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r0rshrk

76 karma · joined May 21, 2019

Building open-sauce projects for fun.

github.com/akash-joshi

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r0rshrk··on Harbor: An MCP gateway that connects AI clients to back end APIs via tools
A novel way to ship Skills via MCP to agents in runtime and scale to N services and unlimited API via 5 constant tools.
r0rshrk··on How I configure my Git identities
This works well enough for me with minimal configuration

https://github.com/TheYkk/git-switcher

r0rshrk··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2024)
I'm working on a simple golang-based CLI tool to transcribe all the meetings I'm in - https://github.com/akash-joshi/better-whisper

I use this to create a local knowledge base that I can then crunch using LLMs to help in decision-making, creating standup notes, etc

r0rshrk··on We've Added JavaScript-Native RPC to Cloudflare Workers
Ahh, the API is surprisingly similar to the rocketrpc RPC system I had created. It allows one to directly access any server-side object or method from the client. Looks like we coalesced on similar systems :)

https://rocketrpc.com/

r0rshrk··on JavaScript native RPC added to Cloudflare workers
Ahh, the API is surprisingly similar to the rocketrpc RPC system I had created. It allows one to directly access any server-side object or method from the client. Looks like we coalesced on similar systems :)

https://rocketrpc.com/

r0rshrk··on A small Rust binary indeed (2022)
So, the way to make your Rust binary small is to make error handling more difficult, or to rewrite it in assembly?
r0rshrk··on Career Advice (2013)
Thing is though, they're literally just looking for that - a narrative. Could be as difficult as layoffs or as easy as just that you were bored.

They're just looking for a compelling reasoning behind it. Source: interviewed for FAANG companies with a similar resume

r0rshrk··on Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?
Are you willing to share the source code? I wanna do this for London
r0rshrk··on If parrots can talk, why can’t monkeys?
Please please write an article on this. There's not information online about canine communication
r0rshrk··on Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
https://archive.vn/XoqA4
r0rshrk··on Laying myself off from Amazon
I would like to say, I am going through a very similar experience at Meta. Is there any Big Tech company where internal tooling isn't broken for front-end development?

Does such a company exist?

r0rshrk··on Word of Mouth Hiring
Agreed 100%
r0rshrk··on A clip from Stray got me banned from Twitter
I get this on visiting the linked website. What?

> We've discontinued servicing users from your location and are thereby preventing access to any of the websites owned and operated by ZAM Network, LLC DBA Fanbyte (the owner of Fanbyte.com):

This decision is ultimately one we were forced to make due to the number of visitors from your region when compared to the operational costs necessary to continue providing access there. It was a tough decision but one that we ultimately had to accept. This is an indefinite decision. We genuinely apologize for the inconvenience this will cause all of those who reside within your region.

r0rshrk··on Popcorn Time Is Back
If you ignore all the crypto grifters, it's indeed this.
r0rshrk··on Actual is going open-source
I come from a very poor part of the world, and know people worse off than me be able to reach this position via hard work. So, in my personal opinion, I'm inclined to believe GP in this instance.
r0rshrk··on ‘Click to Cancel’ legislation introduced in Pennsylvania
> health clubs are expempt

Hmm, does one sign up for an automated monthly subscription for health clubs in the US?

r0rshrk··on I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35 (2020)
> I could try to progress my career, but I'm already earning good money and I know to earn more I'd have to either start job hopping or study some leetcode to get into a FAANG.

I know this was not the point of your comment, but trust me that one can pass FAANG interviews without grinding Leetcode.

If you're seriously considering a job search, I would recommend going through jobsearch.dev

r0rshrk··on I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35 (2020)
> I'm at peace with the fact that I'm never going to found the next unicorn company or be CEO of Google or even write some software that a lot of people care about.

There's nothing that's stopping you from creating that first personal project, which other people eventually care about.

r0rshrk··on In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail seriously
Demonetisation exists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Indian_banknote_demonetis...

r0rshrk··on The Block Protocol
FYI Kindle renders a subset of HTML[0]. They have deliberately chosen not to support everything because of security.

[0] - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GG5R7N649LECKP7U

r0rshrk··on Clubhouse Is a Cargo Cult
I'm interested in knowing what your Club's name is on Clubhouse. I also regularly host rooms with a focus on learning, bringing on an Indian space scientist this weekend.
r0rshrk··on Researchers fear a scenario in which smart speakers feed sleepers subliminal ads
Someone could just walk in and hear the speaker playing ads.
r0rshrk··on My Personal Creed of Employment
This was so good it warrants being read twice
r0rshrk··on Show HN: GitHub style split diffs in your terminal
link is dead for me
r0rshrk··on Show HN: Functions Without Boundaries (TS)
Thank you!
r0rshrk··on How can you tell if someone is lying?
Is the field law?
r0rshrk··on I Like That the Boat Is Stuck
This article is either:

1. Written by GPT-3

2. Satire

3. A riff on how SEO'd articles have become nowadays

r0rshrk··on I followed my dreams to get demoted to software developer
Interesting story. Would love to see how they end up feeling about it in an year or two
r0rshrk··on TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker
I think the term is open-core
r0rshrk··on Show HN: An API for Fetching Superhero Data
I've had a few customers so far. Some of the powerstats have been taken from superherodb.com. Also, thanks for the kind words!
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