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Codex w GPT 5.6 no issues w downtime and more token/cost efficient than Opus

OpenAI has a feature they rolled out several weeks ago called Sites that takes care of deployment with one click (hosting, database, auth). It’s so much easier for non-technical now to vibe code and publish their app

I’m impressed! Did you fork Eigenpal docx editor and build on top?

GPT 5.6 Sol had the best two drawings (rose and starry nights) but even more impressive was how efficient it was RE cost/time/tokens vs Fable (3.4M vs 14.6M / $7.74 vs $161!). OpenAI has quietly innovated around inference - this is will be a growing differentiator even against open models.

it could be worse and be completely closed source like google docs

Authorium | Full-Stack Engineer (Mid & Senior) | San Francisco, CA | ONSITE (Mon-Thu hybrid) | Full-time | $148k-230k + equity | https://authorium.com

We're building the operating system for the digital infrastructure of government. Authorium is a GovTech SaaS platform that unifies the messy, high-stakes workflows (procurement, grants, budgeting) that keep state and local governments running. We replace fragmented docs, spreadsheets and decades-old legacy systems with a unified data layer managing billions in public funds. Customers include California's CDSS, CalPERS, and EDD, plus major agencies in NY, Florida and Washington.

We're >40 people, growing 45% YoY, with a clear path to profitability in 2026. Real product-market fit, scale, and impact.

We're standing up our SF office as the war room for our hardest problems: modularizing our core domain, designing the next-gen workflow engine, building versioning and approval systems that hold up across dozens of customer configurations. You'd whiteboard, debug, and ship in person alongside a high-caliber team.

Stack: Ruby on Rails BE, Hotwire and Next.js FE, enterprise form and document capabilities. We're leveraging AI in our development process: Claude Code for specs, agentic testing, automated reviews.

Two roles open:

- Full-Stack Engineer (3+ yrs) | $148,750-$201,250 + equity | https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Authorium/b59ff28c-3e3c-4190-abaa-a... - Senior Full-Stack Engineer (6+ yrs) | $170,000-$230,000 + equity | https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Authorium/dc83e0dd-9279-4381-9930-f...

Both value deep fundamentals (system design, database optimization, clean architecture) over specific syntax. Bonus for Rails, document-heavy systems, or regulated-industry experience (GovTech, FinTech, HealthTech).

Benefits: 100% employee coverage, 401(k), flexible PTO, home office + commuter stipend.

Apply at the links above (mention Hacker News). I'm Jay, co-founder and xCIO of City of SF. Happy to connect directly if you have questions, just reply here or reach out jay@authorium.com

Caltrain is no slouch - punctual, clean, safe, really good wifi, electric.

Authorium | VP of Engineering | https://authorium.com | SF Bay Area Hybrid (USA Only)

Authorium is the administrative workflow platform designed for government. We're removing the toil of how government runs with a modular no code platform. We work with some of the largest agencies including State of CA, NYC, LA, FL.

If you're passionate about technology, AI, solving complex challenges, and believe in a more responsive and efficient government, send me (Jay) a message engineering-ext@authorium.com (I'm the CEO and former CIO for the Mayor of SF)

I was thinking rails-pg-extras could output to Claude Code since it can see the actual codebase, and generate PRs.

For example, instead of just "add this index", it could see the models and relationships, figure out the right migration syntax, spot N+1 queries in controllers that are causing the slow lookups in the first place.

The workflow would be pretty clean too - let your MCP tool do what it's good at (finding the problems), then hand it off to Claude Code/Cursor/etc that understands the Rails apps to actually write the fixes.

Thoughts?

It would be interesting to take this approach one step further and submit a PR with documentation.

Authorium | https://authorium.com | Product Manager | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $105K–$115K Apply here → https://apply.workable.com/authorium/j/52402161E0/

Authorium is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs — smart templates, granular permissions, and workflow automation). We have product-market fit, are profitable, have zero churn, and are growing quickly. Some of the largest government agencies in the world are our customers.

We’re looking for a Product Manager to help drive the next phase of our platform. You’ll work closely with engineering and design to ship features that make complex government workflows simpler and more efficient. Experience in B2B SaaS is preferred, and familiarity with government or regulated environments is a plus.

Suggest using a service like NextDNS or Pi-hole for DYI ad blocking at the DNS/network level. I started with pi-hole but the hassle of updates and most importantly not having it available outside of my home network pushed me to a service like NextDNS which works on any network (5G, work, etc)

we have fiber in half of SF via Sonic - where there are overhead wires. The other half of SF has its utilities underground making economics more difficult.

