jeffmk

Gitea[0] is a pleasant, easy-to-set-up 'GitHub lite', if you are looking for something more turnkey and less custom:

  - users/organizations
  - issues
  - PRs
  - milestones
  - releases
  - wikis
  - activity/contrib graphs

I have it running on a $5/mo Linode instance for some of my personal projects.

[0] https://gitea.io/

jeffmk

6년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK | US UTC-05 | REMOTE

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I'm a senior full-stack developer with 15 years of experience (7 as a contract software consultant). I specialize in prototype/MVP development, product rewrites, automation and process improvement, and IT augmentation as a drop-in developer for your team.

I've helped business in a wide variety of sectors: finance, politics, charities, academia, startups, mapping, agriculture, insurance, marketing.

Looking for projects starting in March 2020 onward, with roughly 2-week to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$10k-100k. Prefer to bill hourly or day rate, but by milestone is fine too.

Strong communication and time-management skills. Have worked with clients found via HN/Angel, some for many years. References available.

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Preferred tech stack:

    - Backend: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - DB: PostgreSQL or NoSQL
    - Frontend: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Platform: AWS, Heroku, Linux VPS

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Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Portfolio: https://jeffkayser.com/portfolio/

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

Angel: https://angel.co/jeff-kayser-1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK | US UTC-05 | REMOTE

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I'm a senior full-stack developer with 15 years of experience (7 as a contract software consultant). I specialize in prototype/MVP development, product rewrites, automation and process improvement, and IT augmentation as a drop-in developer for your team.

I've helped business in a wide variety of sectors: finance, politics, charities, academia, startups, mapping, agriculture, insurance, marketing.

Looking for projects starting in February 2020 onward, with roughly 2-week to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$10k-100k. Prefer to bill hourly or day rate, but by milestone is fine too.

Strong communication and time-management skills. Have worked with clients found via HN/Angel, some for many years. References available.

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Preferred tech stack:

    - Backend: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - DB: PostgreSQL or NoSQL
    - Frontend: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Platform: AWS, Heroku, Linux VPS

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

    1. West Virginia
    2. Pennsylvania
    3. Delaware
    4. Montana
    5. Oklahoma
    6. Vermont
    7. New Jersey
    8. Kentucky
    9. Connecticut

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-5)

Experienced senior full-stack developer specializing in prototype/MVP development, automation/process improvement, and ad-hoc problem solving.

Have worked across multiple industries: finance, NGOs, academia, startup, insurance, marketing, politics.

Looking for projects starting in January 2020 onward, with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k. Prefer to bill hourly or day rate, but by milestone is fine too.

Proactive communicator with good time-management skills. Have worked with clients found via HN, some over several years. References available upon request.

Preferred tech stack:

    - Backend: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - DB: PostgreSQL or NoSQL
    - Frontend: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Platform: AWS, Heroku, Linux VPS

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Portfolio: https://jeffkayser.com/portfolio/

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-5)

Experienced senior full-stack developer specializing in prototype/MVP development, automation/process improvement, and ad-hoc problem solving.

Have worked across multiple industries: finance, NGOs, academia, startup, insurance, marketing, politics.

Looking for projects starting in December 2019 onward, with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k. Prefer to bill hourly or day rate, but by milestone is fine too.

Proactive communicator with good time-management skills. Have worked with clients found via HN, some over several years. References available upon request.

Preferred tech stack:

    - Backend: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - DB: PostgreSQL or NoSQL
    - Frontend: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Platform: AWS, Heroku, Linux VPS

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-4)

Experienced senior full-stack developer specializing in prototype/MVP development, automation/process improvement, and ad-hoc problem solving.

Have worked across multiple industries: finance, NGOs, academia, startup, insurance, marketing.

Looking for projects starting in mid-October 2019 onward, with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k. Prefer to bill hourly or day rate, but by milestone is fine too.

Proactive communicator with good time-management skills. Have worked with clients found via HN, some over several years. References available upon request.

Services:

    - Sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope
    - Estimate time/cost to implement
    - Design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI
    - Perform server buildouts
    - Integrate with SaaS APIs
    - Automate tedious/error-prone processes
    - Improve existing codebase
    - Solve specific pain point(s) you're struggling with

Preferred tech stack:

    - Backend: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - DB: PostgreSQL or NoSQL
    - Frontend: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Platform: AWS, Heroku, Linux VPS

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-5)

Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting in October 2019 or later, with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Have worked with clients found via HN for years; references available upon request.

