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Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

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Post by nekopa »

So I get to do the HN thing, be overly curt and negative. Yay!

You're doing it all wrong! You already have the dream form of job, freelancer living in Hawaii. You just need to suck it up and fix the problems with your job (which you can do because you are your own boss)

For video material, Google "Fuck you, pay me!" Then check out these 2 people - Brennan Dunn "How to double your freelancing rate" and search HN for comments by patio11.

P.S. I spent 2 of the best years of my life living in Oahu, trying to get back :)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#42

Post by robohamburger »

Given a lot commenters seem to be working remotely, what sort of internet speeds are you getting or any other challenges you have run into?

I am thinking of potentially working out of Kauai or Hawaii but I am concerned about internet connectivity among other things.

Last week I did a speed test from the condo I was staying in Kapaa and got 35/5 mbps which isn't terrible. Right now on the mainland I only get 50/5 mbps and that works well enough for video chat.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

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Post by nekopa »

dang wrote: post #27
zeno00 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hah, I definitely didn't add 'flagged' to the submission. Looks like it disappeared off the front page too which sucks. I emailed the mods(?) so maybe my poor post will receive clemency.

(Replying here as well as via email in case other users want to know.) HN is for stories that gratify intellectual curiosity, which this one arguably doesn't. Plus we have rules against people using HN threads for job/hiring/seeing-work posts (except in monthly threads designated for that). Those are probably the reasons why users flagged your submission. On the other hand, it's a borderline call, the discussion is r…

By the way dang, I just want to say thanks to the mods for still keeping a human hand in things.

I do understand that a site that has this volume of interaction needs automated moderation. But it's nice to see people step in and override the algos when necessary.

As a side note to people talking about AI eating the world: how could we train an AI to make these kinds of judgment calls? (This coming from me as a huge AI fan, I am really interested in possible solutions)

P.S. While I'm here, I did have to chuckle about Alan Kay's stackoverflow question about progress in CS being closed as not suitable for SO. Sometimes even human algorithms fail :)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#45

Post by bjhoops1 »

robohamburger wrote: post #42

Given a lot commenters seem to be working remotely, what sort of internet speeds are you getting or any other challenges you have run into? I am thinking of potentially working out of Kauai or Hawaii but I am concerned about internet connectivity among other things. Last week I did a speed test from the condo I was staying in Kapaa and got 35/5 mbps which isn't terrible. Right now on the mainland I only get 50/5 mbps…

I don't know about other islands, but on Oahu you can get up to 300 down with Oceanic TWC. I was pleasantly surprised.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#46

Post by dang »

nekopa wrote: post #43
dang wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(Replying here as well as via email in case other users want to know.) HN is for stories that gratify intellectual curiosity, which this one arguably doesn't. Plus we have rules against people using HN threads for job/hiring/seeing-work posts (except in monthly threads designated for that). Those are probably the reasons why users flagged your submission. On the other hand, it's a borderline call, the discussion is r…

By the way dang, I just want to say thanks to the mods for still keeping a human hand in things. I do understand that a site that has this volume of interaction needs automated moderation. But it's nice to see people step in and override the algos when necessary. As a side note to people talking about AI eating the world: how could we train an AI to make these kinds of judgment calls? (This coming from me as a huge A…

Thanks! Btw, if people want to make sure that we see their question they should email hn@ycombinator.com. Appeals to mods from HN comments are hit-and-miss because there's no way for us to read all the comments.

We haven't looked much into AI-style algorithmic approaches for HN moderation; we will eventually. But we're also interested in figuring out how to decentralize more moderation to the community, and what software we can build to support that.

I'm delighted to confirm that Alan's questions (and better still his answers) will always be "suitable" for Hacker News. They practically define suitable! https://news.ycombinator.com/posts?id=alankay1

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#47

Post by rymohr »

philippnagel wrote: post #35
rymohr wrote: post #34

I've been a software developer on Oahu for ten years and I'm currently working on my own startup with my brother [1]. There are plenty of "real" jobs over here but to be honest, the community of talented developers on island is so small that you're not going to find the jobs online. Go to the local meetups and ask around and you'll find plenty of people that are hiring. Not sure what your background is but if you're…

Your product seems interesting, although I do not fully understand it. Am I right in assuming it's a data viz tool aimed at people and orgs trying to improve society? What's your elevator pitch?

Yeah that's the gist of it. Helping people make sense of complicated relationships so they can make an impact.

If you're interested in this stuff Donella Meadow's book "Thinking in Systems" is a great introduction: http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/...

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#48

Post by mac01021 »

r4vik wrote: post #39
mac01021 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess if drugs are a big part of your life that could be a dealbreaker. But what's the big deal about clearances?

I don't do drugs but I wouldn't take a programming job where I had to do drug tests

For the same reason that you wouldn't work for an employer that monitored your bank account balance or your diet?

Or are drug tests special somehow?

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

#49

Post by intercape »

kevin1024 wrote: post #10

I work for a small company in Kailua building real estate websites. The tech community here is small but super fun! What's your skillset? Hit me up - kevin at realgeeks dot com

I live right up the street from your company I think ..Hele/Keolo "The Shack"

I built and owned and ISP for 14 years ..yes full data center in my basement (intercape.com). I learned it all working for Cape Internet a regional ISP bought up by Earthlink. Sent my credentials to your company but no reply. I am not a programmer .. my best skill set is troubleshooting and building servers (bind,apache,qmail etc)

Have not been able to find work here yet. So I went out and got 4 CompTIA certs. Hoping for something soon. If you know anyone that needs a good admin ...william 3897569

Re: Ask HN: Anyone work in Honolulu?

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Post by honua »

bjhoops1 wrote: post #7

I just moved to Oahu (Kaneohe) from the mainland, thanks to flexibility of a 100% remote gig. Worth checking out, and if you play your cards right you can get a solid salary to boot. weworktremotely.com, angel list, etc.

Aloha from Kaua'i! How do you enjoy O'ahu? I've only been in Honolulu a few days (but lived on Kaua'i about 6 years)
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