SimCity Burning: A Warning to Publishers on The Dangers of Always-Online DRM - <AUTHOR> http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/08/simcity-burning-a-warning-to-microsoft-sony-and-all-publishers-on-the-dangers-of-always-online-drm <comment><USER2> > _There's also the question of preserving gaming history. As we saw with THQ > last month, publishers aren't immortal. They can die, and had THQ > implemented always-online DRM in Darksiders II, all copies of that game > might've died with it when the rights to the series weren't bought up by > another publisher._

That's the part that concerns me the most. I still install (and play) lots of old games on every computer I own -- King's Quest VI, C&C: Red Alert, Worms: Armageddon, etc. And who could live without the console classics like Goldeneye or Ocarina of Time? All you have to do is pull out the disc (or cartridge), pop it in, and play.

We still don't know exactly what will happen with this new generation of games that consumers are merely "renting" from companies like EA, but piracy seems to be our only guaranteed method of preserving them. What happens if you want to play Battlefield 3 again 10 years from now? You might be able to access it IFF:

       1. Your account is still in good standing (not banned)
       2. EA still exists
       3. EA has decided to maintain support for Origin
       4. EA has decided to maintain support for Battlefield 3
       5. You remember your PW or can prove to EA you're the account owner

There's not much history to base this speculation on yet, but what little we do have shows that that's an extremely unlikely scenario. If there's any chance to preserve the games we're playing now, it's probably up to us to make it happen.

<comment><USER3> _but piracy seems to be our only guaranteed method of preserving them_

You aren't going to pirate Sim City 5.

This is the future of gaming. Companies are just going to avoid all the grief of piracy and weird DRM by either moving to locked-down platforms (iOS and consoles) or into games that have essential online components.

It's a classic prisoner's dilemma. I'd love to by a game and install it on my PC without it taking things over, and the publishers would love to write that and not worry about DRM. But we can't get that because each of us doesn't trust the other party to defect.

<comment><USER4> This is not the future of gaming. Look at how badly SimCity flopped.

Let me compare to DotA2 which I play a lot. It's exclusively multiplayer and thus needs an internet connection, yet it's free to play. How much have I spent on it? At this point at least $75+ dollars. THIS IS THE FUTURE OF GAMING.

Valve has the right model. I know valve didn't create the F2P model but it has implemented it the best as far as I know. They have pulled more money out of me giving me a free game then they would have made if they sold me 60+ copy.

EA should of just given out free copies of SimCity. Given out free copies with enough features to keep me entertained without the need to spend money. Then releasing toolsets for modders to create items; resell them to us for profit.

The DLC will surely be created but based on how EA conducts DLC in The Sims 3, I expect expensive expansions and stuffer packs.

<comment><USER3> Online-only play is _exactly_ what I am talking about as the (dystopian) future of gaming. Pushing more and more of the game into the cloud, so it becomes SaaS instead of worrying about DRM.

Freemium versus pay-up-front are both flavors of that.

Do we know that SimCity "flopped"? It's gotten lots of people angry at it, but that's not at all the same as not making money.

<comment><USER4> Oh I'm sorry I misunderstood. Well at this point I guess we could say it's at least on pause and certainly not a success.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> Quip seen on Twitter [1]: "Disabling features of SimCity due to ineffective central infrastructure is probably the most realistic simulation of the modern city."

[1] <https://twitter.com/ibogost/status/309756131155271680>

</comment><comment><USER6> It's an interesting case study. This happens with nearly every MMO and people grumble but accept it. Within a couple weeks, the server issues are mostly resolved and people don't think about it anymore.

And yet, people are _pissed_ about this. The fact that people see the game as single player seems to make a huge difference. It seems the lesson is that, if you want to do the always-on thing, you need to design your game so that it doesn't even make sense to play it alone.

I'm really curious to see what SimCity's sales are like in a month though. I wouldn't be too terribly shocked if people just sucked it up and bought it anyway as long as the servers are stable. If that happens, then maybe EA didn't make such a mistake after all?

<comment><USER2> Server woes are a necessary evil with MMOs, and people buy the game knowing they'll have to deal with some amount of downtime due to maintenance, overcrowding or just plain growing pains.

Try telling FPS players that their game will be unavailable every Tuesday morning for 6-12 hours and they'll probably riot -- that's standard downtime in the MMO world though.

<comment><USER7> No, that's actually standard WOW downtime. Check out Eve Online. They've been gradually decreasing downtime.

Last time I played, it was like 30 minutes every day, with 15 minutes just for the cluster to reboot (the client has a nice server status, with a countdown and ETA). Their goal was to reduce it to zero (it was 1 hour when I first started playing).

<comment><USER2> WoW has similarly minor downtime most weeks, but the point still stands: MMO players are willing to tolerate significantly longer and more frequent interruptions due to the nature of the games and the architecture necessary to support them.

I don't know how much simulation is being done server-side or how resource intensive it is, but if the Sim City of 10+ years ago was possible without it, I'm pretty sure EA could've done this one without it as well. Smells like an excuse to me.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> If they had called this Sim City Online and marketed as not the next Sim City, but more of an MMO like Ever Quest, Guild Wars, and Star Wars Galaxies would be people be complaining as much if they knew they had to be online to play it.

Sim City 4, 2000, and the original still run perfect and are extremely fun to play. Sim City 4 is on Steam even making it easy to get right now. I'm tempted to pick that up since I have not played it. I loved the original and 2000 though.

<comment><USER9> Yeah I agree, how can a mega billion company like EA fail so badly on marketing. Strategy should've been simple:

1) release it as sim city online, with marketing emphasizing it's like a sim city mmo. People will be more tolerant of launch network issues. Make lots of $$$

2) later release single player sim city 5 (just rip out online parts from above) make more $$$

Such an inept company.

<comment><USER10> The problem is that, realistically, "SimCity Online" would have bombed. City- building isn't a co-op game, and SimCity customers are not co-op gamers. CitiesXL tried to market itself as that, and it bombed, so now they de- emphasize the online aspects.

The ugly truth remains the same: this game is "social" just as an excuse to implement hardcore DRM. Sugar-coating.

<comment><USER11> The game honestly works quite well if you do think of it as a co-op game. A real life friend made a region, and I founded a city in his region.

You can do things like: \- volunteer excess services such as fire trucks, police cars, trash pickup, recycling trucks. The last one there can be lucrative if you use the raw materials you collect to build processors. \- buy water/power/etc utility capacity on an as-needed basis. Instead of having a brownout if your city grows but you forgot to scale up your electricity production, it'll just buy some automatically from other cities in the region \- town hall upgrade modules, such as the "department of transportation" which allows more transit options (train/ferry), "department of education" that allows colleges and universities, etc are shared with the region. Each time you level up your city hall you are allowed to add one of the department modules. Eventually you get to a point where you need over 290k citizens, but want some of the upgrades from a department you haven't built yet. A neighboring city can build those departments to help you out. \- After spending a bunch of money on university research and applying for a great works project, cities can contribute the resources needed to build these large scale products, and all the cities in the region benefit. Great works projects are things like a major airport, a huge solar collector (the size of a city), a space program, etc. Some bring tourists, some provide resources, etc.

The game is extremely social, but if you'd like you can ignore it. I'm in agreement with everyone here that if you want to ignore the social and play offline, you should be able to.

<comment><USER12> The co-op features do not work [http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/03/05/why-this-is- not-...](http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/03/05/why-this-is-not-a-one- star-review-of-simcity/)

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER13> 12 years ago I quit gaming because decent titles weren't available for Linux. I now have a great job and family, part of which I attribute to spending thousands of hours learning about life and technology instead of playing games.

Give it up people, video games = fast-forwarding your life.

(Actually I'm not really suggesting being that strict. I did return to play the occasional top title like Portal 2, but on a strictly controlled diet. Gaming should be a small enough part of your life that such DRM is a non- issue)

<comment><USER14> My wife did excellent work on a training simulator, and regularly impressed both the military customer and higher ups on the corporate side.

She credited three video games with building her most impressive skills: Descent taught her to visualize and maneuver in 3D space, Starcraft taught her to think about force composition and disposition, and Nethack taught her to make thousands of decisions (and type thousands of characters) without making mistakes.

She still games pretty extensively (she'll be taking Tuesday off for the SC2 expansion), and has a great job and family. And at least part of her excellence is due to the way she uses video games to sharpen her mind.

<comment><USER15> Descent... well you needed as certain aptitude to play that game well. A degree in three-dimensional awareness would also have helped.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER16> Having played simcity as much as the servers have allowed since launch, there are definitely a number of online tie-ins. I'm sure they could have done it with player run servers or LAN type connectivity, but it removes the social aspect of the game. I rather line being able to look at the leader board, then load the cities listed there to see what they look like.

Playing with a few friends in a region is a pretty cool idea, though there are fewer interactions as I would have liked, there are still a lot.

Their server connectivity is definitu beyond just DRM, but it's hard to say how they could have done their design without the server aspect.

<comment><USER17> All your city is managed in your local PC. Everything runs fine, only saving is cloud. Proof is that people have played though server crashes without noticing, up to 40 minutes.

But, region management is server side.

So basically, if one manages to skip log in and makes save-s local then one can play single city offline.

This is as much information as I have at the moment.

<comment><USER18> I bet this will be cracked and people will be running private or client-side server emulators inside two weeks.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER19> I've been looking forward to this game for years now. I thought it would never come. And now that it's here I'm totally saddened and appalled that EA would ruin such an incredible legacy for such petty reasons.

There has to be another way to stem piracy without totally obliterating the value of an otherwise excellent game...

<comment><USER20> It is unfortunate. I've also been waiting on this game for years. On the plus side there are some entertaining 5-star reviews.

