Hacker News: potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=potluriHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 02 May 2026 01:17:12 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, CI/CD, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On my website!
  Website: https://www.potluria.com 
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. If you're worried about the state of your infrastructure, or your developers spend too much time mucking with infrastructure versus feature work, OR if you have no idea what I'm even talking about, then I am certainly going to be a help on your team.

]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:50:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47977777potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47977777https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47977777<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, CI/CD, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On my website!
  Website: https://www.potluria.com 
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. If you're worried about the state of your infrastructure, or your developers spend too much time mucking with infrastructure versus feature work, OR if you have no idea what I'm even talking about, then I am certainly going to be a help on your team.

]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47604281potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47604281https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47604281<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, CI/CD, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On my website!
  Website: https://www.potluria.com 
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. If you're worried about the state of your infrastructure, or your developers spend too much time mucking with infrastructure versus feature work, OR if you have no idea what I'm even talking about, then I am certainly going to be a help on your team.

]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:07:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220789potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220789https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220789<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, CI/CD, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On my website!
  Website: https://www.potluria.com 
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. If you're worried about the state of your infrastructure, or your developers spend too much time mucking with infrastructure versus feature work, OR if you have no idea what I'm even talking about, then I am certainly going to be a help on your team.

]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:51:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858167potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858167https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46858167<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Show HN: I built a space travel calculator using Vanilla JavaScript"]]>Just want to comment on the star background. I did something similar for my own site (link in bio). I ended up rendering the stars in a three.js scene because drawing them on a 2D canvas did not look like a satisfying effect. CPU usage was lessened as well, at least on my mobile and two desktops (can't verify your site's CPU utilization since I'm on mobile atm). It also fixed the issue where resizing the viewport would mess with the rendering of the stars, like it occurs in your app currently.

]]>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:11:41 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743701potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743701https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743701<![CDATA[Giving Agents Attention on My Workstation]]>Article URL: https://www.potluria.com/blog/giving-agents-attention

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658948

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:48:27 +0000https://www.potluria.com/blog/giving-agents-attentionpotlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658948https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658948<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"]]>Thanks. Yeah, it isn't ideal. Originally nearly every item fit on one page but the point size was tiny. When I apply for roles, I prune out irrelevant information, which I can do programmatically since I rebuilt the CV; it's rendered with Typst now vs just being a Word doc. However I think I need to do a fundamental overhaul on how everything is organized. Verdict is out on how I should do that :)

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:59:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46623304potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46623304https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46623304<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"]]>I'm not a web designer by trade. I did recently decide to launch a personal website after dragging my feet for many years:

https://www.potluria.com

I only have one blog post, it's effectively a host for my resume and there's a lot of work to do to make it nicer. For one, while I'm trying to convey an aesthetic with the three.js-powered background, it is _not_ performant on some devices. Choosing a SPA architecture in order to keep the background seamless is also biting me in the butt. From an SEO perspective, for example, I can't implement proper OpenGraph metadata on the blog posts since crawlers don't execute JS.

I'm happy though. I'm excited to make it a long-lived shrine.

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:28:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622679potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622679https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46622679<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Typescript, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, CI/CD, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On my website!
  Website: https://potluria.com 
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well.

If you're worried about the state of your infrastructure, or your developers spend too much time mucking with infrastructure versus feature work, OR if you have no idea what I'm even talking about, then I am certainly going to be a help on your team.

]]>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:58:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468701potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468701https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468701<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s"]]>While I end up taking paper notes for your exact reason, I have trouble porting such notes regularly into productivity software because of the level of effort required to retranscribe my notes. As a result, paper notes suffice for short term details but once the pile of notes on my desk builds up the information is effectively lost. Something like OP's app would be perfect if handwritten notes could be used as input. Input methods via tablets/wacoms are personally cumbersome for me, so I don't know how else to rapidly preserve paper artifacts.

]]>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:08:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202097potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202097https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202097<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, Backend Development, IaC, Terraform, AWS/CDK, Pipelines/Jenkins/Ansible, SQL, Linux Administration, Containers/Orchestration
  Résumé: On request; please email me or reach out on LinkedIn!
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I'm currently employed as a senior software engineer at a bank. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I've worked with Linux-based distributions for over a decade and the past five years I've sunk my teeth into the DevOps space. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. I've worked in the non-profit space in the past, so if you're a non-profit I'm particularly interested in discussing how I can contribute!

]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:12:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116569potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116569https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116569<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Python, IaC, Terraform, AWS CDK/CLI, AWS Services, Pipelines, Jenkins, Ansible, SQL, Bash, Linux Administration, Docker, Kubernetes
  Résumé: On request; please email me or reach out on LinkedIn!
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I'm currently employed as a senior software engineer at a bank. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I've worked with Linux-based distributions for over a decade and the past five years I've sunk my teeth into the DevOps space. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well. I've worked in the non-profit space in the past, so if you're a non-profit I'm particularly interested in discussing how I can contribute!

]]>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:39:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246411potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246411https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43246411<![CDATA[New comment by potluri in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024)"]]>

  Location: Richmond, VA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes, if needed
  Technologies: Python, IaC, Terraform, AWS CDK/CLI, AWS Services, Pipelines, Jenkins, Ansible, SQL, Bash, Linux Administration, Docker, Kubernetes
  Résumé: On request; please email me or reach out on LinkedIn!
  Email: alec / AT / potluri / DOT / dev
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-potluri/
  Github: https://github.com/apotl
Hi, my name is Alec and I build infrastructure and glue systems together. I'm currently employed as a senior software engineer at a bank. I have completed projects ranging from writing backend application code to building out idempotent infrastructure. I've worked with Linux-based distributions for over a decade and the past five years I've sunk my teeth into the DevOps space. I'm looking to branch out into more formal SRE roles as well.

I've worked in the non-profit space in the past, so if you're a non-profit I'm particularly interested in discussing how I can contribute!

]]>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:57:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42299749potlurihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42299749https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42299749