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Re:Crypto Capture of Foreign Aid on Friday October 02, 2026 @03:50PM (#49937788)
World Bank doesn’t typically give money to people. They fund development projects.
Re:The new Firefox design is here on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @03:53PM (#49899386)
Thanks for the config. To their credit the UI change is instant. I double clicked a few times to find out why the old UI looks better.

The old UI has less visual noise (at least dark mode on Windows). The new theme has random highlights and high-contrast lines everywhere that draw attention to the browser UI. I want the browser to fade into the background not stand out.

Re: on Monday September 28, 2026 @02:06PM (#49881968)
Luckily you can turn it off

> Connectivity Assist improves your connection by using cellular data when this Wi-Fi network is unreliable or slow. If you're concerned about cellular data usage or you use an ad blocker, you may want to turn this off.

You don’t give enough details to help diagnose the problem. But if you’re looking for great insights on every stage of startup The SaaS Playbook [1] is very good

[1] https://saasplaybook.com/

Re:Ask HN: Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript? on Friday August 28, 2026 @09:58PM (#49486214)
I had good luck with Avalonia UI and F#. I don’t understand either, but Claude nailed it.
Re:A no-brainer for protecting your brain on Sunday July 12, 2026 @12:28PM (#48882352)
TL;DR Shingles vaccines reduces chances of dementia by 20%. Yet, most countries health systems only look at the upfront cost of ~$300 and don’t recommend for all who could benefit.
This is common practice in much of developed world. Long ago, they used to have re-usable glass syringes that could be sterilized. Unfortunately, people switched to disposable syringes. The unit costs are...high in the US, unreasonable in developing countries.

It's not just this hospital, it's widespread ([1] report 38%)

[1] https://www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-26-2020/volume-26-issue...

Re:Astral to Join OpenAI on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:26PM (#47444586)
Fortunately, there are competing LSPs of reasonable quality now. I'm using pyrefly. Not sure if ty/ruff have one too.
Re:The Appalling Stupidity of Spotify's AI DJ on Sunday March 15, 2026 @01:50PM (#47389866)
Indeed Apple Music Classical or Idagio. Spotify has never cared for classical, because the market is too small for them to bother.
Re:GitHub Is Down on Monday February 09, 2026 @12:06PM (#46947736)
I use git town. Fits my brain a lot better.
I had a look at some of FileVine's output, and I can say I'm not surprised. This is not an organization that prizes engineering at all.
Re:Pyscripter – open-source Python IDE written in Delphi on Thursday October 23, 2025 @05:18PM (#45687315)
A blast from the past! Pyscripter was definitely a top contender back in Python 2.3 days. Not sure when I stopped using it and why. Seems to be actively maintained. Will have to try again.
This is a nice system. I wonder if modshim can be used to or extended to do hot reload.
Yes, but businesses operate on cash, not tax credits.
Re:Ask HN: Senior SaaS developer wanting to pivot on Saturday May 24, 2025 @03:39PM (#44083317)
Why do you want to switch?
Interesting. I've been missing `svn changelist` feature in Git. GitButler calls it virtual branches. Indispensable feature. Going to try it out.
This seems to be similar to a microwave circulator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulator
Most semiconductor EDA software cost > $10k per seat, sometimes > $100k per seat.
Re:Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house? on Thursday August 08, 2024 @04:09PM (#41195659)
This seems like the story in "The Phoenix Project". If the outsourced software is critical to your operations, it seems it should be brought in-house. Software design is best done when the feedback loop is very tight. It never is with outsourced software.

As for how to go about building a team, you are better placed than I am to figure it out. Probably start with a small team with the most critical bits and build from there.

Suggest getting a sell-side agent. They do that everyday and know the nuances. I know Einar as another poster suggested.
Re:Ask HN: What makes you disable your adblocker? on Sunday April 21, 2024 @08:54AM (#40105377)
ethicalads.io seems totally fine to me. I think there was another one similar to it. Those are unblocked for me.
Here's the advice I've gotten:

1. Hire a VA for mundane stuff.

2. Hire a coach to fill in your blind spots.

3. Hire the most senior people you can.

Re:Ask HN: Search engine ranking monitoring tool? on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @04:18PM (#39983782)
Likely, 28000 is mostly investigation costs, not the actual cost of gas.
Isn't this just renaming Shipt as Target Circle 360?
Re:Meat–rice: grain with added muscles beefs up protein on Thursday February 15, 2024 @11:25PM (#39393139)
What they need to use popcorn or puffed rice [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffed_rice

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