[http://www.amazon.com/SimCity-Limited-Edition-Pc/product- rev...](http://www.amazon.com/SimCity-Limited-Edition-Pc/product- reviews/B007FTE2VW/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addFiveStar&showViewpoints=0)

</comment></comment><comment><USER21> If anyone could achieve a decent launch, it's blizzard. They have a lot of money and talent, and a real attention to detail. They're willing to wait to ship games "till they're ready"

But launch still eludes them. I've purchased every game through Diablo 3, but that put me off the whole thing. Heart of the swarm will be the first Blizzard game i just don't bother with. The launch will be a disaster. Since they've taken away any reason for me to get excited about the launch, i've found that really leaks over into my excitement about the game.

Good luck to EA, good luck to Blizzard, you've committed your businesses to a technical infrastructure you're just not competent to build or manage. Seems like a risky strategy to me. Especially because games aren't really that important. It's not critical like food. There are a bunch of other offerings available.

<comment><USER22> > But launch still eludes them. I've purchased every game through Diablo 3, > but that put me off the whole thing. Heart of the swarm will be the first > Blizzard game i just don't bother with. The launch will be a disaster.

This seems to me a bold claim to make. Diablo III's launch was, in many ways, a huge new service for them, a new infrastructure to test and maintain, and they were quick to fix issues with it. Compare this to the launch of The Burning Crusade expansion pack -- it was a rough launch! -- but over time, they managed to smooth their systems out such that now, even a content launch as huge as Mists of Pandaria went smoothly.

WoW is a different game, but it illustrates their iterative healing process. Since the Wings of Liberty launch went smoothly, I wouldn't expect anything less of Heart of the Swarm, as it's being released on a system that's here, ready, polished, and tested. We might see a few hiccups, but nothing close to Diablo III.

I'd hardly call Battle.net an infrastructure that Blizzard is "just not competent to build or manage."

<comment><USER21> Although you'll never see this, aside from a few achievement issues, HotS launch went well. Mea culpa.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER23> Can someone explain what exactly happened with SimCity? From the article I gather that it had something to do with DRM but the author never explained what exactly made it unplayable.

<comment><USER24> Trouble downloading and installing the game, massive login queues (that recheck the queue once every 30 minutes), trouble creating cities, troubles loading creating cities, disconnections, features have been removed to help handle stress, etc.

Basically, it's hard to get it downloaded and installed.

If you do that, it's very difficult to login to play.

If you manage that, it's very difficult to do the tutorial or claim a city or load your city.

If you manage that, it's very difficult to play the game without experiencing disconnects or server-related dysfunction that directly affects gameplay.

Basically, it's nothing like the experience they wanted to deliver.

<comment><USER25> They should probably have an "achievement" for passing each of those hurdles; turn the task of running a game into a game itself...

<comment><USER26> Achievements are disabled at the moment, so that wouldn't work either.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER27> _> let it be yet another lesson to publishers like EA and Activision/Blizzard, and platform owners Microsoft and Sony, who may be considering always-on DRM in next-gen consoles or PC games: don't even think about it. It's a pipe dream_

But this is Always-Online DRM _done wrong_. You _DO NOT_ prioritize prevention of pirate-enabled playing of your game. You _DO NOT_ implement anything which causes legitimate users to not be able to play. You _DO_ prioritize UX over anything else at launch. You bias _heavily_ to avoid false positives. Legit users (i.e. customers) are your first priority -- as they should be.

Most of all, you do not live in the fantasy world of DRM being some kind of impenetrable fortress. Basically, the resources of the entire Internet are arrayed against you, and the forces on your side constitute several hundred people in your company _at most._ You as the game publisher aren't the evil empire. You're the guerrillas. You don't have a vast army and an impenetrable fortress. You have a few fighters on your side and a jungle to hide in.

Here is what you do: You prioritize detection. You _let the pirates play._ You let the pirates believe that they've broken your DRM by throwing some honeypot DRM at them for them to break. All the while, you're detecting them. Then, when they think they've won, you use assets that you _can_ control (servers) to restrict the pirate-enabled users you've detected. The point here is to be the one to keep the pirates guessing, not the other way around. Let them announce cracks, then make sure they get egg on their face a week after _their_ "release -- again and again. Basically, you fight dirty to make sure that your product is far superior to the pirate's.

The way to have DLC in the modern age is to make sure that a key element of your "DLC" always stays on the server.

</comment><comment><USER28> I do not understand the gamer community. EA has been treating you guys like crap for years and you keep coming back for more. Just stop buying their products. I know it sucks not to have access to a new game, but make a stand for an industry you care about and stop supporting a lousy company that has distain for you.

</comment><comment><USER29> I treat anything that is DRM-encumbered as a rental, and make buying decisions accordingly. It is not something I own, and I do not expect to be able to use it beyond a certain time horizon (a year or two).

Same goes for DRM-protected books or music.

<comment><USER30> Same here; only difference is, I don't _rent_ books, music, movies, games or software. Sell me a copy, or lose a sale.

</comment></comment><comment><USER31> I'm sorry but as a gaming enthusiast, I'm experiencing some major schadenfreude here.

EA's tactics, ethics and influence have been the worst in the industry for the last 10 years. Pushing DRM, buying up smaller studios, releasing endless add- on packs and DLC. Thankfully I haven't been addicted to any of their games since Dungeon Keeper. That was a great game.

</comment><comment><USER32> I feel so sorry for guys and girls responsible for keeping the systems up and running at EA. Days without sleep, without a doubt. And I'm sure their managers are cracking the whips and blaming all the bad things an them.

It just makes me sad to think of :(

</comment><comment><AUTHOR> I've been kind of surprised by ign's writing lately. They've gotten a lot more thoughtful, past the simple game review writing and have much more intelligent pieces these days.

</comment><comment><USER33> I don't actually think this is a danger of always on DRM more growing pains from an industry (gaming) that is learning how to build infrastructure that can scale to the size of their audience. Games are going to move toward becoming services just like any popular web app you use in your day to day life and I am not mad about that. I don't ever give a second though to whether Pivotal Tracker, Evernote or Flickr will be around in a few years, I accept the thought that may not be and use the tools because I enjoy them.

Gaming as a medium is trying to evolve and find a business model that can allow them to scale games to audiences that are bigger and trying to make them more complex without having to tap into all the power your computer / console may have. I have worked in the game industry and while I can support people being upset and I am more interested in how this impacts the type of gameplay experiences we have in the future.

I would be interested in seeing startups spring up around supporting cloud infrastructure and analytics for game companies. Sort of like an amazon for Game Devs

</comment><comment><USER34> Can someone confirm that the online mode offers nothing but DRM? The fact that they had to disable Cheetah speed makes me think they really are offloading some of the game simulations to the servers. It certainly feels like a much speedier game then SimCity 4 (when it works).

<comment><USER3> Parts of the game logic are run on the server.

I don't expect more game companies to stay away from this; I expect them to do this a lot more for PC gaming. Probably not explicitly, but as much as people in /r/technology insists piracy doesn't matter, the companies continue to care. With online games, the need to worry about that largely evaporates.

Instead, I expect companies to put in proper rate limiting, fallbacks, and plan for the ability to spin up extra servers in case of high demand.

<comment><USER35> "Parts of the game logic are run on the server." By which they mean: storage of save-games, and resource trading with your city-neighbors.

That is ALL.

<comment><USER36> If I remember SimCity correctly, saved games are pretty important. One can only get so far without saving...

<comment><USER37> They are, but leaving the description at "parts of the game logic" could be taken to mean the servers are being used to offload compute-intensive tasks. Centralization for the sake of performance is understandable, but not allowing offline saves sounds more like centralization for the sake of centralization.

<comment><USER38> I think that the regional city interactions and global market count as 'parts of the logic'. I agree it's not compute intensive, but it is fairly central to the design of the new SimCity. No reason the region couldn't be locally simulated IMO, however.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER39> I dunno, you don't see the outcry when the thing is reliably up and working correctly. I play several games that are "always on" or "internet only," and we gamers seem completely fine with it as long as up-time is 99.99%.

People bought the game knowing the DRM would be heavy. That's not what's killing SimCity. The real reason this failed is because it broke. It crashed and burned terrifically. It was implemented poorly, and it was really unreliable.

The warning here is this: make shit that works. We would see the same outcry if an offline game crashed regularly, deleted saves, and had bugs on opening day that made it unplayable.

</comment><comment><USER40> Having been required to defend undefensible companies policies in some customer service jobs I previously held, I feel really sorry for the customer service agent here. Probably somebody hoping to use this job as a leg up to something better, but now he is stuck in angry customer hell with nothing to do but quote policies that make them angrier. And his performance is probably being judged based on some customer satisfaction survey where even one unsatisfied customer is enough to lose a month's worth of bonuses.

</comment><comment><USER41> So can I pirate this bad boy? What's the status of the crack?

<comment><USER3> It's an online game. Pirating it is about as feasible as running a pirate copy of google.com.

<comment><USER42> "It's an online game. Pirating it is about as feasible as running a pirate copy of google.com"

What a silly, untrue statement. A better analogy would be "as feasible as running a copy of World of Warcraft offline", which people do.

<comment><USER43> Which in a way relates to Irregardless's post <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5345217>. One of my favorite MMO's Ragnarok Online won't get locked away and lost when Gravity decides to close it down, there are plenty of backends and open source projects that support the game.

<comment><USER42> I really prefer playing shards to the original game. Less/no grind, I can whiz through most of a MMO including the minimal story in a few months, the price isn't necessarily the issue, I just don't care to compete with millions of other people and devote several days a week to survive at that level and stay up to date (let alone be on "top".)

I want to have fun, I don't need artificial constraints to surpass. Thank goodness for these emulators, which are fun now and will continue to be fun when pocket-sized in the future :)

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER44> Don't know if this is real, but some claim that EA have had fake Facebook accounts to defend them, and then someone screwed up. Link to pic on a humor page: <http://naurunappula.com/1050795/ea-on-paras-d-ja-drm-d>

Could happen, and if true, a bit embarrassing. If not true, shows how people want to hurt them.