Services:

    - sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope
    - estimate time/cost to implement
    - design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI
    - perform simple server buildouts
    - integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

    - Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - Data: SQL or NoSQL
    - Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Server: Linux VPS or Heroku/AWS

Also do non-MVP web/systems development in Python, Ruby, and Clojure. Timelines from 1 day to long-term. Bill hourly/daily or quote.

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-5)

Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting in August 2019 or later, with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Have worked with clients found via HN for years; references available upon request.

Services:

    - sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope
    - estimate time/cost to implement
    - design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI
    - perform simple server buildouts
    - integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

    - Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - Data: SQL or NoSQL
    - Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Server: Linux VPS or Heroku/AWS

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based; UTC-5)

Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting soon with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Have worked with clients found via HN for years; references available upon request.

Services:

    - sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope
    - estimate time/cost to implement
    - design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI
    - perform simple server buildouts
    - integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

    - Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails, Clojure
    - Data: SQL or NoSQL
    - Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript/Vue, ClojureScript
    - Server: Linux VPS or Heroku/AWS

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based) Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting soon with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Services:

- sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope

- estimate time/cost to implement

- design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI

- perform simple server buildouts

- integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

- Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails

- Data: SQL or NoSQL

- Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript or Vue

- Server: Linux VPS or AWS

Also do non-MVP web/systems development in Python, Ruby, and Clojure. Timelines from 1 day to long-term. Bill hourly/daily or quote.

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based)

Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting soon with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Services:

- sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope

- estimate time/cost to implement

- design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI

- perform simple server buildouts

- integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

- Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails

- Data: SQL or NoSQL

- Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript or Vue

- Server: Linux VPS or AWS

Also do non-MVP web/systems development in Python, Ruby, and Clojure. Timelines from 1 day to long-term. Bill hourly/daily or quote.

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

Not directly related, but uBlock Origin is a better ad blocker than AdBlock Plus. From what I understand the uBlock Origin uses fewer resources; but more importantly, doesn't take money from advertisers to allow certain ads: https://adblockplus.org/en/about#monetization

It's more trusted nowadays and very easy to switch to.

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

For me (bronze ACA plan w/ no subsidy) it's approaching $800/mo with a $15k max family deductible ($8k/person), and $18k maximum out-of-pocket expenses.

So minimum to maximum liability spread for healthcare cost is ~$10k-$27k. If I pull down $100k in a year, 10-27% of my gross paycheck goes to healthcare.

A shoddy analysis of ACA programs countrywide for 2019 [1] (e.g., for a 30-year-old couple with one child) lead me to the conclusion that it really doesn't get that much cheaper. Bronze, silver, gold, or platinum -- you're going to end up paying a good chunk for premiums. The metal level just is a gamble whether to front- or back-load the costs to you (roll the dice on if you think you're going to be sick next year). At absolute minimum $6400/yr, and if you get really sick, it's going to cost you $17-50k.

It's incredible and terrifying to me how small business owners -- at least those who earn too much for a subsidy -- have fallen through the cracks of the ACA. It's far better than it was, but we need universal healthcare, period.

It will lower total cost of healthcare (even though taxes will obviously increase, they should increase less than healthcare costs will decrease, since the US often pays double what other rich countries pay for healthcare [2]), remove the sword of Damocles of employer-subsidized healthcare hanging above the head of would-be entrepreneurs (who hope to leave and follow their own path, but many don't because if they don't make enough in your new business to offset the massive increase in healthcare costs, they're screwed), remove medically caused bankruptcies, and remove "should I get this cough/lump/etc. checked out" as an economic vs. health question (which is just a perverse calculation, but one that happens often in the US). These are just a few of the primary benefits.

[1] Data available here: https://www.healthcare.gov/health-and-dental-plan-datasets-f...

[2] https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-...

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

I'm also curious how this is more effective at stopping a keylogger than copy/pasting from a password manager, or auto-logging in via one.

Unless it's common for keyloggers to monitor the clipboard?

In which case, for the system they've developed to seemingly work as intended, you'll have to either have a memorizable password (likely relatively insecure), or have your password written down at hand.

I'm skeptical that this nonstandard, hostile UX was designed with any sort of valid threat analysis rather some kind of Rube Goldberg-esque security-through-obscurity scheme that "sounded good" during some meeting.

