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Re:Tell HN: The insane price hike of internal SSDs on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @09:37PM (#46611595)
SANDISK stock rose to 748% in the past 6 Months, +89% in the past month alone. I missed the bus, amongst many other buses.
Yes, RTINGS.com is the GOAT.
Re:Ask HN: Do You Use Teamblind.com? on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:02PM (#45445692)
That’s awesome!

I’m curious: what specific strategies or habits have you developed to sift through all the chatter and zero‑in on the conversations, resources, or people that actually push your growth forward?

For example, do you rely on certain tags, follow particular communities, set daily reading windows, or use any filters/keywords?

I’d love to hear what’s worked for you so others (like me) can adopt a similar approach.

Re:Ask HN: Has anyone built anything useful using AI? on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @02:37AM (#44873101)
Interesting! How does "Converted my resume to latex. Made it way easier to apply to jobs" work, in what sense was it easier to apply for jobs? I would love some insight here. Thanks
Re:Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @03:51AM (#43759975)
Running Ubuntu + Docker + Portainer on a NUC10i5FN (32GB RAM, 1TB HP EX900 M.2 SSD) — I’ve got containers for:

AdGuard Home (DNS filtering)

Scrypted (bridging CCTV to Apple Home)

Jellyfin (media streaming)

Immich (photos)

WireGuard (secure VPN)

The 2TB SSD is handling everything pretty well, but I’ve got a 2.5" SSD slot left unused. Thinking about adding a second SSD for either storage or backups, or maybe caching for media.

Any cool apps or tools people would recommend for setups like this? Also, curious about how others are using that extra SSD space in a home lab/NAS setup.

The data is very limited there

Ask HN: Is There a Crypto Equivalent to Tracking Politician's Transactions?

I'm curious if there's a platform similar to Capitol Trades (capitoltrades.com) or AutoPilot but for the cryptocurrency market. These platforms allow users to track stock market transactions made by U.S. politicians. Is there a crypto version of this where you can track transactions or holdings of key figures in the crypto space, such as developers, founders, or institutional investors? Any...

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I am based in SEA, is there anyway I can see if I could be a fit here?
Are you hiring contractors or full time?
This is pretty accurate. I realized it early on in my career that writing code is the easiest part of software development.
Re:How do you follow news on tech and stay upto date? on Monday July 29, 2024 @01:46AM (#41098182)
Thanks! hnrss is awesome, i didn't now about this before.

Any recommendations on YouTube / Substack?

Re:How do you follow news on tech and stay upto date? on Monday July 29, 2024 @01:44AM (#41098173)
I couldn't agree more with you. It does indeed get overwhelming. I was following twitter a lot but I eventually get lost in the swarm over there.
If you are looking for a Python Dev (or a Fractal CTO / Tech Lead) who is versatile and has extensive experience being a founding / early engineer at startups (working closely with business), feel free to reach out :)

If you're looking for a code-monkey - don't

what scrips are you using? I recently started using Cloudflare for my personal sites / homelab and would like to make full use of it.
Re:Ask HN: What Nonfiction Books Do You Keep Rereading? on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @05:23AM (#40283716)
PeopleWare. I read it and then re-read it every year.