</comment><comment><USER45> It sounds like the torrent version is going to be awesome when it comes out, all the features we want without the BS in the way.

</comment><comment><USER46> The truly disappointing thing to me, was that I was really excited and looking forward to playing Spore. That is another Maxis game produced by EA that I've completely lost interest in because of the DRM. From the sound of it, I need to stay away from this one too. It is as though EA doesn't want my money.

</comment><comment><USER47> I somehow saw this coming as recent as Sim City 4. But all in all, this is proving to be a good improvement, but a bad implementation. What is even the need of the online DRM? is this another of those: " Try to save billions of dollars from piracy, that do not exist " ?

I was planning to buy this game, now I don't.

</comment><comment><USER48> Why does it have to be a warning to publishers? Clearly customers keep coming back or they wouldn't keep repeating the same idiotic behavior. I'm not sure I feel sorry for anybody in this case other than the guy who was such a non- gamer he never heard of DRM.

</comment><comment><USER49> I have been waiting to pay and play this for months now, even to the point of upgrading hardware. I was even part of the Beta.

Well I am going to vote with my dollars and not buy it. Probably ever. If it worked offline it would have been a different story.

</comment><comment><USER50> Ironic that this is happening on a game that's all about mitigating disasters.

<comment><USER51> It's all part of their plan. Now that everyone claims to know what EA should have done, they're primed to buy the sequel, SimServer. Where you get to layout the network infrastructure for a new online game.

</comment></comment><comment><USER52> Oi... Don't get me started. I loved when my cousin would bring his PC over and we would just sit there playing CnC, Diablo or SC in LAN. Now we have to go online for everything and there is frequently issues.

</comment><comment><USER53> My experience of this article:

1) Read opening text 2) See container (presumably a video) with no explanation. I cannot load the video. 3) Read next paragraph to see what the video was about. No explanation. Close tab.

</comment><comment><USER54> I predict that EA will cave-in to some extent and release a modified version of Sim City.

Let the game be used in the manner that the vast majority of your paying customers prefer, or suffer a major loss of reputation.

<comment><USER42> "I predict that EA will cave-in to some extent and release a modified version of Sim City"

Doubtful.

</comment></comment><comment><USER55> Perhaps its because I play MMOs and other online-only games, but the endless complaining about DRM and always-online play is getting a little boring.

What I have to wonder, though, is how they botched the launch so badly. They know when they are launching, they (should) roughly know how many users each server can support, and they should have a rough idea of how many games they are going to sale in the first few days.

How did they screw it up?

Is forecasting game purchases that inexact? I'd think you could derive a number at least close to being accurate from the amount of pre-sales, then multiply it by some factor to give yourself some safety. At the very least, you'd think there'd be contingency plans for quickly standing up new servers in response to demand.

</comment><comment><USER56> They seem to have fixed most of the performance problems in the last couple days. Still not sure why they couldn't have done this correctly from the start, but it's at least not horrible now.

</comment><comment><USER57> I also miss the days when you could just start up a BF2 server on your LAN and have your family and friends join the game for some fun.

</comment><comment><USER58> Am I the only one who has no problem with always-online DRM? In what situations don't you have internet nowadays?

<comment><USER59> The real question is: in what situation do you not have internet connection OR the server is down.

In this case, it appears the server has been down for a significant number of players. Therefore, many people can't play... even if everything is fine on your end.

Things get worse however. According to one of the links, EA's servers seem to have a corruption issue as well: [http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/03/BEvZ...](http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/03/BEvZyQfCQAAlekP.jpg)

If you can't trust that your city will be there tomorrow due to EA's shoddy servers, then there is very little incentive to even play the game. I guess it might happen with a local save as well... but local saves of a game seems like an easier problem to solve.

</comment></comment><comment><USER60> Is the game any good?

</comment><comment><USER61> 2591 1 star ratings of 2805 total LOL!

[http://www.amazon.com/SimCity-Limited-Edition- Pc/dp/B007FTE2...](http://www.amazon.com/SimCity-Limited-Edition- Pc/dp/B007FTE2VW/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t)

I'm thinking this fail may be so epic it can kill always-on-DRM forever, force EA to back up on their customer-pissing force-feeding stuff like this

I'm not in the gaming industry, but launch is probably the most important event and, with this, they fucked the launch of one of the most adored, famous and known PC game franchises of the World

Firstly, the game reviews will suffer forever(that amazon rating is probably NEVER cease to be 1 star [unless EA starts paying chinese to do that too]), that must cost sales

Secondly and most important, word-of-mouth must account for A LOT of game sales, the hype of your friends, co-workers talking about a game must be the reason for most of non-hardcore-gamers sales... I, for example, only bought Diablo 3 because all my co-workers wouldn't shut about getting it, even tho I was a hardcore gamer in the past, played Diablo and Diablo 2, I wouldn't buy if it wasn't for the hype... people are PISSED and EA is probably losing a ton of money because of it

I'm almost certain this DRM will ultimately cost them considerably more than piracy would take, it's perfect!

As we say in Brazil: Time comes and the whip hits your own ass!</comment>


Ask HN: Who's looking for employment? - <AUTHOR> It's the reverse of a "Who's hiring?" thread.  Since I'm currently looking for a job, I thought it might be helpful to get my name out there on HN.
If you're currently looking for work, post your name, the type of work you're looking for, and where you're looking for work.
I'll go first:
Andrew Dobrenko, I'm looking for python web development work,  I live in Washington DC and would like to work here. <comment><USER4> Great idea, but may I make a suggestion: can anybody who's looking for work make sure that they post contact information either in their response or on their HN profile? There are already several respondents on here that I would be interested in interviewing, but I don't want to clutter up the thread with "Hi! I'm interested in you" responses to each and every one.

<comment><USER5> And perhaps they should specify whether they're looking for full time work or freelance.

<comment><USER6> If they are a freelancer, this thread may be more appropriate: <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3412901>

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER7> I'm Charles. I'm looking for contract or fulltime. Local to San Francisco.

I run <http://jsonip.com> and created Helium CSS.

Been doing web development for 10+ years. Have a lot of experience doing full stack development with Python/Django, Node.js, and php a long time ago. Javascript is my main language these days.

Primarily have been focused on frontend development, so I know how to optimize the hell out of what's delivered to the browser. Very good at writing cross- browser code, though fortunately IE isn't as much of an issue these days.

I've done quite a bit of mobile-focused development using html5/css3 for multiple platforms. Have also done some work with Phonegap to publish apps on the Apple App Store.

I also like writing tools to help other developers do their jobs better.

You can contact me via email@example.com or @geuis on Twitter.

My github profile, <https://github.com/geuis>.

</comment><comment><USER6> This site may be helpful for the OP: <http://www.maxmasnick.com/guides/jobs/>

A fellow HNer compiled that list two weeks ago. It looks to be a fairly comprehensive listing of job listings. While it was compiled with employers in mind, it is also a good source for finding job listings that aren't your usual Monster/Dice/Stack Overflow. There are quite a few on that list which were new to me.

As a shameless plug, my email newsletter sends out weekly interviews with startups who are hiring developers, designers and product leads. You can find it here: <http://startupfrontier.com>

</comment><comment><USER8> SEEKING WORK: remote, NYC on-site possible

Hello!

I'm a Python hacker. I generally do web development. I'm always interested in new projects. Please feel free to peruse my GitHub: <https://github.com/maxcountryman>

As a web developer I can do fullstack implementations: frontend, backend, deployment, maintenance and so forth.

Please don't hesitate to email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER9> Remote RUBY ON RAILS developer

Hi, I'm a Ruby on Rails developer from Europe, Croatia. I'm looking for remote work. I do both front and back-end. Here's my github: <https://github.com/bsutic>

Feel free to contact me: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER10> Looking for: internship for summer 2012

I'm Tikhon Jelvis, a second-year EECS major at Berkeley.

In a perfect world, I'd love to do functional programming (preferably Haskell) for a small company either abroad or at least not in the Bay Area.

However, since we probably don't live in the best of all possible worlds, I'd love to talk to any company that fits even some of those requirements.

In my past internships, I have done both web-based work (primarily frontend but some backend stuff as well) and operations (monitoring servers and setting up continuous integration).

Email: email@example.com

Github: <http://github.com/TikhonJelvis>

Website: <http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~tikhon>

StackOverflow: <http://stackoverflow.com/users/286871/tikhon-jelvis>

StackOverflow Careers: <http://careers.stackoverflow.com/cv/publish/42139>

LinkedIn: <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tikhon-jelvis/24/237/750>

Résumé: <http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~tikhon/resume.pdf> (the résumé is a bit out of date, but I'll update it soon)

Hopefully that deluge of links isn't too overwhelming :) I'm just hoping to get everything anybody might be interested in.

</comment><comment><USER11> OP: You should probably add your own comment where you state what you're looking for. Your ad for employment kind of has an unfair advantage over everyone else who posts one.

That said, I think this is a good idea. The "Who is Hiring?" thread seems to be the same companies posting over and over. Here, those companies can pick out who they like and directly recruit them.

</comment><comment><USER12> This comment is off-topic, but should be helpful for the OP. If you don't upvote it, it'll sink to the bottom where it rightfully belongs (edit - <USER2> much for that...)

