jobs.hackclub.com
Productivity
job applications
SHOW HN2021
251points
109comments
#147of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, pretty cool terminal-based idea
From 3 comments
Pretty sweet job listing :) I indirectly worked with Hack Club in High School - really great experience. They helped organize a bunch of events and foster a community.
danappelxx on HNI think the OP's service is pretty cool, it reminds me of ye olde BBS's. I am actually writing my personal resume as a command prompt based on old 80's PCs as well, albeit in…
parksy on HNI have to admit that was fun, even if I'm not remotely qualified (or willing to move).
mikewarot on HN
Objections
Security concerns about connecting to unknown SSH servers
From 3 comments
Are there are any security precautions in using ssh (or telnet, netcat or curl for that matter) to connect to an unknown service like this?
reasons on HNYes. Do not connect with agent forwarding, as doing so would allow the server operator to connect to other locations as you. Do not forward environment information, though the…
raggi on HNIf you're doing agent forwarding in your .ssh/config for * this could be a massive security thread. Mods should probably put a disclaimer at the top of this thread.
soheil on HN
Missing SSL on the subdomain link
From 1 comment
Says the subdomain link that lacks SSL. A wildcard certificate would have sufficed.
1cvmask on HN
Questions
Is there any reason it wasn't implemented with telnet?
From 1 comment
Any reason why this wasn't implemented with telnet since no authentication is required?
soheil on HN
Alternatives named
SSHTron
From 1 comment
Looks like sshtron.zachlatta.com hasn't been found yet. Try it: `ssh sshtron.zachlatta.com`
generalizations on HN
ssh-chat
From 1 comment
> The Hack Club Slack Imagine making a job board work over ssh and then using slack to communicate. Especially when things like this exist and are much more in the spirit:…
dijit on HN