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DrJid··on Claude Cookbook
Maybe this “how to use ai” isn’t written for you, but for the agents who then have many ideas on what to do.
DrJid··on Writing code is cheap now
Code generation is cheap in the same way talk is cheap.

Every human can string words together, but there's a world of difference between words that raise $100M and words that get you slapped in the face.

The raw material was always cheap. The skill is turning it into something useful. Agentic engineering is just the latest version of that. The new skill is mastering the craft of directing cheap inputs toward valuable outcomes.

DrJid··on Up to date prices for LLM APIs all in one place
This is actually really awesome To see. Opened my eyes a bit. Ignore the haters.
DrJid··on Human coders are still better than LLMs
I never quite understand these articles though. It's not about Humans vs. AI.

It's about Humans vs. Humans+AI

and 4/5, Humans+AI > Humans.

DrJid··on Show HN: Wall Go – browser remake of a Devil's Plan 2 mini-game
Yeah. Medium seems too easy. But I also can’t select hard mode.
DrJid··on Hot Take: Low Code/No Code platforms die as LLMs get better
I believe Low code / No code platforms evolve to use LLMs to actually still abstract out all the code bits but become even way more powerful. It’s cool to use cursor with sonnet but it’s still requires a level of being comfortable with writing code, local builds etc.

No code platforms can easily abstract this out one more level. The constrained outputs of these platforms are still sufficiently high enough to build lots of varied use cases.

DrJid··on Akan Names
Heh - Perhaps he was born in the US timezone where it was a Sunday evening, but in his home country, Ghana, it was a Monday.
DrJid··on Show HN: pgMagic – a Mac Postgres client that lets you query in natural language
This looks really cool! Unfortunately, no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to connect to a database. I get the "error returned from database: permission denied for database "postgres" even though I'm specifying all the fields.
DrJid··on Ask HN: How do you keep mobile contacts updated?
Haven’t used this myself but being seeing Marissa Mayer’s sunshine on Twitter a lot more recently - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sunshine-smart-contacts/id1581...
DrJid··on AI will replace middle management before robots replace hourly workers
Plot twist: This article itself was written by AI.
DrJid··on Ask HN: Moving small amounts of money between two accounts without ACH?
Zelle works for this. You can register Zelle on different bank accounts using different identifiers you have. Eg a phone and an email. I use this all the time to transfer between my own bank accounts, instantly. Over time , my Zelle limits also have increased.
DrJid··on I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year
I thought it meant Thanks For Asking - But I was wrong.
DrJid··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020)
Chipper Cash | Senior Software Engineer | Full - Time | REMOTE

Chipper Cash is a cross border P2P Payments Platform that enables Africans to send money instantly and across borders. Very much a Cross Border Cash App for Africa.

We’re looking for Foundational Engineers to help us scale to a billion people living on the continent - https://chippercash.com/jobs/software-engineer.html

Stack: Node.js, Typescript, React Native, Postgres

To apply, send me a note directly - maijid+hn@chippercash.com

DrJid··on Show HN: A game I wrote in a day
Unable to play on mobile unfortunately. But great execution on an idea that came to you in your sleep.
DrJid··on Show HN: Building websites from Sketch using deep learning – public launch
Would be great if there was a section showing some sample example sites. That was the first thing I was looking for and it seems like an omission on the frontpage.
DrJid··on Ask HN: What do you struggle with?
Perhaps this book could help as well: https://www.amazon.com/How-Found-Freedom-Unfree-World-ebook/...

I'm just reading it, and at the very least it may help recognize the various trap we're in and a way to forge a path to get out of them.

DrJid··on Ask HN: iOS developers, where did you learn?
Raywenderlich.com was my lifeblood getting started
DrJid··on Bitcoin will become the world’s single currency, Jack Dorsey says
Sorry but even the lightning network leads to more centralization. You still have to open and close each end and not every individual can do that because that’s already 2 on chain transactions.
DrJid··on A cryptocurrency without a blockchain (Tangle) [pdf]
Other than the white paper, this could be an interesting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpNvfct2jlg
DrJid··on Colombia, Once Consumed by Violence, Became a Tourist Destination
Side note: Barranquilla hosts an awesome Carnaval that I got to see this year. It was my first impression of Colombia. Literally my 2nd day in the country for the first time. That's what got my hooked.
DrJid··on Never raise money before launching a product
Curious if anyone has experience with this. If you did build a product first, are there cases when having said product can actually harm raising money?
DrJid··on Never raise money before launching a product
I guess a follow up to this is.. if you had a product, could you then convince Mark Cuban to buy 10% instead of 20%? You still get benefit of having Mark Cuban's name alongside your company while still retaining more of it.

Plus, that 10% can then go to future investors. (I think that's what the article was trying to say)

DrJid··on Square announces pilot program to accept Bitcoin
I think you're assuming that Square is going to do all of bitcoin transactions on chain.

I reckon they will handle most of these in their internal ledger the exact same way they handle USD type transactions. BTC could only move from the core secure wallets when BTC are leaving their systems.

DrJid··on Snap Inc. Third Quarter 2017 Results
Why? Is Venice expensive place to run operations?
DrJid··on Snap Inc. Third Quarter 2017 Results
I think he was being punny, but given you use the word "spec-culating" Perhaps, you are being punny too. I can't tell anymore
DrJid··on Snap Inc. Third Quarter 2017 Results
Then there's also SlingShot back in 2014. Which went nowhere
DrJid··on Which service do you use to host static website?
I use Firebase Hosting, it's pretty simple, but I also use other Firebase Services.
DrJid··on WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton to leave company
Yup, WhatsApp voice calls beat Skype, hangouts, FaceTime audio, Slack audio. I don't know why, but I've tried them all. Somehow WhatsApp seems so much better.
DrJid··on Daniel Kahneman “I placed too much faith in underpowered studies”
I think he used that quote with the year timestamp to show how silly that quote is.
DrJid··on Ask HN: You have $100/mo to invest in cryptocurrency, BTC, BTC Cash or Ether?
I'd go all in on Iota.

Transactions without a fee, Scalable. Meant for Machine to Machine Payments. The internet of things, nano transactions.. Doesn't use a blockchain but instead uses a Tangle. It's quite early and the tech may seem new but it does solve a lot of the scaling issues wrought with "blockchains".

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