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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.
recent activity (1,053 total)
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I used to work in a back office job and I wanted the high life in sales. Got it, then became dissatisfied. Then I wanted to become a software engineer, got there, now I'm miserable again. The les…
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Why not use Astro with Vite components (when needed) instead?
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Any recommendations on how you can find that kind of work? I'd personally enjoy it, but I don't know how to break into it without working as a WP dev at an unsustainably-low wage.
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Nothing. What I did shaped who I am today, and I'm happy (in my own way) being a miserable git. And it's unrealistic to expect me to have done the things I now wish I did since I didn't…
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I used emailoctopus for the newsletter I shut down a while back. Worked well, but you need to test it to make sure deliverability is good from the get go.
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Same here, and I turn to Claude when chatgpt doesn't give me the right answers and I remember about it. But I find Copilot quite inaccurate.
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The sales process is the same as with any other b2b product. You need to figure out its value and customers. And make sure you're confident about the value. For example, in many workflows having …
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I used LinkedIn to discover insights about various business domains (tax, e-commerce, marketing). I doubt Mastodon would have this sort of content, but happy to be proven wrong if you can provide some…
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Django also has an ORM with database migrations built in, which will speed things up. And if you're ever planning on leveraging data science / AI, it'll be a lot easier with Python. Sti…
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Sure, hackernewsalerts.com and https://tiktokexamples.com I also use Astro for https://hextotailwind.com which isn't technically a blog but ranked 2 on Google. I've r…
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Astro SSG. Can easily add Tailwind and React, which I use in my day to day. Got a couple of sites ranked in top 3 for the keywords I'm targeting. Hosted on Cloudflare Pages, for free.
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I rented a Polestar yesterday and loved it. Granted, never driven an EV before.
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Right, and I'm guessing your angle is the integrations. You should highlight that on the landing page.
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wait, you're living in a campervan with 3 kids?
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Try contracting, then people won't care about your career progression.
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You forgot to mention the high probability of getting laid off in less than 12 monnths :)
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Dupe https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41564397 .
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I use web3forms, which seems to have a better free plan.