Hey johnwall, you're in a good city to be a python web developer. First off, you should check these two urls on a regular basis:

<http://www.indeed.com/q-python-l-Washington-DC-jobs.html>

<http://www.indeed.com/q-django-l-Washington-DC-jobs.html>

Second, here's a list of companies that are looking are have looked in the past for Python developers. The included links may not have a Python job posted anymore, but I recommend cold-calling/emailing each of them and see what happens. I'll leave obtaining the proper phone numbers / emails to you :)

National Geographic: <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/jobs/>

Discovery Channel: <http://careers.discovery.com/north-america>

Sunlight Foundation: <http://sunlightfoundation.com/>

The Washington Post: <http://washingtonpostmedia.com/careers/>

The Washington Times: <http://www.washingtontimes.com/>

Matrix Group: <http://www.matrixgroup.net/careers/>

White Oak Technologies: <http://www.woti.com/jobs.cfm>

Wiser Together: <https://www.wisertogether.com/>

Foreign Policy: <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/>

Bolster Labs: <http://bolsterlabs.com/>

New Organizing: <http://neworganizing.com/>

National Public Radio (NPR): <http://www.npr.org/about/careers/>

Library of Congress via CACI: <http://www.caci.com/>

Grab Networks: <http://www.grabnetworks.com/>

Blue Shift Local: <http://www.linkedin.com/company/blueshift-local-inc>

US News: <http://www.usnews.com/>

<comment><USER13> I'm from DC as well, but I'm currently in college and looking for an internship for this summer...you wouldn't happen to have any recommendations? I'm mainly a Ruby/Rails guy, but I can pick up anything...any help would be much appreciated.

<comment><USER14> We might be bringing on an intern or two at CustomInk. Great work environment, great office in Tysons. Reach out to me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're interested.

<comment><USER13> Just sent you an email. Thanks for reaching out!

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER15> Paul. From New Zealand originally, currently in Singapore but I'll move anywhere for an interesting opportunity.

The languages I know rather well are Clojure, Scala, Python, Javascript/Coffeescript, C++, SQL though I've worked with many more.

I've worked in finance, academia/research and publishing. Was the CTO (and pretty much sole developer) for a failed enterprise software startup (Scala/Python/Web).

After my first job I wrote a 3D game by myself: AI, graphics, sound engineering, modeling, procedural textures etc.

Have recently created a number of small, automated web-based businesses on GAE, but I'm hungry for a larger challenge.

I'm mathematically inclined, and my next gig will definitely utilise my machine learning skills.

</comment><comment><USER16> Thomas Macdonald, I live in France, but am British. I know C++ and C on Linux, Java, PHP, and JavaScript but I love learning new languages so have touched on Python, Clojure, bash, perl and even a bit of Brainfuck in my spare time.

I have a MSc in CS, with a focus on Operations Research since 2010.

I am looking for a small company, preferably in the US, but Europe works too, and I'll do backend web development, and/or optimisation software.

I would love to have the opportunity to learn a new skill, like Node or Ruby, but perfecting a current one would be fine too.

Also I speak flawless french.

My Linkedin profile is <http://www.linkedin.com/in/tommacdo>

</comment><comment><USER17> I live in Prague, have Bc. from IT at Economic school <http://kit.vse.cz>, so I have solid economic background. I started to study Masters(Cognitive Informatics, changed to Knowledge technology). I have variety of experiences from Java freelancing (play! framework), installing/customization of applications for customers based on their demands, data triplification(RDF), xml and general IT stuff... Now I want to focus on developing web and mobile applications. Looking for some remote freelancing or fulltime anywhere in the world :). Marek

</comment><comment><USER18> I'm not _really_ looking for work, but something sufficiently cool could convince me to leave academia. My experience is mostly numerical/parallel computation and Monte Carlo, lots of C++ and decent Python experience, with some electronics stuff for fun in my spare time. I'd be particularly interested in projects involving both hardware and software, since my original degree was in applied physics and think astrophysics is a bit too abstract. I'd really like to work on _building_ something (physical). For location, CA would be nice...

<comment><USER19> FYI, if you are looking for mind-blowing amounts of money and don't mind either Chicago or NY, your background is loved by folks in the financial industry.

<comment><USER18> Yeah... but I do mind NY. And I _really_ mind the financial industry... ;-)

</comment></comment></comment><comment> hippee-lee Hi, I'm Matt Hippely in Erie, CO (near (Denver/Boulder). This is my second career and I am a web programmer. (php/JavaScript/css/html). I have worked for several of the boutique web companies around Boulder doing things like: legacy bug fixes and enhancements to Zend applications, writing PHPUnit tests for an existing application, design and implement a customer catalog that can 1) be administered with a (simple) custom cms and also takes advantage of localStorage when users iOS device is offline. Other web stuff includes debugging cross brewer functionality and display issues. For database stuff I have always used MySql.

I have also done basic sys admin stuff - compiling ffmpeg for web and iOS optimized videos, integrating LibreOffice into an application for converting MS Office documents. I am comfortable on the command line and use emacs to edit most files.

I'm also open to remote but don't have any real experience on remote teams.

My previous career was in Biotechnology. I worked in the small molecule/drug discovery department of a large company and ran an LC-MS/MS instrument, collected data and compiled spreadsheets. That is where I learned about the power of automation with VBA to generate my run reports and set up my email releases to the team.

While at the large biotech company I did go back via night classes and get a second degree in comp sci; with regards to programming, I am self-taught.

</comment><comment><USER20> Okay I'll play. My name is Martin and I currently live in Denmark while working on (and make a living off of) my own projects. I recently got invited to stay with a friend in Hong Kong and I've absolutely fallen in love with the city. At this point I'm willing to let other people take care of my current projects and instead get a job so I can move to Hong Kong.

Background: Standard hacker-type story, no degree, some education but dropped out. Very motivated in general. My core skill is heavy back-end PHP development with a focus on speed optimization of both PHP, SQL and servers. As an example; recently I've been working on real time cache invalidation techniques so I can do caching without having stale data.

I participate heavily in the Nginx community and am one of the core supporters in #nginx on freenode when I'm not travelling. I blog from time to time about Nginx and PHP on <http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/>. My English is excellent but my Chinese non existent.

So if you have a PHP opening (or don't mind me having to (re)learn another language) in HK and can sponsor a visa then I'm your guy.

email: firstname.lastname@example.com

<comment><USER21> contact email@example.com. His startup just received funding and they are presently in HongKong.

Let Joel know I gave you his email.

</comment></comment><comment><USER22> Hi, Johnny Brown. Looking for Data analysis/visualization or web dev in NYC. Graduating with math degree in May.

Experience with webapps in Python and Ruby/Rails. Used Java at ICPC competition and professionally.

Experience with bioinformatics in Python. Know my way around Numpy and Matplotlib.

Email: email@example.com portfolio: <http://www.thejohnnybrown.com/?page_id=2>

</comment><comment><USER23> Hi, I'm Jeff.

I'd like to get into a job working with media, maybe writing to some degree (maybe your company produces in-house videos like KickStarter awesomely does? Or needs podcasts?)

I've five years of experience in journalism, producing a local TV news show. In the process of getting a two hour show ready for air every weekday, I wrote (news stories, teases, promos), filmed (news stories, promos), and edited others' written work/video. I was the guy responsible for everything on air and the station's website while I was on shift. If someone else didn't get their work done or messed up, it was my fault.

I attended college for computer science years ago, but ended up working in journalism instead. I may not be on your level, but I'm not a family member asking for help installing a printer, either.

If you'd like to get in contact, Jeffool at gmail is my "real" address, though I've got a more professional one at JwBridges at gmail, if you prefer.

Also, my account was created 1337 days ago today. Neato.

</comment><comment><USER24> Looking for: Internship, Summer 2012

Keywords: Desingineer, jQuery, PHP, mySQL, HTML5/CSS3, UI & UX Design, Prototyping, Front-End Dev

Name: Patrick Hannigan, 3rd Year Honours Computer Science, University of Waterloo, ON, CAN

Area: Anywhere outside of Waterloo, ON

Portfolio & CV: <http://www.patrickhannigan.com>

I've been freelancing for 6+ years designing and building website and applications from scratch. I have formal schooling with all kinds of fundamental CS concepts, and first hand experience with UI/UX design, workflows, prototyping, and building finished products. Passion lies with thoughtful product design and shipping products.

Expert with HTML/CSS, intermediate with javascript/jQuery & PHP. Get in touch to see my most recent personal projects - this is what I'm most excited about.

I've done the big company thing... I'd like to get an intern experience with a start-up outside of Waterloo, Ontario.

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER25> Looking for: Internship, summer 2012

Keywords: Python, Visualization, Numerical Analysis, Machine Learning

Name: Pratik Mallya, Graduate Student of CS @ UIUC.

Area: anywhere in contiguous US

Github: <https://github.com/pratikmallya>

Homepage: <https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mallya2/www/index.html>

Beginner, but I learn quickly. Interested in any work which requires creative and original thinking (and better if a lot of math as well :) . I'm a moderate level Python programmer, but I'm learning continuously. I'm familiar with visualization software such as VTK, ParaView etc. In my last internship, I rewrote a plugin for ParaView that allowed a visualization to be run on a laptop instead of a SGI Altix Supercomputer, and I did this in 2 weeks with no prior knowledge of ParaView or C++ (I do know C very well though)

contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER26> Quantitatively oriented programmer (python,R,perl,java,excel/VBA,bash,SQL,matlab,linux/freebsd sysadmin, whatever)

Seeking remote work or on site in NYC (will move for the right opportunity)

Experience with quantitative trading models, parsing (EDGAR filings, web), competitive pricing analytics for online retailing, dynamical systems modelling

email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER27> Looking for contract or fulltime. I'm willing to do remote but would prefer local. I'm in the San Francisco bay area, but could be coaxed to relocate for the right offer.

My main skills are in Perl and Matlab. I have experience in Java and C as well as embedded programming, and I've used smatterings of several other languages. I am currently studying iphone programming.

I have been working for oceanographers, and I would prefer to continue working in the sciences. If you are looking for someone who can take the data computer grunt work off your scientists then I am probably the person for the task. I probably know more about ocean optics than you might need, but if you are in the environmental or optical sciences, I probably have a lot less to catch up on than your average programmer.

My contact information is in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER28> Guess it can't hurt to try: Steve, finishing my PhD this semester, will be looking for employment. C programmer with an array of both professional and academic experience from low-level coding (microcontrollers, DSP, Linux kernel, real-time, audio), all the way up the stack to GUI, HTML5, Android development. Comfortable learning new programming languages. Recent work mostly consists of using Scientific Python for signal processing and machine learning (robotics applications). Also authoring a library for decentralized UDP communications with application in gesture-controlled audio systems. Big interest in doing more functional programming. Currently living in Montreal (Canadian), but more than willing to relocate to a major city in US or Europe. Please get in touch!

