Hacker News: meysamazad

IMAP SES: Pseudo-IMAP Server for AWS SES Email Receiving Using S3

meysamazad — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:40:50 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/HankieCodes/imap-ses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796017

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Updu: Lightweight, self-hosted uptime monitoring in a single binary

meysamazad — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:48:26 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/nwpeckham88/updu

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689467

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Are We Augmented by AI Yet?

meysamazad — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:18:21 +0000

Article URL: https://unskilled.blog/posts/are-we-augmented-by-ai-yet/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47670704

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Ory Admin UI

meysamazad — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:38:33 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/licenseware/ory-admin-ui

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47035550

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Ask HN: Is being hungry enough to win?

meysamazad — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:28:19 +0000

do you believe some people are just naturally lucky and everything they touch turns to gold?

or are you a firm believer that with enough resilience and perseverance you'll finally make it?

how much would you say luck or natural privileges make their way into someone's success?

do you think you could build a successful business above and beyond 6-7 figures just by working hard and not giving up?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454832

Points: 8

# Comments: 8

New comment by meysamazad in "Show HN: Pivor, Open source self-hosted CRM"

meysamazad — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 02:43:41 +0000

does it allow setting reminder for follow ups? typical OSS CRM I've seen seem to forget this obvious feature

I'd like to be emailed using my custom smtp when I have to set an alarm for a specific task

New comment by meysamazad in "Perfect Software – Software for an Audience of One"

meysamazad — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:03:43 +0000

I love this answer

I really do

Anti-AI Hate? A Defense of AI-Assisted Development

meysamazad — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:02:31 +0000

Article URL: https://meysam.io/blog/whats-with-the-purist-anti-ai-hate/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46354639

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

3-2-1: On finding your desired lifestyle, a simple rule for life

meysamazad — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:12:52 +0000

Article URL: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/december-18-2025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46354250

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Using Terraform with AI: Workflows, Tools and Security

meysamazad — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:09:51 +0000

Article URL: https://spacelift.io/blog/terraform-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46354225

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Ask HN: What counts as "original" in the age of AI?

meysamazad — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:57:10 +0000

I’ve used AI to scaffold a greenfield app and to turn rough notes into polished blog posts. Both times, people called it out as inauthentic.

But most software is derivative. Most writing rehashes existing ideas. We’ve always stood on shoulders.

So what’s the actual line? Does originality require the idea to be yours, the execution to be yours, or both? Is AI-assisted work fundamentally different from using Stack Overflow, templates, or a ghostwriter?

Genuinely curious where HN lands on this.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46343300

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by meysamazad in "Backing up Spotify"

meysamazad — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 05:25:04 +0000

I wonder if Spotify will pursue any legal actions to take this archive or the site down!

Zero Revenue in 2025: Indie Hacker Lessons I'm Taking to 2026

meysamazad — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:00:05 +0000

Article URL: https://meysam.io/blog/my-2025-in-retrospect/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46275357

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Indie Hackers Launch Strategy 2025 Why It Converts 3-8x Better Than Product Hunt

meysamazad — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:26:36 +0000

Article URL: https://awesome-directories.com/blog/indie-hackers-launch-strategy-guide-2025/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205236

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting

meysamazad — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:38:25 +0000

Article URL: https://news.mit.edu/2025/robots-spare-warehouse-workers-heavy-lifting-1205

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46157458

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Autonomous Observability at Pinterest

meysamazad — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:02:05 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/pinterest-engineering/autonomous-observability-at-pinterest-part-1-of-2-eb0adae830ba

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148409

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

What's the best way to expand the US electricity grid?

meysamazad — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:01:18 +0000

Article URL: https://news.mit.edu/2025/best-way-to-expand-us-electricity-grid-1204

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148395

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

My First ProductHunt Launch Flopped: 11 Upvotes, 800 Visitors

meysamazad — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:00:02 +0000

Article URL: https://meysam.io/blog/first-producthunt-launch-flopped/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148383

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

AI-Assisted Coding Killed My Joy of Programming

meysamazad — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:41:51 +0000

Article URL: https://meysam.io/blog/ai-assisted-coding-killed-programming-joy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108704

Points: 46

# Comments: 56

Show HN: Awesome Directories – Open-source launch directory aggregator

meysamazad — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:49:01 +0000

Hi HN,

I spent 20 hours manually researching "best startup directories" for my last launch. Found outdated GitHub lists, dead links, and no data on which directories actually matter. So I built this instead.

*Live*: https://awesome-directories.com *GitHub*: https://github.com/awesome-directories/awesome-directories

*What It Is*

An open-source aggregator of 300+ verified launch directories with:

- Domain Rating scores (Ahrefs), dofollow/nofollow badges, pricing filters - Community voting, favorites, and submission tracking per project - CSV export and multi-select checklist

*Tech Stack*

- Frontend: Astro.js + Tailwind → GitHub Pages (static) - Backend: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth) - Data: Ahrefs API via Supabase Edge Functions (weekly updates) - Cost: $20/month

*Why Open Source*

Apache-2.0. Fork it, remix it. I'm building reputation, not revenue. The indie hacker community helped me learn—paying it forward.

*Technical Questions*

1. Client-side filtering vs Supabase full-text search: I went client-side for <500 directories. At what scale would you switch? 2. PDF generation: Currently client-side (jsPDF). Worth moving server-side?

*The Retention Problem*

Directory aggregators have a fundamental issue: once you find your directories, you never return.

Current ideas to solve this:

- Weekly digest of new directories - User-submitted launch stories ("I got 200 signups from BetaList") - Crowd-sourced directory performance rankings

How would you solve this?

*Feedback Wanted*

- Is the UI too busy? (Backend engineer, not a designer) - What directories am I missing? - Would you add performance tracking (which directories drove actual traffic)?