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

The flow can be even more complicated:

  1. "Does your account number begin with a *letter*" <- click link
  2. Paste Account Number
  3. One-time passcode emailed to you
  4. Copy OTP from email
  5. Paste OTP into site
  6. Use onscreen virtual keyboard to enter password (readonly field; no pasting allowed)

Opening up devtools and deleting the `readonly` attribute does allow you to paste from your password manager of choice without further hassle.

jeffmk

7년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - Remote (US-based)

Full-stack developer who can help you build your MVP in a turnkey way (requirements/ongoing communication in, working proof-of-concept, MVP, or early product out).

Looking for projects starting soon with roughly 1- to 6-month timelines and budgets ~US$20k-100k.

Services:

- sanity-check and tighten up requirements and scope

- estimate time/cost to implement

- design and develop your MVP's tech stack from the data store to the front-end UI

- perform simple server buildouts

- integrate with SaaS APIs

Preferred tech stack:

- Back: Python/Flask, Ruby/Rails

- Data: SQL or NoSQL

- Front: Responsive HTML5, moderate JavaScript or Vue

- Server: Linux VPS or AWS

Also do non-MVP web/systems development in Python, Ruby, and Clojure. Timelines from 1 day to long-term. Bill hourly/daily or quote.

Site: https://jeffkayser.com

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/ or [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jeffkayser

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkayser

jeffmk

8년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - US, Remote

- Available now

- Hourly or milestone-bid engagements

Backend developer specializing in three areas:

1) Early product R&D and implementation

- Given requirements, provide guidance on scope and design

- Develop initial mockup, MVP, or product

2) Focused short-term problem solving

- Drop into an ongoing project to work past specific problem area(s)

3) Automation

- Create processes to eliminate redundant or manual effort

- Data processing and extraction

- 3rd party API integration

SEEKING WORK - US, Remote

- Available Q1 2019

- Hourly or milestone-bid engagements

Backend developer specializing in three areas:

1) Early product R&D and implementation

- Given requirements, provide guidance on scope and design

- Develop initial mockup, MVP, or product

2) Focused short-term problem solving

- Drop into an ongoing project to work past specific problem area(s)

3) Automation

- Create processes to eliminate redundant or manual effort

- Data processing and extraction

- 3rd party API integration

Tech stack is varied, but I tend to use:

  Server
    - Linux VPS
    - AWS
    - Heroku

  Database
    - PostgreSQL
    - MySQL
    - MongoDB

  Backend
    - Python (Flask)
    - Ruby (Rails)
    - Clojure

  Front-end
    - Vue
    - jQuery/vanilla JavaScript

Site: https://jeffkayser.com/

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/

Email: jeff plus hn at jeffkayser dot com

jeffmk

8년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - US, Remote

- Available Q1 2019

- Hourly or milestone-bid engagements

Backend developer specializing in three areas:

1) Early product R&D and implementation

- Given requirements, provide guidance on scope and design

- Develop initial mockup, MVP, or product

2) Focused short-term problem solving

- Drop into an ongoing project to work past specific problem area(s)

3) Automation

- Create processes to eliminate redundant or manual effort

- Data processing and extraction

- 3rd party API integration

Tech stack is varied, but I tend to use:

  Server
    - Linux VPS
    - AWS
    - Heroku

  Database
    - PostgreSQL
    - MySQL
    - MongoDB

  Backend
    - Python (Flask)
    - Ruby (Rails)
    - Clojure

  Front-end
    - Vue
    - jQuery/vanilla JavaScript

Site: https://jeffkayser.com/

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/

Email: jeff plus hn at jeffkayser dot com

jeffmk

8년 전discuss

SEEKING WORK - US, Remote

- Available now and into Q1 2019

- Hourly or milestone-bid engagements

Backend developer specializing in three areas:

1) Early product R&D and implementation

- Given requirements, provide guidance on scope and design

- Develop initial mockup, MVP, or product

2) Focused short-term problem solving

- Drop into an ongoing project to work past specific problem area(s)

3) Automation

- Create processes to eliminate redundant or manual effort

- Data processing and extraction

- 3rd party API integration

Tech stack is varied, but I tend to use:

  Server
    - Linux VPS
    - AWS
    - Heroku

  Database
    - PostgreSQL
    - MySQL
    - MongoDB

  Backend
    - Python (Flask)
    - Ruby (Rails)
    - Clojure

  Front-end
    - Vue
    - jQuery/vanilla JavaScript

Site: https://jeffkayser.com/

Contact: https://jeffkayser.com/contact/

Email: jeff plus hn at jeffkayser dot com

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