Hacker News: magicstefanos

New comment by magicstefanos in "Hacker News.love – 22 projects Hacker News didn't love"

magicstefanos — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:50:25 +0000

Meh

New comment by magicstefanos in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

magicstefanos — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:15:32 +0000

It's called Bloom. A really pretty way to shape a visual aesthetic with a client. Our users (& founders) are in things like fashion photography and video production.

https://bloom.site

New comment by magicstefanos in "A looming 'insect apocalypse' could endanger global food supplies"

magicstefanos — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:53:30 +0000

But a lot of people drive old as shit cars.

New comment by magicstefanos in "No Competition? That's Usually a Red Flag for Solopreneurs"

magicstefanos — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:43:43 +0000

I dropped out at the same sentence.

New comment by magicstefanos in "No Competition? That's Usually a Red Flag for Solopreneurs"

magicstefanos — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:43:05 +0000

It hurts to read this please stop. I want to hear your story from you.

New comment by magicstefanos in "Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States"

magicstefanos — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 04:42:01 +0000

Do people really talk like this?

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

magicstefanos — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:20:24 +0000

Location: Western New York, USA

Remote: Yes, though willing to move

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Next, React, Typescript, Node, TRPC, PostgreSQL, AWS, Figma, Webflow

Résumé/CV: https://magicwords.dev

Email: stef.hackernews@fastmail.com

New comment by magicstefanos in "Ask HN: Has anyone else been unemployed for over two years?"

magicstefanos — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 01:51:15 +0000

Got laid off 2 weeks ago (8YOE). How are there so many engineers out of work for >2 years? Should I conclude that my time is better spent searching for a non-eng job?

New comment by magicstefanos in "OpenAI is building a social network?"

magicstefanos — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:56:42 +0000

There are rural land loan companies. Or buy with friends or family. I know people who've done the above and don't tell anybody but it's working out fine.

New comment by magicstefanos in "Googler... ex-Googler"

magicstefanos — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:21:19 +0000

Good for you but how sad that being treated like a human is remarkable.

New comment by magicstefanos in "Ask HN: Where do seasoned devs look for short-term work?"

magicstefanos — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:53:39 +0000

> who doesn’t really need the money

Finally someone says it

New comment by magicstefanos in "Ask HN: Where do seasoned devs look for short-term work?"

magicstefanos — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:19:49 +0000

Feeding your family is the more "ethical" thing here

New comment by magicstefanos in ""Do you not like money?""

magicstefanos — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:06:02 +0000

Yeah sounds like bartering exists only in the world of thought experiments. Gift economies were the norm

New comment by magicstefanos in "Plane crashes, overturns during landing at Toronto airport"

magicstefanos — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:12:16 +0000

I'm interested to hear more on why domestic air travel is insanity.

New comment by magicstefanos in "A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work"

magicstefanos — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:41:09 +0000

What I've learned is that, for employees, job security is never real. There is only silent risk. You might get lucky and go through an entire career never losing Russian roulette...but you're just lucky.

But I've also learned that there is no security of any kind in life. People who've lived nothing but peaceful lives will never understand, and they'll even lecture you about "making your own luck," when they should be thanking God for their good fortune.

New comment by magicstefanos in "A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work"

magicstefanos — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:30:59 +0000

I'm so grateful I was laid off just 2 years into my first software gig out of school. I graduated, worked my ass off at a startup, and theeeen covid! It hurt but that was a permanent wisdom upgrade.

New comment by magicstefanos in "Year 2024 ends on bad note for Boeing with twin 737-800 disasters on same day"

magicstefanos — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:45:06 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...