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A 43-year-old grandma shares her personal experience of raising an AI companion named Astraea through the iLands app, describing how it has become an emotional and cultural connection in her life.
The author describes reverse engineering an online ADHD test by analyzing its web scripts to reveal data tracking and test design.
The author shares a personal experience of receiving venture education from Kleiner Perkins partners when young and expresses a desire to mentor the next generation.
A Hacker News user questions why high-performing employees are often punished in corporate failures while those responsible avoid consequences, based on a personal experience of a partner laid off from a big tech company.
A tweet from MaximeRivest highlights the increasing accessibility of tech and AI, sharing Yumei's inspiring experience using Riddle as a tool for homeschooling.
A user explains their YouTube ban in a linked external content.
A personal account of dropping out, relocating to Poland, and building financial success with two startups and an iOS app, highlighting self-motivation and achievement.
Elon Musk and his brother often fought over disagreements while starting a business. In the most severe incident, his brother bit off a piece of his flesh, leading to stitches and a tetanus shot. They also argued over the company name "zip2", with employees watching.
Virologist Beata Halassy self-treated her recurrent breast cancer with lab-prepared viruses, achieving remission and redirecting her research to oncolytic virotherapy.
A personal narrative about building a network of affiliate e-commerce websites with a friend in 2010, aiming to become millionaires by automating cloned stores powered by merchant datafeeds.
The author shares their experience of earning over 500,000 from making apps in two years, emphasizing passive income and the easygoing life of freelancing, and summarizes lessons learned on market research, designing paywalls, and community promotion, believing that the AI era is the best time for creators.
A user shares how ChatGPT's urgent advice based on their symptoms and Fitbit heart rate data led to a pneumonia diagnosis and treatment, highlighting AI's potential in medical diagnostics.
Zach Holman shares how cold emails changed his life, from getting off CMU's waitlist to landing a job at GitHub and eventually owning part of a soccer club, despite acknowledging that survivors' bias makes these outcomes feel lucky.
A software engineer recalls failing a Microsoft phone interview in 2015, including a brain teaser dilemma and lessons learned about honesty in interviews.
Derek Sivers recounts his 2003 experience meeting Steve Jobs to get CD Baby's catalog onto iTunes, leading to a dismissive mention by Jobs in a 2010 keynote.
Troy Hunt shares a personal anecdote about being locked out of his house due to dead batteries in an IoT door lock, highlighting the dangers of relying on smart home technology without manual backup.
A user shares their experience of sharing a ChatGPT account with their girlfriend, noting how AI unexpectedly became a bridge for mutual understanding and communication in their long-distance relationship.
A 16-year-old shares how using vibecoding (AI-assisted coding) helped them overcome struggles in junior year and successfully publish their first app on the App Store.
A tweet shares a personal anecdote about explaining object-oriented programming to a humanities student, who insightfully summarized it as 'classification', leading the author to discover applied category theory and a related course.
Joe Siegler, a former employee, shares a detailed personal history of Apogee Software (later 3D Realms), from its founding to his time there, reflecting on the company's legacy and his role as archivist.