<comment><USER29> What's your contact info? Your e-mail address doesn't seem to be in your profile.

<comment><USER28> Weird, it definitely lists it on my profile settings. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll see if I can fix it. Anyways, in the meantime: <myHNusername>@gmail.com

Edit: I see, didn't realize I was supposed to put my contact info in the about box.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER30> James Brewer here. I'm a American citizen in my 2nd year of CS at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada.

Since I lack any professional experience, I don't yet know what it is I'm interested in. I like math and I feel that working with data would be a very satisfying challenge for me. I program in both Python (personally) and Java (mostly for my courses, although I've been using Java personally as of late), but I am open to learning whatever language your company uses.

I'm searching for a Summer 2012 internship and, if I have my way, I'll be taking one in the Bay Area. However, under the right circumstances, I'd be perfectly happy elsewhere. All I require is sunlight and warm weather (nice to have: beach).

If you think I might be a good fit at your company then drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER31> My name's Sebastian and I'm looking to expand my horizons and those around me (UK, London). I love systems thinking but am a web developer by trade. I particularly enjoy RESTful API design. My favourite language is Python, but day-to-day I code in PHP with sprinklings of Javascript. I also love the concepts in Haskell but as of today I find it very difficult to get my brain to work in that way. ;)

Action is an art and I draw on anything at my disposal to solve problems. I am brazen in learning new things and busy myself exploring all sorts of disciplines. I am interested in development, product design and management. This might scream "somebody that hasn't yet settled on one specialism" but what it really means is that I am an integrator.

<comment><USER32> Hey Sebastian. I'd be keen to have a chat if you are. My details are in my profile.

</comment></comment><comment><USER33> Looking for: Work in Berlin, Germany

Hi, I'm Kelsey, I am an Illustrator who is looking for work in Berlin, Germany. It would be important for someone to support a Visa for me whilst I'm there.

I can work in a variety of styles and perspectives, i.e isometric. I would like to create art for social games, movies, etc. I am trained in traditional illustration that can be used for children's books, advertisements, and whatever else you need done.

This is my portfolio: <http://www.taxidermyrobot.com> (It doesn't include my most recent work with iOS games and isometric art, NDAs...)

If you are interested in my work or know someone in Germany looking for an artist like me, please contact me: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER34> My name is Don. I'm looking for web development work using Ruby on Rails and JS/jQuery. I live in Atlanta, but I'm also interested in remote work.

I have a strong passion for developing web applications using Ruby on Rails, Javascript and jQuery and would love an opportunity to demonstrate my ability and to grow as a web developer. I've dabbled with Backbone and Ember and would relish the chance to learn more.

If you are interested to what I've been up to lately, please check out the following: \- GitHub - <http://github.com/strukturedkaos> \- Blog – <http://strukturedkaos.com>

You can contact me via email - email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER35> My name is Alex Zylman and I'm a senior studying Computer Engineering. I'm finishing up my last year in school and I'm looking for some remote contract work to wile away my free time. I interned for Google last summer and I've got significant web development experience in a variety of languages in both front end (CSS, Javascript/jQuery, Google Web Toolkit) and back end (PHP, SQL, Java, Python, Google App Engine).

You can see my LinkedIn profile at <http://www.linkedin.com/in/azylman>, my Github profile at <https://github.com/azylman>, and reach me at [azylman AT u.northwestern.edu]

<comment><USER36> Hey, I know you!

</comment></comment><comment><USER13> Hi, I'm Jesse Pollak, a freshmen majoring in Computer Science (minoring in Math) at Pomona College.

Looking for a technical summer internship (ideally with a startup) in NYC or Washington, DC.

Have the most experience with Ruby and Rails, but am willing to pick up anything (and learn very quickly). My LinkedIn can be found at <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jesse-pollak/2b/155/66a>, my code can be found at <http://github.com/jpollak92> and my latest project can be found at <http://5crideshare.com>.

You can reach me at jpollak92 [at] gmail

</comment><comment><USER37> Summary: Versatile IT employee; desire to be lazy drives the will to automate anything and everything. I'll consult, contract, or W-2 depending on the company, project and budget.

Doing: C, Objective-C, C++; Most recent projects on Mac OS X and iOS; Writing and supporting web APIs and their backends

Can do: System admin on Linux, OS X, Windows; C#; Database design and management

Can't do: Fast UI design- I have to evolve it over time; Politics

Location: Just east of Atlanta. I'll remote to any place on the planet, but will consider commuting locally. Compromise is available for distances that are not friendly to a daily commute.

Other: As a hobby/side project, exploring LLVM for creating next-generation developer tools.

<comment><USER38> Can you put your contact information in your profile?

<comment><USER37> I did not realize email wasn't public. There is now an email address in my 'About'.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER39> I get things done. In three years running the IT department for a trading firm: configured Cisco 6509s and 7600s, deployed dozens of servers, built a new intranet site, replaced an ancient Cisco IP telephony setup with Asterisk, improved risk monitoring tools, wrote performance monitoring tools, did budget forecasting, trained a new team, implemented black- and greybox algorithms, rewrote security policy, and managed staff at our Mumbai branch.

Degree in CS/Math. Canadian and Venezuelan passports, Greek passport soon (ah, bureaucracy!).

I'm available from Feb 1. Non-USA strongly preferred, especially Hong Kong, Melbourne, London, or Buenos Aires. firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER40> Hey, I'm Kevin.

I just got off of a 9-month contract where I was the lead front-end developer for <http://sdge.com> . While doing that, I built <http://favgoal.com> by myself.

I'm looking to work with cool people, building something meaningful and fun. I'm in the L.A. area willing to relocate to Silicon Valley.

My stack includes: Javascript, jQuery, jQuery UI, Django, Python, Linux

Resume : <http://kvnn.github.com/files/KevinRiggen-2012.pdf> <http://github.com/kvnn> firstname.lastname@example.com

Cheers!

</comment><comment><USER41> Hey, I'm Yedi and I'm graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute soon. I'm a full-stack web developer and I enjoy making systems and architectures for various web application. I've made websites using various frameworks/tools (mysql, less/css, html5, flask, bootstrap, apache's web server, amazon's ec2) I use python and javascript mainly now, but I have experience in php, java, c, c++, and I've started learning Clojure. Currently in Worcester Mass, and I'm looking for part time work/freelance work now, and potentially a job for when I graduate.

Contact: email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER42> Hi, I'm Eetu. I'm planning on graduating this summer and for that, I need to do a master's thesis. I'm looking for a company stable and curious enough to let me be focused on your given task for six months; while still being cool enough to hang around with for the next few years after my thesis gets done.

<http://eeko.iki.fi/~eeko/resume_en.pdf> has my current CV and the rest of my web-profiles (incl. Github) are shown at <http://about.me/eeko/>

I'm currently stationed in Southern-France and I'm much willing to relocate.

</comment><comment><USER43> My name is Henry and I'm a recent SF transplant, looking for a full time developer job in San Francisco. Started my programming career in SoCal on the Microsoft C#/ASP.NET/SQL Server stack, but realize that's not too popular up here. Expertise in CRM(mainly Microsoft Dynamics but also Salesforce.com and Saleslogix). Started a CRM programming blog and fell into freelancing/consulting for a couple small businesses for ~2 years. Moving on and interested in and in the process of picking up Python, machine learning and iOS development. Submitted first iOS app to app store this past friday(in review).

</comment><comment><USER44> I'm Martin, and I'm a Scottish-based FREELANCE TECHNICAL AUTHOR who can also do website copy.

I'm looking for any kind of remote writing contract.

I can document software from scratch, but I'm also great at taking your existing documentation and... shrinking it while adding clarity.

Many of my clients have English as a second language. They use me for post- translation localisation - in other words, they draft their documentation or website, and I fix the English so it looks as if it's come from a native speaker.

Here's my website: <http://www.documentationdoctor.com/>

Cheers Martin firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER45> Peter Willis. Live in Washington, DC.

Looking for work as a Linux systems admin/engineer, C/Perl/Python/Php programmer, or Infosec analyst/pentester. Contract or full time. Experience in large-scale web companies, open source development and working through the pains of corporate red tape. I love weird problems, working with low-level or backend stuff, and closing obscure security holes. My tech hobbies are coding something fun like prototypes of different distributed network topologies or tools for managing enterprise networks of tens of thousands of machines.

<my username> at yahoo, for resume and code samples

<comment><USER46> Hey Peter, we're looking for a Sys Admin at Addepar (www.careers.addepar.com), but located in Mountain View. Are you interested in relocating at all?

<comment><USER45> I'm open to relocating for the right opportunity. My main focus is on finding something i'm interested in/passionate about. Also open to remote work.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER47> SEEKING WORK: remote, London on-site possible I'm a Django developer with several years of experience in web development. Take a look at my website <http://www.marcofucci.com/> or feel free to browse my GitHub profile: <https://github.com/marcofucci/> I released the iPhone game "Hold on Jack" a few weeks ago: <http://itunes.apple.com/app/hold-on-jack/id455667256>

E-mail: info at marcofucci dot com

</comment><comment><USER48> I'm Susan Stewart...

Looking for part-time work to supplement my income while I launch a project of my own.

Remote/anywhere or on-site/Indianapolis

I've got 8 years experience as a Drupal dev and Drupal trainer, and am a co- author of The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7.

Lately I've become interested in Python web development with Pyramid. My own project is being built this way, so I'm coming up to speed fast.

My other strength is community geekery -- I've done some speaking on things like hacker culture, creating a thriving developer community, and motivating users. Until recently, I worked as a Community Manager over at Stack Exchange/Stack Overflow.

