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welder
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About welder
Website: https://wakatime.com
My GitHub: github.com/alanhamlett
My Twitter: x.com/alanhamlett
Last Updated: May 2026
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Comment #48919701
I built this for my company email, but instead of sending captchas it puts non-customer emails into a folder that I never read. Emails from customers and contacts get into my inbox…
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Comment #48600232
Does a change-password registry actually get used, even by bots? I don't see bots checking for a .well-known/change-password url on my sites. It seems a good place to put public co…
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Comment #48478430
Three real-world issues I've run into recently with PgBouncer + Postgres are: 1. pool exhaustion from idle connections inside open long-running transactions 2. SQLAlchemy's client-…
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Comment #48478272
Don't forget the original PgBouncer. Hard to setup, but with the help of AI these days it's easier to configure.
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Comment #48181285
I don't care about raising prices, I'm worried about the new CEO having a PE mindset. That means Bitwarden will now focus on extracting value while the product stagnates and degrad…
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Comment #48087923
I'm building an AI Dashboard & AI Leaderboard where you can see who generates the most lines of code using Codex, Claude, Copilot, Cursor, etc. https://wakatime.com/ai
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Show HN: Personal AI Metrics Dashboard
Hi HN, I built WakaTime 13 years ago before AI. Things have changed a lot since then, and the time you spend typing in your IDE isn't as valuable as it used to be... That's why I b…
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Comment #47856927
Introducing DeepFakes 2.0 /s
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Comment #47775156
The Dominican Republic one is really detailed and surprisingly accurate, down to the pig on the moto! Come visit again soon :) https://mattlakeman.org/2021/11/08/notes-on-the-domin…
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Comment #47716450
Your kids need to learn how to clean up after themselves. All you need is a camera pointing at the floor with image detection... when there's legos on the floor it triggers a video…
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Comment #47669237
Refreshing seeing someone coding without AI in 2026.
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Comment #47649845
> I removed my phone number from the account. I am travelling to the UK for a short period and did not want to have roaming on my Australian phone. So for my own notes, removing a …
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Comment #47621773
Damnit, now I probably have to update my vscode plugin to support Cursor 3... I mean have a coffee or go for a swim while waiting on AI to update my vscode plugin to support Cursor…
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Comment #47397492
EU is way behind US in AI and doesn't have the big tech jobs after graduation. Probably best to look at US schools to answer OPs question.
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Comment #46632469
https://ahamlett.com > UPDATE: It is going to take a while to go through all the submissions and add them. If you'd like to help with the process, please send a PR directly to this…
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Comment #46610684
Here's the source code minified and bundled: https://www.gallery.vsassets.io/_apis/public/gallery/publish... Unzip that archive and the source is in extension/dist folder.
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Comment #46454039
If I have an in-person community that's non-tech it's enough for me to only have an online tech community. That's how it was for me growing up, and it would be great to have that a…
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Comment #46453975
> Hanging out with other humans is good – and if you can’t find a community… you can always build your own. I did just that, and built https://wonderful.dev It's based around jobs …
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Comment #46038084
Python script to check if any of your repos have the listed compromised packages in pnpm or npm lock files: https://chatgpt.com/s/t_6924b232a8f88191a146a510c6631143
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Comment #45878863
Move away from the UK. This is a UK law forcing Apple to share your data if you live in the UK.
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Comment #45875375
No, I'm talking about anyone with SS7 access basically has root on the whole network and can query for locations of any phone number anonymously... no audit trail, no access contro…
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Comment #45875002
I wish govt would put a condition on the mobile carriers to fix SS7 vulnerabilities.
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Comment #45616098
I wish he had real data on lines of code written by AI vs Human using WakaTime, instead of guessing the 98% number.