slimscsi (u/slimscsi)

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

madiganf · 9 months ago

We get a ton of inbound and typically only follow up when there’s a clear match to move forward. That said, I just joined the team and we’re working to improve that! Appreciate you applying and being interested in Fathom!

slimscsi · 9 months ago

If you have that many candidates where you can't even answer them, Why are you here asking for more?

EDIT: I’m sure you have a dozen great candidates in your resume pile you reject for a type-o or an unknown school, or something. Do a second pass.

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

thelittlenag · 9 months ago

Disney | Senior Software Engineer | Onsite | Full-time | San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle, New York

Disney (Video Player Engineering) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help us deliver excellent streaming experiences for Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ as a developer of our client player. Our team is responsible for playback across several devices including gaming consoles, mobile devices and set top boxes. You will have the opportunity to lead in the design and implementation of our cross-platform C/C++ and Rust player that runs Disney+ and Hulu on these devices.

We’re looking for an experienced C/C++ or Rust engineer who has video player and cross platform development experience. You should have a passion for coding and debugging hard problems, and an eagerness to help us deliver seamless video to our subscribers. Being a Senior member, you will get to own large features, lead the technical direction of our work, and mentor and provide technical expertise to other engineers. You will work closely with other technical teams in the application layer and backend video services to deliver features.

https://www.disneycareers.com/en/job/seattle/sr-software-eng...

Feel free to DM me for more details.

slimscsi · 9 months ago

I think you need to look into your hiring portal. I have actually applied to this position (or a position with the exact same description) many months ago. Never heard anything. Which is strange since I have decades of video encoding, video player, c++, and cross platform development experience at both startups and FANG.

slimscsi commented on The Road Not Taken Is Guaranteed Minimum Income blog.codinghorror.com/the... · Posted by u/AndrewDucker

JumpCrisscross · 9 months ago

> Nobody is talking about funding people to the point where they get everything they need for free. That's insane. We are talking about giving people bootstraps

If it isn’t funding subsistence it isn’t basic income. Whether we flourish that as welfare or bootstraps is rhetorical dressing.

slimscsi · 9 months ago

"If it isn’t funding subsistence it isn’t basic income" is just rhetorical dressing of the term "basic income".

slimscsi commented on The Road Not Taken Is Guaranteed Minimum Income blog.codinghorror.com/the... · Posted by u/AndrewDucker

gonzoflip · 9 months ago

Because it places the burden on those that are actually participating in the work force. What incentive do I have to work when the end result is similar if I don't?

slimscsi · 9 months ago

"If a small amount of my taxes goes to somebodies rent or healthcare, instead of paving roads for the Amazon trucks to drive on, or the FAA for the Amazon airplanes, them I might as well just be homeless myself!" What a strange argument.

slimscsi commented on The Road Not Taken Is Guaranteed Minimum Income blog.codinghorror.com/the... · Posted by u/AndrewDucker

JumpCrisscross · 9 months ago

> if they don't sped it the way they want, Its waste

If the people doing the work have to spend taxes so people who don’t work can stay at home, yes, the former get a say in how the latter live.

slimscsi · 9 months ago

This is a straw man. Nobody is talking about funding people to the point where they get everything they need for free. That's insane. We are talking about giving people bootstraps so they can pull them selves up with them. Reducing poverty reduces crime and health care costs as well.

slimscsi commented on The Road Not Taken Is Guaranteed Minimum Income blog.codinghorror.com/the... · Posted by u/AndrewDucker

impostergc · 9 months ago

A fundamental misunderstanding of human nature. There is a significant non-majority of the population that will take the money and do absolutely nothing but waste it.

slimscsi · 9 months ago

This mentality is exactly the problem. The idea that people with more money should get to decide how people with less money get to spend it. And if they don't sped it the way they want, Its waste.

reminds me a lot of Innuendo Studios "Always a bigger fish" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzNANfNlTs