Hacker News: isalmon

New comment by isalmon in "Found a simple tool for database modeling: dbdiagram.io"

isalmon — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:33:58 +0000

If you need it for your warehouse (Snowflake/Databricks) - take a look at SqlDBM: https://sqldbm.com/

New comment by isalmon in "Google Gemini Pro API Available Through AI Studio"

isalmon — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:40:34 +0000

I know it's just an anecdote, but my biggest problem with Google's Bard/Gemini is that the moment I tried to ask a question about something - I started getting ads all over the internet and social media related to that.

Doing this with ChatGPT 4.0 for months and months did not cause this type of behavior.

New comment by isalmon in "Launch HN: Sidekick (YC W23) – AI support bot for developers"

isalmon — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:57:19 +0000

I was about to comment on the trademark issue but then I saw this top comment. I think you're making a mistake with your approach of 'crossing that bridge'. Trademark violation is no joke and it's so much easier to change the name early on rather than when you have some brand recognition and thousands of users. Learn from other people's mistake, don't make your own.

New comment by isalmon in "Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately helped your career?"

isalmon — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:16:39 +0000

Personal story time. Back in 2005 I came to the US for the first time through the Work and Travel program. I was working as a lifeguard and had a lot of free time while nobody was in the pool. I decided to take a Zend Certified Engineer certification - back then it was PHP 4 - thinking it might help me get a CS internship in the US next summer. I passed it and 3 months later Zend offered me to take a PHP 5 certification for free. I was already back in my home country and of course I agreed. After passing the exam it turned out I was #8 overall and #1 in my country to pass it. I put it on my resume.

6 months later I found a job and moved to Boston. After working at that company for a few months me and my boss went out for drinks and I asked him why he decided to hire me. He said that my certification was basically a deal-maker. He thought it was a sign that I was at the top of my profession. I thought it was funny, but, hey, it worked.

Super fast forward - a few years later I Fat FIREd at the age of 33 and I'm absolutely sure that the initial certification set a certain chain of reaction that led to it. So even though I think in most cases the certifications are absolutely useless, I'm absolutely sure that when you have to stand out from the crowd, especially at the junior level - they are super useful.

New comment by isalmon in "Ask HN: Why is Docusign a $50B company?"

isalmon — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 23:37:30 +0000

If you need recommendations - I'm using this: https://www.sejda.com/sign-pdf

New comment by isalmon in "Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?"

isalmon — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:46:16 +0000

>> I mean they become rich by putting everything on backseat

That's a pretty big assumption

New comment by isalmon in "How HTTPS works – Explained in layman terms"

isalmon — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:05:49 +0000

Right, but when it comes to VPN, as oppose to ISP, you have hundreds of choices, so you can pick one that you can trust.

Why, Arizona

isalmon — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 02:51:29 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why,_Arizona

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21561553

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

LinkedIn loses appeal over access to user profiles

isalmon — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 17:00:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-linkedin-profiles/microsofts-linkedin-loses-appeal-over-access-to-user-profiles-idUSKCN1VU21W

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21241395

Points: 574

# Comments: 163

LinkedIn loses appeal over access to user profiles

isalmon — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:39:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-linkedin-profiles/microsofts-linkedin-loses-appeal-over-access-to-user-profiles-idUSKCN1VU21W

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21022836

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Victory Ruling in HiQ vs. Linkedin Protects Scraping of Public Data

isalmon — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:36:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/victory-ruling-hiq-v-linkedin-protects-scraping-public-data

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21022828

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by isalmon in "Users hate change"

isalmon — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:15:32 +0000

I agree and I think Craigslist is a good example here.

Russia’s Citizens Can’t Escape Their Largest Tech Company

isalmon — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:38:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-25/how-russia-s-citizens-can-t-escape-their-largest-tech-company

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20291297

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by isalmon in "Ask HN: What’s the legality of web scraping?"

isalmon — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:34:28 +0000

#3 respect robots.txt

New comment by isalmon in "Family Sues Tesla After Model X Accident"

isalmon — Thu, 30 May 2019 22:01:47 +0000

>> soon after Halcourt’s toddler entered the SUV through the open back door and crawled into the driver’s seat, he first pressed the brake pedal then shifted the gear selector to Drive

How is it even possible for a 2 year old? The whole story is just really hard to believe

New comment by isalmon in "Tesla: Insane or Clever"

isalmon — Mon, 20 May 2019 23:44:46 +0000

Well that's the beauty about Tesla - it's the most fun car to drive. I feel like 99% of people who don't like Tesla have never takes a test drive - it's just very different from all the other cars out there. Software is just the icing on the cake (but also a strong competitive advantage in the future).

New comment by isalmon in "Tesla: Insane or Clever"

isalmon — Mon, 20 May 2019 23:41:33 +0000

I have 2018 P100D - never had these problems. I'd take it to a service - might be a quick fix.

New comment by isalmon in "Nets on the outlets of drainage pipes save waterways from pollution"

isalmon — Mon, 20 May 2019 23:11:04 +0000

Not just older cities. I live in San Diego and we have exactly the same problem here. Can't swim or surf after the rain. Not exactly sure why it was done this way - maybe because it rains very rarely and they just did not design the sewage system to handle rare (but sometimes heavy) rains.

New comment by isalmon in "Tesla: Insane or Clever"

isalmon — Mon, 20 May 2019 14:15:51 +0000

Tesla = iPhone

New comment by isalmon in "Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise?"

isalmon — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:41:48 +0000

Scenario A - it's a startup: I strongly discourage you from taking "I have another offer" approach first if you really like your current job. I've been on the other side of the table so many times and I can tell you that by doing this you immediately destroy all emotional capital and sense of loyalty with your employer. If you really like your job - I'd simply talk to your manager and say something like "I really enjoy working here and I've done X, Y and Z since my last raise. I think my current salary is below the market. What can I do to get a raise?".

If you're valued there - you'll get a raise. If not - time to start looking for a new job.

Scenario B - it's a big company: Just find another job. In most cases they have BS rules like "3% salary increase per year maximum", but it depends on the company.