</comment><comment><USER49> My name is Mark Xie and I'm studying CS at Wash. U St. Louis

I'm looking for an internship or full-time position (willing to skip this whole school thing if the opportunity is big enough).

Primary strengths: PHP, Java, Objective-C Currently located in Menlo Park and interviewing aggressively.

Things I like: Hard problems Sharp people Disrupting broken industries. Generating music using evolutionary algorithms (I'm like Mozart with Eclipse...according to my mom)

My GitHub profile: <http://github.com/eminaz> My cell (call anytime): 314-933-0293 My email: qdmark at gmail

</comment><comment><USER50> Hey, I'm a self-taught engineer. Started programming at at 13, currently 21. My portfolio is online at cjroth.com. I created a cloud-based Desktop last year (Deskbear.com) and a university classifieds network (WolfExchange.com) that's expanding all over the country.

I'm big into UX design but I also enjoy back-end development and database architecture. I'm in Raleigh but would like to move to SF, NYC, or work remotely. I'm seeking a full time position where I can learn from the best of the best and expand my career.

Let me help you make your company even more awesome.

</comment><comment><USER51> Jeff Crow. Looking for an internship in the Bay area this summer. Currently in grad school doing HCI, have a good amount of experience with academic projects, looking for real-world industry experience.

Lots of experience in UX, including mockups and user testing. However, also experienced in app development, including JS/jQuery, PHP and Python.

Looking to do any sort of work listed above (or not listed, if it's interesting) for the summer in SF or the valley.

CV available at <http://jeffreycrow.com>, or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER52> Hey I'm Corey Alexander. I am a Sophmore, Computer Science, Software Engineering and Mathematics triple major at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.

I am looking for a summer internship in a programming field. I have experience working with web technologies as well and Android development but can learn quick and am open to trying anything. I would be willing to work and live in basically any city in the US but some of my favorites would be the Bay Area, New York, Boston or Chicago!

email me at coreyja at gmail.com if you want to talk to me. Thanks everybody!

</comment><comment><USER53> Hello! Great topic! Roberto Civille Rodrigues, entrepreneur and self-taught programmer.

Started web development in php, mysql, javascript/jquery, then dropped out of computer engineering at university of São Paulo and jumped on Google App Engine (Python).

I'm looking for freelance/part-time job to support me while I'm starting my O2O startup.

We'll probably be perfect for each other if you are looking for a very dedicated Python GAE programmer with good jquery skills but only need remote work, no more than 20h/week.

Thank for the attention :) I'm easily reachable, just contact me!

site/gmail/skype: roberto.cr

</comment><comment><USER54> Clinton Judy. I have several years of experience with Ruby on Rails, EventMachine, Arduinos/embedded programming, databases (including SQL, NoSQL, and key-value stores), information architecture, user interaction design, information visualization (especially experiments with Protovis/D3.js), project management, and software estimation. You can read my resume here:

<http://judy.github.com>

I live in State College, PA, and I would like to work here, but I'm comfortable with telecommuting positions.

</comment><comment><USER55> I'm Praveen. 21 years old, studying Math & Physics at Cornell, originally from New Delhi. Looking for internships in the summer. Also open to full time positions; currently on an F-1 visa.

I'm good at Java and familiar with C. Currently learning Ruby on Rails, starting to like playing with web frameworks a lot. Very quick learner and mathematically inclined. I'm open to all interesting ideas. Email me either at firstname.lastname@example.com or the address in my profile.

<https://github.com/pravnar>

</comment><comment><USER56> Navarr Barnier, I'm looking for web development work - primarily using PHP, but given time and opportunity I can pick up other tools. I'm a sophomore at Bowling Green State University where I've taken many Computer Science classes that have given me information but not challenge. I currently live in Bowling Green, OH with a permanent residence in Spring, TX. I'm willing to work anywhere provided ample assistance, and am willing to telecommute.

<http://navarr.me/resume/>

</comment><comment><USER57> I'm Dylan, I'm a college Sophomore working towards a Comp. Sci degree.

I'd love a summer internship working at (ideally) a fun, fast-paced startup, but am open to any other possibilities.

Based in Massachusetts but would love to escape for a summer; spent Summer 2011 in Palo Alto working with a team of 3 on an awesome project, and had a blast.

My recent jobs have been Javascript-focused, but I'm a quick learner. Extensive front-end web dev experience, as well as various dabblings in Python, PHP, etc, and most recently taking a shot at learning RoR.

me@[my username].com

</comment><comment><USER58> Tony Shepps - <USER3>

I do EVERYTHING: web design, web development, system administration, marketing and more.I'm an "extreme generalist" for cheap startups with broad needs.

1985 BSCS, followed by serious systems programming and software engineering

1990 Founded what is today the net's oldest community - see cellar.org

1991 Offered Philly its first Usenet+email access

1992 Converted to sysadmin

1995 Sysadminning on the net

1997 PHP development

2000 Founded first startup, web dev team

2002 Converted that to personal consultancy

2007 Enterprise Linux sysadminning

2010 Designing beautiful, SEO-friendly microsites for small biz

Affordable - honest - good-natured - will not tolerate bad coffee

</comment><comment><USER59> UK - Hampshire. Python, django. Had a career in many areas of IT but not development for a long time. Want to get back to it - there are just too many new toys to play with! Developed <http://www.jobsmanifesto.com> (a work still in progress) and am looking for what will necessarily be a junior-level opportunity to get back into building things. Email address - replace the 'z' in my nickname with 'ley' and I'm at hotmail.com

</comment><comment><USER60> Perl, remote, Asperger's. Give me your hardest data / db / sysadmin / web problem or project. If I accept it, I will give you correct, beautiful code that anyone can maintain.

If you can't explain the problem in a sentence or two, it's not ready to be solved. If you need a conference call to sort it out, solve that problem first. Please be just one person, not a hierarchical collective. Allow enough time and budget for a correct solution. If you need to ask my hourly rate, you can't afford it :)

<comment><USER61> >If you need to ask my hourly rate, you can't afford it :)

Sorry, but what does that even mean?

<comment><USER60> I'm talking about the recruiters and corporate people who are looking for someone who charges, e.g., "no more than $100 an hour." What does that mean if the problem is never solved correctly? That at least they got a bargain?

To me, an important problem is one where the lack of a solution is the big cost.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER62> Laura G, I am looking for a position in the following industries: marketing (content marketing manager, social media) or an artist representative opportunity in NYC. I have a website, Artmeme, which is a community for emerging to mid-career visual artists focusing on professional development here: <http://artme.me/> and you can contact me: laura (at) artme (dot) me. I am looking for a full time position.

</comment><comment><USER63> Hi, I'm Anna, currently based in Berlin but happy to relocate for a cool gig/project. Background in Design, Branding and Product Management; have just spent the last four years bootstrapping my own projects (sadly without achieving fame and/or fortune). Not a developer myself, but comfortable working in a tech- and data-driven context. More info and contact details: <http://annarojahn.com/>

</comment><comment><USER64> My name's Joe and I'm looking for full time iOS development work in NYC. I've interviewed at a couple places and that's gone well, but I'm not really too fond of any of them. I'm definitely a hard worker and like working on interesting problems to solve. I've done freelance and consulting and worked full-time at a web filtering company. You can find out more about me at <http://fabisevi.ch>.

</comment><comment><USER54> Clinton Judy. I have several years of experience with Ruby on Rails, EventMachine, Arduinos/embedded programming, databases (including SQL, NoSQL, and key-value stores), information architecture, user interaction design, information visualization (especially experiments with Protovis/D3.js), project management, and software estimation. You can read my resume here:

<http://judy.github.com>

</comment><comment><USER65> Hello. I'm a sophomore at Williams College majoring in computer science. I'm looking for an internship where I'd be forced to learn a lot(in any type of work as long as it's challenging), and I'm willing to work anywhere, although the east coast would be easier. I'm self taught in Python, C, and currently working on Haskell, with experience with Java and a bunch of assembly languages. contact nehemiahap at gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER66> I'm looking to join a team that love software and creating beautiful products. I know a bunch of languages but my top 3 are C++/python/javascript. Although I would consider working elsewhere, I am really focused on staying in Boston, MA. I've worked on a bunch of interesting projects, please take a look at my linkedin profile (<http://goo.gl/5hTHi>) for details.

</comment><comment><USER67> Hi, I'm Joshua M. Clulow. Always looking for exciting software dev and UNIX opportunities. I currently contribute to illumos, the opensource fork of Solaris, which I would love to do professionally! I'm also experimenting with node.js for systems programming tasks. Have been doing UNIX and software work for 7+ years at a University and in the private sector.

Reside in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Keen to work remotely.

</comment><comment><USER68> Looking for: contract work in London until late May/early June.

Briefly: skilled with Ruby (Sinatra, limited Rails), Scheme, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and CoffeeScript (latter two only limited experience); previous experience mainly at hack-days and with personal projects.

Full list of experience and skills at <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3060598/resume.pdf>

Contact me: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER69> Just graduated with a business mathematics & informatics degree. Know C/C++/Java/Ruby/Python/Scala. Mostly looking for something challenging, like an entry level datamining position. Looking for something in the Netherlands, near Amsterdam or Alkmaar would be nice. I already have a few interviews coming up, so I don't expect to be unemployed long. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER70> Charles, Python-lover, knows Django, jQuery, AppEngine, Linux; looking for a full-time position in Europe or in the US. I'm French and am living in San Francisco (and really enjoying it). I love learning and can do it extremely rapidly.

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com <http://www.d3in.org/> <https://github.com/charlax>

</comment><comment><USER71> Lauren Proctor, NYC (but open to anywhere), laurenproctor32@gmail.

Not a professional coder (yet), but I do digital marketing for startups.

Have done work for l2thinktank.com, 20x200.com, halogenmediagroup.com and many more. If you want help marketing your project or startup I'd love to talk. Specialties include branded content (blog, white papers, ebooks, etc) digital strategy, email marketing, social media, etc.

