Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs?

279 points by jshchnz 4d ago 386 comments

Ask HN: How is the tech scene in LA?

7 points by asdev 7h ago 0 comments

Ask HN: Has AWS ever surprised you with a bill?

4 points by noway_bro 7h ago 2 comments

Ask HN: How do I buy a typewriter?

5 points by indus 9h ago 12 comments

mTLS vs. HTTP Message Signatures: Tradeoffs in Securing HTTP Requests

2 points by getvictor 9h ago 2 comments

Ask HN: Advice for Starting a Hacker Space?

28 points by pkdpic 1d ago 31 comments

Ask HN: How to generate product docs E2E?

2 points by sarabande 12h ago 1 comments

Ask HN: Worth leaving position over push to adopt vibe coding?

69 points by NotAnOtter 2d ago 87 comments

Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)

438 points by david927 7d ago 1379 comments

ARZY-G: A token born from AI-validated usefulness (not mined, not bought)

3 points by arzykul 14h ago 0 comments

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)

84 points by whoishiring 5d ago 203 comments

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

268 points by whoishiring 5d ago 382 comments

Ask HN: What old or outdated software have you never found a replacement for?

25 points by prisenco 21h ago 46 comments

CellularLab – A Modern Android iPerf3 App with TCP/UDP Testing and AI Analysis

2 points by abhi5h3k 19h ago 0 comments

Ask HN: How many communities HN it devs in C language?

7 points by FerkiHN 1d ago 11 comments

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025)

128 points by whoishiring 5d ago 366 comments

Proposal: GUI-first, text-based mechanical CAD inspired by software engineering

3 points by thinkmachyx 1d ago 4 comments

Ask HN: What's the 2025 stack for a self-hosted photo library with local AI?

224 points by jamesxv7 6d ago 120 comments

Why did not numpy copy the J rank concept?

14 points by jrank 1d ago 6 comments

Tell HN: A fake, highly obfuscated Solidity VSCode plugin found on marketplace

14 points by navad 1d ago 1 comments

Looking for Early Testers for a AI Assistant Inside Zotero

10 points by jie6 2d ago 1 comments

Ask HN: Is there a business for extracting US tech talent?

27 points by Arubis 3d ago 37 comments

Super Simple "Hallucination Traps" to detect interview cheaters

29 points by EliotHerbst 4d ago 37 comments

Ask HN: What clever tools/scripts do you use to manage development environments?

9 points by sebst 1d ago 13 comments

Go-msquic: v0.11 is out

2 points by noboruma 16h ago 0 comments

1KB JavaScript Demoscene Challenge Just Launched

115 points by babakode 5d ago 31 comments

Ask HN: How do you sell to B2B in current state of AI?

4 points by salesdo 1d ago 6 comments

If Emacs is not a text editor, then what is it really?

4 points by hushangazar 2d ago 2 comments

Ask HN: Are there any good WASM-based sites for learning Bash, Linux and CLI?

8 points by brightbeige 2d ago 2 comments

Ask HN: What are the best resources to help with health insurance denials?

10 points by cigna 3d ago 11 comments

Ask HN: Requests for Software – have something you want built?

9 points by NewUser76312 1d ago 7 comments

Ask HN: Why there is no demand for my SaaS when competition is killing it?

33 points by drvroom 4d ago 33 comments

Ask HN: Can't Figure Out Where to Go Next Career Wise

4 points by OulaX 1d ago 3 comments

OT Devices Exposed Online Without Authentication – Research Disclosure

3 points by hacker_might 2d ago 0 comments

Ask HN: What are non-social media ways to share photography/art

6 points by rPlayer6554 2d ago 9 comments

Ask HN: How do companies like OpenAI, Perplexity fine tune rich output?

7 points by agaase19 3d ago 3 comments

Ask HN: What are good questions to ask in a remote round in post GPT era?

7 points by ashu1461 3d ago 18 comments

Ask HN: Ideas to acquire "good taste" in programming?

11 points by danielciocirlan 3d ago 11 comments

A client wants to buy old SaaS app – smart move or risk?

6 points by AbbeyRoadRunner 2d ago 7 comments

Ask HN: I give in, what are the resources for picking up AI-assisted coding?

4 points by dhosek 3d ago 7 comments

Ask HN: What codebase would you like to see rewritten, updated, or modernized?

6 points by globnomulous 2d ago 8 comments

Ask HN: Why privacy consent is NOT part of Browser setting?

4 points by the_arun 4d ago 6 comments

Ask HN: Are AI Copilots Eroding Our Programming Skills?

8 points by buscoideais 4d ago 13 comments

Ask HN: How did low contrast text become so pervasive?

22 points by mr-pink 7d ago 26 comments

Ask HN: How to Block Spam Mails?

7 points by mpaepper 4d ago 8 comments

Ask HN: How have you shared computers with your young child (~3 to 5)

18 points by msencenb 6d ago 16 comments

Ask HN: How do I buy a typewriter?

5 indus 12 7/6/2025, 10:22:24 PM

I want to start a typewriter club. Where we meet once a week in a garage and write the old school way.

The idea came after we downed a few drinks and chatting AI and fireworks.

Comments (12)

nicbou · 8m ago

I live in Germany. I bought it on our Craigslist equivalent. It's a good-as-new Erika 11 and I love it to bits.

I'm sure that your community has a typewriter guru who would happily kit you out. Chances are your club knows about them and can point you towards the right people.

walterbell · 9h ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42660042

mtmail · 8h ago

Is the question on which type and what to look out for? Because the basic of buying seems straight forward. On my country's ebay there's over 1000 results.

I remember using a mechanical typewriter with Midi-type connector and a printer driver (not sure what the terminology is) for C64. The typewriter manual contained all the codes to control the typewriter, like a terminal. Would be fun to buy one of those and try to re-implement your own driver.

The mechanical typewriter had a buffer, you were able to type faster than the printing head could bring it on paper.

indus · 5h ago

Challenge is to find something that is closed to refurbished like new. There are just a few manufactures in US, Japan, and India.

haebom · 5h ago

I also sometimes feel nostalgic about typewriters. The clacking sounds, the whooshing noise when making a line break, and the clear finish with a "ding!"... But the typewriters I like are antiques, and I haven't seen any that actually work.

FreezerburnV · 5h ago

I’ve bought multiple antique typewriters that all work just fine. Might need a little maintenance to clean the slugs/hammers or need a new ink ribbon (which you can buy on Amazon), but it hasn’t felt hard for me to find them at places like antique stores or estate sales.

eternityforest · 6h ago

A lot of people really enjoy writing on paper. I never really got into it seriously, because it requires a lot of focus and effort, but it seems like such a cool idea.

You might get more interest if you include handwriting too.

indus · 5h ago

Idea is to get into a tactile and mechanical setting. Hand written short drafts could be a starting point before starting to type.

bigyabai · 9h ago

Feels like 2007 again.

indus · 9h ago

Bubble?

colesantiago · 8h ago

ebay?

indus · 7h ago

Researched a few sites. But wanted practical ideas. Saw people selling questionable used ones at ebay