Hacker News: nathan11

New comment by nathan11 in "Ghostty is leaving GitHub"

nathan11 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:35:56 +0000

Another line on that graph should probably be "January 7, 2019: GitHub offers unlimited free private repos". I can't imagine that helps with service stability.

New comment by nathan11 in "Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying "little evidence" of public demand"

nathan11 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:05:48 +0000

John Cornyn is afraid of Ken Paxton's challenge for his Senate seat. He's trying to bring some high profile pork back to Texas.

New comment by nathan11 in "React is winning by default and slowing innovation"

nathan11 — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:39:33 +0000

"React by Default is Killing Front End Innovation" is probably a better headline for the post. It looks towards the present and the future, not how we got here.

All in all, this story has played out many times before, and will again. I think you either have adoption or you have a modern solution without technical debt. React had constraints that don't exist anymore that shaped its architecture, and now it has an enormous community that cannot turn on a dime.

Svelte, Solid, and Qwik have the benefit of hindsight and browser advancements. In 10 to 15 years time we'll be talking about a new batch of frameworks that have the same advantages over Svelte/Solid/Qwik.

New comment by nathan11 in "US Visa Applications Must Be Submitted from Country of Residence or Nationality"

nathan11 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:22:47 +0000

I believe your link says you must apply at the country you're visiting, or the country you're visiting first. And you must apply at the consulate for the country you are a resident of. So if I was applying to visit France, I could do so from the US embassy in France.

This seems to differ from the new US rule where you must also apply in the country you're a resident of.

New comment by nathan11 in "I am starting an AI+Education company"

nathan11 — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:51:26 +0000

This problem isn't exclusive to current implementations of AI.

I had a US business professor explain in one of my business classes that making a bit more money might push you over into the next tax bracket and cost you more in taxes than you made.

This guy had a PhD, had been teaching for decades and apparently didn't understand the marginal tax system.

New comment by nathan11 in "Microsoft Swallows OpenAI's Core Team – GPU Capacity, Incentives, IP"

nathan11 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:38:35 +0000

It seems reasonable to say that AGI will take a ton of resources. You'll need investors for power, GPUs, researchers, data, and the list goes on. It's a lot easier to get there with viable commercial products than handouts.

I'd be willing to bet that between Sam's approach and the theorized approach of the OpenAI board we're discussing, Sam's approach has a higher chance of success.

New comment by nathan11 in "OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns"

nathan11 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:42:52 +0000

It seems like the board wasn't comfortable with the direction of profit-OAI. They wanted a more safety focused R&D group. Unfortunately (?) that organization will likely be irrelevant going forward. All of the other stuff comes from speculation. It really could be that simple.

It's not clear if they thought they could have their cake--all the commercial investment, compute and money--while not pushing forward with commercial innovations. In any case, the previous narrative of "Ilya saw something and pulled the plug" seems to be completely wrong.

New comment by nathan11 in "Meaningful exits for founders (2016)"

nathan11 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:12:48 +0000

I'm really curious about your story. Two years ago your posts were seeking business tips because your efforts weren't working. One year ago you were looking for a way out of web dev. What did your path look like between then and now?

New comment by nathan11 in "I love building a startup in Rust but wouldn't pick it again"

nathan11 — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:53:46 +0000

Lets be happy when someone says they're hiring juniors.

The poster sounds like someone who invests in people and doesn't rule them out based on years of experience on their resume. From all of the "where are the seniors?" threads I've seen, the industry could use more of that.

New comment by nathan11 in "TensorFlow for Python is dying?"

nathan11 — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:03:18 +0000

Largely, because we're human. Nothing I've seen from other fields makes me think they're immune to it, or that devs are more susceptible to it.

Some fields are literally defined/created by personality cults.

New comment by nathan11 in "Pay Transparency Is Coming"

nathan11 — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:16:06 +0000

This assumes that the market is actually opaque for both parties. The information asymmetry between employer and employee regarding wages is pretty well documented. There are other pressures on wages in particular: not filling a position for 6 months usually hurts an employer less than an employee not having a job for that same amount of time.

New comment by nathan11 in "If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pension fund"

nathan11 — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:39:23 +0000

Probably worth pointing out this twitter account is promoting the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. To me that casts suspicion on their other assertions.

New comment by nathan11 in "Female fund manager opposes gender quotas for startup boards"

nathan11 — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:04:54 +0000

I tend to downplay the impact of role model demographics as well, but then I recognize that I'm represented literally everywhere--except perhaps US football and basketball. I'm willing to accept that because the norm is people that look like me are everywhere, I don't notice the impact it has on me.

New comment by nathan11 in "SpaceX NASA returning human spaceflight to United States today (canceled)"

nathan11 — Wed, 27 May 2020 15:38:00 +0000

Isn't this attributable to needing to focus on driving and the controls being a secondary concern? The astronauts don't seem to have much more to focus on than the screens and controls in front of them.

New comment by nathan11 in "DigitalOcean raises $100M in debt as it scales toward revenue of $300M"

nathan11 — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:31:51 +0000

Accounting was a decade ago for me, but as I recall if you sell an item you've depreciated to $0, you will incur a "Gain on Item Sold" which is taxable.

New comment by nathan11 in "Ask HN: Should I find a job or try to build a profitable project?"

nathan11 — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:42:19 +0000

Be careful with the "build X for small businesses". It's deceptive to look around at small businesses, see them using bad tools and think there's opportunity there. The truth is there's usually a reason--the small businesses aren't willing to pay for better.

New comment by nathan11 in "Show HN: Material Kit – Open Source UI for Bootstrap, React, Vuejs, React Native"

nathan11 — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:34:49 +0000

This looks really nice, thanks for building it.