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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026) on Thursday October 01, 2026 @10:28PM (#49929292) 

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026) on Friday September 04, 2026 @02:46AM (#49561304) 

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Monday August 10, 2026 @09:58PM (#49252441)
This looks very cool, will most likely check it out!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Monday August 10, 2026 @09:46PM (#49252364)
I'd be interested!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Monday August 10, 2026 @04:28PM (#49249257)
Sounds neat, is the code public?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:12PM (#49245635)
This is so cool! I just bought a license.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Monday August 10, 2026 @12:11AM (#49239125)
Sounds cool! Is the video available anywhere?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @10:38PM (#49238639)
Are the creator of the `.mdsv` format that's referenced in the stash manual? Never heard of it before. If you are, interested if there's a spec.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @08:18PM (#49237726)
Godspeed
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:38PM (#49236267)
Reminds me a bit of https://github.com/earendil-works/absurd
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:36PM (#49236245)
This is cool, what's the stack?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @05:26PM (#49236107)
Which device is this? I'm thinking of hopping on the ESP32 bandwagon!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @03:08PM (#49234589)
Love the vibe of the website!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @02:49PM (#49234354)
Sounds interesting, where can I find out more?
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @02:36PM (#49234222)
Oh nice! Silly my, I didn't scroll up!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @02:06PM (#49233848)
> https://httpstate.com // a super easy, batteries included, library and server to exchange small bits of data between apps

This is very cool! What's the stack for the actual server?

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026) on Sunday August 09, 2026 @02:00PM (#49233769)
This is cool, please add Chicago!

Also, what data sources do you aggregate from?

Re:Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform on Friday August 07, 2026 @02:11PM (#49214230)
I think twtxt is really cool. I have one on my site but I don't use it, unfortunately
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026) on Monday August 03, 2026 @11:46AM (#49157323) 

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026) on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @07:22PM (#48754443) 

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026) on Sunday June 14, 2026 @06:48PM (#48533788)
This is very cool!
Re:AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @06:45PM (#48377337)
I meant your specific tweaks
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2026) on Monday June 01, 2026 @09:43PM (#48364891)
What's the keyboard? I'm intrigued
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2026) on Monday June 01, 2026 @08:57PM (#48364554)
Same here. I am a full-stack engineer but I'm not senior enough for this kind of role. Hope you find someone!
Re:AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford on Monday June 01, 2026 @08:47PM (#48364465)
This sounds neat - do you have this publicly available?
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026) on Monday June 01, 2026 @12:33PM (#48359124) 

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: [email protected]
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
Re:Show HN: Claude Code's $200 plan is a 17× subsidy on the raw API on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @05:16PM (#48300814)
It's hard for me to figure out what to use all those tokens for
Re:Show HN: Number Gacha, a gacha game distilled to its essence on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @01:24AM (#48189514)
Love this and I'm addicted - wish there were hot keys in the battle
Re:Show HN: Sanjaya – Extract structured datasets from academic journals on Thursday May 14, 2026 @11:17AM (#48136702)
Would love to try, but I can't access the app - looks like you've posted the wrong URL!
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026) on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @04:34PM (#48127143)
Trying to do some work on a cairn[0], an embedded temporal document database built on SQLite. It's inspired by endatabas[1]

[0] https://github.com/nbbaier/cairn [1] https://www.endatabas.com/

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