cmuguythrow (u/cmuguythrow)

cmuguythrow commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

cmuguythrow · 18 days ago

Magnetic | https://magnetictax.com | Multiple roles | San Francisco (ONSITE) | Full-time

Magnetic (YC S25) is building the AI tax preparer for accounting firms. We use vision models to extract and structure data from tax documents and automatically populate legacy tax software, saving CPA firms hours of tedious data entry per tax return. Firms are coming to us faster than we can build - our next tax season is already 10x the size of October's, and we have a waitlist for several X more.

We just raised a $5.1M seed round and are building a small, senior, in-person team. We believe in everyone talking directly to customers, and getting into the workflow themselves (i.e. learning how to do tax returns). We like to work together all day, whiteboard new ideas, get lunch together in person, and get drinks after work.

[1] Founding Engineer – https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/magnetic/jobs/77FvOwO-...

[2] Founding Tax Expert – https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/magnetic/jobs/eReV8hh-...

Email thomas @ website to apply

cmuguythrow commented on Microplastics: No longer a "maybe" ibbi.io/mp... · Posted by u/ibbih

cmuguythrow · a month ago

I have often wondered why the government doesn't do anything about this. Is the science not clear enough yet?

Quick search shows that we knew about lead hazards as early as the 1920s/1930s, but it took until the 1970s to get regulation about lead paint and gas - hoping we don't repeat that in this case

cmuguythrow commented on Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division theverge.com/news/804253/... · Posted by u/Lionga

adi_lancey · 2 months ago

you can't drop a bookface link (use your external YC one) like this one:

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/magnetic/jobs/77FvOwO-...

cmuguythrow · 2 months ago

dang it - thank you!

cmuguythrow commented on Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division theverge.com/news/804253/... · Posted by u/Lionga

cmuguythrow · 2 months ago

If this impacted you - we are hiring at Magnetic (AI doc scanning and workflow automation for CPA firms). Cool technical problems, building a senior, co-located team in SF to have fun and build a great product from scratch

https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/30776/jobs

cmuguythrow commented on Show HN: BookWatch – Animated book summaries for visual learners bookwatch.com... · Posted by u/miranantamian

cmuguythrow · 10 months ago

Can see this being really useful especially as the underlying tech keeps getting better. What video models are you using under the hood?

cmuguythrow commented on Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009) engineering.mit.edu/engag... · Posted by u/sorentwo

tke248 · 10 months ago

Air travel can be revolutionized with a pod-based boarding system to reduce travel times and enhance safety. Passengers would have individual pods with built-in luggage compartments under their seats, allowing for fast, automated boarding and unloading. This system would eliminate the need for overhead storage and flight attendants, streamlining operations. In emergencies, each pod would feature a deployable parachute, offering increased survivability. By minimizing human touchpoints and maximizing automation, airlines could drastically cut boarding times, improve passenger privacy, and enhance overall efficiency in air travel.

cmuguythrow · 10 months ago

Air travel can be revolutionized with a vacuum-sealed passenger transport system, reducing total airport time to just 10 minutes while maximizing efficiency and safety. Upon arrival, passengers would undergo a rapid preparation process, where an oxygen-rich biofluid is introduced through both mouth and anus, ensuring full oxygenation without the need for active breathing. They would then be gently encased in a flexible, vacuum-sealed transport sheet, immobilizing them completely to eliminate security concerns and expedite boarding.

These passenger sheets would be automatically sorted and loaded onto aircraft via a conveyor system, optimizing cabin space with a precision-stacked configuration. Without the need for traditional seating, aisles, or security screening, aircraft capacity could increase significantly, lowering ticket prices while enhancing operational efficiency. Upon landing, passengers would be swiftly unloaded, revived from stasis, and ready to continue their journey within minutes.

This system would not only eliminate delays caused by baggage handling and TSA procedures but also enhance fuel efficiency by optimizing passenger distribution within the aircraft.

cmuguythrow commented on Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges wired.com/story/alan-fili... · Posted by u/Bender

graemep · a year ago

> The militarization of law enforcement and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

Do you mean for the US, rather than the human race? Some of us live in countries where the only weapons most cops carry are truncheons and tasers.

cmuguythrow · a year ago

FYI this is a reference to the opening statement of the Unabomber Manifesto "Industrial Society and its Future". Don't think OP meant anything by the distinction of US/humans

> The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

https://ia600300.us.archive.org/30/items/the-ted-k-archive-t...

cmuguythrow commented on 12 Months of Mandarin isaak.net/mandarin/... · Posted by u/misiti3780

15kingben · a year ago

DuChinese is a great app for reading stories at beginner levels of vocabulary. It also supports tap-to-lookup and saving words to flashcards, but unfortunately they don't integrate with Anki, only their own app's system.

cmuguythrow · a year ago

Yeah DuChinese is I think the premier Chinese graded reader app right now. We also have the tap-to-lookup and make-flashcard-from-content flows (unfortunately only in our system for now, haven't build flashcard import/export yet). The thing we have that they don't is the ability to generate content about whatever subject you want (which can help make it much more personally interesting)

Also while naming quality resources I should also mention [Pleco](https://www.pleco.com/) - it's _definitely_ the best Chinese dictionary app - highly recommended.

cmuguythrow commented on 12 Months of Mandarin isaak.net/mandarin/... · Posted by u/misiti3780

neves · a year ago

Peppa Pig is hard :-)

What would a be a good child animation for learning a foreign language? I'm trying to learn a little of French for a coming trip.

cmuguythrow · a year ago

Totally depends on what you can get access to in the target language. For French - maybe Trotro? https://www.youtube.com/@TrotroOfficiel/videos

If you need French Subs + dictionary (and maybe also English subs) you can try using the [languagereactor](https://www.languagereactor.com/) chrome plugin and find a source that has both subtitles (i.e. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIZ2gLCkv5Y)