robertn702

Meridian[0] for Claude Code, CLIProxyAPI[1] for everything else

[0] https://github.com/rynfar/meridian

[1] https://github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI

I highly recommend just getting out of Anthropic's (or anyone's) vendor lock-in. Use opencode or pi. You can still use your subscription pricing using a proxy. I switched to opencode and haven't looked back.

FYI, you can use your Claude subscription pricing with OpenCode via Meridian[0], which also makes it easier to try out other models when they come out. You can also use your other subscriptions in OpenCode with CLIProxyAPI[1]. The switching cost was relatively high, mostly from claude code plugins but completely worth it. I'm now mostly using GLM-5.3 and Codex models via OpenCode and barely using Claude which seemed unfathomable less than two months ago.

[0] https://github.com/rynfar/meridian

[1] https://github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI

edit: reworded for clarity

I had a very similar experience. The combination of Claude going down frequently and the hype around open source models was enough for me to swap my harness from Claude Code to OpenCode. Then it became trivial to test out different models, and now the rest is history. Currently using OpenCode with z.ai and Codex $200/m plans for all my work atm.

The biggest thing is that Paseo's mobile app is out and pretty much has feature parity with its desktop app. I've been waiting on superset.sh's mobile app for a while, which is what made me look around and find Paseo. On desktop, they both get the job done and depend on whether you prefer a terminal-based or native chat experience.

+1 for Paseo. Switched over to it a few weeks ago from conductor.build then superset.sh. The mobile app plus Hetzner VPS has been really enjoyable in terms of just firing off random tasks and not being stuck at my desk.

I’m building a registry for packages that add WebMCP tools to sites that have not adopted WebMCP yet. Each package describes tools for a specific site as json and those tools are injected and executed using a browser extension.

https://webmcp.today/

Yes. Hedging results in a middle-of-the-road answer that, at best, comes across as lukewarm. Companies want to hire people they're excited about and are convinced fit into their culture. An honest answer will get you more strong noes but also more strong yeses, and strong yeses turn into offers. Hedging, produces only weak yeses and noes, which tend to end in no offers especially in tighter job markets like the one we're in.

Both of those combinations pretty commonly used in other applications

cmd+shift+v -> unformatted paste

cmd+shift+p -> command palette

I use Karabiner and use right_command+v for the clipboard launcher without interfering with the other apps.

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I am a full-stack product engineer and former founder with over 9 years of start up experience. I have been as early as #1 at a SaaS startup that raised a series B and was acquired, built and sold my own consumer application, and started my own startup which I am currently winding down.

I am currently looking to join an early stage startup where I can make a significant impact on the product side.

The statement "my options on who will hire me are kind of limited" is a bit misleading. Limited compared to whom? Your options are abundant compared to most people.

It sounds like you are waiting on a fantasy position that has both interesting work and pays at least the same as your current position, which you have 13 years of experience in. That's not usually how life works. There are trade-offs.

If you want to do a different type of work that you don't have any professional experience in, you are going to have to take a pay cut. As you mentioned, you're fortunate to be making 3x what you need. It's up to you whether it's worth "only" making 2x what you need in order to do work you find more engaging.

This is not a unique circumstance. People make this trade-off all the time. Maybe talk to some people who did.

I definitely understand the optimization of keyboards especially for certain types of work such as programming — It's what I spend 90% of my time doing. But I would argue that there are just as many use cases where a mouse is actually faster than using keyboard with shortcuts. Design work would be one of those examples, and it's not a small industry.

I guess what I feel is missing is "Keychron for mice". Keychron took the pretty niche mechanical keyboard market which was mostly targeted towards gamers or extreme optimizers and tailored it for productivity with their default macOS compatibility. I doubt the Logitech MX Mechanical keyboard would exist if Keychron didn't exist, which I take as a sign of their success.

It might be suitable and it's on my radar along with maybe two other mice, but from my understanding Razer Synapse 3.0 isn't supported on macOS, my primary OS for productivity. I know that there is third-party software that I can use so I may end up still getting the Naga.

Using third-party software isn't that big of a deal and is not uncommon in the keyboard world. I suppose what's most surprising to me is the lack of discourse and community around on the topic.