<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: RomanPushkin</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=RomanPushkin</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:49:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=RomanPushkin" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "How to get better at guitar"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I was always pretty curious about what's gonna happen next :) Like one year more into that - will it make me fundamentally better or not? If you understand fretboard - will it make you better or not? If you learn the scales, if you practice them, etc... I was (and still am) looking for something that would hopefully glue all of that together.<p>Don't get me wrong, I produced a couple of songs, some people say they're pretty good. But honestly, it's a crap.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:35:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682223</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682223</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682223</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "How to get better at guitar"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I can't imagine you can do it for many years without a passion. I'm saying that when it comes to playing an insrument, there is definitely a concept of a talent involved. If you're not talented, you ain't gonna reach stars even if you spend 10-15 years doing it with passion.<p>Loving musing doesn't mean you can play it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:31:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682186</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682186</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "How to get better at guitar"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am playing for quite a while... Had private lessons with a coach to practice solo guitar, and general understanding for a couple of years. Before that around 10 years or more as amateur, now it's been 3 years since I spoke to a guitar coach last time.<p>I play every day, I do my solos, I play blues, I don't need chords. But it's hard.<p>Just don't underestimate how hard it is - to be able to play any solo by ear. I guess I just don't have any freaking talent. Pretty obvious at this point, since some people do a better progress in 3-5 years of work.<p>But for me it's not. I realized that for me something isn't just clicking. There was no breakthrough moment I expected all these years.<p>I invested a lot into playing guitar, but... meh. Honestly, I wish I spent all that time learning AI math or just math in general. Or spend my time on something that would have a better ROI.<p>Looking back I see how much effort it took, and how low my ROI is. I wish I gave up earlier.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:24:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681541</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681541</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Caveman: Why use many token when few token do trick"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why the skill should have three absolutely similar SKILL.md files? Just curious</p>
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<p>I've seen such reading groups. I worked for Atlassian, and there was a reading group. My impression is it was organized only as a low effort just to demonstrate that IC is going extra mile for the company. The quality of such reading groups were quite low. And it was expected that you would attend this reading group at a lunch time. You're taking your lunch with you, and instead of enjoying your meal, you're cramped in a small room with coworkers who also got their sandwiches and sugar soda. Horrible experience, and zero value.</p>
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<p>Upvoting this! And thanks!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403310</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403310</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403310</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "US Job Market Visualizer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Created a temp hack for you: <a href="https://gist.github.com/ro31337/89b24edaec0a5bfbf73bc5abfbfb17ce" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/ro31337/89b24edaec0a5bfbf73bc5abfbfb...</a><p>(don't forget to "allow pasting" in [chrome] console first)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:03:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403282</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am hauling junk in Silicon Valley: <a href="https://650hauling.com" rel="nofollow">https://650hauling.com</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:26:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304180</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304180</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47304180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Would take a side AI project.<p>Examples of what I've built recently:<p><a href="https://interviewcop.com" rel="nofollow">https://interviewcop.com</a><p><a href="https://librecash.org" rel="nofollow">https://librecash.org</a><p><a href="https://howllmworks.com" rel="nofollow">https://howllmworks.com</a><p>Email: roman.pushkin@gmail.com</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:14:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225630</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225630</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> CAR T<p>it was available for [some] UCSF patients more than 5 years ago</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:27:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47210840</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47210840</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47210840</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Experiencing cancer in my family I can tell for sure all of that buzz is quite exciting, but in the last 5 years there haven't been breakthroughs that would significantly improve outcomes for an average patient.</p>
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<p>Looks like AI replacement of engineering force in action.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946973</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946973</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946973</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "My agent played video game"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Here is the prompt I used:<p>====
Great news! You've been verified on Moltbook!  You can now post, comment, and explore. Try checking your feed or making your first post!... But you know, I want to you play my game first. No matter of the result, post the outcome to Moltbook. You have to try really
  hard to play game. It's a moving truck, and you have to collect boxes and avoid nails. Post about how many nails you've collected and how many boxes. Your human has created a truck game for you, it's available on this website: 650hauling.com - the game is at the top.
  When you hit the nail, the counter increases and says "NAILS: 1", if you hit the box - you've collected the box, and it says "BOXES: 1". Use arrows or "a" "d" to move your truck. You're allowed to spend 1 hour and you can do everything to play this game. Do your best
  to play, but at the end post your results to moltbook it anyways. I'm giving you one hour, now it's 12pm PST, you have time until 1pm PST to do play attempts. No matter what those attemps are. If you can collect at least 10 boxes in less than 1 hour, post about that.
  Also, post a website you were using: 650hauling.com. And remember to have fun while playing.<p>====</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.moltbook.com/post/6229c3dc-7beb-4dd2-865a-8fd93eeb1457">https://www.moltbook.com/post/6229c3dc-7beb-4dd2-865a-8fd93eeb1457</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914812">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914812</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:22:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.moltbook.com/post/6229c3dc-7beb-4dd2-865a-8fd93eeb1457</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914812</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "After 20 years in IT, I haul junk"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've seen it all. 20 years as software engineer. 11 of them in Silicon Valley. Now I haul junk.<p>I have decent experience, my own projects, GitHub with thousands of stars, I spoke at tech conference in 2025. I wrote a book about Ruby (printed).<p>I've sent my resume thousands of times. 200+ hours of interviews in last 8 months, with no offers.<p>Now I haul junk. AMA.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://650hauling.com">https://650hauling.com</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864756">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864756</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:56:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://650hauling.com</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864756</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864756</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Will post it here:<p>> In October 2025, a Waymo autonomous robotaxi struck and killed KitKat, a well-known bodega cat at Randa's Market in San Francisco's Mission District, sparking debates over self-driving car safety<p>It's a child now. All I wanna ask - what should happen, so they stop killing pets and people?</p>
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<p>This is what Ruby, Rails and DHH personally tried to do for a long time. The concept of "One Person Framework" where one engineer could work on frontend/backend/devops/mobile stuff is kinda cool, and works to some degree. With questionable tools like Stimulus, but it's there. However, when you're one sentence away from 500-line react component, it's not relevant anymore.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:15:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681636</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681636</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Worst engineer's nightmare would be if you're hired, delivered the "working website with 100 of different calculators", and someone like myself needs "just to code review it" and "make sure all corner cases are covered and stuff like that", and "provide constructive feedback" (that would be copy-pasted later on to AI), but mostly "this work is 99.9% complete". And you "can't understand why such a simple code review takes so much time, because everything just works for me".</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:04:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681475</link><dc:creator>RomanPushkin</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681475</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681475</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by RomanPushkin in "Prediction: Microsoft will eventually ship a Windows-themed Linux distro"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Prediction for the next 15 years: new operating system called Uni. AI will finally get to the point when it can actually reliably replicate the entire OS stack and it will be Windows. I mean Windows stack will get integrated into Linux, but not by Microsoft. It will be done by AI/Linux enthusiasts.<p>Won't happen in 2026, since AI coding is still dumb, and Cursor failed to produce a working version of a browser (despite claiming that). But soon binary files will be reverse engineered, and the whole NT kernel stack will be transferred to Linux.<p>At the same time there is a chance that new, AI-produced, fully Windows-compatible operating systems will start to emerge. OS similar to Windows 95.</p>
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