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Ask HN: Freelance Billing in the Age of LLMs?
6 points by meter 5mo ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Product vs. Platform, which has better job security?
1 points by meter 1y ago|0 comments
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by meter 2y ago
Thinking out loud, here’s one idea for an LLM-assisted interview: - Spin up a Digital Ocean droplet - Add the candidate’s SSH key - Have them implement a basic API. It must be publicly accessible. - Connect the API to a database. Add more f
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by meter 2y ago
For the time being, I’ve banned LLMs in my interviews. I want to see how the candidate reasons about code. So I try to ask practical questions and treat them like pairing sessions. - Given a broke piece of code, can you find the bug and get
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by meter 2y ago
In middle school we had a “computer” class where we’d learn how to type, as well as navigate a computer. This was Windows 2000 days. As a prank, my friends and I would do the following: * Hide all the icons on the desktop * Trigger an error
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by meter 2y ago
His book, Rebuilding Rails, had a huge impact on me, especially early in my career (when I started learning Rails). Such a great teacher. He encouraged me to be curious, dig deeply, and to understand my tools. Such a badass developer. And s
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by meter 2y ago
I’ve been using this for the past few months, and for the most part, I like it. I appreciate that it’s all configured with a single file (no GUI). One issue: If an app uses native Mac tabs, Aerospace treats each tab as a window, which compl
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by meter 2y ago
Building custom keyboards is fun, but I might bite the bullet and buy a Glove 80. I don’t own a 3d printer, so designing a custom Dactyl is not very feasible for me.
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by meter 2y ago
The Sofle has been decent for me. I’m not the biggest fan of thumb key positions (especially the outer one), but I’m getting used to them. There are only two thumb keys per side. I’ve had to get a bit creative with my layout. One trick I’ve
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by meter 2y ago
Thanks for the video. I’ll definitely try it out. In my original post, I should’ve emphasized that I’ve also been focusing on strengthening/mobilizing my wrists. It’s only been a month or two of concentrated effort, but I think they’re
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by meter 2y ago
Thanks! That’s encouraging to hear that you can switch between the two. Awesome! I’m afraid to start practicing QWERTY too soon, and risk losing my progress with Colemak. Maybe I’ll attempt it in a few months.
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by meter 2y ago
This past month, I’ve been reevaluating my dev environment and workflow. My goals are to reduce RSI, be more efficient, as well as learn all my tools as deeply as possible. And have fun! - I’ve ditched VSCode and gone all-in on NeoVim. I’ve
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by meter 2y ago
Your instinct is spot on. I made 76k at the defense contractor. I made 255k this year (6 years later).
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by meter 2y ago
I used to work for a defense contractor. There was a 3 month period where I had nothing to do. I was supposed write firmware for a piece of hardware, but the hardware was broken and wouldn’t even turn on. I was told to wait for the electric
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by meter 3y ago
A popular theme in today’s productivity culture is “waking up early.” It’s considered a sign of discipline to wake up at 5am. 5am is reasonable... if you fall asleep at 8:30 or 9 PM. I wish we’d stop emphasizing early wake-up times, and sta
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by meter 3y ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely look into it!
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by meter 3y ago
I first attempted this 7 years ago, after I graduated college. I got through the first 2 chapters. It was extremely rewarding. But regrettably, I abandoned it for other side projects. I picked it up again 3 months ago, and it’s been a blast
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by meter 3y ago
Thanks for the anecdote. As a senior engineer, I struggle sometimes with people critiquing my work. For me, it all comes down to pride and ego. It’s been especially hard the last year, as I’ve been vying for a promotion. I need to work on h
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by meter 3y ago
Yes! I completely agree. I’ve been using AdGuard on iOS, and it’s not the quickest experience. It takes about 10 seconds to get a YouTube video to start. But oddly enough, I actually appreciate this. 10 seconds of peace and quiet, vs. 10 se
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by meter 3y ago
I think it’d be neat to embed USB ports within the wood. The cables could be embedded in the wood using a router, completely out of sight. Imagine plugging your phone, keyboard, or mouse, directly into the wood. There might be some downside
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by meter 3y ago
I can empathize with the “friends” part. When I was in college, I was either studying or running around with friends. The only time I mindlessly scrolled on my phone was when I ate alone in the cafeteria. Hanging out with close friends, I h
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by meter 3y ago
I love mentoring engineers. It’s been my job for the past 5 years. But after some introspection, I’ve realized that I love teaching _smart_ people, or at least, people that are engaged and want to learn. I can’t imagine being a traditional
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by meter 4y ago
I’ve noticed this as well. I’ve had AdGuard on my phone for almost a year, and it blocked YouTube ads very effectively… until about 2 weeks ago. Still investigating…
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by meter 4y ago
I have a friend that intentionally disables Adblock on YouTube in order to support the creators that he likes. He feels that, if he disables Adblock, the creators will get less money. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I’m very curious to
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by meter 4y ago
I was curious to see how many kids it would take to lower my taxes to zero. Apparently, you’re not allowed to have more than 15 dependents.
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AppFolio chatbot operators aim to unionize(businessinsider.com)
1 points by meter 4y ago|0 comments
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by meter 4y ago
> the way Heroku worked… The author implies that something has changed — and that nowadays, you can’t `git push heroku main`. But according to the docs, it’s still just as simple. I guess I don’t understand how Heroku’s DevEx has changed
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LinkedIn accidentally “liking” things for me?
4 points by meter 4y ago|4 comments
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by meter 6y ago
I live in California, and received a suspicious bag of seeds in the mail after ordering something from Amazon. Happened about one month ago. The seeds were sent in their own small package, with Chinese characters on it. I had heard about th
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by meter 6y ago
You said “Costco” twice. The second time appears to be a typo.

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