15:[[43499473,{"by":"gtirloni","descendants":34,"id":43499473,"kids":[43500522,43501175,43500820,43509336,43512722,43502758,43500420,43499576,43544064,43528143,43502173,43521270],"score":16,"text":"Ethical questions aside, if you interview engineers remotely, how are you dealing with the proliferation of AI-assisted interview cheater software?

Have you had someone pass an interview and then later they can barely perform?","time":1743118195,"title":"Ask HN: How are you dealing with AI-assisted interview cheaters?","type":"story"}],[36914956,{"by":"clpm4j","descendants":1,"id":36914956,"kids":[36925702],"score":7,"text":"I've had two separate Coinbase accounts over the past 8 years, and this has happened to both of my accounts. The first account which I created around 2014-2015, was funded with 0.5 BTC. I didn't log into that account for years (until 2017 when the number was going up), and I painstakingly got back into the account to see that my balance had been reset to zero. I created a second account in 2020, and had a fractional amount of BTC and ETH in my wallet. Coinbase forcibly logged me out of my mobile app sometime in 2022, and I never bothered to try to get back in until today to find that my balance has once again been reset to $0.00.

Has this happened to others? I saw some articles from 2021 that claimed they did this to accounts that hadn't logged in for a number of years, stating that it was considered "unclaimed property" (and apparently claimable by Coinbase?) ...","time":1690587995,"title":"Ask HN: Does Coinbase periodically wipe user funds?","type":"story"}],[36482698,{"by":"geocrasher","descendants":10,"id":36482698,"kids":[36482787,36485747,36518347,36482719,36494791,36484881,36484416,36484831,36486980],"score":6,"text":"I have been WFH since 2011, and I've got that down pat. But these days I have the opportunity to travel and work while doing so. I have a laptop and a second screen for it, and am comfortable working with it.

The issue I worry about is comfort/safety while AirBNB'ing or otherwise staying out of the house, away from my excellent chair or even my decent couch setup. Standard "executive" chairs are rarely comfortable for more than a couple of hours. Plus, I can't guarantee I'll always be able to find a desk/chair to work from. So, how are all of you travelers making do? What tips would you have for somebody who wants to work while traveling? Thanks a lot.","time":1687799714,"title":"Ask HN: How Do You Stay Comfortable While Working During Travel?","type":"story"}],[36480411,{"by":"silexia","descendants":11,"id":36480411,"kids":[36487797,36481846,36487009,36481954,36518281,36480568,36516573,36484805],"score":30,"text":"I hired Aaron H. (under the category Structural Engineering) in Upwork to do $6,000 in design and engineering work for me. After I paid him, he refused to finish the work he had agreed to do. I sued him and obtained a legal judgement against him. I provided a copy of my legal judgement to Upwork, but they took no action and continue to keep Ryan / Aaron Hoover of Ceed Civil (his business) on the platform.

I have seen a lot of very scammy tactics by this Hoover guy as well. He changes his first name and his business name to try to hide negative reviews. I posted the legal judgement to his Google My Business profile, but he keeps replying that it is for some other business.

I am very surprised Upwork has chosen to keep Hoover / Ceed Civil on the platform.","time":1687791375,"title":"I got scammed on Upwork and Upwork won't remove the scammer's profile","type":"story"}],[36493990,{"by":"ibohdz","descendants":13,"id":36493990,"kids":[36518255,36501957,36495693,36512275,36516192,36530622,36505577,36495087,36499078,36497198,36495775,36496937,36509365,36507672,36531969],"score":13,"text":"With all the tasks we need to juggle in modern life - work, family, friends, hobbies - finding the right balance can be quite challenging. I'm curious about how everyone effectively manages their time and how they keep track of their schedules.

Do you prefer traditional methods like physical planners or more modern approaches like digital calendars? Have anyone of you explored AI solutions for time management, as I recently came across an easy AI scheduling tool that piqued my interest.

Share your experiences with time management and any useful tips or tools that you rely on. It's always great to learn from others and improve our own strategies!","time":1687878597,"title":"Ask HN: How Do You Manage and Schedule Everything in Your Life?","type":"story"}],[36491087,{"by":"janandonly","descendants":9,"id":36491087,"kids":[36496916,36495571,36491277,36497377,36518245,36494349,36505067,36494370,36494097],"score":5,"text":"$16","time":1687861915,"title":"Ask HN: Why do we still put up with telephone","type":"story"}],[36488436,{"by":"make_it_sure","descendants":20,"id":36488436,"kids":[36492930,36490481,36494829,36496052,36497217,36489377,36518209,36488547,36489255,36490274],"score":22,"text":"Whenever we get a client with around 100+ head count, they ask to fill their own security assessment. It takes a lot of time as it has sometimes 100+ questions.

We can't also deny them, but we're getting tired. We're too small to hire someone for this and as a founder, my time can surely be used better somewhere else.

How do small startups handle this without getting SOC2?","time":1687835314,"title":"Ask HN: How small startups deal with long security questionnaires from clients?","type":"story"}],[35853576,{"by":"ta6304364549","descendants":85,"id":35853576,"kids":[35855175,35854809,35854816,35854528,35854798,35855093,35856672,35855145,35855242,35855053,35855346,35855019,35854882,35855255,35855204,35855216,35854027,35855501,35854763,35854890,35855160,35855187,35856831,35855156,35859374,35856345,35854822,35859470,35855121,35856711,35855090,35854760,35860075,35855103,35859061,35855385,35854764,35857257,35854768,35855268,35855143,35854951,35854953,35861157,35854594,35872654,35854818,35855044,35855119,35856540,35854957,35856961,35856792,35854875,35854930],"score":44,"text":"What tools do you use to keep track of your daily tasks, projects, and other obligations?

