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cornfieldlabs

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About cornfieldlabs

Django developer.

https://cornfieldlabs.github.io

Feel free to contact me at cornfield dot labs at google's email service dot com

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    Comment #45789679

    There's a community run by levels.io which does something like this

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    Comment #45789670

    Working on an actual social network for close friends. No clout-chasing ragebait news or doomscrolling. See updates from your friends and that's it. site link: https://intimost.com…

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    Comment #45746199

    We have hosted on everything on a tiny Hetzner. The site barely has any users apart from our friends:) :( Info noted

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    Comment #45746052

    Managed DB costs a lot. Is there a simple safe setup that we can run on an Ubuntu server? We self-host the Postgres db with frequent backups to s3 but just in case the site takes o…

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    Comment #45745966

    Now it is live at https://intimost.com

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    Comment #45745947

    > Equinix Metal got the closest, but bare metal on-demand still carried a 25-30% premium over our CapEx plan. Their global footprint is tempting; we may still use them for short-li…

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    Show HN: A minimalist, no-clout social network with chronological feed

    TLDR: I built a "quick and dirty " private social network for my friends, posted on Reddit and HN, got some interest so now have built it properly along with my brother. site link:…

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    Comment #45563695

    Thank you! -Many say they want to stop doomscrolling and clout-chasing but I don't know how many are actually willing to do so -Individuals may move here but their friends won't. S…

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    Comment #45563518

    We are building a private text-only no-clout social network with chronological feed for close friends. (It was supposed to be completed months ago but got stuck in other issues) He…

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    Comment #44767826

    Is that friend Josh Kopelman?

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    Comment #44741468

    I switch to vs code from cursor many times a day just to use their python refactoring feature. The pylance server that comes with cursor doesn't support refactoring.

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    Comment #44735685

    > I'm paranoid that some squatter can tell which domains i'm searching Don't search on GoDaddy. I read somewhere GoDaddy raises the prices of high value domains by choosing them fr…

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    Comment #44735661

    I have had a single cheapest ec2 server at 5$ per month and hosted both db and server in it. Sqlite for db so easy to back up. It didn't contain any important data though. I ran ma…

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    Comment #44735619

    > I won’t buy the domain name until I get a prototype ready. Me too. I learnt it after 6 expired domains

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    Comment #44735580

    > And the famous "anti-social media social network" (spoiler: it was just me). Haha we are building one too! Got any advice for us? Here's the waitlist page with all the features: …

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    Comment #44724757

    I asked a somewhat related question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44710221

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    Comment #44710591

    This. Even sites who don't want to store IDs because they are small or it's against their ethos have to do it or pack their bags

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    Comment #44710221

    How should small social network sites, forums or any sites that post user-generatrd content etc who can't afford to do age verification respond to this law? Block all requests from…

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    Comment #44707258

    Me and my brother are working a social network with chronological feed and private profiles. Goal is to build a social network that doesn't harm the user in any way and provides fu…

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    Comment #44692319

    We are building a social network with chronological feed and we are building a mobile-friendly site instead of an app. If the site takes off, I think we will have to build a mobile…

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    Comment #44612184

    I didn't create that subreddit BTW. But it is good to have a community

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    Comment #44612169

    There will be a chronological feed comprised of one's friends' posts. It doesn't have to be curated. Edit: Raising VC funding is the main cause of enshittification. We don't plan o…

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    Comment #44611449

    There's a subreddit dedicated to something like this: https://old.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/ We are also building a non-algorithmic private social network if anyone's interest…