</comment><comment><USER72> I am looking for programming work, preferably in any of C, JavaScript, Python, PHP, or Lua. I'm graduating with a Masters in CS in May, and I'm looking for something that starts in May or June.

Quick resume:

* Professional experience (2 yrs combined) in C#/.NET, JavaScript, Objective-C/Cocoa, and PHP.

* Side-project experience in JavaScript, Lua, PHP, and Python.

* Recent classroom project experience in C, Java, Verilog.

I'm willing to relocate within the Western US.

</comment><comment><USER73> Phil Jones, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Looking for freelance/remote/onsite Bristol area.

I'm a web developer guy, doing ASP.NET MVC (Not WebForms), C#, SQL Server and RavenDB. I'm good with the full web stack. I can also turn PSD designs into beautiful HTML/CSS/jQuery functioning websites. I'm a fan of clean, simple code and not the traditional N+1 layers of abstractions people associate with .NET developers.

</comment><comment><USER74> I'm Josh: just moved to Stockholm and looking for a job!

Background: highly technical skills as well as business. Degree in IT and recently completed MBA. However, I am _NOT_ a typical MBA.

I can code and am currently learning Python and Ruby. I would love a position in development, product ownership, management, or any combination thereof! I'm pretty flexible with my career choices right now.

<comment><USER75> You should take a look at Klarna.

Not really a small startup anymore, but a pretty cool place. I used to work there but quit because of a long commute and being unable to relocate.

<https://klarna.com/en/about-us/work-at-klarna>

<comment><USER74> I've tried about 5 different positions there but keep getting rejected. Not sure why they don't like my profile :(

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER76> Hi,

Looking for remote or on-site London/SE-England, freelance or permanent.

Experienced in embedded, server, web and desktop code design development; mainly in C/C#/Javscript, although always willing to learn more...

Enjoy working on anything interesting and technically challenging! See github for a couple of examples: <https://github.com/chrisdunelm>

Contact via profile

<comment><USER77> Have you developed any Windows desktop apps?

</comment></comment><comment><USER78> Vinny A, currently looking for Java/Javascript/CSS/PHP/Python work. I'm located in Naperville IL (western suburb of Chicago) but I would also be interested in remote work.

My GitHub profile is at <https://github.com/teamaqua> . If you need to get in touch with me, you can send a PM using the GitHub private message system.

<comment><USER78> Additional info: I recently graduated with a Finance bachelors with a high GPA and multiple awards, and I have experience with working on Google & Twitter apis.

</comment></comment><comment><USER79> Anyone need system administration help? I'm Ivan, I live in Bulgaria, my powers are in Linux system administration (RHs, Debians), MySQL, SQLite, Apache, nginx, mail systems, web apps on PHP, Python, Java... Better ask me :) Find my profile on LinkedIn: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivandonkov>

</comment><comment><USER80> I'm Will Pillar, I'm in the UK and I'm a PHP/Ruby/Java/C++ developer looking for web development work anywhere, remote or on-site.

<comment><USER81> Hi Will,

Drop me a email on duxy786 at hotmail dot com

Thanks.

</comment></comment><comment><USER82> Phoenix area. Seeking FT work.

I'm a systems administrator who would like branching out into dev or devops work. I have experience with many different kinds of computers/OSes/languages and good troubleshooting skills. Familiarity with languages as diverse as Perl, C, 86HC11 asm, AutoLisp, & Japanese. I also know a lot about glass cutting & tempering.

Email in profile.

</comment><comment><USER83> Name: Andrea

Looking for: Junior front-end position or paid internship

Located in: Seattle,WA

Skills: HTML/CSS (expert) PHP/MySQL(beginner/intermediate) JavaScript/jQuery(beginner/intermediate) ROR (beginner) Git (beginner)

Portfolio: <http://www.salkey.com> (older work some links may be dead with clients moving stuff around for recent stuff contact me.)

Contact:email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER84> Based in Spain and looking for remote contract work. Ruby & Javascript hacker. I love develop simple solutions to company problems. Experience with Ruby on Rails/Sinatra/Padrino on the Ruby side and jQuery, Backbone.js and Raphael.js on the javascript side.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Github: filipeamoreira.com Twitter: @filipeamoreira

</comment><comment><USER85> Hi, I'm Jonathan Cohen.

I'm an experienced technical and marketing writer, looking for full-time (or permanent part-time) work.

I know FrameMaker, Acrobat, RoboHelp, Microsoft Office, how to tweak HTML by hand, and all of the social media/blogging platforms.

I'm in Toronto, and looking for a position there or to work virtually -- I've worked from home more or less the past five years.

Thanks!

</comment><comment><USER86> Looking for co-op for summer 2012 in Toronto (with the possibility on staying on full time after). Develop primarily with PHP using MVC frameworks (along with typical front end stuff, jQuery, CSS, etc). Willing to learn Ruby. Dipped my feet in the water with mobile development (android/iOS).

Twitter: @mbrzuzy or email is in my profile

<comment><USER87> The email field on your profile is not visible to others.

<comment><USER86> Ah, thanks for the heads up :P

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER88> Lauri Liimatta. Finnish web designer living in The Netherlands. Looking for web design projects (Responsive/adaptive design projects are especially welcome). I'm also expert at XHTML/CSS/WordPress.

Portfolio, testimonials and contact info can be found at <http://lauriliimatta.com>

<comment><USER89> Check your mail :)

</comment></comment><comment><USER90> Brent Ritterbeck; financial engineering background; currently working as an interest rate risk analyst in Cleveland; willing to move to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, or Los Angeles; would love to work for a company developing new risk management software as the current options are less than desirable

</comment><comment><USER91> I haven't actually started looking as such yet, but this can't hurt:

Sometime after August I'd like a job in Silicon Valley. H1B, since I'm from the UK. I have varying amounts of experience with C/C++, Perl, Python, Actionscript and a smattering of other languages. I'm a quick learner, and mathematically inclined.

</comment><comment><USER92> Okay, why not. :)

I've recently left grad school (mathematics) and been looking for an intern or junior position in the tech industry. I'm proficient with Python and somewhat skilled with C. Ideally, I'd like to be using my math skills on the job.

I'm open to relocation anywhere in the country. My contact info is in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER93> Andy

New grad: M.S. Computer Engineering

Looking to work in San Francisco, Boston, or Washington D.C.

Interested in Python backend stuff.

Check out my github: <http://github.com/anrope>

Featuring:

\- Twitter/flickr mashup (python/twisted/NLTK/jQuery)

\- Particle swarm optimization sudoku solver (python/pyQT4)

\- Sports schedule scraper (python/BeautifulSoup/requests)

Contact me by my HN username on gmail.

</comment><comment><USER94> Hola! My name is Bayard Randel; situated in Dunedin New Zealand, but looking for remote work using JavaScript (Backbone/Node), Java and/or Ruby (or anything really - I like learning new things!).

Enjoy both frontend and backend work. Experience in health informatics, particularly clinical decision support.

email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER95> I'm Saku, student and self-taught iOS/Ruby on Rails developer and 3D graphics programmer looking for a summer job July-September this year. I live near London, but I'm willing to travel if you help with a visa. (I speak decent German and a little bit of French, willing to learn more.)

<comment><USER96> Hi - I'd like to chat about London-based summer work we could potentially offer, but I can't find any contact information for you.

Drop me details - firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment></comment><comment><USER97> I'm looking for a new opportunity, in marketing/business development. I have a lot of startup experience, and a bunch of good connections, and know how to get things done. I'm looking in NYC, but I'm open to (and able to legally live/work in) Europe, remote, etc.

</comment><comment><USER98> David: Nice, France / Zurich, Switzerland / Remote

I can design but I'm more at home with back-end technologies such as: .NET C# + SQL Server, Javascript/NodeJS + Riak.

I will take anything from a simple wire frame and turn it into a fully- functioning product, and I'm not too expensive.

</comment><comment><USER99> Jeffrey Lake, London UK, looking for developer internship in or around London to start a different career after a break.

currently studying for OCJP and building projects in Ruby on Rails to develop a portfolio on github.

* 3 years accounting and finance experience (with ACCA)

* 2:1 BSc Computer Science

</comment><comment><USER100> hey there, it's Lele from Italy and I'm 28.

Looking for remote, continous cohoperation at first and full-time onwards.

I'm a 7+ yrs senior sysadmin really passionate about almost anything related to: \- linux sysadmin tasks (mail, DB, backup, networking and so on) \- NodeJS development .. still learning, but already have lots of "secret" active projects :)

My competencies are: \- senior linux sysadmin \- senior networking / security experience \- good to senior knowledge of Win* && Mac* sysadmin tasks \- noob to good knowledge of JS (nodeJS), Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, shellscripting

..as a side note I'm also passionate about CG (blender fan here), Arduino related projects, RPG and gaming industry.

drop me an e-mail at lele [at] amicofigo [dot] com

</comment><comment><USER101> My name is Joseph De Wolk, I work in social entrepreneurship and I will live anywhere for the right job.

<http://about.me/josdewolk>

Thanks Andrew for starting the thread, it's an interesting experiment.

</comment><comment><USER102> Stanford MCS grad, Python/Java/C++ hacker, experienced with Django, Android. Willing to learn X. Recently completed work on a preinstall app for a major provider which may be run on millions of handsets.

Message me for linkedin info.

</comment><comment><USER103> Wylie Conlon, 19, looking for an internship doing front-end web development.

I like to focus on UX and interface design. User-focused startups like Path interest me. I really like Javascript, but I have experience with the whole stack.

</comment><comment><USER104> looking for an internship for summer 2012:

I'm Binny zunpick, I am in Jerusalem College of Technology, majoring in CS.

I've been programming since 14, building websites since 15, and havn't stopped working for a second.

