Hacker News: Genego

New comment by Genego in "Seedance 2.5"

Genego — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:00:03 +0000

It is (mine)! And there is a purpose to it looking AI generated. However, the sample projects where actually fully worked on; mostly as hobby projects. I will have it go through another iteration of improvements soon. This may be the 10th version of the website, since maybe 2012-2014, I did have different domains since then. But the concept of using it both as a creative and professional outlet stays alive.

New comment by Genego in "Seedance 2.5"

Genego — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:58:56 +0000

Thanks for the feedback, appreciated! Yes its due an overhaul, but a large part of the purpose of this website is going through experiments as a digital garden and having a creative outlet, I am fully aware how it looks, but there is a part of me that needs it to go through the process of looking as sloppy as possible. It's likely going to end up going through its nth iteration very soon, and then another one after that. I do run and maintain (for clients/myself) many websites that look nothing like this.

New comment by Genego in "Seedance 2.5"

Genego — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:00:19 +0000

Awesome! Have been a bit in the dark of the latest models, will have a look. I am due an upgrade for my local machine and GPU, so that excites me as well.

New comment by Genego in "Seedance 2.5"

Genego — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:26:57 +0000

Thanks for the input! And no I agree with your assessment of the website, I have some plans of a much simpler redesign soon, and I definitely value that critique. I think my "digital garden" has been through at least a few dozen of iterations, and sometimes I just get too carried away with it. The good part being, the next iteration always starts out better than the previous one (or at least I hope so :)).

New comment by Genego in "Seedance 2.5"

Genego — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:50:24 +0000

Whenever I see the new releases around video generation (and image) generation models, I get goosebumps, because it just feels so fun to work with them. But then I remember that I spend upwards of $10k on inference generating well over 50k images for storyboards, training models; and probably creating almost an hour of video (I assume). Yeah, I get that things can be economic if you don't use the latest models (ran some case studies on this), but the latest models are the most fun to work with. It doesn't scale as well as "vibe coding" stuff together on the weekend. And when things work really well its almost as if you're seeing an zoopraxiscope come to life for the first time; and you just want to keep going.

I got a few offers to work with some startups in this space, but it also seems that many startups work on stuff that just doesn't seem to be very worthwhile (like creating masses of spam for YT or TikTok shorts), or even straight out morally/ethically wrong (cloning/deepfakes, etc). But seeing advances in this space; and coming from a filmmakers background, I might just end up being naturally drawn to this space on an engineering level and figuring something out along the way. As you can see I worked on a lot of stuff just for the fun of it, and documenting the process: https://edwin.genego.io/blog (but I stopped at the beginning of the year .... might.. just pick it up again.

New comment by Genego in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)"

Genego — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:24:14 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Senior Django/Python Web-developer & AI Engineer - Platform, Architecture, Ops, Applied AI

   Location: Thailand (UTC+7)
   Remote: Yes, and available for hybrid arrangements in Thailand.
   Technologies: Django, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, HTMX, Tailwind, Docker, APIs, RAG/MCP
   Resume/CV: https://edwin.genego.io/about
   Email: edwin@genego.io

Senior full-stack Django/Python engineer for founders and lean teams that need platform, product, architecture, and ops ownership. Django has been my daily driver since 2018. I build production web platforms, MCPs, APIs, integrations, internal tools, document/data automation, and AI-enabled workflows. Recent R&D: generative image/video pipelines, Lora training, multi-model orchestration, prompt architecture, and repeatable creative AI tooling—but the broader pattern is platform engineering.

