jtfairbank

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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance(wired.com)
2 points by jtfairbank 8mo ago|0 comments
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by jtfairbank 3y ago
It's an unfortunate reality that we're going to exceed +1.5C, and we need to begin preparing for the consequences now. "Solving" climate change requires humanity to both prevent further warming AND take care of the peop
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by jtfairbank 6y ago
We leverage partnerships with in-kind donors and shipping companies to get a lot of stuff for free. And of course there are tons of community groups gathering second-hand donations which we can send for free as well. For example, there&#x2
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by jtfairbank 6y ago
I'm building supply chain & logistics tech at Distribute Aid. We help grassroots aid groups meet more needs, more consistently, and work together to gain efficiency at scale. We deliver $100 worth of aid for every $1 we spend on o
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by jtfairbank 7y ago
Did you read the article? Sounds like she didn't do anything wrong, but was sent falsified data by a more senior scientist that she trusted. After discovering that, she took steps to correct the record, alert other scientists that th
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by jtfairbank 7y ago
They are big in the grassroots aid movement running important projects in multiple countries, but they aren't the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders big. Hoping to get this resolved before they have to try and publicly call out Faceb
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Ask HN: Know anyone who works at Facebook? Refugee aid group needs help ASAP
3 points by jtfairbank 7y ago|2 comments
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by jtfairbank 7y ago
I was about to say, I've had no problems with PayPal after I moved to Serbia. Venmo on the other hand...
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by jtfairbank 7y ago
Have to agree. been really enjoying Elixir / Ecto / Phoenix. I find Ecto lets me be as expressive as I need to with Queries, and handles the mapping into models very well for the 90% of easy cases that I need it to.
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by jtfairbank 8y ago
I have a "summer of code" project. I'm a founder of Distribute Aid [1], a Swedish ngo that builds tech tools for refugee aid groups. We're an open source project [2] and are looking for people who can contribute. There
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by jtfairbank 8y ago
Don't have links on hand, but it changes from country to country. We started ours in Sweden, where my cofounder is from. It was pretty easy compared to the 503(C) process in the US: create a governing document, put together a board,
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by jtfairbank 8y ago
As someone who cares more about adventure than $$$ and just founded my own NGO, mad respect. 2014: -$10k - Founded a startup. 2015: $35k - Moved to SV, raised a small seed. 2016: $54k - Running my startup in SV. 2017: $60k - Remote contr
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by jtfairbank 8y ago
How is that Capital As Power site radical at all when it merely purports to explore the dominant mode of capitalism / politics in the USA today? Now if you linked to something like https://sub.media/ or https:/
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by jtfairbank 9y ago
Can you link a news article or study about the similarities between programmers at the end of the day and adults with ADHD? Just curious... for a friend... ;)
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Shoot me a message. Email is in my profile.
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Can US entrepreneurs go live in Gaza for a year to help mentor people in the local scene? Is that possible, and helpful?
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
I just sleep in my car in walmart parking lots. Saves money, and there's almost always a walmart within a reasonable distance.
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
I plan on spending the full day with the new hire or intern, and my goal is to go from 0 to a running build to a commit in day 1. Sure, it is kinda a hassle for me to block out the whole day, but that gets them past all of the poorly writt
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Also, maybe they don't want to dive right in. Can you take the lead on the open source project for a small component and run that the way you want to for 3 months to show them how it could work? Maybe let each team naturally adopt th
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
One argument that may appeal to management is that your open source codebase becomes a powerful recruiting tool. Many companies open source non-core code, like UI components designed for their domain or server widgets that can be pulled out
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
https://ding.io/ was super nice when I was logging my time as a contractor. Worked great for personal stuff too, like going to the gym. Easy to separate that out from the work stuff.
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Early stage startup founder here. I usually do a 30 day trial as a contractor for a candidate that I am confident about. This allows me to forgo the terrible interview practices a lot of places have, and focus on ironing out the kinks of
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
readme.io - works well for non-api documentation too
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Tried it, thought it was a pain in the ass. Depends on your team I guess.
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
readme.io - Turns out it works pretty well for non-api documentation too.
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
I totally agree! I have a number of trusted family members and advisors that have saved my bacon many times. But I accept that I will make mistakes throughout my life. When I do, I think about them to figure out why I made the mistake and
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Even doing this with unrelated parties inside the company is dangerous. The best thing to do is just CC your own lawyer. It's sad, but you potentially open yourself up to liability by warning your co-workers. If you do want to warn
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Usually not a good idea. This opens you up to: defamation lawsuits, contract violations, and provides cause for firing which could hurt your own claims. Scumbag Startup: "We fired Screwed Employee for cause." Screwed Employee: &q
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Instead of getting into specifics, would simply listing them as "someone I would never work with again" suffice? If enough people do this then the specifics don't really matter... the warning sign is clear. This seems to avo
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by jtfairbank 10y ago
Agreed. Startups are incredibly hard, and this can bring out the best in people... or the worst. Just like you, I'm early on in my career. I appreciate the incredibly valuable and lifelong lessons that I've learned from them. I

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