Hacker News: djfobbz

New comment by djfobbz in "Cloudflare Drop"

djfobbz — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:06:07 +0000

Yet I can't drag and drop a plain old HTML file without putting it in a folder or a ZIP file first.

New comment by djfobbz in "Better Auth is joining Vercel"

djfobbz — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:44:52 +0000

Correct! As a Ruby dev, I started using rodauth and never looked back! https://rodauth.jeremyevans.net/

New comment by djfobbz in "Well it's been 3 years of unemployment and $250k in debt"

djfobbz — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:02:34 +0000

Spend just a minute browsing his HN submissions, and you'll come across this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48642325

New comment by djfobbz in "Designing DB partitions you don't have to babysit"

djfobbz — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:55:12 +0000

Or you could just warehouse the daily data into something like ClickHouse and start fresh every day. It's built for this kind of workload and has demonstrated some absolutely insane analytical performance at massive scale. We're currently running it on an $170/month VPS, querying over 500+ billion rows daily without any issues. At that point, partitioning an ever-growing OLTP table starts looking like the harder problem.

New comment by djfobbz in "Well it's been 3 years of unemployment and $250k in debt"

djfobbz — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:33:08 +0000

I thought you were running ProFullStack.com. Looking at your project showcase, it seems like business is doing well. I'm curious - what am I missing?

New comment by djfobbz in "Ask HN: What did you fail at and what did you learn from it?"

djfobbz — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:17:48 +0000

I started a sheet metal and sign manufacturing company because I loved building things. I was obsessed with engineering, solving complex fabrication problems, and making every product as close to perfect as possible. I stayed deeply involved in the shop (from R&D to day-to-day production) and we were fortunate to have more than enough work to keep us busy. At the time, it felt like exactly what I wanted.

Five years later, I realized I'd made a mistake. I had built a business that depended on me instead of a business that could grow without me. The work I once loved had turned into routine, and I had spent so much time perfecting the craft that I neglected to build the company itself. That experience taught me that entrepreneurship isn't just about creating a great product - it's about creating systems, empowering people, and working on the business, not just in it.

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Altersend – File sharing without cloud"

djfobbz — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:34:51 +0000

476.7MB Windows binary...are we really doing this?

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Demon – open-source real-time music diffusion engine, 25Hz local GPU"

djfobbz — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:14:16 +0000

Mind blown! This is absolutely sick.

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Open-source Workspace (mail,docs,spreadsheet,drive) web/iOS"

djfobbz — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:19:44 +0000

I like this. However, I just gave your Sheets a simple stress test by selecting a bunch of cells, then using the fill handle to populate other cells, and afterward doing an undo (Ctrl+Z). It completely crapped out and did not do what I expected...which was to return to its original state prior to using the fill handle, with the selection still selected.

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Audiomass – a free, open-source multitrack audio editor for the web"

djfobbz — Mon, 25 May 2026 02:21:17 +0000

This is a very impressive undertaking. Great job!!!

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: I made a printable graph papaer templates website"

djfobbz — Sun, 17 May 2026 15:42:42 +0000

I tried printing Gray, Dark, and Black on an HP LaserJet, but the colors were very faint in all cases. It was hard to see the grid.

36k People Pledged $22M to ‘Buy’ Spirit Airlines - Then the Site Crashed

djfobbz — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:01:48 +0000

Article URL: https://letsbuyspirit.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000219

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Every CEO and CFO change at US public companies, live from SEC"

djfobbz — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:04:40 +0000

Sure, it's not new. Neither are memory leaks and race conditions...but we still expect competent engineers to avoid them. It's like opening a store but the doors jam the moment customers walk in. A crowd isn't the problem, your setup is.

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Every CEO and CFO change at US public companies, live from SEC"

djfobbz — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:02:46 +0000

The site fails to load...it just gets stuck in a fetching state. Another downside of vibe programming.

New comment by djfobbz in "Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed"

djfobbz — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:53:24 +0000

"Correct IP" wins ;)

New comment by djfobbz in "Artemis II crew take “spectacular” image of Earth"

djfobbz — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:18:40 +0000

But why not film everything like skydivers do in 8K 120fps from every angle and live stream it? After all, it is 2026...and near-Earth missions like the Moon can now support hundreds of Mbps (even approaching Gbps with laser communication). In the age of live streaming, wasn't this taken into account? All we got is a choppy 480p video feed, if that.

New comment by djfobbz in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

djfobbz — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:53:44 +0000

Suing for invasion of privacy over a music video demonstrating how they invaded his privacy is wild!!

New comment by djfobbz in "Afroman found not liable in defamation case"

djfobbz — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:53:35 +0000

Suing for invasion of privacy over a music video demonstrating how they invaded his privacy is wild!!

New comment by djfobbz in "Innocent woman jailed after being misidentified using AI facial recognition"

djfobbz — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:25:16 +0000

Criminal immunity? Sure. Civil immunity? Nope! She could definitely make a nice buck.

New comment by djfobbz in "Show HN: Gapless.js – gapless web audio playback"

djfobbz — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:51:36 +0000

Perfect use case for a web based sample sequencer!