surrTurr

yeah, the number of problems is infinite

the best and easiest thing you can do is move your stuff behind a VPN.

however I have a feeling that if too many people (and organizations) start doing this the open internet as we know it breaks

just use codex

Location: Osaka, Japan

Remote: Yes; also open to hybrid/on-site in Japan

Willing to relocate: Yes, within Japan

Technologies: Java, TypeScript, Swift; Spring Boot, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Claude Code, Codex, MCP/agentic workflows

Résumé/CV: https://github.com/AlexW00/CV/releases/latest/download/alexa...

Email: [email protected]

Looking for a full-time software engineering role with real ownership, particularly around backend systems, infrastructure, and AI-native development. I currently lead end-to-end development of a Japanese learning platform using TypeScript and AWS. Previously, I built Java/Spring Boot services and Kubernetes infrastructure, and led the team’s adoption of ai native development workflows. I’ve built with LLMs since 2022;

Check out my open source work: https://github.com/AlexW00

"Someone broke into our house and we have no clue if they're still hiding under the bed or in the drawer. TV is gone."

i dont care if a wallpaper is ai made or not - as long as it looks good.

i get why they're doing it, but i just don't think it will scale. new image gen models are just getting better and better. if they simply choose to categorically ban them, they're missing out.

i planned it in sketch and implemented it with claude - i guess it is because of the font and the orange-ish background color?

that alternative is?

Well you do get promoted for simplicity if you outperform others, who do things too complicated.

For example, person A implements the simple solution, gets the project done faster while person B over engineers, has seemingly impressive stuff to talk about but at the end of the day doesn't ship.

256gb on a macbook should be illegal in 2026

if you want to look up historic delay data (to make better guesses) you can use zugspaet: https://zugspaet.de/

  Location: Osaka, Japan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Within Japan
  Technologies: Java, Typescript, k8s, gitops, ai coding
  Résumé/CV: https://github.com/AlexW00/CV/releases/latest
  Email: see CV

Doing a working holiday in Japan starting April 2026. Love building with AI!

[1]: https://alexanderweichart.de/4_Projects/Projects

Obsidian + cupertino skin, photomator (macOS), raycast, zettel (iOS)

also check out https://www.spottedinprod.com if you're looking for some nice iOS apps

I wrote a similar blogpost just a few days ago: "The Vibe Coding Slot Machine" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47022282)

there may be a selection bias here as poor people tend to be less likely to be married