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Ask HN: Does anyone enjoy work anymore?

Now that all I do is basically prompt AI all day, I'm struggling to actually enjoy work anymore. I don't get in the flow like I used with coding, which was when I loved the job the most. I'm finding all of the AI trends boring at this point. Trying to go with the flow, but not sure I'm enjoying the ride... How are y'all feeling?

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Ask HN: What to do about incorrectly suspended GitHub account, no notice?

They have no form of support other than creating a ticket for reinstatement, that I've seen in some cases not get a response for months.I also have an enterprise org that pays them monthly, that I can not access now (though others still can luckily).I received an e-mail about education benefits re-verification (I didn't even know I had education benefits), and a notice that I had 30 days to...

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Ask HN: "Net neutrality" for AI compute and memory?

Both Sam Altman and Elon Musk have mentioned the problem of scarcity of compute/dram and how local open weights models might not be the most sustainable solution.Would something like "net neutrality" for DRAM/compute be good, or bad?Should we allocate compute based on a dynamic market-based price mechanism? Should it go to the highest and best use? Or should whoever pays for it be able to use...

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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2026)

Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.Please only post if you are looking to hire a freelancer or work as one. Small (2-5 person) agencies are fine, but recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2026)

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.Searchers: try https://www.wantstobehired.com.

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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026)

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does.Please only post if you are actively filling a...

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Ask HN: Will Copilot Code replace developers building custom internal tools?

I'm a solo developer building internal tools (safety equipment tracking, maintenance logs) for industrial companies replacing excel sheets or manual procedures.With Microsoft's Copilot Code letting any employee build governed apps, I'm wondering if I can still be competitive with this activity.I don't really get either how is microsoft gonna unsure long-term maintenance. Unlike low-code Power...

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Ask HN: What hardware are you using to run local LLMs?

Figured I'd ask here because I have no doubt some of you are running some pretty cool, cost effective solutions for local models. Don't doubt some have mini data centers in their closets either haha, but just looking to get a view into what fellow HN'ers are using for their day to day work.

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Ask HN: Do you think AI has now disrupted math more than it did programming?

Hi,In this spring and early/mid summer, we saw tons of headlines about how "programming/coding/software has changed forever", and now, suddenly, we see very similar headlines about math, some from very prominent mathematicians.To those of HNers well versed in both, which disruption do you think has been bigger `so far`, if any at all?Thanks

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