I am proficient in php/mysql, but I am learning Ruby on Rails. email: <http://email@example.com>

github: <http://github.com/bzupnick>

portfolio site: <http://bzupnick.com>

linkedin: <http://il.linkedin.com/pub/binny-zupnick/23/598/297>

</comment><comment> mike-cardwell Looking for LAMP(Perl)/Web development/sysadmin work. I'm based in Nottingham England. More info about what I can do and have done here: <https://grepular.com/me/>

</comment><comment><USER105> My name is Retset Tnuocca and I'm looking for a Ruby on Rails job, I live in Morocco/France and I would like to work in any french speaking areas of the world (Morocco, France, Canada, Belgium) and Amsterdam :)

</comment><comment><USER106> Craig Felton

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* Currently a junior Software Engineer at Rochester Institute of Technology.

* Looking for an internship either starting mid March (Spring) or late May (Summer) 2012.

* Proficient at Java, though I have experience in many areas (javascript, php, c++, asm).

\</comment><comment></comment><comment>

PM for further info.

</comment><comment><USER107> I mostly work in Python/PHP/SQL. I also know Java and C++. Learning Ruby on Rails. Currently in Ottawa but looking to move to Toronto. Would be open to other cities in Canada if there was a good offer.

firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER108> Hi I'm a freelance iOS developer in San Francisco. I can provide 40+ hrs/week. You can learn more about me at <http://casselmanconsulting.com>.

</comment><comment><USER109> Hi, I'm Jordan Stephens. Front-end and Ruby developer, and soon-to-be (May) CS grad. Looking particularly in NY or SF. <http://jordanstephens.net>

</comment><comment><USER110> Looking for remote work. C#, Azure, Mvc, Javascript <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-zolnjan/b/b62/816>

</comment><comment><USER111> Remote only.

Golang, python, objective-c, full web stack. Always looking for gigs of any kind. 20+ years of experience doing front-end, back-end, database design and lately mobile apps for the enterprise.

Email in profile.

</comment><comment><USER112> Looking for : job in Canada. I'm Yash, looking for a full time gig. VB.NET / C# / C-Unix Developer - Desktop/Server applications. Currently working in US, want to relocate to Canada.

</comment><comment><USER113> I'm looking for PHP/JavaScript/Any thing web related in Jo'burg, South Africa. Will work remote :-) I have a masters in Comp Sci and 5+ years experience.

Contact me on jrgns.net

</comment><comment><USER114> Mike Cohen, moving to San Francisco in early February. Looking for Mac or iOS Objective C/C++ work.

<http://mcohen.me/>

</comment><comment><USER115> Daniel, proficient in most programming paradigms and unices, would love to work with Haskell development in the area around Kalmar, Sweden.

</comment><comment><USER116> Michael, PHP/JS/MySQL/MongoDB backend and frontend developer. Lives in Northwest Arkansas, would like to stay here but will do remote work.

</comment><comment><USER117> Dan, 25, Berlin. Python, Java, Linux (Bash). I like web apps, writing spiders, and data mining. Happy anywhere in Europe or Australia.

<comment><USER118> We'd love to talk! <http://www.gidsy.com/jobs>

</comment></comment><comment><USER119> I'm Aniket Pant and I am looking for some Codeigniter related development work. I live in Goa but I would be ready for remote work.

</comment><comment><USER120> 22, Finance major CS minor May grad, Python/SQL whiz, looking to move to SF.

Still working on my portfolio but hope to move out by summertime.

</comment><comment><USER104> I'm Binny Zupnick, 17, in college, <http://bzupnick.com>

</comment><comment><USER121> firstname.lastname@example.com - I'm looking for a full time gig in Perth (Australia). Most of my experience is with web stuff (Python/Django) and test automation (Python). I'm currently located in Christchuch, New Zealand and I'll be in Perth from February 16.

</comment><comment><USER122> dmn001 at gmail, seeking remote or London UK

looking for web scraping / data extraction projects, math finance, machine learning, databases or AI related, general hacking or perl coding, website building/testing. proficient in perl, matlab, C and R.

</comment><comment><USER123> I'm Lewis Flude. 19, in London. Ruby wizard. Python chef. I like making web apps.

<comment><USER124> contact info?

<comment><USER125> Contact info ninja

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER126> I have a couple of hours work for someone, PSD to HTML5/CSS3, email in profile.

</comment><comment><USER127> Ashutosh 24 Bangalore.I can work anywhere.Python /Javascript /Java developer.

</comment><comment><USER128> firstname.lastname@example.com, Looking for remote job opportunities or relocation if possible.

Vlada, 25 year old, Serbia. Currently working as as Java/PHP/JavaScript developer.

javascript | spring | hibernate | symfony2 | java

</comment><comment><USER129> C++/Linux, Looking for onsite in NYC/NJ. I am on H1B visa.

</comment><comment><USER130> Fred Grott, I'm looking for android application development work either as remote or telecommute as right now I am in the greater Chicago land area. Hopefully as I get more projects I will be expanding into iPhone application development.

My G+ profile inks to everything you might want to view/review..linkedin , github, etc:

<https://plus.google.com/u/0/114301140286672625486/about>

MY G+ profile has an email link so anything you send I will get right away.</comment>


Show HN: My first indie project - Annotate - <AUTHOR> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.annotate.image <comment><USER2> This is cool, I installed and gave it a try. If I can offer some unsolicited feedback:

This opens up directly to recent images, this is somewhat unintuitive and jarring- I wasn't sure I was in your app to get started, and didn't realize immediately I needed to select a photo.

I used one of your promo codes, thanks for this. I found the blur feature to be the most useful, I'd suggest making the free version of the app allow you to experiment with this feature. Maybe have the free version watermark images? Or limit the number of images you can save.

A walkthrough/intro screen to get started would go a long way.

Anyways, cool project, thanks for sharing

<comment><AUTHOR> Thank you so much for taking the time to provide feedback, I really appreciate it!

> This opens up directly to recent images, this is somewhat unintuitive and > jarring

The reason I did this was because I wanted the users to be able to start annotating images as quickly as possible. I do see value in having some kind of walkthrough/on-boarding the first time they open the app to explain this behavior. Thanks for pointing this out.

> I'd suggest making the free version of the app allow you to experiment with > this feature

I solved this problem by letting you use all the pro features in the upgrade popup. Here is an example - [https://imgur.com/a/Kmxjm4d](https://imgur.com/a/Kmxjm4d)

<comment><USER3> I nearly emailed you with just about the same feedback about how the app opens and one's surprised by being in the gallery. I get your point about wanting users to start right away. And now that I am used to your app, I am glad how quickly I get to the photos. Perhaps even a quick toast at least could say : pick a photo to start?

<comment><AUTHOR> > Perhaps even a quick toast at least could say : pick a photo to start?

I like this suggestion. I added this toast and you should see it in the next release (probably tomorrow). Thanks for your feedback :)

<comment><AUTHOR> Your suggestion made it to the latest update. Thanks once again!

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><AUTHOR> Here are a few promo codes for the full version :)

072XBP87NQQB9TDFUMKJQGW

3M5XYYA45FVWHHRZJ6U60NM

7Y7PYKWBD0PCEX7BTK6LESA

RUY3F3XCRGFPJBZRB5FFJ2Q

GE7VDF38YKDS0G6BSFD3LA5

XD1PN64EVNY09ZXU82PUHJN

YHS0YGNEB3M5MZYUW4F60WZ

EHZVLEW4D663U64T7R3V768

QYWRY68DWRGG1QP140EC9UJ

E014H189UDH6VJHHVPSHH2S

<comment><USER4> That's quite generous

</comment></comment><comment><AUTHOR> Intro Video - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxvy1YZLClU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxvy1YZLClU)</comment>


Energy Ball: Wind turbine for home use - <AUTHOR> http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/03/energy-ball-by-home-energy/ <comment><USER2> It would be nice to have the option to buy a small wind turbine for your house. I wonder if this would help drive residential solar prices down.

Another interesting wind power solution: <http://www.magenn.com/>

<comment><USER3> _It would be nice to have the option to buy a small wind turbine for your house._

There are small wind turbines available. One has the option. However, why would one choose to excercise it?

 _I wonder if this would help drive residential solar prices down._

How could it do that?

<comment><USER2> How would wind turbines for the home or office drive down solar prices? Competition in the market place for alternative sources of energy perhaps?

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER3> <http://www.wind-works.org/articles/RoofTopMounting.html>

_Mounting wind turbines--of any kind--on a building is a very bad idea. I've yet to see an application where this has worked or will likely work. In short, rooftop turbines will not do what their promoters claim and often will cause their owners no end of grief._

[http://www.wind- works.org/articles/VentilatorsandSquirrelsin...](http://www.wind- works.org/articles/VentilatorsandSquirrelsinaCage%20.html)

 _Like ducted turbines, a perennial favorite of hucksters and charlatans is, for lack of a better word, squirrel cage rotors. Many are nothing more than roof-top ventilators repackaged as "wind turbines". As ventilators, they work fine. It's when someone tries to couple them to a generator that they quickly learn why wind turbines use two or three slender, airfoil-shaped blades. Most hucksters, however, never progress that far. They never build actual wind turbines, and perchance that they do, they never measure the "wind turbine's" performance. Of course, they wildly exaggerate the potential of these breathtaking new inventions.

Doug Selsam, himself an inventor, has tried to understand why consumers--and the news media--are so gullible. His explanation: ventilators and squirrel- cage rotors are easy to understand, modern wind turbines much less so. After all, a roof-top ventilator with its entire swept area covered with blades looks like it will capture more wind than a modern wind turbine with only a few blades, some with--unbelievably--only one.

In a 2002 internet scam, a company peddling ventilators as "wind turbines" claimed their product would produce nearly five times more electricity than a conventional wind turbine of the same size. Naturally, for this "superior" performance they would charge 2-3 times more than for a real wind turbine. The company asserted that they were "thinking outside the box," a catchphrase of 1990s management gurus. They certainly were. They were not even close to the box. They were on another planet where the laws of physics don't apply._</comment>