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Paul_Dessert

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About Paul_Dessert

Currently I work as a front end web developer and dseiner at Motorola Solutions. In the past, I've worked at Airbus Defense and Space, several start-ups and a casino. In my spare time I build my own products and tools.

www.pauldessert.com

Recent public activity

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    Ask HN: Finding nonprofits that need help

    I want to volunteer some of my time as a Web developer to a nonprofit that helps kids. Is there a place you've found that connects volunteers and nonprofit organizations? I tried a…

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    Comment #18252419

    That's a good idea! Good luck :)

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    Comment #18252158

    I made a similar tool. It just uses user input data. It gives you a good snapshot of the cost of a meeting, but doesn't go as deep as OP's tool. https://www.resumebeacon.com/planni…

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    Comment #18020247

    Exactly. This doesn't necessarily mean these companies advertised the job to one gender. It simply means the ad was targeted at a specific gender. For all we know, the companies sp…

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    Comment #17659830

    Do you live in Foresthill? I'm not too far away in shingle springs.

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    Comment #16173831

    That does not say, "0% of non-white non-males were hired for an entry-level position".

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    Comment #16173743

    Where does the article say this, "Prior to the author of this article conducting her live experiment, 0% of non-white non-males were hired for an entry-level position"? She's femal…

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    Comment #16173270

    Read this paragraph: "Finally, I suggested that if we reached the final round of hiring without any viable women or minorities in the selection pool, we should take this as an indi…

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    Comment #16173183

    A troll? The author is a hypocrite and I'm calling her out. The words above came directly from her article. And yes, I did read the entire thing. If you don't see anything wrong wi…

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    Comment #16171439

    "I had expressed dismay before at our hiring practices. It seemed that whenever we had our monthly engineering all-hands meeting, the new hire announcements featured three more you…

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    Learn how to convert more users to paying customers

    I’ve been working as a web developer, growth hacker, internet marketer, UX expert (the titles are endless) for over 20 years. Basically, I help grow internet businesses. I do this,…

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    Comment #14149327

    I met Carlos about 15 years ago while I was in school. He helped me with a project I was working on. Very helpful and friendly guy! I also remember going to lunch with him as he wa…

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    Comment #13081907

    This is a tool I've been working on for a while. It constantly scans Amazon and finds the best open-box deals. Products are 30% - 95% off. Most of the items have damaged packaging …

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    Comment #10757177

    Absolutely. I got one a couple of weeks ago. It asked me to design some API and other arbitrary garbage. Obviously an auto response. They also had the nerve to "cap" it at 10 hours…

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    Show HN: Find the best open box deals on Amazon

    Hey everyone. I've been working on this in my spare time. It's a site that displays some of the best open box deals on Amazon. All the items are sold by Amazon Warehouse Deals, so …

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    Comment #10136481

    Also want to mention that it's 100% free. No sign up, up-selling, lead gen etc...

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    Show HN: Learn JavaScript and Google Maps API- 4 part video tutorial and sample code

    I created a 4 part video tutorial about 10 months ago and published it to YouTube. Figured I'd share it here. Hopefully it helps some of you. The tutorial takes you through a proje…

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    Comment #10043993

    $200M Wouldn't be enough. They are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist for 95% of the country. Sure, there is a market for this, it's just not the size they are thinking. …

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    Comment #10020397

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pji_IX-UacM

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    Comment #10019667

    Google is simply another avenue for information. You could just as easily change the title to "Television Could Steal the Presidency". If you asked 2,000 undecided voters (BTW, if …