Hacker News: mertbio

New comment by mertbio in "Chatto is now open source"

mertbio — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:59:44 +0000

I’ve known Hendrik for years, and he is one of the most talented developers I’ve ever met. I’m confident this project will become successful very quickly. Beyond the project itself, what fascinates me most is how he single-handedly developed it by leveraging agentic coding.

How to declare taxes in Germany as an App Developer

mertbio — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:17:28 +0000

Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/2026/05/28/how-to-declare-taxes-in-germany-as-an-app-developer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48305713

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

I stopped following the news

mertbio — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:33:57 +0000

Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/2026/01/28/why-i-stopped-following-the-news/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46792580

Points: 187

# Comments: 192

When the Tech Industry Becomes Disgusting

mertbio — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:13:01 +0000

Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/2026/01/22/when-the-tech-industry-becomes-disgusting/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716506

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

AI and the Human Condition

mertbio — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:12:13 +0000

Article URL: https://stratechery.com/2026/ai-and-the-human-condition/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46497862

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mertbio in "Manus AI 100M USD ARR"

mertbio — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:13:45 +0000

The thing about ARR numbers is that in most cases they didn't really recur, especially for an 8-month-old company. Also, I don't really care about these numbers anymore unless they share how much they spent on marketing.

iOS 26.3 Adds Notification Forwarding Option for Third-Party Wearables

mertbio — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:39:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/15/ios-26-3-notification-forwarding/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46280283

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

What Is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One

mertbio — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:59:25 +0000

Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/2025/12/01/what-is-a-city-super-app-and-why-every-city-needs-one/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46105950

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by mertbio in "Cherry gives up German production and wants to sell core division"

mertbio — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:57:09 +0000

> Where does the German government get money? From German industry.

This is not true. Two biggest income source for the government is sales tax and income tax.

https://www.bundeshaushalt.de/DE/Bundeshaushalt-digital/bund...

New comment by mertbio in "Cherry gives up German production and wants to sell core division"

mertbio — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:42:07 +0000

Germany doesn’t compete in cheap manufacturing, they compete in highly precise manufacturing. There are bunch of things that are only manufactured in Germany. You don’t hear those companies that much because they are not public but they are well known by the people who work in specific industries. When you combine them, they are way bigger than the German companies you hear everyday which are laying off people or closing factories.

For some reason, every time Europe is mentioned, there is always a comment about how Europe is struggling but when you look at the quality of life, happiness or life expectancy, all those numbers are higher than the US. People should stop obsessing with GDP.

New comment by mertbio in "Apple M5 chip"

mertbio — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:06:41 +0000

Yet.

We'll Never Have Flying Cars

mertbio — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:57:10 +0000

Article URL: https://mertbulan.com/2025/09/29/well-never-have-flying-cars/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45411326

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by mertbio in "China is ditching the dollar, fast: Officials believe the yuan has come of age"

mertbio — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:33:50 +0000

"Morgan Stanley Research estimates the U.S. currency could lose another 10% by the end of 2026.": https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/us-dollar-de...

New comment by mertbio in "China is ditching the dollar, fast: Officials believe the yuan has come of age"

mertbio — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:14:42 +0000

The US dollar lost ~10% of its value this year. It is expected to lose another 10%. Which stability are we talking about?

Also, here you can see the change in the foreign exchange reserves by currency: https://en.macromicro.me/charts/116488/global-official-forei...

US Dollars: 71% -> 58% Chinese Yuan: 0 -> 2%

New comment by mertbio in "China is ditching the dollar, fast: Officials believe the yuan has come of age"

mertbio — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 05:38:52 +0000

> who would actually trust China in any way shape or form as an alternative?

Most of the Asian countries (except South Korea, Japan and Taiwan) and African countries. They’re already getting tons of investments and loans from China.