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iam_saurabh | 6 months ago | on: Guy running a Google rival from his laundry room

I love stories like this—tech history is full of scrappy beginnings. Even if this project doesn’t succeed, it reminds us that giant companies aren’t unshakable.

iam_saurabh | 6 months ago | on: Kerberoasting

Kerberoasting keeps popping up in real-world incidents. Do you think enterprises underestimate the human factor in securing service accounts more than the technical exploits?

iam_saurabh | 6 months ago | on: I replaced Animal Crossing's dialogue with a live LLM by hacking GameCube memory

This feels like the future of gaming: community-driven mods where AI brings infinite new dialogue and quests. Imagine if Nintendo leaned into this instead of fighting mods.

iam_saurabh | 6 months ago | on: OrioleDB Patent: now freely available to the Postgres community

Open-sourcing a patent in the database space is rare. Do you think this signals a shift where companies will realize that open ecosystems drive adoption faster than closed IP walls?

iam_saurabh | 6 months ago | on: Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air – the thinnest iPhone ever at 5.6 mm

Apple seems to be chasing thinness again after years of focusing on cameras and performance. Do we really need thinner phones, or should innovation focus elsewhere (battery, repairability, AI integration)?

iam_saurabh | 1 year ago | on: Show HN: I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam

You mentioned that 2024 was one of the hardest years of your life. What kept you going during the toughest moments? Were there times you felt like giving up?