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news.ycombinator.com• Jul 29, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: How to find job as Maths graduate with little other qualifications?I apologize if this question is to open-ended or otherwise inappropriate to the “Ask HN” format.I’m a student of Mathematics in Germany, at the very end of my Master’s (thesis submitted & defended, awaiting gradation) but have not managed to secure any job offer up till now, in spite of having tried for quite some time now. At this point I feel somewhat at a loss, so I was hoping that anybody on here knowledgeable about the job market in Germany would perhaps have an idea as to what (if anything) I might be doing wrong or what other avenues I could consider that I’ve missed so far.My main problem is likely that I have almost nothing to show in the way of “hard” skills and practical qualification besides the Maths degree. I did work part-time for most of my studies, but mostly stuff like generic office work or watching kids at an after-school care.When my graduation neared, I first thought hat it might be possible to find a job in an industrial context (e.g. in Automotive/Aviation, Phar

news.ycombinator.com• Jul 22, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: Problems with Reaching Out to the WorldHeyy everyone here,I have a hard time reaching out or putting my work out in the world.This manifests in different ways:I never had a mentor in _anything_, and I always wished for one. I play professional foosball, music, programming since I was 8, skateboarding in my youth ( I'm in my 30s ) etc. I'm basically unteachable, I though that I just haven't met the right person and was envious of others that had mentors, but it's clear to me now that this comes from me.It's very hard for me to put my stuff out in the world. I always judge the end result, I know that my role is to create not to judge, the world will do its thing, but again, it's an emotional thing. The same goes with music: I've been playing for a long long time, but never produced anything. I always improvised and I'm dreaming music, writing in my head all the time. But if I sit down if front of my laptop and write then it's super stressful, and if I push it I'm exhausted in 3 days. In my head it should be perfect the first

news.ycombinator.com• Jul 10, 2024• 1 min read

Is Kenya the new Poland for offshore IT?I own a small consultancy that specializes in technical product marketing[0] - I hire engineers to research topics, and write sales collateral and other fun stuff for companies based on the research.While I was interviewing, I was super impressed by Polish talent - many, many, many smart individuals who are not set in their programming ways and are looking to explore other avenues of using their skills. Hired one, he's legit amazing, and I keep wanting to bring more as the business grows.I also talked to another consultant friend who had the exact same experience, but with a man from Kenya. He said that the combination of great schools and terrific English (I'll admit it caught me by surprise), high tenacity, and what appears to be a very big appetite for learning technology created this huge population of very technical folks that are not finding work in-country.Was that anyone's else experience too? It filled my heart with joy to learn that a kid from Kenya can now make a (high)five-

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 28, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: Tracking Coding Friction Points?I work with a stack that’s pretty brittle, and in a constant state of flux. As such, I spend most of my time fixing broken compiles, chasing down problems that are red herrings (e.g., my branch suddenly has a test failing, but it turns out that’s totally unrelated to my changes), etc. I spend only a small fraction of my time on the actual “business logic” (aka “useful work”).I would love to be able to track this stuff, so at the end-of-the-week standup I have a better idea where all my time went.I’m looking for a good tool to help me do this. Here’s the most important features:1) Voice dictation, so I can say things like, “I’m now rebasing and recompiling the whole codebase, because test X is now broken and I haven’t changed anything that should affect it.” Taking text notes wouldn’t be a deal-breaker, but voice dictation seems like it would work better.2) The ability to ask for an AI-based weekly summary. e.g., - You finished the AAA refactor and got that installed. - you spent a full

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 28, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: GizAI – AI Generators and Notes and DriveHey folks! So, we're just a tiny team of 4 developers who've been coding our hearts out for the past 2 years. Last May, we took the plunge and clicked our way through Stripe Atlas to officially become Giz Inc. (Yeah, we're as surprised as you are.)* We've been working on this thing called GizAI... We opened the beta today.- It's kinda like a Swiss Army knife for your digital life, but with AI. Nothing too fancy, just trying to make life a bit easier, you know?- We threw in some AI chat stuff (GPT-4o, Gemini, Claude 3.5 the usual suspects), and it can generate images, videos, and audio. Might save you a few clicks here and there.- There's a notes feature with AI help (for when your brain decides to take a coffee break), and a file organizer that tries to be smarter than your desktop mess.* Features include (or at least, what we think they do): - Notes : AI collaborative notes for questions, summaries, edits, and rich media.- Drive : Enhanced file management with version control, search,

bing.com• Jun 21, 2024• 1 min read

3 Simple Steps To Get Organized And Save MoneyForbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amy is a contributor who covers financial freedom and minimalism. Owning a lot of stuff is expensive. And your disorganized ...

