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mmarian
1,459karma·1,053submissions·July 28, 2019
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Latest projects:
* AI Copilot for LibreOffice Writer: https://librethinker.com/
* A personal blog about tech and startups: https://developerwithacat.com
* Hacker News alerts for comments and replies: https://hackernewsalerts.com/
I open source my failed projects at: https://github.com/mihailthebuilder
I'm on LinkedIn for anything: https://linkedin.com/in/mihailmarian . Make sure you add a message before you send a connection invite.
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https://archive.is/d5WMA From another BBC article on why it's newsworthy: > The takeover would create Britain's third largest bank by share of personal current accounts.…
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I'm not sure it'll work though. Content businesses who want to monetize demand from machines, can already do so with data feeds / APIs; and that way, the crawlers don't burden thei…
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Hmm, interesting. I launched a blog a few months' back; one of the reasons was to talk to people about things I care about which, in my case, involves the struggles of launching a bootstrapped st…
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~~Unless I'm missing something, that doesn't look like a jobs tracker.~~ Wait, I get it now, this isn't job applications, it's jobs available out there.
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Just writing posts for my blog on personal experiences with startups https://developerwithacat.com . Am taking a break from any serious building, bit tired of failing. Using the blog as a …
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I built https://hackernewsalerts.com just for that!
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Sounds obvious, but I split them based on the topic/theme/question I'm answering. Example... https://developerwithacat.com/blog/062025/startup-incubator-... -…
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I haven't tried the service, but I'd like to say that it feels like unnecessary automation. My understanding of screening calls is that they're not really there to handle custom questio…
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Best way to grow is to find something you're intrinsically motivated to do.
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DS/algos are the name of the game, unless you can get really strong referrals, or prove you have a niche specialty.
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Join a startup if you want to grow, but be prepared for the risks.
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If the sleep cast is what I think it is, you can find those kind of white noise audios on Spotify.
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You shouldn't make multiple posts like this. Put them in a blog, wait for a few days between posts. Read the HN guidelines.
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I'm curious if there are any business opportunities in the Harmonyos market. From what I can tell, it's as competitive as the other app marketplaces.
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Is there anything I regretted NOT doing, given what I knew at the time.
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Probably not your user, but would be nice to see a demo.
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What's the catch?
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Need sign-in before seeing any examples -> pass
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For most things, chatbots are terrible interfaces. You don't want to figure out what's the right question to ask, then wait for an answer. You just want to have the button you want pop in fr…
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Why do you care if an idea is disruptive? If it's to launch startups, you're asking the wrong question - just needs to be something that people want to use / pay money for; doesn't…
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I tried doing this a while back. People aren't really interested in this format here, which is totally understandable. This person had a go at 1-to-1 chats, too https://news.ycombinato…