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Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by arthurcolle »

I just moved to Miami, so mostly unpacking and dealing with claims for broken stuff. Context is I've been working remote for the company I previously worked for, so just keeping the owners of capital happy while I continue my life haha.

Separately, I have been continuously iterating on my market data collection systems (leveraging Airflow for task orchestration and dependent tasks management) for use in investment management systems and market intelligence research. Going pretty well so far, but had to move around some money to slide into this new life. Going fine so far, just budgeting and spending as much time outside as I can.

I have to say, living in subtropical weather makes it a little challenging to "continue", to so speak, my Northeastern lifestyle, when I just want to be outside all the time haha.

If anyone is in the South Florida area, would love to meet up and discuss tech/cryptos/mixology/trading/beach life, whatever... cheers

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by rootsudo »

arthurcolle wrote: post #161

I just moved to Miami, so mostly unpacking and dealing with claims for broken stuff. Context is I've been working remote for the company I previously worked for, so just keeping the owners of capital happy while I continue my life haha. Separately, I have been continuously iterating on my market data collection systems (leveraging Airflow for task orchestration and dependent tasks management) for use in investment ma…

Welcome to Miami! It's all fun and games, make sure to go out of the Miami bubble and visit the keys, Everglades, Naples, Tampa and more North Florida!

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by awayto »

I am developing a framework to spin up web applications very fast. Right now it incorporates:

- an RDS postgres instance with a curated set of DB scripts with auditing baked in

- Lambda/API Gateway based API

- fully implemented with users, roles, groups

- application level authorization

- Cognito for user authentication (sign up or admin created)

- S3/CF for hosting/files

- React frontend

- all in Typescript with a robust type-set; same types for the whole stack

- deployed via CF template along with some custom scripting I have done to tie it all together

It's been a work in progress for some time on the side, but I am now formalizing it. It might seem a bit rough on the edges at first, but it gets the job done, and can more or less be extended into other AWS services as needed. I haven't really received much feedback yet.

It's all open source, you just pay for the AWS resources, and it installs from npm and deploys in about 10 minutes based on how long the DB and CF distribution take to deploy. Here's a sped up install video (nothing glamorous, just ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3mzwtIyt9s

And here's the git, https://github.com/keybittech/awayto

I am in the midst of drafting formal documentation, how-tos, and other media that I can share with the community to help make it easier to understand and use. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by lamroger »

Launched https://caratdrop.com/ - a secondhand diamond marketplace - a few months back but don't have the audience and marketing to such a small and hidden sliver of customers is difficult. Rethinking the idea, maybe as a discovery website for people to find custom jewelers, with an emphasis on ethical and sustainable practices. If anyone thinking about buying an engagement ring, happy to chat! roger[at]caratdrop.com

My 2015 WRX got flooded in Hurricane Ida ='[ and now I'm playing the waiting game for a Model 3.

It's been a hectic few months with the flood, doggo getting sick, work ramping up - looking forward to resetting my routines / habits.

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by maxlamb »

Earlier this year I thought it would be interesting/fun trying to build an art filter that transforms photos into impressionistic paintings without using any ML/neural nets like a lot of apps do these days, but instead just use vector calculus, randomness, and drawing each brushstroke at a time.

Tinkered with a Python version for a few months then ended up converting it to C/C++/Objective-C to make an iOS app out of it. Released the iOS app earlier this summer under the name PaintSnap but I'm still tweaking the painting algorithm every week. Not the most utilitarian app but it was fun building it and tinkering with the algorithm.

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by stickyricky »

arthurcolle wrote: post #161

I just moved to Miami, so mostly unpacking and dealing with claims for broken stuff. Context is I've been working remote for the company I previously worked for, so just keeping the owners of capital happy while I continue my life haha. Separately, I have been continuously iterating on my market data collection systems (leveraging Airflow for task orchestration and dependent tasks management) for use in investment ma…

Welcome to Miami! I'm out in Coral Gables. Moved here December of last year. Love it. Now is the time to be outside. Summer can be miserable if you're not used to the heat. Personally I love it. But it is required that you enjoy winter here!

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by hypertexthero »

Working on my blog[1] and streaming flight simulators and occasional design and web publishing episodes to learn about broadcasting on the internet[2]!

Part time jobs to pay the bills until the streaming can become my main gig.

[1]: https://hypertexthero.com/

[2]: https://www.twitch.tv/hypertexthero

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by adriand »

scarecrowbob wrote: post #78

Since this summer, I've been doing audio-visual work and playing in an improvisational jam band, doing over-night parties in UT, CO, and AZ. It's really fun to play in; usually we do a couple sets for various sub-formations of the band who write songs, and then we improvise a set for a couple of hours. Everyone in the band plays multiple instruments (keys, synths, guitar, violins, flutes, trumpets, drumset, etc). We'…

This sounds like an absolute ton of fun. There is no desert around me and this would never fly in any forest near here (Southern Ontario) but some years Lake Ontario freezes over completely and I’ve always thought it would be amazing to do this in the middle of the frozen lake.

Re: Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)

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Post by rootsudo »

I'm having fun, resigned my last client and am surfing, cycling (road bike & Dirt) 20-40 miles daily minimum, want to see if I can do daily century rides.

Alongside Language school, in the morning Japanese, in the evening Indonesian. The Japanese is more of a fun goal now, as I'm JLPT N3 and want to see if I can get N1.

I should be focusing on Mandarin, but, eh maybe next year. It's really fun to read news in local languages then rely on translations.

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