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Re:Turn your Android phone into a ham radio transceiver on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @05:56AM (#48191331)
Why do some people get so hung up about minor things in life. The OP has done a fantastic job, not just building it, but both the delivery and mechanics.
Re:EOL hardware should mean open-source software on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:24AM (#46615225)
A classic example of this is the Google Nest Learning Thermostats Version 1 and 2. With a decent bounty, these £220 ($400+) devices have been given a new lease of life by the team behind:

https://nolongerevil.com/

Repurposing bricked Nest Gen 1 & 2 thermostats with custom software. Giving old hardware new life through open source innovation. No Longer Evil is a right-to-repair firmware and cloud replacement for Nest Thermostats that frees your device from Google’s cloud dependency. By flashing custom firmware, your thermostat will operate independently and connect to No Longer Evil’s platform (or your own self-hosted server), giving you complete control over your device data and settings.

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @04:36AM (#43902876)
I believe on your home page it should say "Instantly tweet from any page without opening Twitter" not as it currently states "with"
Not so long ago I posted a message I then reposted and managed a -4 Karma somehow.

I was going to take a big leap in to a post with salaries far beyond what I would pay myself. Many here told me to take the risk, go for it etc etc. But I chose my family over a fat pay-check. No regrets!

Sedo Hacked....

Dear XXX XXXX,We wish to inform you that on Saturday, 12th April, the Sedo website was compromised by an unknown intruder through a previously unknown security loophole. This resulted in an unauthorised email with the subject “Confirm your Sedo Account" being sent to a small number of our customers.Our immediate investigation into the matter has shown that your email address was unfortunately...

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Re:TLS/SSL implementation in Haskell on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:55AM (#7559256)
Totally off topic, but programmers, I REALLY need your help... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7559067
Re:Amateur hour at AWS on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:55AM (#7559249)
Totally off topic, but programmers, I REALLY need your help...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7559067

Re:How I Came to Write D on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:52AM (#7559237)
totally off topic, but programmers, I need your help...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7559067

Re:Ask HN: Stick with it or get out? on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:48AM (#7559218)
Should mention I have a mortgage ($200K) and a family (2 beautiful kids) to support. I am also 35 so feel it may be too late to take the risk like this?

Ask HN: Stick with it or get out?

I am sure most of you will understand my reason to remain anonymous in this post, with that said: I have been offered the following post, and am deliberating on its acceptance, your help would be very much appreciated.Firstly, whoami: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=developer786I am not a born coder, I know that, therefore for the second post, I will be working very very hard. Where I am...

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Re:Should I leave my current position? on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @10:54AM (#7428978)
Thanks, agree.

Part of the reason I applied for this new role, is that I need the kick to get projects to completion. In the last 5 years, I have taken ideas to 85% completion without coding anything myself and then the oDesk/freelancer dev disappears/let me down.

Two months later, a weekend side project is posted here on HN or TC, which has launched successfully and become a funded start-up. Worse thing is, their app is doing EXACTLY what I was 12 months ago, in some cases better and in some, worse.

I am left gutted, demotivated, out of pocket (lucky I have a very understanding wife) and with code I cant understand and complete. It gets worse...100% of these start-ups which i have part complete, go on to get round B/C and or get swallowed. I am in losses close to $20K following my dream of creating a successful product and begging developers to code it.

That thought alone is pushing me to take the second job.

Re:Should I leave my current position? on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @01:12PM (#7423282)
Should mention I have a mortgage ($200K) and a family (2 beautiful kids) to support. I am also 35 so feel it may be too late to take the risk like this?
Re:Should I leave my current position? on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @01:09PM (#7423265)
Sorry, didnt make myself clear...have updated. I am already doing the first job, have been for a number of years. The challenge is still there, albeit not like what the second job offers i.e. a very steep climb.

Should I leave my current position?

I am sure most of you will understand my reason to remain anonymous in this post, with that said: I have been offered the following posts, and am deliberating on their acceptance, your help would be very much appreciated.Firstly, whoami: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=developer786I am not a born coder, I know that, therefore for the second post, I will be working very very hard. Where I...

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Should I leave my current position?

I am sure most of you will understand my reason to remain anonymous in this post, with that said: I have been offered the following posts, and am deliberating on their acceptance, your help would be very much appreciated.Firstly, whoami: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=developer786I am not a born coder, I know that, therefore,for he second post, I will be working very very hard.Post 1 -...

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