Open to fractional or project-based work, especially 2-6 week focused cycles with startup founders, cofounders, agencies, or product teams. Next to client work, for the past 2 years I have been busy building and experimenting with agent harness systems (before it was cool) and Gen AI video automation, orchestration and model training. You can read about that here: https://edwin.genego.io/blog - https://edwin.genego.io/projects

New comment by Genego in "Railway Blocked by Google Cloud"

Genego — Wed, 20 May 2026 03:32:56 +0000

Why does Railway deserve any blame here at all? It was an MCP with elevated infra access, that the user willingly connected through Cursor, which allowed an LLM Agent to manage infra on Railway. The user would first have gone through oAuth confirming the access level scope (I would have rejected the moment it indicates to me that it can delete critical infra and backups...). So obviously it has access to all commands the user would also have access to. From my perspective the blame is entirely on the user, and partly on Cursor for not enforcing HITL correctly across their agents.

New comment by Genego in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

Genego — Sat, 02 May 2026 00:18:35 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Senior Django/Python Engineer - Platform, Architecture, Ops, Applied AI

   Location: Thailand (UTC+7)
   Remote: Only
   Technologies: Django, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, HTMX, Tailwind, Docker, APIs, RAG/MCP
   Resume/CV: https://edwin.genego.io/about
   Email: edwin@genego.io

Senior full-stack Django/Python engineer for founders and lean teams that need platform, product, architecture, and ops ownership. Django has been my daily driver since 2018 — I've only worked with Django-native startups. I know the framework deeply: ORM, migrations, admin, middleware, signals, async, deployment. I build production web platforms, APIs, integrations, internal tools, document/data automation, and AI-enabled workflows. Recent R&D: generative image/video pipelines, Lora training, multi-model orchestration, prompt architecture, and repeatable creative AI tooling—but the broader pattern is platform engineering.

Open to fractional or project-based work, especially 2-6 week focused cycles with startup founders, cofounders, agencies, or product teams.

New comment by Genego in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"

Genego — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:07:45 +0000

I keep having this conversation with clients. If you want to allow an LLM to delete, create or update data; you need to do this with a human in the loop, and explicit hitl gating against execution; where the agent can't even call the tool without triggering an update on the UI that has to be confirmed (then the confirmation issues the actual tool call).

New comment by Genego in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)"

Genego — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:49:03 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Full-stack Python/Django Developer (Gen-AI image and video generation)

   Location: Thailand (UTC+7)
   Remote: Only
   Technologies: Django, Python, HTMX, Tailwind, Postgres, Replicate API, image generation pipelines, LoRA training workflows
   Résumé/CV: https://edwin.genego.io/about
   Email: edwin@genego.io

I am a well-seasoned software engineer; who grew up with a hackers mindset. I am currently exploring create AI tooling around image & video generation pipelines, multi-model orchestration, prompt engineering systems and cost-optimized workflows. I am currently looking for a startup or agency interested in working with me; as I have availability coming up in the next few months. I have 10-Years of experience (full-stack) mostly with Django, Python & Tailwind. I have most of my work outlined on my website.

https://edwin.genego.io/

New comment by Genego in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)"

Genego — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:56:43 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Full-stack Python/Django Developer (Gen-AI image and video generation)

   Location: Thailand (UTC+7)
   Remote: Only
   Technologies: Django, Python, HTMX, Tailwind, Postgres, Replicate API, image generation pipelines, LoRA training workflows
   Résumé/CV: https://edwin.genego.io/about
   Email: edwin@genego.io

Sr. Software Engineer building production Django apps with practical AI integration. I specialize in creative AI tooling , image generation pipelines, multi-model orchestration (Flux, SDXL), prompt engineering systems, and cost-optimized workflows. Current work: 20+ custom management commands for AI image generation, character IP systems, scene replication with layered prompt architecture. I help teams ship AI-powered creative tools without risky rewrites, handling multi-model workflows, resume-capable operations, and obsessive cost tracking. Looking for fractional or project work (2-6 week cycles) involving generative AI, creative tooling, or content pipelines.

https://edwin.genego.io/

New comment by Genego in "Django: what’s new in 6.0"

Genego — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:22:55 +0000

Whenever I saw people complain about LLMs writing code, I never really understood why they were so adamant that it just didn’t work at all for them. The moment I did try to use LLMs outside of Django, it became clear that some frameworks are just much easier to work with LLMs than others. I immediately understood their frustrations.

