Stories by danshapiro

I made the Xkcd impossible app without any words

Call Me a Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests (2025)

AI SaaS Tools: Don’t Trust, Definitely Verify

Software Engineering Values at Glowforge

Subtle Ways Startups Fake Growth

The Coronavirus Impact on Hardware Startups

When to Overcommunicate

“Strong Opinions, Loosely Held” Harmful to Company Culture

Clean Water Act dramatically cut pollution but costs may outweigh benefits

Chicken Hypnotism

This tweet perfectly describes the new HN posting trend

I Peeked into My Node_Modules Directory and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next

LA hospital paid hackers to restore network

Gear Generator

Thanks HN: Glowforge will open-source its firmware

The random number generator of DOOM

Provably unique scarves ship with source code

Seattle Startup Tests Ways to Attract Under-Represented Applicants

Startup CEO Imposter (from Hot Seat: Startup CEO Guidebook)

Glowforge Completed Its Series A with an Investor We Never Met

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