lightning19

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by lightning19 8mo ago
Interesting, I did something similar but with browser policies on my PC although I just got the LLM to write the json
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by lightning19 8mo ago
Thanks I'd appreciate it, I will send you an email once we launch :) Hoping to launch in the next 2 weeks, we're busy deciding on a name and domain.
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by lightning19 8mo ago
I'm taking on Vercel and Render with a zero config cloud hosting platform. So far we have: - connect your github and deploy from web/cli/vs code/cursor - static sites automatically detected and deployed on a CDN - loggin
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by lightning19 2y ago
not sure if it is cool but, purely out of spite, I'm building a LLM summarizer app to compete with a AI startup that I interviewed with. The founders were super egotistical and initially thought I was not worthy of an interview.
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by lightning19 2y ago
Based on the replies to this I didn't realize how bad we have it in South Africa. I was on call 24x7 for 2 years and was not paid anything for it. Big ecommerce companies and even global brands like AWS and BMW require 24x7 on call wit
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by lightning19 3y ago
thanks for this information :) now would you mind telling me the name of your first pet? also what’s your mother’s maiden name?
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by lightning19 3y ago
I've been through pretty tough times before and by several strokes of luck + hard work I'm kinda getting back to the path I want to follow in life. The below is what I would tell my teenage/early 20s self: - Realize that some
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by lightning19 3y ago
BMW uses it
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by lightning19 3y ago
Just for fun I wrote this prompt "vercel monopolizes nextjs by only allowing certain features on their platform such as" ChatGPT4: 1. Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR): This feature allows developers to update static pages at
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by lightning19 3y ago
DNS - I use GCP as the domain was purchased with domains.google because I get free email addresses which I can receive and reply to from my personal gmail (e.g. support@saasapp.com). I'm not 100% sure if this setup will work with anoth
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by lightning19 3y ago
Thanks :) I set things up again on the new VM manually. I have a runbook for it, usually takes me 30 mins or less. To not have any downtime I keep the old VM up and attach a new public IP to the new VM. I then update the DNS records and aft
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by lightning19 3y ago
I run a SaaS that makes between $1000-$2000/yr on a $5 VM. My operations are as follows: On the VM: - Nodejs + React SSR - Nginx - Certbot to manage my SSL cert - Integrated with Grafana's cloud service (free tier) Outside of the
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by lightning19 4y ago
My chosen stack is React (DaisyUI, deployed with cloudflare) + Node (Hapi is batteries included, deployed using GCP cloud run). One benefit of this stack is that there's no cloud vendor lock-in. The only drawback thus far is that Hapi
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by lightning19 4y ago
me too! I would not have got my current job if I didn't randomly check my spam folder. Tbf it was a cold email from a recruiter
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by lightning19 4y ago
how did you know :)
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by lightning19 4y ago
I grew up obsessed with cars, I used to play racing video games almost exclusively, attend car shows etc. I now work for a large german car manufacturer as a SWE. I cannot afford the cheapest car they make, it is literally more than I make
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by lightning19 4y ago
I recall this from Lex Fridman's podcast, maybe it will help address some of your questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk6mo-BCkzg I hope your wife gets better.
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by lightning19 4y ago
when I was messing around with day trading crypto my main strategy was actually to short btc. It was a long ride, I was up 500% on my initial invesment, I then lost 500%, made 50%, lost 50%, finally made 50% again and quit forever. Thankful
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by lightning19 5y ago
Congrats! - this might be a blessing for you just like it was for me. I had vitamin d deficiency induced anxiety recently. After my first panic attack I was in bad state, won't get into the details but it was by far the worst day of my
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by lightning19 5y ago
off topic but I recently started working with an Israeli tech company and I'm amazed by the culture they have, what about Israel produces such high levels of entrepreneurship?
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by lightning19 5y ago
100%, I did the same thing on my side. If shit really hit the fan I could've lost my job because of this as it was my call to not patch. When I went back to the link provided in the email the self-registration part was removed so I loo
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by lightning19 5y ago
FYI 'real' engineering (electrical, mechanical, civil etc. ) do have certification exams in USA and many other countries
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by lightning19 5y ago
Agreed, I'm a mech engineer by education. Saw the writing on the wall half way through my degree and learnt how to code in my spare time. I'm an SWE now, it has literally changed the course of my life, had I stuck with engineering
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by lightning19 5y ago
Where I live DS pays much more for the same experience the SWE so maybe I am a bit biased on the money side too. But I get you on the models not working thing, I've been there before. Thankfully it was personal projects and not for wor
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by lightning19 5y ago
Why do you want to move from DS to SWE? I've been thinking of moving from SWE to DS because I don't enjoy the unpaid 24/7 on call support, constant fear of something breaking, having to deal with PM's on my case for the
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by lightning19 6y ago
I work for a large ISP as a software dev and still have to wake up at 11am to fix server issues, I also got called to fix something on Dec 31 while I was on leave. I'd rather be working after hours for myself than for my a-hole boss