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  1. I built 1e4.ai - a chess web app where you play against neural networks trained to mimic human Lichess players at specific Elo ranges. There's a separate model for each 100-point rating bucket from ~800 to 2200+, and…

  2. While exploring new applications for local LLMs, I built a Chrome extension that filters your Twitter feed based on natural language instructions. For instance, you can instruct it to "Hide all tweets, except for tweets…

  3. I'd like to learn GPU programming but I'm having difficulty finding high-quality resources. I tried a class at coursera and was severely disappointed by both quality and content. What are the best resources for learning…

  4. Our middle-schooler is currently at a private school that we loved when we enrolled him. However in recent years it's gotten steadily worse, primarily due to high leadership turnover and faculty/leadership conflict.…

  5. Recently I set my nine year old up with an old Linux desktop as his first real computer. Of course he is set up in the living room, no headphones, and with a kids Google account that I can fully monitor. Right now a…

  6. I'm coming to the end of a non-compete and I'm going to start looking for a new position in the next couple of months. I'm planning on using a recruiter as part of my job search, since the industry I'm looking in is…

  7. I'm a senior dev who's mostly programmed in C++ and Python, and I'm now looking at learning Rust. It's been about a decade since I learned a new language, and I'm wondering if anyone has tips beyond "read the docs,…

  8. The web has tons of guides on how to write technical design documents for software, but relatively few examples of great design documents that I could find. Are there any technical design docs for OSS or proprietary…

  9. There are lots of websites out there for people to sell existing businesses, from SaaS companies to restaurants. It seems like buying and improving an existing business is a higher-cost, lower-risk alternative to…

  10. What's the best way to improve your technical writing skills? I don't mean marketing material for websites, but rather memos, technical reports, white papers, etc. My target audience is technically-savvy management but…

  11. Books like The Mythical Man Month (1975) and Peopleware (1987) have become classics in software management. What are the modern day must-reads for software managers? What books have caused significant shifts in your…

  12. It's my understanding that many fields have practical, useful research results that never get brought to market. Most often, it's because researchers lack the time and interest to starting a business, or the…

  13. With all the talk of depression and mental health, I'm wondering if there is any test for depression that is scientifically validated (i.e., peer-reviewed and works well). Ideally it would be a test that you could use…

  14. How do you prepare for technical interviews, especially those that you know will involve whiteboard coding? How much time do you invest in reviewing algorithms that you haven't used in a while? What are the best prep…