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I wish you the best of luck in solving this problem but I also want to say I really don't want this kind of post to become a trend on HN. Really bad venue for i

I wish you the best of luck in solving this problem but I also want to say I really don't want this kind of post to become a trend on HN. Really bad venue for it, so many better places. We don't want this to turn into the software developer's equivalent of, "Could you guys do my homework for me?" like so many other sites and forums have become.

paulbaumgart 16y ago
He's a contributing member of the community and clearly has put a lot of effort into solving the problem himself. I think as long as you've reached some adequately high threshold of desperation, a post like this is perfectly fine.
- SkyMarshal 16y ago
  Agreed. He's also clearly not asking for a free solution to his homework, but to hire someone to fix the problem as freelance contract, via his last paragraph.
whimsy 16y ago
Were the first two words in the title not "Hire HN" when you posted this comment?
- mkramlich 16y ago
  First, your wording is rude and if you said that to my face I'd tell you to f* off. Second, it did begin with that, and there is no factual clash or contradiction with my original comment. Asking for help does not preclude money being involved, and my use of the phrase about doing my homework was metaphorical to illustrate a class of inqueries made all over the web everyday -- but in other forums that are better and often more precisely suited to that exact purpose.
  - whimsy 16y ago
    Dude, your loss. I was frankly wondering - it's already a trend on HN. We've had lots of "who's hiring?" threads and "I'm looking to be hired" threads. Heck, we have a link on the top bar to facilitate it for YC companies: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs If I were in a startup and I had a mission-critical problem and I was near the end of my rope, I think I could do a lot worse than looking to the HN community. As paulbaumgart said, he's clearly a contributing member of the community. This isn't some newbie freshman who can't figure out linked lists, wandering in looking for an easy grade - this is a bootstrapping entrepreneur at his wits end asking for a favor from friends... a favor he's willing to pay for.

paulbaumgart 16y ago

He's a contributing member of the community and clearly has put a lot of effort into solving the problem himself. I think as long as you've reached some adequately high threshold of desperation, a post like this is perfectly fine.

SkyMarshal 16y ago
Agreed. He's also clearly not asking for a free solution to his homework, but to hire someone to fix the problem as freelance contract, via his last paragraph.

whimsy 16y ago

Were the first two words in the title not "Hire HN" when you posted this comment?

mkramlich 16y ago
First, your wording is rude and if you said that to my face I'd tell you to f* off. Second, it did begin with that, and there is no factual clash or contradiction with my original comment. Asking for help does not preclude money being involved, and my use of the phrase about doing my homework was metaphorical to illustrate a class of inqueries made all over the web everyday -- but in other forums that are better and often more precisely suited to that exact purpose.
- whimsy 16y ago
  Dude, your loss. I was frankly wondering - it's already a trend on HN. We've had lots of "who's hiring?" threads and "I'm looking to be hired" threads. Heck, we have a link on the top bar to facilitate it for YC companies: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs If I were in a startup and I had a mission-critical problem and I was near the end of my rope, I think I could do a lot worse than looking to the HN community. As paulbaumgart said, he's clearly a contributing member of the community. This isn't some newbie freshman who can't figure out linked lists, wandering in looking for an easy grade - this is a bootstrapping entrepreneur at his wits end asking for a favor from friends... a favor he's willing to pay for.