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New ask Hacker News story: Revised Polish Alphabet

Revised Polish Alphabet 2 by poloniaco | 0 comments on Hacker News. Aa Bb Cc Çç Dd Ee Ęę Ff Gg Ɠɠ Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Ǫǫ Pp Rr Ss Şş Tt Uu Vv Ww Yy Zz Ȥȥ Ьь Ɠ W E R T Y U I O P Ç Ǫ A S D F G H J K L Ş Ę Z Ȥ C V B N M Ç ь , . Changes: Some letters were removed as they don't make distinct sounds in the language. One letter one sound: cz -> ç ó -> u ch -> h sz -> ş Makes more sense regarding the sound: ą -> ǫ ć -> çь h -> ɠ ń -> nь ś -> şь ł -> w w -> v ź -> zь ż rz -> ȥ Introducing soft sign will allow for more possibilities (e.g. loaning from languages like russian). Introducing separate letter for every soft sign is redundant. ь is to be read as "miękki znak". With my alphabet the orthography of many words have to be changed a lot: żółw -> ȥuwv tchórz -> thuȥ włóczęga -> vwuçęga wolność -> volnoşьçь wąs -> vǫs bohater -> boɠater Notice how much better does orth...
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New ask Hacker News story: Tell HN: Fable Credits Are 150x More Expensive

Tell HN: Fable Credits Are 150x More Expensive 7 by yesitcan | 4 comments on Hacker News. I’m on a Max 20x subscription and can use Fable for several days before the weekly quota runs out. By contrast, I bought $250 worth of credits and burned through them in an hour. I’m trying to understand who the target customer is.
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Are AWS Certs worth getting for experienced Devs?

Ask HN: Are AWS Certs worth getting for experienced Devs? 4 by Gold-Ask-lx | 0 comments on Hacker News. I worked for big tech out of undergrad (mostly frontend/mobile for a few years) moved on to work at a few startups where I naturally switched to do more backend/cloud infrastructure work. I never got a 'formal' education in terms of masters or any kind of certs. Would it be worth it for me to start getting some Certs (like AWS solutions architect - associate/professional) if I want to switch my career towards more solutions design/consultation? I don't know many people personally that went this path. I guess I'm looking to work for reputable agencies or consultancies and get assigned to different clients/projects instead of the usual big tech route of IC for a particular team of a particular company until that company decides to reorg you to another team. Obviously not all Certs have the same value. I think AWS Solutions Architect - Associate would be the most adja...
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: US Equivalent of Anabin?

Ask HN: US Equivalent of Anabin? 2 by xqb64 | 1 comments on Hacker News. I'm wondering if there exists a US equivalent of Anabin[0] -- a German portal and database for evaluating foreign educational certificates. [0]: https://ift.tt/gmi9uDB
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: A DC Powered Home?

Ask HN: A DC Powered Home? 2 by dhosek | 1 comments on Hacker News. I’ve been thinking about the fact that contemporary home electrical wiring is heavily predicated on AC for power delivery which makes sense for power transmission as it’s been done for most of the last century or so, but with the shift to solar and battery storage, I’m wondering whether it makes sense for in-home electric wiring to move from 120V AC to 12V DC or something similar. Since I’m largely ignorant of practical electrical engineering skills, I’m wondering whether this is something that makes sense and what the engineering challenges would be. Certainly, other than my kitchen, it seems like everything in my house is converting its electricity to DC anyway (or could be easily modified to function with a DC power supply, like the lighting). And perhaps there’s no compelling reason why we need AC for the fridge, microwave, stove, toaster oven or other kitchen stuff.
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: AI Agent and harness containerization/security recommendations

Ask HN: AI Agent and harness containerization/security recommendations 2 by dv35z | 0 comments on Hacker News. Hello HN crew - I am seeing the tendency for people to allow AI agents to access local project & user folders, and beyond (operating system files). I thought to ask the question: How can we best use AI tools safely - where the workflow often runs local system commands and network commands - to protect the integrity of our systems & data AND be easy enough to use productively? Comment structure idea: Operating system / Agent harness / Agent / Security strategy & tool stack / Workflow To give some examples: I am currently using OpenCode (+DeepSeek) on Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), and I notice that the Agent & harness is frequently asking to create files in /tmp/ - I usually forbid this, and instruct it to only use files in the current folder. I would rather that the tool ONLY have access to a given project folder (~/Projects/PROJECT-NAME) in a system-enf...
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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Does appearance matter more than we admit as founders?

Ask HN: Does appearance matter more than we admit as founders? 3 by jmaha | 4 comments on Hacker News. I’ve been thinking about something that feels a little taboo to talk about. Founders spend a lot of time trying to improve themselves outside of work—getting in shape, improving how they communicate, dressing better, whitening their teeth, getting LASIK, fixing hair loss, working on executive presence, etc. None of those things directly make the product better, but they can absolutely change how you’re perceived, and maybe even how you perceive yourself. I’m curious whether people think appearance (or more broadly, how you present yourself) has become a bigger part of the job than it used to be. Is it because we’re constantly on Zoom, podcasts, conference stages, and social media? Or has it always mattered and we’re just more willing to talk about it now? For those who’ve made one of these changes, did it actually have an impact? Not just personally, but professionally. Did it chan...
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