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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025) on Sunday November 09, 2025 @10:23PM (#45872022)
Working on https://tinythoughts.app, a self-messaging app

Today, I am implementing tag-triggered webhooks so they can get triggered based on the tags assigned to messages.

Use case: for example, I want to auto-tweet all my advice messages and auto-create linear tasks for `company` todos, auto-start a cursor agent when I tag messages with `Cursor task`

For some reason, I got 16 users out of nowhere, so I added a landing page last week. The connector marketplace is next, so that I can share these sub-connectors with the other users. Need a couple more weekends.

Re:All vibe coding tools are selling a get rich quick scheme on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @08:29PM (#45191530)
I was able to teach my interns more about architectural designs instead of coding. Teaching them more about DDD instead of going through what’s broken with this function. We might be close to a point where you can teach product people about these basic concepts, packages and saas tools, and have them vibe code a whole app.

Ask HN: Would you swap your desk for a restaurant shift?

My friend just came from working at her sister's restaurant and was telling me how hard of a day it was, and how they are struggling with employee turnover. Then it got me thinking, what if there was an app that corporate workers could use to pick up shifts at other struggling businesses? Would you ever use it?

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i use claude-4-sonnet then gemini-2.5-pro as a fallback

claude-4-sonnet: seems to be the best at tool calling and actually changing the lines

gemini-2.5-pro: solves what sonnet can't solve, but you have to run it a couple of times to get the tool calling mistakes out

Re:Claude Tried to Nuke My Home Directory on Saturday March 22, 2025 @11:51PM (#43450781)
Claude wrote a Python file earlier to delete/clean up some folders. It was about to run, so I canceled the run. It then tried to write a bash script to delete the files. I canceled it and then tried to write the command to delete them. I was amazed by all the ways it was finding.

Ask HN: How is everyone electric bill looking like?

Since last year, my electric bill has spiked by over $200 (currently $500/month). This is way bigger than the gas issue, and no one is covering it. I am having to turn on only one monitor at a time to save costs.I know the summers in Texas have been hot with the Air Conditioners, but this spike is unbelievable.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I become a Forbes 30 under 30? on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @11:57AM (#32664007)
Very well put! I will think about how I can implement this strategy in my future projects. Good thing I am creating a market research startup, which will help me get this done.
Re:Ask HN: How can I become a Forbes 30 under 30? on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @11:50AM (#32663861)
They had enough to move to the US 8 years ago from Africa. But it's mostly about support than it is about money, as I have always been supported in my goals.
Re:Ask HN: How can I become a Forbes 30 under 30? on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @11:48AM (#32663805)
LOL, you are right. I should have specified more details and titled it “How do I make 10 million dollars in 10 years, am I on the right path”?
Re:Ask HN: How can I become a Forbes 30 under 30? on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @11:34AM (#32663545)
It's more about reaching the 10 million dollar mark that the average person on 30 under 30 has than it is about being on that list.

Ask HN: How can I become a Forbes 30 under 30?

As a kid, my goal has always been to be on the Forbes list of 30 under 30, and I have 10 years left to achieve this goal. But I keep asking myself if I am doing enough.4 years ago, I taught myself how to code and got started instantly, mostly contract jobs that turned out into big opportunities.3 years ago in my first year of college at 17, in order to get more contracts, I created a software...

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