oddsockmachine (u/oddsockmachine)

oddsockmachine commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

exizt88 · 2 months ago

Recombine builds advanced conversational AI agents for Europe's banks, fintechs and marketplace companies.

We're hiring a Senior Solution Engineer, a Principal Software Engineer and a Senior Infrastructure Engineer.

Tech we use: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Terraform. We are cloud-agnostic.

We don’t sponsor visas at the moment.

See all of our opportunities here: https://recombine.ai/careers/

oddsockmachine · 2 months ago

Hi, it appears that the email address you listed on the careers page (hello@) is undeliverable. Is there another way to get in touch?

oddsockmachine commented on You can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's facial recognition app, DHS document say 404media.co/you-cant-refu... · Posted by u/nh43215rgb

noodlesUK · 2 months ago

This is going to be a huge pain. The US has a very fragmented identity system, and "move fast and break things" approaches like this to bring information from across government systems well outside the scope of what that information was collected for will result in real problems.

I worry what this app and systems like it might mean for me. I'm a US citizen, but I used to be an LPR. I never naturalized - I got my citizenship automatically by operation of law (INA 320, the child citizenship act). At some point I stopped being noodlesUK (LPR) and magically became noodlesUK (US Citizen), but not through the normal process. Presumably this means that there are entries in USCIS's systems that are orphaned, that likely indicate that I am an LPR who has abandoned their status, or at least been very bad about renewing their green card.

I fear that people in similar situations to my own might have a camera put in their face, some old database record that has no chance of being updated will be returned, and the obvious evidence in front of an officer's eyes, such as a US passport will be ignored. There are probably millions of people in similar situations to me, and millions more with even more complex statuses.

I know people who have multiple citizenships with multiple names, similar to this person: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45531721. Will these hastily deployed systems be able to cope with the complex realities of real people?

EDIT: LPR is lawful permanent resident, i.e., green card holder

oddsockmachine · 2 months ago

Your point about orphaned records resonates with me, but for a much simpler (or stupider) "use case". I took a domestic flight earlier this year and foolishly showed my British passport as ID. I had returned to the country the day before, it just happened to be in my pocket. My green card was clipped to the front of it. After checking the identification page, the TSA agent flipped through the pages of entry stamps, visas, etc. There, they found all my old US work visas, which have long since expired. The agent was convinced that, since I have expired visas, I must be here illegally and would have to "come with [her]". I pointed out that I have a valid green card, so I'm here legally, and that of course every visa in the book has expired because - well that's what they do. It took 30 minutes, multiple staff being called over, supervisors, etc before I was allowed to continue. At every step, the presence of the expired visas was a mark against me. Never got an apology or recognition that they were wrong, just eventually told I could be on my way. I truly fear that overzealous thugs will use any "evidence" to prove their presuppositions, like your orphaned records. (I've naturalized since then, and carry my passport card around religiously, for all the good it may do...)

oddsockmachine commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025) · Posted by u/david927

savgore · 3 months ago

Our waitlist is open for https://flatm8.co.uk - the platform for anonymous reviews of Landlords and Estate Agents in Britain and Ireland.

We’re working directly with partner housing unions and charities in Britain and Ireland to build the first central database of rogue landlords and estate agents. Users can search an address and see if it’s marked as rogue/dangerous by the local union, as well as whether you can expect to see your deposit returned, maintenance, communication - etc.

After renting for close to a decade, it’s the same old problems with no accountability. We wanted to change this, and empower tenants to share their experiences freely and easily with one another.

We’re launching in November, and I’m very excited to announce our partner organisations! We know this relies on a network effect to work, and we’re hoping to run it as a social venture. I welcome any feedback.

oddsockmachine · 3 months ago

I tried launching something similar 15 years ago, admittedly as a noob to both tech and business. Here's hoping you succeed, it's sorely needed!

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oddsockmachine · 6 months ago

This is wonderful! I'm working on a large spatial audio art installation for Burning Man this year (https://oddsockmachine.github.io/ and https://www.instagram.com/oddsockmachine/). In mine, most of the audio moves around the space, but I'd love to borrow concepts from this and have the listener move through the audio field. (That'll have to go on the biiig backlog for version 2!)

oddsockmachine commented on A Few of the Birds I Love moultano.wordpress.com/20... · Posted by u/moultano

allturtles · 10 months ago

To me, blue jays are the natural counterpart of the cardinal. They are like two different varieties of chromatic dragon.

I love the sound and color of red-winged blackbirds flashing among the cattails. But stay away from their nests at breeding time, they will dive-bomb you without hesitation.

There is a lone pied-billed grebe that visits our pond every fall. It looks like a miniature duck that is overloaded with cargo, making it sit too low in the water. Then it will suddenly disappear like a submersible if it spots you approaching.

This time of year, sandhill cranes start passing over our house by companies and batallions, heading northward and filling the air with strange warbling cries. I always wonder why they return so early, as if they are in a rush to get back home to Canada despite the chill that remains in the air even here, hundreds of miles to the south.

oddsockmachine · 10 months ago

Your writing is very reminiscent of Aldo Leopold's in 'A Sand County Almanac' (which is an equal delight to read)

oddsockmachine commented on Why do War Thunder players leak classified information? [video] youtube.com/watch?v=R7LMA... · Posted by u/zdw

intpx · a year ago

Ah yes. Dullingshires law

oddsockmachine · a year ago

I think you mean Cunningham's Law...

oddsockmachine commented on That Time America Outlawed Pinball (2016) history.com/news/that-tim... · Posted by u/cdme

pizzafeelsright · 2 years ago

Check out the pinball museum in Virginia. Amazing.

oddsockmachine · 2 years ago

Also the museum in Alameda CA, which does a good job of walking you through the history of the ban.

oddsockmachine commented on Tell HN: Giving away my homebrew windmill · Posted by u/jacquesm

owenversteeg · 5 years ago

I am extremely interested (I live on a boat which I built myself [also here in NL!] and I'm trying to make it zero emissions) but sadly I think the rotor diameter of 5 meters is a bit big for me to handle. The weight of 85kg is no problem at all, but the large rotors would be tough to fit on the boat. Would it work with significantly smaller blades (say 1.5m diameter?) and some gearing? The blades are a work of art, so if someone can use the whole thing they'd of course be a better candidate than me.

Alternately, I noticed you built a half scale alternator - if you're looking for something to do with it, I'd love to build a wind turbine around that :)

oddsockmachine · 5 years ago

I'd love to hear more about your boat!

oddsockmachine commented on What vertical farming and ag startups don't understand about agriculture thinkingagriculture.io/wh... · Posted by u/kickout

chrisco255 · 6 years ago

I can see that being critical in Brazil, near the rainforests, but does this strategy work in the great plains?

oddsockmachine · 6 years ago

Might not count as the great plains, but Mark Sheppard's New Forest Farm in Wisconsin is a good demonstration of a similar approach in a different context.

https://newforestfarm.us/about/

oddsockmachine commented on Shelter in place for Bay Area counties sfchronicle.com/local-pol... · Posted by u/jchallis

TomVDB · 6 years ago

I was wondering about the exercising part: do I need to feel guilty about going out for a run or a bike ride (by myself, of course) ?

oddsockmachine · 6 years ago

SF Bicycle Coalition is suggesting that it's fine: https://twitter.com/sfbike/status/1239658920718643200