Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#1

Post by dpres » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:07 PM UTC

Frequent job posts by YC companies prioritized on front page:

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring a Full-Stack Engineer in SF - 1 hour ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21508840)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring a Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 20 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21318785)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring a Full-Stack Engineers in SF and in ATX - 32 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21213893)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring 2 Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 39 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21146429)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring 2 Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 46 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21080481)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 54 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21003584)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring a Director of Engineer in SF - 75 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20822555)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 89 days ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20695766)

ZeroCater (YC W11) Is Hiring Full-Stack Engineers in SF - 3 months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20571209)

Would love a setting to turn this off, so new posts from same company are auto hidden.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#2

Post by dickeytk » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:29 PM UTC

As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#3

Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:36 PM UTC

dickeytk wrote: post #2

As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.

Even if someone has decided they have no interest in pursuing a gig at a YC startup (no complaints personally, great folks, great opportunities for those interested)? Just prominently advertise https://www.workatastartup.com/ on the HN homepage instead or give us an option to hide them in our HN profile.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#4

Post by jamiequint » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:37 PM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #3

dickeytk wrote: post #2

As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.

Even if someone has decided they have no interest in pursuing a gig at a YC startup (no complaints personally, great folks, great opportunities for those interested)? Just prominently advertise https://www.workatastartup.com/ on the HN homepage instead or give us an option to hide them in our HN profile.

Yes, because you're using the site for free it's not up to you.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#5

Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:38 PM UTC

jamiequint wrote: post #4

toomuchtodo wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even if someone has decided they have no interest in pursuing a gig at a YC startup (no complaints personally, great folks, great opportunities for those interested)? Just prominently advertise https://www.workatastartup.com/ on the HN homepage instead or give us an option to hide them in our HN profile.

Yes, because you're using the site for free it's not up to you.

Browser extension it is then (you can detect the job posts, as they have no discuss ability), although I would love a way to donate to mods so they can go get a fancy lunch or something like that. I love HN, I think the mods' work is super valuable, but I block ads in general (while donating cash to non-profits and paying for news sources I consume), so of course I would want to filter what I want.

EDIT: I'm apparently entitled because I don't want to see job postings that I'm not interested in in my news feed. Ce la vie.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#6

Post by wizzwizz4 » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:38 PM UTC

If you really want to hide it, you could write a CSS rule with the :has selector. Probably won't be too long 'till that's standardised and implemented. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:has

But, as the only thing really funding Hacker News, I think unobtrusive, easy-to-identify job ads are a worthy price to pay.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#7

Post by redmattred » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:38 PM UTC

Not sure why YC would build a feature to limit the audience of their job postings on a platform they own and operate

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#8

Post by jamiequint » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:40 PM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #5

jamiequint wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, because you're using the site for free it's not up to you.

Browser extension it is then (you can detect the job posts, as they have no discuss ability), although I would love a way to donate to mods so they can go get a fancy lunch or something like that. I love HN, I think the mods' work is super valuable, but I block ads in general (while donating cash to non-profits and paying for news sources I consume), so of course I would want to filter what I want. EDIT: I'm apparent…

Kind of a dick move to be honest.

You're entitled because you expect to have a free service provided to you AND expect to dictate the terms of how it's provided. Whether or not you want to pay is irrelevant, you're trying to dictate the terms and it's not your right to do so.

If you don't like the terms don't use the service. It's very simple.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#9

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:41 PM UTC

jamiequint wrote: post #8

toomuchtodo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Browser extension it is then (you can detect the job posts, as they have no discuss ability), although I would love a way to donate to mods so they can go get a fancy lunch or something like that. I love HN, I think the mods' work is super valuable, but I block ads in general (while donating cash to non-profits and paying for news sources I consume), so of course I would want to filter what I want. EDIT: I'm apparent…

Kind of a dick move to be honest. You're entitled because you expect to have a free service provided to you AND expect to dictate the terms of how it's provided. Whether or not you want to pay is irrelevant, you're trying to dictate the terms and it's not your right to do so. If you don't like the terms don't use the service. It's very simple.

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Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

#10

Post by toomuchtodo » Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 10:47 PM UTC

jamiequint wrote: post #8

toomuchtodo wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Browser extension it is then (you can detect the job posts, as they have no discuss ability), although I would love a way to donate to mods so they can go get a fancy lunch or something like that. I love HN, I think the mods' work is super valuable, but I block ads in general (while donating cash to non-profits and paying for news sources I consume), so of course I would want to filter what I want. EDIT: I'm apparent…

Kind of a dick move to be honest. You're entitled because you expect to have a free service provided to you AND expect to dictate the terms of how it's provided. Whether or not you want to pay is irrelevant, you're trying to dictate the terms and it's not your right to do so. If you don't like the terms don't use the service. It's very simple.

I would pay for HN if there was a way to (seriously, charge me with Stripe, it'll go in the same expense category for me as Bloomberg). Never said I expected it to be free. I even Patreon someone who contributes on HN because I find their contributions valuable.

EDIT: Big oof. I get it, you believe a website should get to control someone's browsing experience. My browser, my rules. No need to argue it further and pollute the thread.