news.ycombinator.com• Jun 15, 2024• 1 min read

To tech founder or not to tech founder, that is the questionI'll catch you up to speed real quick: I've been working through my startup's initial design phase. This has consisted of getting initial feedback and "usage" from users through paper mock-ups I've made which then turned into Figma designs that I've been testing and iterating on with users. Over the past couple of weeks, I've thrown together an MVP where initial users can sign up and use my platform. I plan to have this live and usable within the next week.I'm not a technical guy. I mean, I know enough to get my way around and to talk the talk -- but if any respectable developer took a look at my code littered with mementos from GPT4 and his cousin Claude, they'd probably break out in hives.I'm really good at getting stuff done one way or another, but as I'm looking to continue to grow and expand this puppy, I think it wise to bring on a co-founder. Ideally, one that can tango with developing a bit better than I can. I want to hone my focus more on the sales, raising capital, marketing

news.ycombinator.com• May 30, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: How do I clean the insides of a PC?Even with modern dust filters, fans suck in fine dust that is spread all over the inside of a PC. If you also have pets or are in a dusty environment, you have to get the stuff out of the case at some point. After reading numerous websites, forums, and even consulting local PC services, I'm still unsure about the best way to clean a (modern) desktop computer.Vacuuming seems to be discouraged by most sources. It's said that the SMD adhesive can age and cause components to be sucked away, and that vacuum cleaners can generate static electricity, which is harmful to electronic components.A more modern method is using compressed air, either from an electronic compressor with a moisture filter or from a can. However, cans often lack moisture filters, which means you could potentially blow moisture onto your electronics. But wouldn't you blow away the badly glued SMD parts?Using a soft brush, such as a paintbrush, is also recommended. But some sources caution that the bristles can become cha

pypi.org• May 29, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: I made a minimalistic AI assistant to assist infrastructure engineersI made a minimalistic AI assistant to assist infrastructure engineers. I work on infra-related stuff and have to search for some commands that I don't recall at times. Worst is while I am working with colleagues, some just don't trust my intuition and challenge me if the command I am about to run is correct and that it doesn't bring down prod. Enough said this will help me at least to get the correct commands without the tons of side details. This assistant uses Google Gemini to fetch the information. The reason to choose Gemini is that it's free and I cannot afford right now to pay for GPT 3 or 4 from OpenAI.

desktopdocs.com• May 15, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: I made a Mac app to search my images and videos locally with MLDesktop Docs is a Mac app that lets you search all your photos and videos in seconds with AI.Once you find the file you're looking for you can resize it, export it to Adobe Premiere Pro, or drag and drop it into another app.I built Desktop Docs because I keep tons of media files on my computer and I can never remember where I save stuff (lots of screenshots, memes, and downloads). The Apple Photos app also only supports photos in your iCloud.Desktop Docs supports adding folders or individual files to an AI Library where you can search by the contents of your files, not just file titles.You can search by objects ("cardboard box"), actions ("man smiling", "car driving"), by emotion ("surprised woman", "sad cowboy"), or the text in the frame (great for screenshots or memes).It's also 100% private. Make any media searchable without it ever leaving your computer.How I built it: - 100% Javascript (I'm using Electron JS and React JS). - Embedding generation (CLIP from OpenAI is used to comput

news.ycombinator.com• May 10, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: A web debugger an ex-Cloudflare team has been working on for 4 yearsHey HN, I wanted to show you a product a small team and I have been working on for 4 years. https://jam.devIt’s called Jam and it prevents product managers (like I used to be) from being able to create vague and un-reproducible bug tickets (like I used to create).It’s actually really hard as a non-engineer to file useful bug tickets for engineers. Like, sometimes I thought I included a screenshot, but the important information the engineer needed was what was actually right outside the boundary of the screenshot I took. Or I'd write that something "didn't work" but the engineer wasn't sure if I meant that it returned an error or if it was unresponsive. So the engineer would be frustrated, I would be frustrated, and fixing stuff would slow to a halt while we went back and forth to clarify how to repro the issue over async Jira comments.It’s actually pretty crazy that while so much has changed in how we develop software (heck, we have types in javascript now*), the way we capture and rep

news.ycombinator.com• May 9, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: Browser debugging tool an ex-Cloudflare team has been building for 4yrsHey HN, I wanted to show you a product a small team and I have been working on for 4 years.It’s called Jam (jam.dev) and it prevents product managers (like I used to be) from being able to create completely vague and un-reproducible bug tickets (like I used to create).It’s actually really hard as a non-engineer to file useful bug tickets for engineers. I used to write in the ticket that something didn’t work— only to lead to a ton of confusion by the engineer what I meant by “didn’t work”. Was the button unresponsive? Did the page crash? Did it return an error? Or like sometimes I thought I included a screenshot, but the important information the engineer needed was what was actually right outside the boundary of the screenshot I took. So the engineer would be frustrated, I would be frustrated, and fixing stuff would slow to a halt while we went back and forth to clarify how to repro the issue over async Jira comments.It’s actually pretty crazy that while so much has progressed in how

bing.com• Apr 29, 2024• 1 min read

22 best makeup bags, according to makeup artistsReal talk: A woman’s makeup bag says a lot about her. Is it tiny and compact? She’s probably a minimalist. Big and crazy-organized? She wants options but knows what she likes. Is it stuffed to the ...

