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by loquace 5y ago
Riverford Organic Farmers | Senior Software Engineer x 2 | REMOTE (within UK only) | circa £80,000 I’m hiring two Senior Clojure Engineers ( https://www.riverford.co.uk/about/work-with-us/job-listing-1... ) for the
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by loquace 5y ago
Riverford Organic Farmers | Senior Software Engineer | Full-time | UK remote Hi HN! I'm the hiring manager for two roles we have open for a Senior Software Engineer in the Platform team at Riverford. Riverford are mad about organic veg
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Dynamic database credentials with Vault in Kubernetes(medium.com)
8 points by loquace 8y ago|0 comments
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Slow Down. Keep It Simple. Do It Right.(bugroll.com)
1 points by loquace 13y ago|0 comments
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Build Better Software by Minimizing Risks(bugroll.com)
2 points by loquace 13y ago|0 comments
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How to Refactor Incredibly Bad Code(bugroll.com)
1 points by loquace 13y ago|0 comments
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by loquace 13y ago
I decided I wanted 2014 to be the "year of the product" for me, so I started http://bugroll.com - books and screencasts for developers. I've "swung for the fences" in the past (anyone remember plentyoftw
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Perfectionism vs. Value(30sleeps.com)
2 points by loquace 13y ago|1 comments
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How to Write Good Error Messages(bugroll.com)
1 points by loquace 13y ago|0 comments
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by loquace 15y ago
This is the first question that came to my mind too. And it feels like a more accurate model of reality, since an anonymous user is a user, just without a username/password. You could model this in other ways on the User model too, like h
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Want to up your consulting rate? Try overwhelming force.(30sleeps.com)
82 points by loquace 16y ago|28 comments
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by loquace 16y ago
You're not the first person to mention that point, and I think it is a good idea. But indeed, like you say, it's a pretty difficult one, and not something I intend on putting time into for the moment.
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Achieving Personal Goals (The Crazy Story of How We Built PlentyOfTweeps.com)(30sleeps.com)
6 points by loquace 16y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: How long do you stick to your idea before calling it quits?
3 points by loquace 16y ago|2 comments
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by loquace 16y ago
Yes I am @30sleeps, and yes I really met @alicia_CHt on Plenty of Tweeps. ;)
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by loquace 16y ago
We currently notify unregistered users with an @ message on Twitter when someone likes their profile, or sends them a message or a smile. We only ever send one of these messages, and never again, if they don't join after that. (See http://
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by loquace 16y ago
FWIW, you can set those here: http://plentyoftweeps.com/users/profile Though it might be worth considering persisting whatever the last search terms used were...
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by loquace 16y ago
It's a good point though. I can easily change the query to include a balance of male and female photos.
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by loquace 16y ago
Plenty of Tweeps is a dating site for Twitter users. The idea is that a person's Twitter activity stream provides a unique window into their life, something a little more authentic than a typical online dating profile. You don't need to be
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by loquace 16y ago
This is purely a question of what has so far been prioritized. There's a considerable amount of work involved in automating user deletion, but that feature is on the radar in the near future.
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by loquace 16y ago
Thank you, those are kind words. :)
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by loquace 16y ago
Good point, thanks. I've considered making the city + age search the default "Search" page, so your feedback may have helped me reach the tipping point. :)
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by loquace 16y ago
Thanks!
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by loquace 16y ago
Sorry to hear that. If you want me to remove your account, just drop me a line here or at bradb@plentyoftweeps.com with your Twitter username.
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by loquace 16y ago
Thanks. :)
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by loquace 16y ago
Good call. There is some bugginess related to Twitter accounts being deleted, or Twitter nicknames being changed, and having that reflected on Plenty of Tweeps. I'm looking into this, thanks!
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by loquace 16y ago
Hi all, Several months back, I asked HN to review my Twitter dating startup, Plenty of Tweeps, and got loads of useful, and mostly positive feedback. I have since put the site through a total redesign, significantly changed the way you sign
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Ask HN: Please review my Twitter dating app ;)(potwps.com)
34 points by loquace 16y ago|38 comments
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by loquace 17y ago
Great feedback. And glad that the button is more visible now. Thanks thamer.
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by loquace 17y ago
Good point in linkifying city names. (There and other places, probably.) Sticking exclusively with Twitter for now, though may consider making it easy for non-Twitter users to jump right in too (like Zoosk makes it easy to join without usin

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