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pknerd

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Software Technology Consultant Skype: sidlabs email: kadnan(at)gmail (dot) com Web: http://adnansiddiqi.me/ Blog: http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me
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pknerd··on Om
Such a beautiful tribute to him. Lovely!
pknerd··on U.S. government will decide who gets to use GPT-5.6
lol
pknerd··on U.S. government will decide who gets to use GPT-5.6
The US is turning into China. LOL!

Censorship. Surveillance. (Hi, PLTR!)

pknerd··on Om Malik has died
Sad and shocking.

Many of us grew up reading GigaOM in the early 2000s when I was new in CS.

Condelence with his family

pknerd··on Ask HN: What should I advise my son?
But he should be educated about the choices he has.this is what I wanted to know
pknerd··on Ask HN: What should I advise my son?
> But are you in Pakistan?

err. Yes. We are In Pakistan

pknerd··on Ask HN: If AI didn't exist, what would you be building today?
bots/scraping/websites
pknerd··on DuckDB Internals Part 1
Thanks for the response, being a someone not live in the West, the only way I can reach out is...Interne
pknerd··on DuckDB Internals Part 1
> They prefer to operate off the radar.

If they are off the radar then how do people approach them?

pknerd··on DuckDB Internals Part 1
> by solving problems for others by building use-case-specific solutions.

You mean come up with a solution that fits for a usecase and write a blog or make a video of it?

pknerd··on DuckDB Internals: Why Is DuckDB Fast? (Part 1)
Thanks for your kind response. Could you guide further? Like businesses don't care about the tool/tech itself, how do I find and approach them, and for which niche.

Thanks in Advance

pknerd··on DuckDB Internals Part 1
umm can we say it can replace SQLite?
pknerd··on DuckDB Internals Part 1
Just curious whether one can earn money making these exts?
pknerd··on DuckDB Internals: Why Is DuckDB Fast? (Part 1)
FTA:

> ..In-process means there's no server. You don't connect to DuckDB; you load it as a library inside your program, the same way you'd load NumPy or Polars

Does it mean it can perform all statistical computations as well if I want to use for algo trading?

pknerd··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)
Working on a mobile app, a simple free BMI calculator for Android. Nothing new, fancy, or groundbreaking. It's just that I wanted to start from somewhere. Vibe coding it in Expo/React and figuring out the entire process
pknerd··on Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0
Thanks for producing such an amazing piece of software. Most of my Mac installations are based on Homebrew, but I have to rely on version management tools like Pyenv or nvm for Python and Node. Wish there was some standard 'Homebrew' way to install multiple versions of node, php and Python
pknerd··on Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones
"If something is free, you are the product."
pknerd··on Dopamine Fracking
Ironically, many such companies and their products are proudly featured and funded by the company that maintains HackerNews
pknerd··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)
Location: Remote - PK

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP, n8n, LangChain, LLM APIs, FastAPI, DB systems, REST/webhook integrations, and bots.

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

CV (yes, it's a video — worth 3 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

pknerd··on Disagreement among frontier LLMs on real-world fact-checks
It's a prompting issue rather than an LLM issue. The guy needs a "Prompt 101" course.
pknerd··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)
Location: Remote - PK

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP, n8n, LangChain, LLM APIs, FastAPI, DB systems, REST/webhook integrations, and bots.

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

CV (yes, it's a video — worth 3 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

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I build systems that replace the spreadsheet-and-Slack-message chaos that quietly costs companies 20+ hours a week.

At a US marketing agency, I own the entire automation layer: lead qualification bots, AI-driven customer support pipelines, and internal reporting that used to need 3 people.

A few things I've shipped:

- An AI support agent that finds out the reason for the overdue tickets.

- Scraping pipeline that tracks 50k+ real estate listings daily without getting blocked.

I don't just write code. I sit with the ops problem first, then build the smallest system that solves it permanently.

Blog (if you want to see how I think): https://blog.adnansiddiqi.me

pknerd··on I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it
Yes
pknerd··on Claude Design
Especially when the recession is around the corner. Thanks, Uncle Trump
pknerd··on Lunar Flyby
From Google AI Review:

> No, the Artemis II mission will not land on the moon. It is a 10-day crewed, deep-space flyby test flight designed to verify spacecraft systems before future landing missions. The crew will circle the moon before returning to Earth, serving as a critical step toward landing later in the decade.

Don't get mad at me. My question is, why did we have to send this mission? This is not the first time we are going to land on the moon, so why this prerequisite?

pknerd··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)
Location: Remote

Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, PHP, APIs, Automation, Scraping, AI/LLMs, No/semicode workflow tools(n8n, Make.com, etc)

GitHub: https://github.com/kadnan

Email: kadnan@gmail.com

Résumé/CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpDELb-6Q8

About Me:

Backend engineer and AI automation builder who helps companies turn messy workflows into working systems. I build scrapers, APIs, AI agents, and internal tools that eliminate manual work and connect business processes. Currently leading AI automation at a US marketing agency and open to remote teams that need someone who understands both the technical and operational side.

pknerd··on Gemini 3.1 Pro
> Does anyone understand why LLMs have gotten so good at this?

Added more IF/THEN/ELSE conditions.

pknerd··on Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say
Pakistan asked Emiratis to buy FFC shares in exchange for loans—and now this. Things aren’t looking good.
pknerd··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
It is not about oil but... blue gold[1]

[1] https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/11372/

pknerd··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
The operation was not carried by POTUS either.
pknerd··on Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
I am not directing him specifically. I should have written "someone's" instead of "yours."

But the main point remains the same. This is an act of terror every sane human should condemn

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