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contact: fersarr AT gmail https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-saravia-rajal/
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fersarr··on Startup Nights 2026 is comming up on 5-6 Nov. in Switzerland
Any london equivalents?
fersarr··on Own your family tree with a local-first app
A few days ago a distant family member shared some old photos of my great grandmother and a few details about her that I thought would be interesting to preserve. So, that got me thinking. What’s the best way to preserve this data for the future generations? I’m aware there is software for family trees – both free and commercial, closed and open source. But for some reason they didn’t feel right. So I tried to think why not – what could be better.

I'm not a browser expert so please feel free to share suggestions or to send PRs to the repo.

fersarr··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
I'm improving my web app to learn languages with short stories: https://webbu.app. I've been making it easier to track your progress, hear pronunciation of words, and adding more advanced levels.
fersarr··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
Interesting! Maybe making this info avilable to local LLMs would be useful too. Side thought: when we plan big trips I tend to pre-populate google maps with loads of markers of interesting points. I would love to be able to save this offline and combine them with other sources like youtube/instagram clips offline somehow.
fersarr··on An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open
I can't sign because the cloudflare verifier says I'm not human...
fersarr··on Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide
why do people care so much? it's just an agentic loop
fersarr··on You Want to Visit the UK? You Better Have a Google Play or App Store Account
Apart from the fact that some countries don't allow dual citizenships so you would loose the other one:

- cost: ~2k

- time: 2 exams

- paperwork required to keep other nationalities in some cases

- after feb 2026, you can only re-enter the UK with a British passport (more cost) or with extra paperwork to enable your other passport (more costs ~500)

fersarr··on AWS Adds support for nested virtualization
When will AWS add a statement about being bound to professional secrecy (e.g s203 in Germany) so we use the LLM endpoints for sensitive industries https://repost.aws/es/questions/QUOuFPk9TLSUuClI_wYNmVCQ/ser...
fersarr··on Good Riddance, 4o
I wish Azure would provide acces to gpt-5.x models in the EU datazone... Stuck in 4.x.

Also I don't see any of the big cloud providers (apart from Azure) saying they are bound to professional secrecy acts (e.g. the S203 in Germany)

fersarr··on I migrated to an almost all-EU stack and saved 500€ per year
How do people get more than 2tb of backup/cloud storage? it seems expensive to pay 20+ per month for this. 2tb+ should be very common these days?
fersarr··on iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA
also usbc in iphones! finally we can just carry one cable
fersarr··on How Google Maps allocates survival across London's restaurants
+1 to "We audit financial markets. We should audit attention markets too"
fersarr··on Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
My attempts always had validation issues that stopped the ads from running but I never figured it out and stopped trying
fersarr··on Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain
Looks very nice and I'm tempted. Can you disable Bluetooth while not in use?
fersarr··on Show HN: I made a fireplace for your wrist (and widgets)
looks cool, are you planning an Android version? what was the biggest challenge in making this?
fersarr··on Ask HN: LLM apps for doctors/lawyers in Germany given section 203
Just found this from Azure which specifically talks about Section 203 from Germany: https://assetsprod.microsoft.com/mpn/data-secrecy-amendment-...

> Microsoft is aware of legal obligations with regard to allowing access to Customer’s clients’ information and that non-compliance with such obligations can entail criminal sanctions for the parties involved (cf. in particular §§ 203, 204 StGB) (imprisonment or fines).

> Microsoft shall be obliged to maintain confidentiality in accordanc...

Would be great to find something like this from AWS or GCP.

fersarr··on TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)
agreed it's not the same league, but it's still annoying for tiny companies that don't have much revenue
fersarr··on TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)
yeah that is true, but still really annoying for the tiny companies I talked to
fersarr··on TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)
the UK seems to be going in this same bad direction now "As part of our journey to modernise and digitise our filing routes, all accounts must be filed using commercial software from 1 April 2027." https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/changes-to-acc...

you used to be able to do this yourself on the gov website for free

fersarr··on Apple M5 chip
same here
fersarr··on Show HN: Write It Down – Personal finance tracker
Very cool. What did you see to do the screen recordings?
fersarr··on How England misplaced its first king
but this one is in "The Last Kingdom"
fersarr··on Sora 2
Only iphone...
fersarr··on De-Googling TOTP Authenticator Codes
+1. I stopped using google authenticator when they randomly wiped the app for me and lost all the codes.
fersarr··on Historical Tech Tree
Very cool! Will explore it a bit :)
fersarr··on Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big
Does this apply to non-resident owners/founders (big shareholders that don't live in Germany) of German companies when they sell their shares?
fersarr··on SMS 2FA is not just insecure, it's also hostile to mountain people
Sms 2fa is also really annoying for travellers that don't use roaming
fersarr··on Bigscreen Beyond 2
Is this okay for coding? Does it work with macs/linux?
fersarr··on Two new PebbleOS watches
I want a smart watch where bluetooth and everything can be fully turned off. Can I do that with this one?
fersarr··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
I'm improving my webapp that helps you learn lanaguages through short stories: https://webbu.app/. I recently added the ability to play the sounds of words and sentences to improve listening and pronunciation. You can also practice different verb tenses, answer questions, track your vocab, etc.
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