What do you like about these tools and what would you like to change?","time":1683480197,"title":"Ask HN: What productivity tools do you use?","type":"story"}],[35695602,{"by":"jmiran15","descendants":8,"id":35695602,"kids":[35695660,35731043,35706605,35732592,35718185,35696101],"score":3,"text":"I want to create a tech startup (currently a CS major), but have no ideas.","time":1682387110,"title":"Ask HN: What would you work on over a summer?","type":"story"}],[35717117,{"by":"MoElmredi","descendants":12,"id":35717117,"kids":[35723339,35731020,35725956,35717173],"score":5,"text":"I'm trying to build a no-code website builder that can not only build UI but also build APIs it will use modern tech Like Next, Tailwind..., and exports clean code to be extended if needed

I would love to know your perfect no-code website builder and would you pay around $20 - $40 a month to use it?","time":1682529643,"title":"Ask HN: What do you expect from a no-code website builder?","type":"story"}],[35693501,{"by":"paulpauper","descendants":7,"id":35693501,"kids":[35694319,35694343,35727895,35718232,35730961,35693528,35700293],"score":7,"text":"This is sorta a broad question, but how does anyone learn anything that is complicated or technical of nature? Even simple things are sprangly hard, like finding the correct formula to manipulate data in a spreadsheet a certain way. Online tutorial and guides may only answer some question or cover certain things and not be useful for specific problems. Overflow and exchange sites users get mad when questions are two trial or poorly worded, but part of the poor wording comes from the fact you don't have enough knowledge to be able to articulate the problem well. Some tutorials do not cover the level of abstraction you need answered and it is not possible to infer the correct answer. So how does one get out of this rut and actually become good at something when guides are so poor and ad-filled (Google is becoming increasingly useless as well for finding things due to spam) and people unhelpful? Other tutorials are useless and do not work when following steps.","time":1682371582,"title":"How does anyone learn anything?","type":"story"}],[35691983,{"by":"WhyIsItAlwaysHN","descendants":16,"id":35691983,"kids":[35698755,35702451,35700365,35700872,35699864,35692086,35698095,35726040,35704418,35699319,35730939,35732669,35714468],"score":23,"text":"When I have time for myself, I find myself thinking about the same things often in a loop. I will try to think about or solve problems that I have failed to solve before, without any new inputs or a different approach.\nThere are some things which seem to break this cycle which include:\n1) reading books of any kind where I'm introduced to a different way of thinking\n2) stress-free vacation where ideas seem to come like a waterfall\n3) Important changes in my life which seem to break the routine and give space for new thoughts.

What are your tricks to get into a state of producing new ideas? To clarify, I don't only mean ideas meant to increase your productivity but also ideas about how the world works, understanding yourself, new ways to have fun and so on.","time":1682364343,"title":"Ask HN: How do you generate ideas?","type":"story"}],[35695670,{"by":"_fvh3","descendants":65,"id":35695670,"kids":[35698308,35699388,35699649,35697289,35703799,35695783,35699774,35707431,35700471,35730913,35699741,35703076,35704014,35714659,35697141,35699474,35710859,35695675,35696024,35696014,35700818],"score":33,"text":"Do you have a failed business, career, or "general" venture? If so, I would appreciate it if you could provide a brief description or a link to the project, as well as answers to the following questions:

What is the threshold for failure in your specific case?

Was there something that implicitly caused the failure that you have now realised?

Did it result in a net loss in terms of financial investment?","time":1682387598,"title":"Ask HN: Are You a Failure?","type":"story"}],[35723545,{"by":"newsoul","descendants":11,"id":35723545,"kids":[35724838,35730866,35728141,35728817,35726626,35724470,35733210,35737194,35740630,35727883,35724503],"score":20,"time":1682572177,"title":"Ask HN: Which is the most useful book you've read whose lessons you still use?","type":"story"}],[35728846,{"by":"sharemywin","descendants":14,"id":35728846,"kids":[35728996,35729000,35729400,35729135,35728881,35730832,35729556,35729377,35728873,35733106],"score":5,"time":1682606342,"title":"Ask HN: Is ChatGPT the killer app that gets people to buy a Microsoft phone?","type":"story"}],[35414217,{"by":"mjburgess","descendants":16,"id":35414217,"kids":[35418566,35422478,35417739,35447630,35417595,35426764,35421062,35414456,35422229],"score":6,"text":"Hello,

I am engaged in some technical research on blockchain technology but I'd like a neutral (non-hype) textbook which covers all the technical details.

I've seen books such as "Blockchain And Distributed Ledgers by Alexander Lipton" but, reading from the end, I saw it advocated blockchains as solutions for eg., health records.

I think this automatically disqualifies the book from presenting a credible understanding of the technology, and likewise, the author seems to have material interests in hyping it.

Could anyone advise?

I'm looking to avoid books engaged in hype, by people with a material stake in the technology, where "applications" do not include insane proposals such as publishing private health data to a public blockchain.","time":1680463925,"title":"Ask HN: Is there a Neutral Book on Blockchain Technology?","type":"story"}]]

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