remoteok.io

Productivity

remote job search

SHOW HN2021

remoteok.io

A fake VS Code so you can browse remote jobs in your office

remoteok.io

#remote jobs#fake vs code#job search#remote work

58points
8comments
#782of 2,533 in 2021
Top 31%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clever and looks nice

    From 2 comments
    • This is awesome and clever! I’m instantly reminded of GhostZilla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostzilla
      claviska on HN
    • Nice looking site, sadly a little bat in China made it quite unnecessary...
      bellyfullofbac on HN
  • Reminds commenters of old boss-button tricks

    From 2 comments
    • Reminds me of the boss button on old forums. Shows a fake excel sheet or something.
      quickthrower2 on HN
    • Haha I used to make fake websites like this so that I could chat with my friends. We would each have an interface that looked like stuff we would do at work.
      d--b on HN

Objections

  • A similar fake-screen idea was already done in China, making it less necessary

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Where do the remote job listings come from?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • GhostZilla

    From 1 comment
    • This is awesome and clever! I’m instantly reminded of GhostZilla. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostzilla
      claviska on HN

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