mmarian

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by mmarian 1y ago
I'm curious which cultures you think are better than others, and why. I personally think most cultural differences can be explained by history and geography.
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by mmarian 1y ago
> Cloudflare can always spot crawlers I mention in the post a scraping service that Cloudflare isn't spotting: https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/how-to-bypass-cloudflare-an... Plenty of open-source ones as well
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by mmarian 1y ago
Try to get in front of rich experts in the domain you're building - eg Daniel Ek / Spotify.
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by mmarian 1y ago
Just a reminder that YC hosts a cofounder matching platform: https://www.startupschool.org/cofounder-matching Recommend using it
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by mmarian 1y ago
Hey! Sorry, didn't quite catch what you meant. Is it that Cloudlare can always spot crawlers because of the amount of data they collect? Or is it there's always a nifty new scraper that will get away with it?
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Can Cloudflare's AI pay per crawl succeed? I doubt it(developerwithacat.com)
2 points by mmarian 1y ago|5 comments
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by mmarian 1y ago
Don't try to cover everything. Think about the critical risks for your startup - maybe it's cost-exhaustion attack, maybe it's leaking sensitive personal info, it depends on what you're doing. Then find reasonable prot
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by mmarian 1y ago
I think they'll be subtler (read - deceptive). ie "Hey Rolex, pay us $X mil, and you'll increase your chances of featuring in 'Best luxury watches' by 30%"
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by mmarian 1y ago
Wrote a blog post on why I don't think it'll be adopted: https://developerwithacat.com/blog/202507/cloudflare-pay-per... tldr - motivated scrapers can pass Cloudflare, content owners won't be happy
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by mmarian 1y ago
Websites in the space I'm in.
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by mmarian 1y ago
$4 for 1GB, which is more than enough: https://oxylabs.io/pricing/residential-proxy-pool
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by mmarian 1y ago
I wish WASM made it easy to use any language in any environment.
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by mmarian 1y ago
Astro + Claude free version. Easier to prompt + edit code than to go all-in on the vibe.
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by mmarian 1y ago
IP blocking is a losing battle. Malicious actors can easily hop onto residential proxies. Why do you care about that traffic? What exploits are you worried about? The answers will help you figure out what protection you'll need to set
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Naval Group Suffers Cyberattack: Hackers Claim Access to French Warship Systems(dailysecurityreview.com)
4 points by mmarian 1y ago|0 comments
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by mmarian 1y ago
https://archive.is/GWdx5
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VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in(ft.com)
697 points by mmarian 1y ago|1349 comments
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by mmarian 1y ago
If you don't know where to get users, don't bother building the app. Build an app where you know that answer.
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by mmarian 1y ago
Why do you need an agent for that in the first place? There's already automated buy/selling quant models / etc.
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by mmarian 1y ago
I know it doesn't answer your question, but it sounds like you're overthinking it. Just use a generic newsletter service like Kit or EmailOctopus, and set up such that emails will be sent from your domain. It's what I do for
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by mmarian 1y ago
Wrote a post on how I come up with ideas, and share the content: https://developerwithacat.com/blog/202507/blog-engagement-ti... For the actual writing - I try to make it in a way that I like reading it. Informal,
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by mmarian 1y ago
Just writing about learnings from failed startup attempts: https://developerwithacat.com Might start doing a few posts on Cloudflare WAF as I've been working with it extensively lately. Maybe it'll help me uncover some
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by mmarian 1y ago
> the key is to POSSE. I do that by sharing my content here, on Reddit, and LinkedIn. And it works! I just wrote a blog post about it in case anyone's interested: https://developerwithacat.com/blog/202507/b
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by mmarian 1y ago
What academic sources have you used? My quick Google search shows that there's no edge in politician trade analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004727272...
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by mmarian 1y ago
Some words of advice: - try putting yourself in other people's shoes, and ask why would they work with you - write, and share in the right places; see this post I wrote: https://developerwithacat.com/blog/202507&#x
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by mmarian 1y ago
(moving it to the top)
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by mmarian 1y ago
Plenty of founder networking meetups in London: https://www.meetup.com/find/?location=gb--17--London&source=... YC's cofounder matching platform is great to, as long as you know what you want: https:/&#x
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by mmarian 1y ago
VPN
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by mmarian 1y ago
Yep, it's simply due to specialization and survivorship bias.
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by mmarian 1y ago
If by "capital product", you mean business, there's plenty. The most popular in these circles is: https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/ But it's not easy. I tried it for a TikTok content ideas, gave up afte

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