<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: vt102</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=vt102</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=vt102" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Show HN: Mapping the Unix Magic Poster – An Interactive Annotation Project"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I love this poster. I have an original in my office. Somehow, I never noticed the pipes…</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:55:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025964</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025964</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43025964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "The Programmer's Brain (2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You asked specifically for books-- let me add some podcasts:<p>Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar</a>  An overview of the US Pacific war with a professional historian and WW2 museum director, and a retired submarine captain/commodore who served in the Pacific.  Lots of high-quality guests, too, often including Parshall and sometimes Tully from bloopernova's list.<p>Also, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx...</a>  Doesn't have the authority of the previous, but is high-quality and covers the non-US portions of the war much better, IMO.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:21:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40810826</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40810826</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40810826</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Right before D-Day: <a href="https://youtu.be/tm2oewPDwpw" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/tm2oewPDwpw</a></p>
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<p>How can you determine the June 18th date?  I'm not finding a reference to it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:29:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36334856</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36334856</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36334856</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Games that emphasize emergent narrative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Dang, there’s a blast from the past.  I wrote up the original wiki for the Featherstone Library, creating the fiction that it was named after Donald Featherstone, and was a founder of the FFL.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:38:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28590436</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28590436</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28590436</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Discovery, Inc. | <a href="https://corporate.discovery.com/careers/" rel="nofollow">https://corporate.discovery.com/careers/</a> | Sterling, VA or Knoxville, TN USA | Full time | ONSITE but flexible<p><a href="https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/24526/cloud-engineer/job" rel="nofollow">https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/24526/cloud-enginee...</a><p>Discovery own HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, EuroSport, and more.  We have one of the largest AWS installations in the world.<p>We are seeking a cloud engineer/DevOps engineer based out of Sterling, VA, or Knoxville, TN.<p>Requirements:<p>* 3 or more years in IT operations or engineering<p>* Amazon Web Services experience preferred, or transferable cloud experience<p>* Significant Linux expertise, particularly RHEL or Fedora-based distributions<p>* Shell scripting and automation experience<p>* Strong IT and operational knowledge and skills<p>* Must have the legal right to work in the United States<p>Preferred Experience:<p>* Google Cloud experience; Development experience, especially Python<p>* Infrastructure as code experience, especially CloudFormation and Terraform<p>* CI/CD experience, especially Jenkins and Spinnaker; Kubernetes and container experience</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:10:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21137282</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21137282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21137282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (August 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting | Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-4)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company. I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud. I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a><p>Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig. I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, and/or AWS Step Functions.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20615070</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20615070</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20615070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (July 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting | Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-4)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company. I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud. I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a><p>Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig. I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, and/or AWS Step Functions.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:16:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20385805</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20385805</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20385805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "DIY Amps: A Roadmap for Beginners (2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I know a little about tube guitar amps, and my understanding is that they are desired due to their “defects” compared to more accurate solid state transistors.  I would assume headphone amps would want pristine amplification— why would you want tubes, then?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257094</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257094</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20257094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (May 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting | Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-4)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company. I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud. I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a><p>Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig. I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, AWS Step Functions, and HashiCorp tools right now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 13:48:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19818404</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19818404</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19818404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (March 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-4)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company. I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud. I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a>
Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig. I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, AWS Step Functions, and HashiCorp tools right now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19354964</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19354964</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19354964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (February 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting
Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-5)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company. I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud. I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a> Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig. I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, AWS Step Functions, and HashiCorp tools right now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 03:48:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19131916</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19131916</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19131916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK | Cloud, Infrastructure Automation, and DevOps-related engineering and consulting<p>Location: REMOTE, USA (Eastern TZ, UTC-5)<p>I am a very experienced technologist currently managing and team lead for a cloud engineering team for a Fortune 500 company.  I have worked as a developer, as well as engineering Linux systems, storage and virtualization, networking, and the cloud.  I have experience managing fleets of thousands of servers responsible for billions in revenue, and am particularly good at diagnosing difficult technological problems.<p>My primary skills: Linux, AWS, Python, cloud automation, DevOps-related skills such as CI/CD, Jenkins, etc...<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-cowell/</a>
Email: andy+hn@cowell.org<p>I am looking for 10-20 hours a week of side gig.  I am willing to come down on my rates if your problem seems interesting or helps me improve my own technical skills— I’d especially like to work in kubernetes, Google Cloud, AWS Step Functions, and HashiCorp tools right now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:27:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18827324</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18827324</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18827324</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2018)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Senior Cloud Engineer | ONSITE Knoxville, TN or Sterling, VA | Full-time<p>Discovery Inc is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Global Technology & Operations provides technological infrastructure and operations support to ensure audiences can enjoy Discovery's programming around the world and across platforms. Already a leader in the factual and lifestyle genres, Discovery has expanded its core business into new genres: sports, entertainment and kids. Its platforms and product eco-systems are now engaged in terrestrial/free-to-air, OTT products and content development/production companies.<p>We are looking for a senior-level cloud engineer to help lead cloud practices and cloud-native architectures.<p>Apply here: <a href="https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/21248/senior-cloud-engineer/job" rel="nofollow">https://careers-discovery.icims.com/jobs/21248/senior-cloud-...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:11:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18683617</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18683617</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18683617</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Scripps Networks | AWS/DevOps-oriented Operations Engineer/SysAdmin | Knoxville, TN | Full time, ONSITE<p>Scripps Networks is the international company behind HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, the Travel Channel, Great American Country, and more!<p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/</a><p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sni/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sn...</a><p>We are looking for a Linux operations engineer/systems administrator with AWS experience and DevOps knowledge.<p>You, as the ideal candidate, have a strong aversion to manual work and avoided it in the past by automating using AWS, scripting, and tools such as jenkins. You have perhaps had full time gigs as a programmer, or have described yourself as a "full stack" developer. You track DevOps trends and buy into the culture. You have been motivated enough to learn things that weren't required by a previous employer. You are now looking for a "web scale" DevOps position!<p>Full job description and how to apply: <a href="https://t.co/zfeLoozDwW" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/zfeLoozDwW</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11500247</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11500247</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11500247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2015)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Scripps Networks | Mid and Senior Level AWS/DevOps-oriented Operations Engineers/SysAdmins | Knoxville, TN | Full time, ONSITE<p>Scripps Networks is the international company behind HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, the Travel Channel, Great American Country, and more!<p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/</a><p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sni/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sn...</a><p>We are looking for a mid-level and a senior-level Linux operations engineer/systems administrator with AWS experience and DevOps knowledge.<p>You, as the ideal candidate, have a strong aversion to manual work and avoided it in the past by automating using AWS, scripting, and tools such as jenkins. You have perhaps had full time gigs as a programmer, or have described yourself as a "full stack" developer. You track DevOps trends and buy into the culture. You have been motivated enough to learn things that weren't required by a previous employer. You are now looking for a "web scale" DevOps position!<p>Mid level: <a href="https://goo.gl/HymGYW" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/HymGYW</a><p>Senior level: <a href="https://goo.gl/DIbqsG" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/DIbqsG</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:11:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10656434</link><dc:creator>vt102</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10656434</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10656434</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by vt102 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Scripps Networks | Mid and Senior Level AWS/DevOps-oriented Operations Engineers/SysAdmins | Knoxville, TN | Full time, ONSITE<p>Scripps Networks is the international company behind HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, the Travel Channel, Great American Country, and more!<p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/our-company/</a><p><a href="http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sni/" rel="nofollow">http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/careers/life-at-sn...</a><p>We are looking for a mid-level and a senior-level Linux operations engineer/systems administrator with AWS experience and DevOps knowledge.<p>You, as the ideal candidate, have a strong aversion to manual work and avoided it in the past by automating using AWS, scripting, and tools such as jenkins.  You have perhaps had full time gigs as a programmer, or have described yourself as a "full stack" developer.  You track DevOps trends and buy into the culture.  You have been motivated enough to learn things that weren't required by a previous employer.  You are now looking for a "web scale" DevOps position!<p>Mid level: <a href="https://goo.gl/HymGYW" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/HymGYW</a><p>Senior level: <a href="https://goo.gl/DIbqsG" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/DIbqsG</a></p>
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