Hacker News: throwawaycan

New comment by throwawaycan in "I'm Getting into Mesh Networks (Meshtastic, MeshCore, and Reticulum)"

throwawaycan — Thu, 28 May 2026 03:31:48 +0000

On the mesh in Toronto with meshcore we have regular communication that reach all the way to Buffalo. We are past the « toy » stage, it’s truly impressive.

New comment by throwawaycan in "Preliminary report into Air India crash released"

throwawaycan — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:47:06 +0000

It’s always easy in those threads to see who’s familiar with the world of aviation and who’s not.

No it’s not comparable to a cop that confuses things in the heat of the moment. Not anywhere close to be relatable.

If it was, planes would be crashing down the sky quite often (and it would have been fixed for decades already).

New comment by throwawaycan in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2014)"

throwawaycan — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:17:39 +0000

Toronto (Canada) - GroupBy Inc - http://groupbyinc.com We are building a ecommerce platform built on top of the Google Search Appliance to deliver the best search experience possible on retail websites.

We are a one-year old startup, self-funded, have 15 employees across Toronto and NYC and already have many clients. We are an amazing group of very smart and talented developers and are looking for a Software Developer and a Senior Customer Support Engineer in Toronto to help us grow even more.

Software developer job description: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/592280/GroupBy%20Job%20D...

Support Engineer Job description: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/592280/GroupBy%20Job%20D...

Apply here: http://www.groupbyinc.com/careers.html

New comment by throwawaycan in "How Not to DDoS Your Former Employer"

throwawaycan — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:26:04 +0000

It has nothing to do with being illegal. That's just not the name of the city. Why would someone call San Francisco St-Francis on any sign, since nobody would know what it refers to?

New comment by throwawaycan in "In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity"

throwawaycan — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:42:07 +0000

Well you have to understand the structure of those organizations. They might not know anything about IT and have someone they don't know offering to "fix it", they might think you are there to remove virus from their PCs. Lots of org wouldn't know the benefits of getting a proper IT management system before they see it. Sometimes you have to get started volunteering at that organization, see what they really need, and then propose to develop some IT projects that would help them fix real world problems that they have. Before they see what problem you could solve, you are just a volunteer that doesn't fit with their core activities and they wouldn't know what to do with you. Anyway, there are so many NGO out there that even if you get refused somewhere, find another one, there's no shortage.

New comment by throwawaycan in "Getting started with login verification"

throwawaycan — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:41 +0000

I can't see that option in my account

New comment by throwawaycan in "How I got robbed of 34 btc on Mt.Gox today"

throwawaycan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:36:24 +0000

Look at str2, it says poutinecoutu Seems to be the username of someone in Quebec (Canada), coutu being a very common last name and poutine being the national dish. This nickname has been used quite a lot on different hacking forums: https://www.google.com/search?q=poutinecoutu&aq=f&oq...