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I've been looking for new roles recently and it seems everything in tech is a B2B SaaS product. How should I be widening my search or what sectors can I look at that still balances tech but with something that doesn't…

Looking for a solid solution for a back end for a game and mobile app server. We can't roll the usual Epic/Xbox PaaS as we need to a little more flexibility. Are Rust or Elixir still the got to's for dependability or…

I know the old adage goes use what you know, but I'm about to build out a new project that needs to stand the test of time. Running everything on PaaS or 'magic' backends feels a bit scary. Is Rust or Go still the king…

Recently moved all of my domains away from Google to Porkbun. I know their DNS is probably rock solid, I was just wondering if anyone rolled their own DNS and what your stack was?

After listening to a podcast about AI face search engines I became increasingly worried about photos of family members/children/elderly that may not be up to speed or even able to access the search engines to prevent…

With the advent of Sora it’s clear that AI can help with the creative process but I feel there’s still some big ethical questions around where the data for these creations is sourced from. However for a creator that…

With the fall of Twitter and the fragmentation of where everyone has ended up I'm finding that I'm discovering less and less views/posts/articles that are out of my comfort zone. I find without the stream of people I…

I usually find at the outset of a new project there seems to be a nest of spreadsheets for schema, photos of whiteboards for how everything clicks together and either wireframes or figma files for front end prototypes.…

I used to use Dropbox as a portable home folder that I could use to kickstart each machine with but also useful documents that I need on every machine. A few years back I moved it to iCloud for convenience, but lets say…

I was just curious what the thought-process for HNers would be to spin up an easily maintainable personal site right now. Trying to err away from anything on a platform (Substack etc). Would you still reach for…

For the past few years conventional wisdom would have said to spin up the the usual socials (Twitter for thought, Instagram for visuals, Short Video for younger audiences), but with the amount of turmoil in those spaces…

I realise the old adage is use what you know, but sometimes it's worth picking something new up. I was wondering what people would currently reach for today as a "batteries included" framework that lets you get to…

If you were building out a marketing site (designed to be used by marketing people) would you still turn to Wordpress? I've seen a fair few projects spun up on Squarespace/Webflow/Craft, but none of them seem to have…

I've recently seen some NFTs sold containing popular memes or internet artwork. Does buying an NFT grant you any copyright over the image or does it still lie with the original artist? If no copyright is transferred…

During lockdown over the past year I've seen my pile of books grow, but my time for reading seems to have been swallowed by the endless work/tv/sleep loop that the pandemic seems to have cemented. Looking for some…