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Hi Hacker News, we just launched our beta for Sparks AI. Sparks AI is a platform for building, sharing, and monetizing your AI assistants using app integrations and multiple LLMs. …

I am building an authentication system for my website and am trying to figure out whether I should force the user to verify their email address before they can be fully authenticat…

In other words is it better to take lambda school's data science course (or some other bootcamp style course ie Galvanize, Coursera, Kaggle) or get a master's degree in computer sc…

In other words, how do you stop yourself from running away from your problems?

Hey everyone, I'm trying to redesign the filters on this page: https://www.zaksper.com/used-cars/uae Quick background: We just recently launched, we're focused on the UAE market fo…

I live in Dubai and it seems that most good stock trading API's are in the US, but they require a social security number which I don't have, so are there any good alternatives that…

Understood, thank you :)

Hey, thanks for taking the time to answer. A part time job was something I definitely considered, but I was told that they're not very useful and it's better to go all into startup…

I'm a full stack engineer working as a frontend developer at a tech company and I am bored out of my mind working here. This is my first full-time position and I've completed a yea…

Full question: What technical stuff should a technical founder know before starting a software technology company?

For depression, try https://www.7cups.com or https://www.talkspace.com , my therapist on 7cups helped me get through some really tough times. Also their community is amazing. I hig…

Hey, thanks for taking the time to respond. Apologies for the misunderstanding. Safe and/or 9-5 jobs are not inherently meaningless. My question was directed towards people who fin…

Thanks, I'll make sure to pack some rope.

How did you escape your meaningless 9-5 job to work full time on what you wanted to work on[1]? Did you have a strategy or was it a leap of faith? Did you regret it later on? Are y…

Thank you everyone for all your responses and resources. I wasn't expecting such an immense response. I read every single comment and I am very grateful for all the advice.

In other words, how do you decide between what you want to work on and what should be worked on? I've been stuck with trying to figure what to do with the rest of my life. I can't …