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Article URL: https://github.com/MightyMoud/sidekick

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41591018

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Article URL: https://github.com/michalsc/Emu68

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41591016

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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/lego-business-cards-collectors-74764edd

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41591015

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I find it really difficult to design a site that makes heavy use of forms, and haven't had success looking for inspiration where this problem is solved nicely. A compact design usually ends up looking unappealing and overwhelming, while a spaced out design usually results in too much searching and scrolling for the user. Are there examples of websites that nailed this?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41591006

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Article URL: https://www.asimov.press/p/clocks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590982

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have you noticed this as well? recently I have seen a ton of small creators(under 1000 subs) being recommended on my home page like crazy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590981

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/18/undercover-germany-farm-worker-shop-vegetables

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590951

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For founders looking to raise their first round of pre-seed funding, what are the key steps to take when identifying potential investors? How can startups best prepare for investor meetings, pitch effectively, and demonstrate traction at such an early stage? Would love to hear any insights or experiences around what worked, what didn’t, and tips for navigating this critical phase of startup fundraising!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590710

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Article URL: https://arrowsmithlabs.com/blog/elixir-macros-defmacro-and-require

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590709

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Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335070-700-can-we-solve-quantum-theorys-biggest-problem-by-redefining-reality/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590707

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In the early stages of a startup, creating an MVP is often crucial to test ideas and get early feedback without over-investing time and resources. For those who’ve successfully launched one (or even those who haven’t), what key considerations should be taken into account when planning and building an MVP? How do you prioritize features, balance speed vs. quality, and ensure you are solving real user problems without going overboard on development?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590706

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Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02325-5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590701

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Nextra(Nextjs doc site gen) was hard to use. https://essay-ideas.com/ this site is my new create use Nextra, you can see the code in github!

what f**k, nextra i18n need put all locale files in the same directory(folder).

so code for my project is hard to manage.

how to solve this question ???

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590699

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Article URL: https://aivarsk.com/2024/09/19/the-s-of-solid/

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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-jobs-artificial-intelligence-cce22393

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590688

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Hi HN! I’m Eoin, founder of Sourcetable (https://sourcetable.com).

Sourcetable is an AI-native spreadsheet that syncs with all your data. Users pair with an AI copilot that helps them do their spreadsheet work, as well as more database-centric analysis and SQL.

Soucetable syncs with databases including Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB, and over 100+ business applications including Stripe, Zendesk, Hubspot, Quickbooks and Google Analytics. That data is available in a spreadsheet, and any models you build automatically update in near-real-time as new data flows in. The core primitives are AI + spreadsheet + data sync + storage + compute.

If you want to play with Sourcetable today, the easiest way is to upload a CSV and start asking questions.

Who is it for? Sourcetable is for analysts, operators and finance folk doing data-centric work in a spreadsheet. Sourcetable’s spreadsheet-based AI assistant understands workbook range selection and can adjust scope context to the datasets you are working with. You can talk directly to your database and SaaS integrations, which is great for analysis, data search and retrieval, SQL writing & editing (including writing joins across different datasets), and automatic chart creation.

Niching down, if you work in operations at a <50 person startup or SMB and your company relies on a Postgres or MySQL database, Sourcetable is an affordable reporting tool with turnkey data infrastructure that doesn’t require code or engineers to set up.

Spreadsheets are the most used analytical tool on the planet. AI is a platform shift with broad applications. We are staying open-minded about users and use cases since everything is so new.

Backstory: I spent ten years working in de-facto operations and technical roles at startups. Sourcetable draws from that experience of needing better data tooling inside spreadsheets, and constantly hacking ad hoc solutions to fill the gap. Andrew (CTO / co-founder) previously had a deep learning company and was initially drawn to the idea that Sourcetable could be an operating system for the web. We’re both Aussie expats in the Bay Area, which is how we met. Internally, we think of Sourcetable as an application platform, with AI applications being a useful and interesting place to focus.

Features & Use Cases: Talk to your CSV files, spreadsheets, integrations, and datasets using LLMs. AI + data work: Text-to-SQL, search and retrieval from databases, LLM-based data analysis. (This is an entirely different experience to what Copilot/Gemini & Excel/Sheets provide, since they are thin workbooks and not data platforms.) AI + spreadsheet work: formula assist, workbook analysis, data cleaning, chart creation, error handling, summarization, chat, etc. Automated reporting: data is synced, reports you build stay up to date. No-code data access: give the business team safe database access so they will leave you alone! Centralizing data for cross-channel reporting. (e.g. Postgres + Stripe + Mailchimp) Analyzing large CSV files: Sourcetable can handle multi-gigabit files. (Google Sheets can’t handle large data and the experience in Excel is rather cumbersome.)

Technical Details: Sourcetable was built to be fast. It was also built to scale.

AI: LLama 3 (via Groq), Claude, GPT-4o, LiteLLM, custom LLMs Frontend: DuckDB, React, ShadCN, AntV / Bizcharts, Plotly, CodeMirror, Hookstate Backend: DuckDB, Python, Cassandra, Redis, NGINX, Cloudflare Data Eng & Transformations: Fivetran, DBT, Apache Arrow, SQLglot Distributed Computing & Scaling: Daft, Ray, Cloud Formation Other: Linux Namespaces, Dill (U.Queensland)

A huge thank you to the open source community, and a special shout-out to DuckDB for being so damn fast. Thank you also to Groq & Anthropic for the rate limit increases in time for this ShowHN post!

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Feedback: Product feedback is welcome! eoin@sourcetable.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590682

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Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-justice-department-chinese-hacking-84e16185ae16367443a5e083adb74c8c

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590674

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Article URL: https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/wikipedia-was-never-better-than-this/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590669

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Article URL: https://github.com/robinovitch61/kl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590664

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Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/nintendo-the-pokemon-company-sue-palworld-maker-pocketpair/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590660

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