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New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Show HN: Bento - An entire PowerPoint in one HTML file (edit+view+data+collab)"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:26:36 +0000

Absolutely love seeing products like this. Starred, saved link, will definitely use soon.

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:39:31 +0000

Aligning with your goals, take Amazon.

Over the long term (assuming the next 10-15 years) getting more experience with building, communicating, and operating systems that solve business problems will get you more cash.

In theory, that masters may boost your starting comp but in the longer term, your comp would likely end up similar. I've worked on numerous teams with a mix of all academic levels and it has never been a huge predictor of comp.

Take this with a grain of salt, it's all anecdotal :).

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Congrats on 2 wonderful options!

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Minimus container images are now free"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:42:33 +0000

Is there a single upstream that all images are based on? Debian? Arch? Alpine?

Curious how this plays into customizing images with creator, are you guys responsible for all the packaging?

Would my keester be on the line if say an upstream package got hit with an attack but I use it through creator?

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Canada plans 'nuclear renaissance' with up to 10 reactors built by 2040"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:58:54 +0000

Can't wait for this to get bogged down in legislation and never get done

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Show HN: I built 184 free browser tools – PDF, image, dev, AI tasks, no upload"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:38:51 +0000

Unbelievably cool, keep it up!

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "Show HN: Local-first fast CPU image to text for screenshots, PDFs, webpages"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:05:19 +0000

Now this is legit cool, keep up the great work.

New comment by BIGFOOT_EXISTS in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA"

BIGFOOT_EXISTS — Fri, 01 May 2026 16:42:00 +0000

With all the turbulence around visas, how does the TN visa situation look these days? Is it relatively easy to get a role in the US from Canada? Cheers king!