Hacker News: notsure357

New comment by notsure357 in "Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel"

notsure357 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:54:44 +0000

Hilarious that you are the one calling me an asshole.

New comment by notsure357 in "Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel"

notsure357 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:25 +0000

The internet will always be a potentially unfriendly place and you need to accept that instead of expecting it to magically change because spammers hurt your feelings. You mention that you are an entrepreneur as well, which makes me believe that you need to learn how to overcome your fear of rejection. Check out the book "Rejection Proof" by Jia Jiang.

New comment by notsure357 in "“Your frustration is the product”"

notsure357 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:28:29 +0000

Apple News is a fantastic service for avoiding most of these problems. The BBC put up a paywall on their site for anyone in the US but I can still read every article for free on Apple News. Politico wants me to create an account on my phone to read their articles but I can read them just fine on Apple News. New York Times is one of the few major publications not on Apple News, overall there are enough national news choices that I don't care which ones aren't there.

New comment by notsure357 in "Ask HN: How to be alone?"

notsure357 — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:02:43 +0000

My mom moved to a remote area after she retired, she had a partner who moved there with her, although he was much older. They always lived in a house on a lake. She retired early because she wanted to enjoy the time that he was still active and travel, which they did. 10 years later her partner died and she had health complications that made it difficult for her to travel anymore. Once this happened, she hated the area she lived in. There wasn't even a YMCA nearby that she could exercise and swim at, which she would have enjoyed. She wouldn't go for a walk because her house was on a hill that was too difficult for her to walk. She could have driven to a different area and gone on walks but she didn’t ever want to do that by herself. It took me 45 minutes to drive to where she lived and help her grocery shop and clean house, which I did twice a week. The covid pandemic forced her to move into assisted living and she died three months after moving there due to her chronic illness. I couldn't tell you if the 10 years before things got bad were worth it in comparison to the misery she suffered at the end, but moving to a remote area definitely had its disadvantages that there was no solution for when it hit.

New comment by notsure357 in "Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?"

notsure357 — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:07:02 +0000

Your dreams of making it in AI sound far fetched to me. I would look for a more solid career path such as within a trade. Learn basic plumbing or electrical work. You might be able to find someplace to work as an apprentice as you learn too.

New comment by notsure357 in "Show HN: I generated 70k audiobooks with OpenAI Text-to-Speech"

notsure357 — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:41:22 +0000

Are there any books among Project Gutenberg books that haven't already been performed as an audiobook? Assuming that all of the popular books in Project Gutenberg have an audiobook available to purchase read by a human which is probably better quality or at least more likely to be better quality, why would I want to pay money for this instead? I don't see the value proposition here.

New comment by notsure357 in "Social networks are getting stingy with their data"

notsure357 — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:31:13 +0000

Does anyone really believe that an AI based on Reddit or Twitter/X data would somehow be more superior than other AI's? Or that it would somehow provide a snarky competitive advantage included with other data? I don't see it.

New comment by notsure357 in "The latest job-hunting tool: dating apps"

notsure357 — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:18:26 +0000

Dating apps should offer paid subscription plans that cater to people who are trying to use their social network for networking but not dating. It could reduce awkward situations and bring in revenue for their service.

New comment by notsure357 in "Ask HN: What books helped you in your entrepreneurship journey?"

notsure357 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:14:37 +0000

Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang

Highly enjoyable read! This book really captures the entrepreneurial experience of interviewing for insights while focusing on the fear of rejection, which is a major problem that isn't typically found in most other books on entrepreneurship.

New comment by notsure357 in "Ask HN: Role-model companies with the best dev culture in 2023"

notsure357 — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 19:53:30 +0000

GitLab is my favorite company to watch, really hope they someday become more popular than GitHub

New comment by notsure357 in "Ask HN: I’m 41 and still unmarried – what should I do?"

notsure357 — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 21:14:06 +0000

What are your weaknesses? Finding someone who has the skills that compliment you are more important than finding someone with identical interests. In my opinion you would want someone to be independent and have their own interest and be willing to blend their lifestyle with yours. I'm married to an accountant and her technical skills and background are substantially different from my own. We don't have the same opinion on everything and don't need to be perfectly aligned to feel like we both have the perfect family.