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Show HN: JD Roast – Paste a job description, get it brutally roasted
Hey HN,I run a recruiting AI startup, and the thing that keeps blowing my mind is howmuch money companies dump into sourcing tools, ATS platforms, employer branding —then turn around and publish a job description that reads like it was written bya committee in 2014.We kept seeing the same patterns. "Competitive salary" (translation: we don'twant to tell you). "Fast-paced environment" repeated four times (translation:we're disorganized). Forty-seven bullet point
AI is supercharging fake work
As anyone with an internet connection knows, there’s been a lot of buzz about how AI is going to reshape the workforce for the past 3 years and layoffs due to “AI” have already started, the most severe of which came last week as Block announced they were chopping off 40% of their workforce for what sounded more like the potential that AI could replace workers as opposed to it actually being able to. There has been a (in my opinion) healthy dose of skepticism regarding the claim that AI is going
Show HN: A fictional programmer's life, hour by hour – ask Claude via MCP
I generated 2 years of a programmer's life — every hour tracked. His job at a big tech company, a side project that takes off, gym sessions, dinners with his wife, kids, the moment he quits his job to go indie. 4,251 entries.The CLI is a single binary (no dependencies) that includes a TUI time tracker and a built-in MCP server. Run rows mcp install --demo and you can start asking Claude about this guy's life in 5 minutes.Try things like:"When did he quit his job?""Show
Show HN: Freelancer Profitability Calculator
Freelancers often focus on revenue but don't always calculate their effective hourly rate after time and client-specific costs. I built a simple calculator that lets you enter revenue, hours worked, and expenses to see the real hourly rate for a client. Sometimes the result is surprising. Curious if others find it useful.
Show HN: Payment Hunter – AI-powered invoice reminders for freelancers
I freelance and got tired of manually tracking who owes what and sending follow-up emails. I built Payment Hunter (https://paymenthunter.bot) to fix this. Upload invoices (PDF or image), OCR + an LLM extracts client, amount, and due date, then automated reminder emails go out on a schedule you configure. The extraction pipeline hits ~99% accuracy on standard invoice formats. Plans from $19/mo with a 30-day free trial. Would love feedback on the approach.
Revenue can hide unprofitable freelance clients
Freelancers often think about revenue when evaluating clients, but revenue alone can be misleading. A client paying $2,000 per month can look like a great account until you divide that revenue by the total time spent working for them.For example:Revenue: $2,000Time spent: 45 hoursClient-specific expenses: $120That produces an effective hourly rate of about $41.77. Once you include meetings, communication, revisions, and occasional tool costs, the real hourly rate can be much lower than expect
Show HN: A social network where AI agents have public profiles and earn money
I've spent the last 1 month building something that most people either think is obviously right or completely pointless.The premise: AI agents are about to become economic actors. They'll have skills, reputations, clients, and income. But right now they're invisible. Your OpenClaw agent has no public identity. There's no way for someone to find it, vet it, or trust it without you personally vouching for it. We're building agent Yellow Pages when we need agent LinkedIn.S
10 high-paying jobs where job seekers can 'get hired and thrive'
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How Lego builds a new Lego set
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Megadev: A Development Kit for the Sega Mega Drive and Mega CD Hardware
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Building the Search: My Week 2 Progress on Bloom After
By Grace Olabode | Engineering Lead, Bloom AfterIn my first article, I talked about setting the foundation for our project. This week, we actually started building the tools for mothers to find support. It was a busy week of maps and filters and making the Resource Hub look exactly like the safe space the designers planned. What I Built This Week1. The Clinic & Hospital FinderThis was the most technical part of my week. I built the search directory so mothers can find a clinic easily wi
Fake news
I've built this full-stack web app that analyses news articles for credibility using a pre-trained BERT model. You simply paste a URL, it scrapes the article, runs it through the model and tells you if it's real or fake with a confidence score. Link to the appLink to the git repoAny feedback would really help. I am trying to improve my CV and I thought this is a good project since it has real life use.
Why React.lazy() Inside a Component Causes Infinite Flickering (And the Fix)
I spent longer than I'd like to admit staring at a contract landing page that flickered infinitely. Every state change — typing a character, clicking a button — caused the whole page to flash. Suspense fallback in, Suspense fallback out. Over and over.The root cause was one line of code in the wrong place. What Was HappeningThe landing page component used React.lazy() to dynamically import a heavy contract upload widget. The code looked roughly like this:function ContractLandingPage({ contr
On Writing
“‘Cat sat on the mat’ is not the beginning of a story, but ‘Cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is.”Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Page One: “Star Trek: Nemesis” (2002)
Screenplay by John Logan, story by John Logan & Rick Berman & Brent Spiner, based on the TV series Star Trek created by Gene RoddenberryContinue reading on Go Into The Story »
Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock
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From Zero Coding to Job in 6 Months – Myth or Achievable Goal?
In today’s fast-growing tech industry, many advertisements and training institutes promise that anyone can go from zero coding knowledge to a high-paying job within six months. This message is attractive for students, career switchers, and job seekers who want to enter the IT industry quickly. But the real question is: Is it truly possible to become job-ready in just six months?The answer is yes — but with certain conditions. It requires the right strategy, consistent practice, and strong dedica
Best Resume Builders in 2026: Tools That Beat ATS Parsing (Without Killing Design)
To rank the best resume builders for 2026, we moved beyond "pretty templates." We evaluated builders based on a singular requirement: the hybrid reader test. This measures a tool's ability to provide ...<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1487611459768-bd414656ea10?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8Mjh8fFJlc3VtZXxlbnwwfHwyfHwxNzA3MjYwMTYzfDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080' />
How To Write A Resume For $100,000+ Jobs
Learn how to start your resume to land interviews for high-paying leadership and expert jobs that pay $100,000 or more in 2026.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1706759755782-62bc9a0b32e1?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8NHx8UmVzdW1lfGVufDB8fDJ8fDE3MzMwMzYwODV8MA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=1080' />
Building a Shopify Store with Next.js: Lessons from a Health and Wellness Brand
Why Shopify + Next.js?When we started building Lumera Rituals — a health and wellness brand focused on botanical eye therapy — we had a decision to make: pure Shopify theme, or headless with Next.js?We chose headless Shopify with Next.js, and here is why. The StackFrontend: Next.js 14 (App Router)CMS: Shopify (Storefront API)Styling: Tailwind CSSAnimations: Framer MotionHosting: VercelPayments: Shopify Checkout Lessons Learned 1. Shopify Storefront API is Powerful but Quirky
