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Re:Unemployed almost a year after graduating MIT – a rant on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:47PM (#46623075)
try networking with people online. go as far as writing vcs and asking them for business ideas. every shot you dont take is wasted.

To be clear: Times are fucking hard, this isn't an easy feat and I wish you best of success

Re:How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking on Friday December 12, 2025 @09:06PM (#46251307)
It's a nice starting point. There are other options such as used Flanders Scientific or Sony Studio Screens. But those are usually rather expensive. I would recommend to buy them on Ebay if anything.
nice alt
Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @12:40PM (#45349456)
I am excited to see how people will use this. Are there any sites actively allowing to use it rn?
OPs argument is flawed. Documentation is not there to teach you from scratch. Its there to describe a projects intended behaviour under normal conditions. Often times people will cry about lacking context and expect you to basically use it for them. I would heavily recommend against that as you will end up as unpayed and burned out tech support...
This repo behaves odd. Was it taken over? Anyone else suspicious?
looks like a cool project
Re:MyAnimeList ICS Adapter on Sunday April 20, 2025 @02:54PM (#43745714)
Hi, I made a thing. Got tired half way so a bit of vibe coding bs is included. It works, Outlook bitches a bit, Thunderbird, IOS and Android Mail apps dont. I'll OpenSource when I am sure its not complete trash. Play with it if you like, just dont DDOS it.
Re: on Sunday April 13, 2025 @04:13AM (#43671031)
Well, the incompetent will find a way to make it work. Since management usually only cares about that, it will be fine. The competent who dont give a damn will basically result to vibe coding and receive similar results. Just with lower cost.
Re:Ask HN: What made your favorite manager so great? on Sunday April 13, 2025 @04:10AM (#43671017)
Well, can't blame you for that. I've been thinking similar thoughts. Mainly looking at the economic recession we face though.
Re:Ask HN: What made your favorite manager so great? on Saturday April 12, 2025 @04:45AM (#43662596)
Didn't really have good managers so far. Reading this makes me question my choices. Maybe it's time to move on. On the other hand, this is a cluster of greatness and for every 15 good comments there's a thousand bad stories.

So let me ask this instead: How would you go about finding a job with a good manager? And whats the reason behind it?

Re:Ask HN: Is anyone experiencing "AI brain rot?" on Tuesday April 01, 2025 @03:47PM (#43550672)
It makes concepts accessible without a proper foundation. It can be dangerous if done with critical components. But StackOverflow did exist before too.. So it's not entirely new to our industry. It certainly makes it easier to be stupid.
Well, if a AI cracked your interview: Don't do interviews. You honestly don't posses the required skills.
blitz.gg might not be a good datasource. Mobalytics is better suited.
Re:Why does working feel like batteling trash mobs? on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:30PM (#43414175)
Probably a good call
Sounds like cheap puppet play... Don't be intimidated by them.
Well, as strange as it sounds: GitHub, Element. IRC and 4chan. Yes, there is a lot of harassment and trolling in those spaces. However, they are inhabited by quite skilled devs. Think of it as a powerfull witch living in a swamp... Refrain from Discords, they are usually doubble the drama with half the iq points... Same goes for Reddit...
Re:Show HN: I gave my API a JSON homepage on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @05:30AM (#43182487)
Whats the point of doing this? I am curious now