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Article URL: https://github.com/mutube-org/cli

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816941

Points: 4

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Article URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816916

Points: 5

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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/label-obsession-grips-canada-as-shoppers-shun-american-products-cc6332db

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816869

Points: 7

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tldr; skip to the --------

Last time I "Asked HN", I was in a very different place. Fresh out of a bootcamp, right at the peak, and subsequent collapse of the Covid hiring. It didn't go well. However, another HN reader turned me on to Upwork, and over the last 2 years, I've been building modest freelancing career.

I came from an automotive background where I made awful money, moved to the Bay Area, became a bike messenger in San Francisco because I didn't know what to do with myself, and once again made awful money.

I had been a hobbyist programmer for years by this point, so I got sucked into the bootcamp racket. The program was great. I got what I needed out of it, although the certificate wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.

I landed an ongoing contract on Upwork, which I still work on which really changed everything for me. I also landed an internship at Akamai as a Cloud Support Engineer, which never resulted in employment, but I'm not sure it's the type of work that I really want to be doing. It was more of a foot in the door type thing for me.

Either way, I am now making a living off of software development. A lucrative living? no, but it works for my lifestyle.

Several years ago, we were all told "You don't need a degree bro, degrees are obsolete bro, companies only care about what you know".

I found out that this wasn't true the hard way, however now I at least have some professional experience to my name. The job market is bad for everyone right now. I'm not necessarily looking for a job ATM, but at some point, the grind and hustle of freelancing might either fizzle out, or I might just get tired of it.

Now that that's out of the way, here is my question...

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I've thought about doing an online CS degree. It seems like this can be done for less than 15 grand, and also doable while still making money.

Is this a bad idea? Is this a good idea? Is this necessary if I want to be employable in the future?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816853

Points: 11

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Hi HN!

I'm a solo developer, and over the past few months, I've been building a tool called ATS Master to help job seekers improve their resumes and land more interviews.

During my own job search, I struggled with:

Tailoring resumes manually to each job description

Low ATS (Applicant Tracking System) scores leading to automatic rejections

Not knowing how well my resume actually matched the roles I was applying for

So, I built ATS Master, which:

Reads the job description

Analyzes your resume content

Suggests optimizations to improve ATS compatibility

Estimates your ATS score

Helps you optimize your LinkedIn profile

Lets you download a polished PDF resume

I'm launching it publicly now and would love to hear your honest feedback — good, bad, or brutal.

Here's the link if you want to try it out: https://atsmaster.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816852

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://parade.com/health/common-pill-may-shorten-life-expectancy-according-to-doctors

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816834

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Article URL: https://maestrocast.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816787

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Article URL: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691235318/the-mathematical-radio

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816716

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://afteramazon.world/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816697

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://itsi.fyi/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816692

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Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-high-tech-sticker-real-human.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816662

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://github.com/Oil3/QLCodec

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816653

Points: 4

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Article URL: http://www.visual6502.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816651

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://sli.dev

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816634

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/logical-replication-from-postgres-to-iceberg

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816615

Points: 2

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Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rwe-stopped-offshore-wind-activities-064323305.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816582

Points: 4

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Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD2BhbWSphM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816575

Points: 1

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Article URL: https://www.sightline.org/2025/04/25/montanas-housing-miracle-strikes-twice/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816561

Points: 3

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Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1k7gq5w/nvidia_didnt_just_raise_pricesthey_deleted_an/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816549

Points: 3

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Article URL: https://substack.com/home/post/p-160039885

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43816546

Points: 1

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