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Re:Where is all the new, good software? on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @05:08AM (#50068786)
The software I create for myself has improved a lot. I also see a lot of improvements in current software and games and fast iterations. But nothing new that is revolutionary.
Re:Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers on Monday October 12, 2026 @02:53AM (#50052308)
Finland is struggling and are desperate, they will allow anything at this point to get money in and jobs.
at this point bitcoin will be worthless
Re:No Man's Sky Cosmos on Thursday September 10, 2026 @04:59AM (#49640589)
The first 50 hours of NMS are really great but then you start to learn the patterns, even though it is a randomized/procedural, at some point it becomes predictable and boring. The other problem is that the battles are boring, they lack something and building big ships and bases feels pointless.
Re:GPT-6 Astra on Thursday September 03, 2026 @04:55PM (#49556839)
Where is the cure for cancer?
Re:"It works better in the app " on Friday August 28, 2026 @10:16AM (#49478843)
Google has a lot of these inconveniences, super easy to fix but for some reason the don't.
Re:Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B on Thursday August 27, 2026 @03:39AM (#49461231)
Torrents are unreliable, also for an agent or script it's easier to just do wget model
Related a recommend this documentary by Sebastião Salgado, The Salt of the Earth
Re:My chatbot is dead – Why yours should probably be too on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:22AM (#24836105)
Replace mouse cursors is dead
Re:I no longer build software on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:55AM (#24544853)
How I miss the old days simplicity. One php File you just uploaded with ftp and that was the deployment. Now you need to know so many frameworks and processes to deploy a simple web app. It’s overwhelming and I get anxious because It’s so hard to choose what to learn.
Re:Ask HN: We have the expertise but no clients. How to reach them? on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @10:08AM (#24421116)
Give free presentations (webinars), youtube videos, show your work, demos, working products. Meet people in the health industry. Try to reach them and show what can you do. Ask for intros, show what you can do.
Will Trump pardon Snowden? that will be interesting.
Re:Ask HN: Best ways to retain qualified employees? on Monday July 06, 2020 @09:25AM (#23747606)
Listen to them. Allow feedback. Ask what they need, some posted pay, but it depends, Many switch jobs for less pay and better benefits, better culture or cooler projects.
In Finland people who work from home and bought anything needed to work, for example a desk, chair, display or headphones, they get a tax refund.
Re:Notion for everyone on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @02:33PM (#23238365)
Notion is absolutely amazing, I love the /code snippet, the seamless sharing a page with a url and the UX. I hope Apple doesn't buy them.
Re:Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:24PM (#22890964)
Why would a very successful company need $600M? this is pure speculation now.
Re:Ask HN: What are you thankful for? on Friday November 29, 2019 @10:05AM (#21664775)
For being healthy. If you're healthy you can do anything. You start to appreciate that when you get sick.
Re:Nostalgia for Minecraft on Sunday November 10, 2019 @04:59PM (#21500439)
Nice, What did you use to make it? backend/frontend?
Re:Kik, once valued at $1B, is to be closed on Thursday September 26, 2019 @05:09AM (#21079377)
You are not well informed, you can buy stuff with it and also can pay taxes with bitcoin, google "pay taxes with bitcoin"
Re:Why Is Joe Rogan So Popular? on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @09:01AM (#20756778)
Because he does what he wants with his show. He doesn't have an agenda, doesn't depend on advertisers. He is free to talk about anything he wants. He has time. He is also very open to ideas and doesn't confront his guests.
Re:Scientists are searching for a mirror universe on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @06:03AM (#20333650)
This means the mirrored universe is looking for us too
Re:“The books will stop working.” on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:06PM (#20298125)
In a way paper books "stop working" after 10 years or so when the paper turns yellow and dusty
Like cars ?
Re:Finland’s Hobbyhorse Girls on Monday April 29, 2019 @01:22PM (#19780430)
This is not as crazy as child beauty pageant competitions or plastic cup stacking competitions
Beans are cheap, soy is cheap
Censorship free apps and content
And then at every vc/incubator they ask you, why are you better than your competitors?
Made tons of money installing and giving support for open source software

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