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Interesting, I did something similar but with browser policies on my PC although I just got the LLM to write the json

Thanks I'd appreciate it, I will send you an email once we launch :) Hoping to launch in the next 2 weeks, we're busy deciding on a name and domain.

I'm taking on Vercel and Render with a zero config cloud hosting platform. So far we have: - connect your github and deploy from web/cli/vs code/cursor - static sites automatically…

not sure if it is cool but, purely out of spite, I'm building a LLM summarizer app to compete with a AI startup that I interviewed with. The founders were super egotistical and ini…

Based on the replies to this I didn't realize how bad we have it in South Africa. I was on call 24x7 for 2 years and was not paid anything for it. Big ecommerce companies and even …

thanks for this information :) now would you mind telling me the name of your first pet? also what’s your mother’s maiden name?

I've been through pretty tough times before and by several strokes of luck + hard work I'm kinda getting back to the path I want to follow in life. The below is what I would tell m…

BMW uses it

Just for fun I wrote this prompt "vercel monopolizes nextjs by only allowing certain features on their platform such as" ChatGPT4: 1. Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR): This fe…

DNS - I use GCP as the domain was purchased with domains.google because I get free email addresses which I can receive and reply to from my personal gmail (e.g. support@saasapp.com…

Thanks :) I set things up again on the new VM manually. I have a runbook for it, usually takes me 30 mins or less. To not have any downtime I keep the old VM up and attach a new pu…

I run a SaaS that makes between $1000-$2000/yr on a $5 VM. My operations are as follows: On the VM: - Nodejs + React SSR - Nginx - Certbot to manage my SSL cert - Integrated with G…

My chosen stack is React (DaisyUI, deployed with cloudflare) + Node (Hapi is batteries included, deployed using GCP cloud run). One benefit of this stack is that there's no cloud v…

me too! I would not have got my current job if I didn't randomly check my spam folder. Tbf it was a cold email from a recruiter

how did you know :)

I grew up obsessed with cars, I used to play racing video games almost exclusively, attend car shows etc. I now work for a large german car manufacturer as a SWE. I cannot afford t…

I recall this from Lex Fridman's podcast, maybe it will help address some of your questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk6mo-BCkzg I hope your wife gets better.

when I was messing around with day trading crypto my main strategy was actually to short btc. It was a long ride, I was up 500% on my initial invesment, I then lost 500%, made 50%,…

Congrats! - this might be a blessing for you just like it was for me. I had vitamin d deficiency induced anxiety recently. After my first panic attack I was in bad state, won't get…

off topic but I recently started working with an Israeli tech company and I'm amazed by the culture they have, what about Israel produces such high levels of entrepreneurship?

100%, I did the same thing on my side. If shit really hit the fan I could've lost my job because of this as it was my call to not patch. When I went back to the link provided in th…

FYI 'real' engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil etc. ) do have certification exams in USA and many other countries

Agreed, I'm a mech engineer by education. Saw the writing on the wall half way through my degree and learnt how to code in my spare time. I'm an SWE now, it has literally changed t…

Where I live DS pays much more for the same experience the SWE so maybe I am a bit biased on the money side too. But I get you on the models not working thing, I've been there befo…

Why do you want to move from DS to SWE? I've been thinking of moving from SWE to DS because I don't enjoy the unpaid 24/7 on call support, constant fear of something breaking, havi…