Fantastic idea, I'm sure there will be more such devices and a big market for them.
Note to the company: please check the scrolling on Firefox (macOS), it's a little weird.
Readit Newsboo-ga-ga commented on Ask HN: Why do Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code dominate the conversation? · Posted by u/bluelightning2k
There is basically no reason to use a tool that is "almost as good" for the same price as the best one. So people concentrate on the best ones out there.
boo-ga-ga commented on CareerBuilder and Monster job boards, file for bankruptcy reuters.com/legal/litigat... · Posted by u/gscott
Operating a failed job board is a lot like operating a failed casino. If you can't make it work in today's market, it's largely your fault. Especially when they were so dominant a few years ago. Monster.com was a pop culture icon, even featured on The Office! I'm guessing that they failed to keep up with the market and kept developing features nobody wanted, until competition overwhelmed them.
> If you can't make it work in today's market, it's largely your fault
I think it's exactly the opposite situation. In this market most money are made from companies and recruiters. If there is less demand and more supply for white collar jobs, companies don't need to spend their resources on all possible channels to reach candidates. That's why some "default" channel like LinkedIn will get a job posting, and all others won't, especially if these are paid.
Tesla stock has been particularly hammered. Ontario apparently cancelled a Starlink contract and Italy is considering to do so as well. Musk’s political antics are affecting his businesses.
But he continues doing what he started. Considering the fact that he is very smart and definitely hungry for absolute power, you can think about his true goal. If he is ready to risk that much of his worth, it means that the potential win for him will bring so much more.
boo-ga-ga commented on A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus quicklypdf.com... · Posted by u/nicbars
I do like the about, privacy policy and terms and contions sections of the site :)
If your terms of use are not one page of Loren ipsum, I'm not investing in your startup:)
boo-ga-ga commented on A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus quicklypdf.com... · Posted by u/nicbars
My biggest scare in setting up a service where users can upload something, is the probability of "problematic" material. Is there any solution to this?
Is it a problem your service doesn't provide sharing functionality? I.e. I can imagine illegal content can be a problem if you do an image sharing service. But if it's some utility, you don't store anything for long and that's it and forbid any illegal content in terms of use.
boo-ga-ga commented on A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus quicklypdf.com... · Posted by u/nicbars
Nice tool, simplicity is a big advantage, I'm sure you will quickly start getting more and more users. Prepare to handle them all:).
It would be interesting to hear how it's implemented (tech stack, PDF libs, any tech limitations etc).
And, you've got a lovely logo, please don't change it!
boo-ga-ga commented on The correct amount of ads is zero manuelmoreale.com/the-cor... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
You can use uBlock and pay your content creators via Patreon if they have one. I believe that the ad-based freemium business model is harmful to society and unfixable due to the incentives it creates to engage and enrage rather than entertain and inform. So, I use uBlock to use YouTube for free to explicitly drain it of resources without giving Google any ad income, and then I pay the creators that I like using other platforms.
Can you share how you do this? For example, you've listened to a song on YT a few times, liked it. Do you try to find the artist on Bandcamp or iTunes and buy their album? Or order their merch?
How much do you spend on this monthly on average?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vetEg8J-wcw