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Ask HN: How are you preparing for the recession?
Original EnglishMistake #1: I saved instead of doing the smart thing and taking on massive debt.
Show HN: Find AI – Perplexity Meets LinkedIn
Original EnglishI started building Find AI to make it easier to search for people.
Ask HN: Freelancer's Dilemma – Client Won't Pay Despite Clear Agreement
Original EnglishI think in 5 years of doing this, I've been turned down by 2 clients because of this.
Ask HN: Git Alternatives – Sapling vs. Jj
Original EnglishCompatibility-wise, I believe Sapling uses `git` commands underneath to drive a lot of its features, while Jujutsu instead uses libgit2/gitoxide for interop.
Ask HN: What to do when your once potential competitor becomes a real competitor
Original EnglishI lost my job because the deployment blew up in our face." I'd be far more worried about that sales objection than the existence of …
Show HN: `Git add -p` with multiple buckets
Original EnglishI have a strict setup which I replicate on the different machines/VMs I use so I know it from memory.
Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold directly to homeowners
Original EnglishI used 20 x 30 inch tall filters, which don't cost much more than 20 x 20's.
How fast does Java compile?
Original EnglishI feel the pain, I've started a startup on Scala (and some years later successfully sold it), but compilation speed and 20 lines type constraint …
I Miss BSD/Linux
Original EnglishSo I used the devops runbook (and submitted edits!) to build the deployment environment in VMs on my laptop.