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max10541

308 karma · joined December 31, 2017

You can reach me out at "alothman.qusai" [at] "gmail" [dot] "com"
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max10541··on Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal use?
Using ec2 is an overkill in my case. I'm running it on my raspberry pi. Even if it had down time, it wouldn't really have a big impact on me.
max10541··on Ask HN: Have you created programs for only your personal use?
I've written many scripts and programs to make my life easier (and just for fun, really). Here are a few of my most used programs: - A service that constantly checks for freelancing/contract jobs that meet my list of criteria, then sends a desktop+phone push notifications for me to take a deeper look. - An automatic backup service that uses Borg and triggers when I connect my external hard drive to my computer. It handles all kinds of failures and knows how to organize my stuff too. - A savings and spending tracking and reporting dashboard, because I just couldn't find one that "clicks" with me.

I think most of my programs are just automating things I use regularly, but isn't that the point of software, really?

max10541··on Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
Exactly, the recipients are really in a bad financial situation and many of them live in tents even in the freezing weather. So we've looked into alternative ways to do this, and we're now focusing on NGOs partnerships (NGOs pay, and the recipient gets it for free; we already have one experimental partnership) and crowdfunding (planing on announcing a campaign sometime this month!).
max10541··on Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
I'm quitting my full-time job this month (already gave my notice) to start a startup with my brother. We're trying to make cheap-but-performant prosthetic hands using 3D printers and Arduino, focusing on the north-west of Syria. To shed some light, it's estimated that around *50 THOUSAND* people suffer from minor or major imputations due to the ongoing war, and most of them need some form of prosthetics. Some estimates even upwards *80 THOUSAND*![1]

Now, I know most of the technical stuff we need, and my brother knows all the medical details (he's a physical therapist), but neither of us have built a startup before.

We have a plan on mind, but I would love to chat with anyone with experience building similar startups (a mix of software and hardware), or really anyone who's interested in this project.

We also plan on starting a crowdfunding campaign soon this month.

[1](https://www.ri.org/providing-life-changing-prosthetics-for-s...)

max10541··on SQLite Source Code: “In place of a legal notice, here is a blessing”
Note: this is not an official SQLite repo. SQLite does not use Git[1].

[1] https://sqlite.org/whynotgit.html

max10541··on Rockstar Language
No, I just stumbled upon it and thought I should share it :)
max10541··on Is there any software to help me manage my CV?
Seems like a nice idea, but still looks like a lot of manual work..
max10541··on Is there any software to help me manage my CV?
Nice! any plans to opensource your code :) ?
max10541··on “Proof-Of-Work” Proves Not to Work (2004) [pdf]
I'm curious to know how relevant this study is to the tech used today... Especially cryptocurrencies..