Hacker News: pknerd

New comment by pknerd in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)"

pknerd — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:34:16 +0000

Location: Remote

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP, APIs, Automation, Scraping, AI/LLMs, No/semicode workflow tools(n8n, Make.com, etc)

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

Résumé/CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

About Me:

Backend engineer and AI automation builder who helps companies turn messy workflows into working systems. I build scrapers, APIs, AI agents, and internal tools that eliminate manual work and connect business processes. Currently leading AI automation at a US marketing agency and open to remote teams that need someone who understands both the technical and operational side.

Over 2.5M users boycott ChatGPT after OpenAI-Pentagon deal

pknerd — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:13:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tbsnews.net/tech/over-25m-users-boycott-chatgpt-after-openai-pentagon-deal-1376856

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47244970

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by pknerd in "Gemini 3.1 Pro"

pknerd — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:18:59 +0000

> Does anyone understand why LLMs have gotten so good at this?

Added more IF/THEN/ELSE conditions.

New comment by pknerd in "Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say"

pknerd — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:30:03 +0000

Pakistan asked Emiratis to buy FFC shares in exchange for loans—and now this. Things aren’t looking good.

Richard Feynman Explains Time Like You've Never Seen Before [video]

pknerd — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:27:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUHtlXA1f-w

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46538690

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by pknerd in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

pknerd — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:13:38 +0000

It is not about oil but... blue gold[1]

[1] https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/11372/

New comment by pknerd in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

pknerd — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:07:58 +0000

The operation was not carried by POTUS either.

New comment by pknerd in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

pknerd — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:07:43 +0000

I am not directing him specifically. I should have written "someone's" instead of "yours."

But the main point remains the same. This is an act of terror every sane human should condemn

New comment by pknerd in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

pknerd — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:02:55 +0000

> The Persian expats here want us to Bomb Iran. The Vietnam expats want us to go back Into Vietnam. The Cubans want us to go take over Cuba again.

Because the world sees your government as a bully.

New comment by pknerd in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

pknerd — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:00:50 +0000

> Best of luck to you and yours in the coming days, here's to hoping that it all lands on its feet.

Imagine some other country kidnaps your country's President and he sends this message to you

Coursera to acquire Udemy to create $2.5B MOOC giant

pknerd — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:27:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.highereddive.com/news/coursera-to-acquire-udemy-to-create-25b-mooc-giant/808212/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46372740

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

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

pknerd — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:12:17 +0000

Location: Remote

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP (Symfony), MySQL, APIs, Automation, Scraping, AI/LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, LLama, n8n)

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

Résumé/CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

About Me:

Backend dev + AI/Automation engineer with 9+ years’ experience. Built scrapers, ETL pipelines, chatbots (Slack, WhatsApp, Voiceflow), and RAG-based AI apps. Ex-Data Engineer at TellUs (real estate pipelines). Currently AI/Automation Manager at a US agency, automating workflows and building customer-facing bots.

Looking for: Remote roles in Backend, Data, or AI/Automation engineering.

New comment by pknerd in "Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public release"

pknerd — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:15:06 +0000

Something generated by humans does not mean high quality.

New comment by pknerd in "Show HN: We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor"

pknerd — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:52:21 +0000

so I can replace Stripe?

Nternet outage latest: websites and apps affected

pknerd — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:23:14 +0000

Article URL: https://news.sky.com/story/huge-internet-outage-knocks-out-snapchat-amazon-and-multiple-other-websites-and-apps-13453810

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45642250

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by pknerd in "Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests/month?"

pknerd — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:02:25 +0000

Redirect it to Trump's website. He will take care of it

New comment by pknerd in "Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests/month?"

pknerd — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:55:54 +0000

It's for crawlers not custom scrapers

Let's talk about LLM guardrails

pknerd — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:19:15 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.adnansiddiqi.me/lets-talk-about-llm-guardrails/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45549841

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pknerd in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)"

pknerd — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:37:27 +0000

SEEKING WORK, REMOTE - WORLDWIDE

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP (Symfony), MySQL, APIs, Automation, Scraping, AI/LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, LLama, n8n)

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

Résumé/CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

About Me:

Backend dev + AI/Automation engineer with 9+ years’ experience. Built scrapers, ETL pipelines, chatbots (Slack, WhatsApp, Voiceflow), and RAG-based AI apps. Ex-Data Engineer at Calis (real estate pipelines). Currently AI/Automation Manager at a US agency, automating workflows and building customer-facing bots.

Looking for: Interesting AI/Automation-related gigs. I can use n8n and Python for automation purposes. Already did various things, some of which are on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@adnansiddiqiprojects)

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

pknerd — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:34:27 +0000

Location: Pakistan (remote)

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP (Symfony), MySQL, APIs, Automation, Scraping, AI/LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, LLama, n8n)

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

Résumé/CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

About Me:

Backend dev + AI/Automation engineer with 9+ years’ experience. Built scrapers, ETL pipelines, chatbots (Slack, WhatsApp, Voiceflow), and RAG-based AI apps. Ex-Data Engineer at Calis (real estate pipelines). Currently AI/Automation Manager at a US agency, automating workflows and building customer-facing bots.

Looking for: Remote roles in Backend, Data, or AI/Automation engineering.