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I’m not trying to brag, I am just genuinely confused. I got laid off recently and I had a new job within a week because I constantly get contacted by recruiters both through LinkedIn and directly by email. I’ve never…

Hey HN, I currently have a job, but I'm hoping to find a better one. Trying to get senior software engineer roles at startups, and I'm getting lots of interviews, but even after making it to a few final rounds, it seems…

This phrase gets used to mean "HTTP API" at all levels. Does anyone today build actual RESTful APIs and if a JD specifies it do you ever ask what they mean by that or you figure it just means HTTP?

If cost is not an issue, how do you get a mobile hotspot plan that 1) Has no limit, 2) Isn't deprioritized or throttled ? My cell provider offers like 10GB per month, last priority. Internationally, I had no problem…

Does this product exist? Why do people build solar panels on their roofs instead of investing money in large scale solar projects and then receiving a dividend proportional to the power generation built from their…

The latest bizarre “suggested post” trend I’m seeing is posts from attractive young women in groups like “Roommates in Boulder” or “Backpacking in New Zealand”. Predictably, the comments are full of creeps. I assume…

I find that I really struggle to remember what I’ve done specifically before the current task I’m working on. Then I go through my tickets and I start remembering, but off the top of my head it’s pretty blank. Makes me…

I’ve been losing .5kg per week for 9 weeks (with a 2 week break for illness) using a strategy inspired by a Hackernews comment I can’t find now. The only rule of the diet is “Don’t weigh more than your target weight for…

Area codes get added in the US. Why do so many computer systems reject area codes that it thinks don’t exist? What is possibly the advantage to guessing that the user might have typed their own phone number wrong vs the…

Because mine is. Seriously. Promoted post after promoted post of nightmarish images of children with missing limbs or boils, usually Indian looking. The even more bizarre thing is that in every single one they are…

My team is being given a quarter to streamline our large Node codebase. Goals are faster builds, faster tests, and simpler commands. What tools, and architectures would you recommend checking out? I’m open to all…

I think the famous Max Howell tweet is right in some ways, but for me it helped me develop a self-defeating attitude just as I was entering the job market. I never even tried to learn algorithms until now, and it turns…

I’ve been on the same team for a few years now, and I’ve contributed all over the project, but I still struggle to explain how things work in parts I haven’t touched recently. I can work on them, but I always need time…

I'm likely moving to the Las Vegas area next year, and I'm wondering if anyone here has any opinions they'd like to shared. My bias is negative, so I'm hoping to be swayed the other way, but I guess we'll see. What do…

I was looking at the Ford Maverick and thought, "Wow, this is a remarkably functional vehicle for a reasonable price", until I looked up dealers and they were all selling each model for at least 40% over MSRP and used…

I need to buy a car, but it seems like EV technology and adoption is changing so much right now that there is a good chance I would regret my purchase in 5-10 years. If I buy a new car I plan to drive it until it won’t…

I see laws like in Utah or attempts to repeal section 230 as a chaotic but good thing. I only see social media as a bad thing for humanity. The less moderated, the worse it is. It is an attention destroying device that…

I've read articles about old towns in Italy and Japan paying people lots of money to move into an old house, fix it up, and stay for a while. Is there a website that offers a directory of these programs all around the…