bing.com• Apr 7, 2024• 1 min read

How to mass-delete all your emails on Gmail at onceWhen your Gmail inbox becomes stuffed with junk, it can be near-impossible to sift through the hay to find the needles. Important emails, crucial documents, and those pictures from the family trip can ...

cheatcode.co• Apr 1, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: Joystick – A Full-Stack JavaScript FrameworkHowdy folks. My name is Ryan. I've been building Joystick for the last three years. A few weeks back, I shipped the RC1 release.tl;dr Joystick is a full-stack JavaScript framework. It combines a component framework with a batteries-included Node.js back-end into one wholistic system. It also has a built-in testing framework so you can do TDD out of the box. It supports MacOS, Windows, and Linux (please file bug reports on Github so I can get them sorted).My goal is to get a final 1.0 out by the Fall/Winter. After that, the core APIs will be frozen with only new features being added so you don't have to worry about wasting time on surprise refactors (i.e., I won’t be changing how you build your app—just under the hood performance/security stuff).---Joystick has been a ~3 year labor (following ~2 years of research/prototyping). I started work on it because I was using the Meteor JavaScript framework as the foundation for apps I was building with students and for clients as part of my old

news.ycombinator.com• Mar 19, 2024• 1 min read

I have been using Mixtral everyday for coding and I think it has saved me daysRecently, I've been working on a new project in golang, which I haven't worked with in a couple years.I have almost completely replaced the time I usually spend searching stackoverflow for the simple, routine stuff (like how to easily filter a list in golang like I can in python), and then adapting whatever answer I find with a simple query to Mixtral.Usually, Mixtral gives me a direct answer to my question that requires no actual adaptation.However, I found, frequently the code is not quite correct and seems to be a blend of programming languages.To get around this, I started asking Mixtral for a test for whatever code it generates, and this was a game changer. To state it simply, the tests are pretty good, and require very little tweaking to get running. With the tests I have confidence in the code it generates.Once, I even asked it to write a test for one of my own functions and it said it could do that but first I needed to know about a bug in the code, AND IT WAS RIGHT.All of thes

speakz.ai• Feb 26, 2024• 1 min read

Show HN: AI dub tool I made to watch foreign language videos with my 7-year-oldHey HN!I love watching YouTube with my 7-year-old daughter. Unfortunately, the best stuff is often in English (we're German). So I made an AI tool that translates videos directly, using the original voices. All other sounds, as well as background music, are preserved, too.Turns out that it works for many other language pairs, too. So far, it can create dubs in English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, German, Italian, Korean, Polish and Dutch.The main challenge in building this was to get the balance right between translating the original meaning and getting the timing right. Especially for language pairs like English -> German, where the target ist often longer than the source ("bat" -> "Fle-der-maus", "speed" -> "Ge-schwin-dig-keit").Let me know what you think! :)

news.ycombinator.com• Feb 23, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: Things you wish You had known before your first startup?Hey hackers, What are the things I wish you had known before you started your first startup?Mine:1. Validate idea first. I wasted at least 5 years building stuff nobody needed.2. Kill your EGO. It's not about me, but the user. I must want what the user wants, not what I want.3. Don't chaise investors, chase users, and then investors will be chasing you.4. Never hire managers. Only hire doers until PMF.5. Landing page is the least important thing in a startup. Pick an average template, edit texts and that's it.6. Hire only fullstack devs. There is nothing less productive in this world than a team of developers.7. Chase global market from day 1.8. Do SEO from day 2. As early as you can. I ignored this for 14 years. It's my biggest regret.9. Sell features, before building them. Ask existing users if they want this feature.10. Hire only people you would wanna hug.11. Invest all money into your startups and friends. Not crypt0, not stockmarket, not properties.12. Post on Social Media daily.

news.ycombinator.com• Jan 28, 2024• 1 min read

Ask HN: Has anyone here tried Saxenda or Ozempic?Sorry that this isn’t a tech related question…What was your experience with these weight loss drugs?Has anyone started on one of these and then switched?Was one more effective than the other?Any really adverse effects?My doctor just prescribed me saxenda. I lost 68kg’s naturally without any kind of medical intervention and I regained 8kg’s and then maintained a 60kg loss for 3 years. After hitting a plateau that has lasted the past 3 years despite me being fairly consistent with diet and exercise, she finally decided to give me something to help shift the final 10-15kg’s. I’m just wondering what people’s experience with this stuff is?If people have any useful links to subreddits on the topic I’d be keen to read them.