New comment by Genego in "We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 months"

Genego — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:07:51 +0000

When I see stuff like this, I feel like rereading the Incerto by Taleb just to refresh and sharpen my bullshit senses.

New comment by Genego in "Django 6"

Genego — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:04:15 +0000

I feel very comfortable with Django on the frontend, what are you missing there? I usually use Tailwind or Bulma, with HTMX and AlpineJs. I feel like the experience can be very much React like, even if you leave out HTMX. The frontend game of Django really changed about 2 years ago (at least for me).

New comment by Genego in "Django 6"

Genego — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:48:23 +0000

Django has been one of the biggest reasons why web development has been so enjoyable to me. Whenever I switched to something else, I just felt too spoiled by everything that Django gives you. So I always ended up back with Django, and have no regrets at all specializing deep down that path.

New comment by Genego in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)"

Genego — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:46:41 +0000

SEEKING WORK | Full-stack Python/Django Developer (Creative AI Focus: GenAI Image & Video Generation)

   Location: Thailand (UTC+7)
   Remote: Only
   Technologies: Django, Python, HTMX, Tailwind, Postgres, image generation pipelines, LoRA training workflows
   Résumé/CV: https://edwin.genego.io
   Email: edwin@genego.io

I am a SR. SWE building production systems and workflows with GenAI. I am currently specializing down the road of creating digital characters and universes through diffusion models (both video as well as images). On my blog (https://edwin.genego.io) you will find extensive case study material on the topic, as well as a showcase of my own creative skills. Keep in mind that I come to this through the lense of applied-GenAI and not a pure AI/ML background; although I have worked with AI/ML teams well before 2022.

I am currently looking for a startup, company, agency or anyone really that is doing world, universe or character building with AI. Whether this is through GenAI models by building IP or something else. my current work spreads 50+ custom management commands for AI image generation, character IP systems, scene replication with layered prompt architecture; which is more or less openly documented on my website. What I am also looking for is fractional or project work (2-6 week cycles) involving generative AI, creative tooling, or content pipelines. https://edwin.genego.io/blog

New comment by Genego in "We're losing our voice to LLMs"

Genego — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:01:49 +0000

This will get better over time, there will be ways to make LLM output more uniquely yours. I personally enjoy writing all my blog posts with LLMs, because its the only way I can bring to turn countless of notes and drafts I have while running experiments, into some public facing documentation and blog posts that I would want people to read. There are at least 5-6 years of lost ideas, thoughts and notes that I was not able to communicate the same way I can do now with LLMs. So I definitely found my voice here.

New comment by Genego in "Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues"

Genego — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:39:37 +0000

Yes (Asia)

New comment by Genego in "Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation"

Genego — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:43:32 +0000

I am using Django, HTML (JS - AlpineJS & HTMX). Each page is just created from scratch rather than from some CMS or template, I use Claude code for that (with mem0.ai as MCP) and build my entire development workspace and workflow around / into my website.

New comment by Genego in "Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for nuanced AI image generation"

Genego — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:22:20 +0000

You're just one person, those people have their own audiences; so your own critique, is just your own critique. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that it is not resonating well with others. I can tell you from the research I am doing for several hours per day on ai-filmmaking that there are already a few handful of creators making a living from this; with communities behind them that keep growing, and their audiences that keep expanding (some already have 100k to 1m subscribers across different social media channels). Some of them are even striking brand deals.

Entire narrative driven AI stores that are driven by AI stories and AI characters in AI generated universes... they are here already, but I can only count those who do it well on two hands (last year, there where 1-2). This is going to accelerate, and if you think its "slop" now, it just takes a few iterations of artists who you personally resonate with to jump onto this, before you stop seeing it as slop. I am jumping on this, because I can see very clearly where this will all lead. You don't have to like it, but it will arrive regardless.