some other developing country, they would still make a good living. It won't be America but that is where the equalization will improve over time, might be long,

MEANWHILE, don't forget yourself as a person, as a person with capability rather than a person with disobedience to the law.

Create the company, if it does not meet the startup visa requirements, no worries, just create it anyway. Supportive people will help you with your issue, your co-workers, your friends. Folks visiting HN support you too!

New comment by ottoid in "Ask HN: How can I (illegal immigrant/programmer) get legal status in US?"

ottoid — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:56:53 +0000

Once someone immediately related to you becomes a citizen, they can apply for your citizenship regardless of your immigration status. Do checkup on it in detail, I have a very strong hunch about it being correct.

If not that, talk to a better lawyer about asking your local senator to help you in gaining legal status and see if that helps. Or maybe apply for immigration through asylum due to the military requirement in home country?