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nbbaier

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nbbaier··on Andrej Karpathy: Software in the era of AI [video]
I love this concept and would love to know where to look for people working on this type of thing!
nbbaier··on Show HN: iOS Screen Time from a REST API
same.
nbbaier··on Ask HN: Where do you go for cutting-edge dev news and info?
This is neat, do you have the code posted somewhere?
nbbaier··on Ask HN: Anyone using project management tools for personal projects?
I've wanted to use Linear for my personal projects but haven't taken the plunge yet. Any tips OP?
nbbaier··on Mastra 101
I thought this was just such a cool use of an MCP server. The course is run directly in your IDE via an AI Agent using the Mastra Docs MCP server.

See also this tweet: https://x.com/smthomas3/status/1930302487619403925

nbbaier··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, SQLite, PostgreSQL, SPARQL, HTML/CSS, Tailwind, Git, Node.js, Bun, Deno, React, 
    Astro, HTMX, Hono, Cloudflare, Vercel, MCP, AI
  - Résumé/CV: https://bit.ly/4cXoofS
  - Email: nico.baier@gmail.com
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
I'm a former academic researcher (in linguistics) turned self-taught software engineer who'd like to transition into professional software development. I'm experienced across the stack using Javascript/TypeScript, Python, and SQL with platforms like Cloudflare and Val Town. I bring a research-driven approach from my Ph.D. in linguistics. I'm especially interested in working on AI tooling and integrations.
nbbaier··on Ask HN: How do you find ideas?
> Usually I just try to become a conduit for the universe to work through. You know, a vessel for every muse to pour its sweetest nectar into, such that my resulting work is on par with divinity.

Damn this is what I was missing!

nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Signed up for early access!
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
As someone on the market, would be really into trying this out!
nbbaier··on Show HN: I built an AI tool that generates click-worthy YouTube thumbnails
The example you give is very clearly AI generated. Has there been any work done on how different such thumbnails behave vs. clearly non-AI thumbnails?
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Sounds very cool! Is there a repo?
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Sounds neat, got a repo?
nbbaier··on Show HN: My LLM CLI tool can run tools now, from Python code or plugins
Ohh I've wanted this so much! Thank you!
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
This inspired me to buy the Agents in Action book! Gonna start working through it as well.
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Thanks!
nbbaier··on Show HN: ToDoRoulette
Nice! I love this concept.
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
What are you fundraising for?
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
Looking for a job (targeting fullstack engineering, ai engineering) and trying to get myself unstuck and back to coding everyday. Neither going great, but that's life?
nbbaier··on Show HN: ToDoRoulette
The site isn't loading. Just wanted to give you a heads up.
nbbaier··on Show HN: My AI Native Resume
Yes I saw this repo, thanks! Definitely will be looking at it for inspiration. I want to build out my own for the exercise though.
nbbaier··on Show HN: My AI Native Resume
I planned to do exactly this this week! Man, this is good inspiration
nbbaier··on What are the AI MCP servers wish you existed?
What's the hackathon?
nbbaier··on Show HN: Tinysums, HN thread and story summaries that don't suck
Nice, thanks!
nbbaier··on Show HN: Tinysums, HN thread and story summaries that don't suck
I'd like to see it!
nbbaier··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025)
Location: Chicago, IL, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, SQLite, PostgreSQL, SPARQL, HTML/CSS, Tailwind, Git, Node.js, Bun, Deno, React, Astro, HTMX, Hono, Cloudflare, Vercel, MCP, AI

Résumé/CV: https://bit.ly/4cXoofS

Email: nico.baier@gmail.com

Github: https://github.com/nbbaier

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier

Website: https://nicobaier.com

I'm a former academic researcher (in linguistics) turned self-taught software engineer who'd like to transition into professional software development. I'm experienced across the stack using Javascript/TypeScript, Python, and SQL with platforms like Cloudflare and Val Town. I bring a research-driven approach from my Ph.D. in linguistics. I'm especially interested in working on AI tooling and integrations.

nbbaier··on Show HN: Tinysums, HN thread and story summaries that don't suck
This is neat! What's the prompt you're using?
nbbaier··on Show HN: Minimal News eye relaxed Hacker News front end
This is really nice, thanks!
nbbaier··on Show HN: Create your own finetuned AI model using Google Sheets
Still down for me but I bet it's the traffic spike still. I'll check back in later!
nbbaier··on Show HN: Create your own finetuned AI model using Google Sheets
Heads up I get "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET" when navigating to https://promptrepo.com/finetune
nbbaier··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
Thanks!
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