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linseed_213

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    Comment #38774127

    You can ask it to generate images now, might be Pro only - it's not quite as good as Midjourney etc out of the box but works.

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    Comment #35504769

    Super interesting. Could you elaborate? Would love to hear more about what was easy/difficult in the process!

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    Comment #35472068

    I'm rusty with specific languages and skillsets I rarely use (e.g. I don't use CSS every day, and forget Python JSON/XML/IO interfaces). If I need to do something that requires tho…

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    Comment #35350593

    Spent some time with technical friends working in the space, and it's unlikely. However, Climate Draft [1] spends a lot of effort to find high potential startups with technical hir…

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    Comment #35349606

    One more healthcare note - I had a lapse in coverage between jobs and my state health exchange (Thanks Obama!) was ~1/2 the COBRA price. That's what was recommended by my HR compan…

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    Comment #34000346

    I thought this accurately captured my personal experience: https://jamesclear.com/giving-up

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    Comment #33193717

    Yes, it's an absolute dick move. If it's that bad, accelerate his cliff and let him leave early. Had a situation where I was let go 2 months before my cliff in an advising/part-tim…

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    Comment #32495829

    With the drop in VC checks being written and overall interest rates, I'd expect revenue-based financing to have a good year. Pipe, Arc.tech, etc.

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    Comment #31020852

    Some of the popular restaurants in my town use a booking app called Seven Rooms, which does not have a "notify me" feature like Resy & OpenTable if there are cancellations on a dat…

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    Comment #30802731

    I think it really depends on school Z. If it's a flagship, top in-state school (Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia come to mind but aren't the only ones), you may have a better soc…

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    Comment #29799371

    Are there security/UX risks with users getting used to using their wallet for auth ? It's difficult to know a safe vs. potentially unsafe site when it comes to crypto. Reading the …

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    Comment #29533916

    Start at your local government, figure out what they can and can't do to help. Go to the next level, figure out what can and can't be done at that level. Keep going.

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    Comment #29469655

    Related question - how do you convince small teams (15 eng) QA, test and code quality matter?

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    Comment #28799694

    Generally accepted logic is that visible payoffs are not immediate but several years down the line for more senior roles. Ex. when someone is looking for a VP/Director/C-Suite role…

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    Comment #28567036

    FB recommends it to prep for interviews with probability/stats requirements (Product/DS/Analytics)

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    Comment #28052077

    Evan can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it was one centralized service with all the schemas. You could view older versions and make new versions via the UI. It was pretty u…

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    Comment #27593559

    I've had 2 friends start revenue generating MVPs on Bubble.io One is a Cameo-like platform for LatAm, the other is a TikTok like short-form audio app . I've been incredibly impress…

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    Comment #26956465

    ... Or in the real world where the rest of us live, not strawman land, like taking your license and right to drive away if you get a or DWI/DUI - which is what happens to normal pe…

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    Comment #26956393

    How many gun deaths per year would need to occur for you to reconsider?

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    Comment #26412138

    Is there evidence that they're doing that?

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    Comment #25534115

    It's a very complex issue - 1. The current amount of charity is not enough, and there's a growing population of underserved people in these areas. There wasn't enough before COVID …

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    Comment #25513884

    Are you willing to vote against your own interests in the short-term (ex. your wait times for your non-emergency doctor visits due to Medicare for All may increase, but in exchange…

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    Comment #25377276

    Would you want to download a different app every time you traveled to a new country? If you're in the EU/APAC with many countries close together and travel for business? Uber works…

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    Ask HN: How do you get domain expertise in less technical industries?

    We have bootcamps for hard and soft skills, but there appears to be a gap in getting domain experience in various industries that could benefit from more technical expertise in the…

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    Comment #25144592

    It's $150 in the us also. Insurance occasionally covers it, making it ~$10-50 co-pay.