Hacker News: velomash

New comment by velomash in "DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent"

velomash — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:29:37 +0000

I found that DSV4 wasn't as cheap as its token price. It burns tokens at a pretty high rate

New comment by velomash in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2026)"

velomash — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:09:02 +0000

alias (GOAT Group) | Los Angeles, CA | Remote | Full-Time | alias.org

alias helps people sell their footwear and apparel. We're owned by GOAT Group which also owns GOAT, FlightClub, and Grailed. We did over 1B in GMV last year. IYKYK. We work to make seller's lives easier, help them accomplish their goals, and provide top-tier market insights.

We're looking for Backend Engineers who: - Have a bias towards action - Are incredibly curious with a drive to learn new technologies - Are data driven and can reason about large systems

Tech stack: Go microservices, DynamoDB, redis, some exposure to rails + postgres

Apply at https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goatgroup/jobs/4623586005. Mention in the application that you saw our post on HN.

New comment by velomash in "Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet"

velomash — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:07:22 +0000

It’s inevitable that identification and payments continue to digitize. I’d prefer that physical ID / cash remain legally protected but that I can also go for a run with only my watch and buy a beer afterward

New comment by velomash in "'Death to Spotify': the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the app"

velomash — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:53:31 +0000

I recently switched to TIDAL and got off Spotify. Better music quality. Better payouts to the artists. Great playlists. I don't miss Spotify at all.

New comment by velomash in "KDE is now my favorite desktop"

velomash — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:32:17 +0000

It's not that mobile is "cool". I've had analytics data for many apps across different types of industries. Consistently, even on mainline web pages, traffic is dominated by mobile. The vast majority of people visit apps and pages on their phones.

New comment by velomash in "The future is not self-hosted, but self-sovereign"

velomash — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:22:42 +0000

The UX vs value provided for self hosting doesn’t make sense for normal people

New comment by velomash in "Experimenting with no-build Web Applications"

velomash — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:52 +0000

This is why many developers are upset with AI. A lot of us love the craft of writing code. The last version worked. There was no need to rewrite other than enjoyment.

“Delivering value” without the craft of coding a project grates against many.

I too enjoy that process, but I’m also learning when and how the ultra boost of AI assistance can fit into a quality first / crafting mentality.

I suspect the author would shudder at the thought though

New comment by velomash in "Ask HN: What do you talk about in 1-on-1s with your managers?"

velomash — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:07:43 +0000

Former staff eng current manager here. When I was programming it was really common for me to steer 1:1s with my manager to personal topics. We talked about the city we lived in, projects we were working on, etc. I felt like it was more important to create a relationship with them than to talk about daily activities. That way, when I had larger initiatives I wanted to accomplish or things I wanted done that needed participation outside our group I would bring them to the 1:1.

Now that I'm a manager I see that everyone brings a unique sensibility to these meetings. The employee's work style, emotional temperament, ambition, project, and team dynamics all come together to form what they want to talk about. In general I try to have the employee run the meeting. It's their time to get information about what's going on in the company or give me feedback on how the team / project is progressing. As other's have stated, your manager shouldn't be leading a lot of the conversation unless they're delivering feedback on how you can improve.

New comment by velomash in "Ask HN: How do I find my “purpose”?"

velomash — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:04:56 +0000

I mean, I'm not even sure if it's legal to own aquatic marine mammals of that size, but I can see how that relationship would be meaningful.

I'd probably start with some marine biology classes. Then maybe you could find an internship or job at a large aquarium. After that you'd need to forge relationships with handlers and suppliers. Start reaching out and asking "hypothetical questions" about sourcing "for the aquarium" ;)

While you're trying to make the deal you'll need to setup a space for your new friend. You'll probably need a source for fish in bulk and maybe a free water source. Municipal water would be expensive.

Good luck!

New comment by velomash in "Startups, this is how design works (2012)"

velomash — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:09:11 +0000

Clicking this on mobile makes for a very ironic reading experience. The medium is the message here.

New comment by velomash in "Ask HN: Share your personal site"

velomash — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:28:36 +0000

https://adamtrimble.com

It's basically a resume, but I had fun doing the interactions and color theming. I was aiming for simplicity as much as possible while keeping people reading.

New comment by velomash in "I Have Resigned from the Google AMP Advisory Committee"

velomash — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:55:13 +0000

These days it's a security concern to allow any random site to iFrame your property due to clickjacking. This is why you see X-Frame-Options headers blocking / whitelisting who can iFrame sites.

New comment by velomash in "Dashlane's Super Bowl ad proves password managers have arrived"

velomash — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:48:52 +0000

IMHO paying for password storage solutions is the best way to get security. A robust solution will need updates, fixes, and improvements. The team building those will be paid somehow. Paying customers assure that ad networks and other nefarious actors cannot incentivize weak security practices.

Sure. We could all evangelize some esoteric command line FOSS system, but the general public NEEDS secure password management

New comment by velomash in "Ferro – Simplifying web development, no more HTML"

velomash — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:54:33 +0000

Says the website which has double scroll bars when the viewport is too short vertically? This is definitely under-baked.

New comment by velomash in "Silicon Valley Tightens Its Grip on Free Speech"

velomash — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:49:13 +0000

What a jumbled illogical mess of an argument. The author confuses free speech, monopolistic tendencies, and censorship but doesn't make a solid point about any of them. Instead, they skip from one topic to another without real evidence or thought.