Amazing! I would love to see a blog post or a gem that unlocks React components with a Rails + Stimulus/Turbo app.

is this true? Outside of seafood that's not what I'm seeing. Mostly dairy and plant-based foods have the most calcium [1]

[1] https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/patients/treatment...

Suggest you change the title to include open source. Looks like MIT.

Also does this work w existing frameworks like Tailwind?

It’s a brutal reality of laying off displaced workers to free up cash to invest in tech: bank tellers for ATMs; DBAs for RDS; factory workers for robots.

This fails when the hype doesn’t meet reality - shift back to cashiers from self-service checkouts as an example.

I think we’ll see something similar in AI where many companies will have over rotated and will end up rehiring sales, marketing and other roles that we thought AI could replace.

City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Senior Full-Stack Engineer | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$215K

I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, granular permissions, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who is comfortable with Ruby on Rails, Tailwind, and JS to build the next version of our application.

Please apply by sending an email to: remove-this-text-inculding-last-hyphen-product.leadership+hn@cityinnovate.com

City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Sr Tech Lead | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$215K

I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We’re looking for a Senior Tech Lead who loves Ruby to drive our engineering team on developing high quality solutions through technical solution designs, code review, hands on development work. You will be contributing your expertise in software development and architecture to guide our core Ruby on Rails application and future tech decisions.

Please apply by sending an email to: remove-this-text-inculding-last-hyphen-product.leadership+hn@cityinnovate.com

City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Director of Engineering | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$185K

I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our vision and strategy in the GovTech space, driving feature velocity, stability, and team entrepreneurship, all while maintaining a focus on social good. Bring your expertise in software development, architecture, and team management to guide our core Ruby on Rails application and future tech decisions.

Please apply here: https://apply.workable.com/city-innovate/j/96B79C27AE/

Are there any other libraries or online services that does this well? I have a large number of PDFs from government agencies. I’ve tried AWS Textract and works fairly well.

City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Sr. Product Management | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $140,000 - $155,000

I’m the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document process automation (think enterprise Google Docs - business rules, smart templates, granular permissioning, approvals). We have product-market-fit, over 430% growth over the past three years, zero churn, and have a strong balance sheet. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We’re looking for a Product Manager to help us reimagine documents for the public sector. This position requires an experienced IC who thrives in early stage companies, cares about our mission, and is a team player.

Apply here: https://apply.workable.com/city-innovate/j/21EBEA69DE/ And feel free to drop me a note: jay@[city innovate domain]

City Innovate | https://cityinnovate.com | Director of Information Security and Compliance | REMOTE (USA only) | Full Time | $165-$185K

I'm the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. City Innovate is a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have product-market-fit, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We're looking for a Director of Information Security and Compliance to ensure our compliance with critical regulations, including SOC 2, StateRAMP, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and GDPR. This position requires a dedicated professional who can not only lead and manage these complex programs but also collaborate effectively with our Product and Engineering teams to integrate security measures seamlessly into our offerings.

Please apply here: https://apply.workable.com/city-innovate/j/BAFA964C2D/

City Innovate | Product and Design | San Francisco | Remote | Series A

I'm the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. We are a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow). We have PMF, are profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers. We're looking for product managers and designers with B2B experience. Email me if you're interested jay@cityinnovate.com

>And this is why in Taoism as well as Buddhism, the goal is to lose attachment to all things.

That's not my understanding of attachment in Eastern religions. It's focused on not being attached to the outcomes of your actions.

City Innovate | Product and Design | San Francisco Bay Area | Series A | $120k-$175k base + generous equity

I'm the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. We are a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow).

We have PMF, are very profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We're looking for product and designers with document (Google Docs, Notion, DropBox, etc) or B2B experience. Email me if you're interested in these roles jay@cityinnovate.com

I once traveled every few days/weeks for a year wandering around South Asia. I had a similar realization that traveling is amazing in so many ways but you begin to establish a new normal. The way to break out of the ordinary is through your mind - books, meditation, breath work, etc.

try Sonic - I live in SF and have a dedicated fiber connection

Sorry US only - we're not equipped to manage the additional paperwork.

City Innovate | Sr. API Engineer | Remote or Onsite in San Francisco | $120k-$175k base + generous equity

I'm the CEO and former CIO for the City of SF. We are a public benefit corporation helping modernize government agencies through document automation (think enterprise Google Docs - smart templates, section level permissioning, workflow).

We have PMF, are very profitable, zero churn, and are growing quickly. We have some of the largest govt agencies in the world as our customers.

We're looking for a Sr API engineer with Ruby on Rails experience a big plus. Email me if you're interested in this role jay@cityinnovate.com