Can you clarify "dynamic agentic workflows?" I use their agent node and it works great but what are you trying to do with it? FYI they just added native support for MCP in the latest release both for exposing their workflows as a MCP server and consuming MCP servcies easily via their MCP client tool:
https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-node...https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-n...
That should make things interesting because they have a fairly extensive library of templates which can now easily be converted to MCP servers and be more easily invoked agnatically by LLMs.
The "doorway effect" seems to be one expression of that larger phenomenon in which memory recall is largely influenced by the context in which it was encoded. It's the reason that if you're cramming for an exam, to the extent you can recreate the exact conditions of your study environment to mirror those of the test-taking environment, you'll do better.
I didn't get the slapstick element. The series is worth finishing - the scope of it is just incredible. I would say top 3 sci-fi stories of all time. I actually just read the 4th book which is a work of fan fiction that apparently was sanctioned by Cxin Liu. Love this series so much.
I moved to Notesnook about 6mos ago and have been pretty happy with it. The founder is active in Discord and shipping new features about every 2wks. It's E2E encrypted and open source so you can self-host if you want to. I used their Evernote importer to move all my notes and it worked about 95% accurately (only formatting that didn't transfer correctly was the checkboxes): https://importer.notesnook.com/
I rarely comment on HN but this article struck a nerve as I have worked at a handful of toxic bureaucracies that suffered from this issue back in the day. It's incredibly demoralizing and yet every place like this eventually reaches a weird equilibrium that preserves this mess as this unspoken pact amongst the people who are getting paid for nothing (queue "Office Space" scene - "what would you say you dooooo here Bob?").
If you're not in debt and massively dependent on the job my best advice is run, don't walk, to find a place where you can get paid for value delivered. Startups are generally not afflicted by this cancer because there's simply no place to hide- everyone is doing six jobs and it would be nearly impossible to conceal this level of inefficiency. And if it ever did proliferate in a startup then that's _definitely_ not some place you want to be. It sounds like you've gotten a few bad dice rolls but rest assured there are plenty of good startups out there creating important products, paying their employees and valuing their work.
As challenging as startups are, I would way rather take that environment any day over the slow boil (or the slow bake following the lasagna analogy) and gradual erosion of my soul at the Office Space job.
One other thought for you: if your circumstances dictate that you _must_ stay in a toxic job environment like this and there's simply zero way to change the environment or leave, partition your work life into a box so that toxicity doesn't permeate the rest of your life. Clock-in, tolerate the nonsense, laugh about it with colleagues then clock-out and find your meaning from other pursuits, whether that's spending time with your family, taking up a hobby, doing volunteer work, whatever. It's great when your job produces a sense of meaning but if meaning is absent from that, you can definitely find or create it elsewhere. I've spent the past year building up https://Problemattic.app for just this scenario. I was fortunate to have finished a 26-yr career in various tech roles and now have the luxury to try and work on solving this issue. I'm convinced now more than ever that it's possible to find a profound sense of meaning by applying those professional skills that are currently squandered and redirecting at least a fraction of them towards the pursuit of solving important societal issues.
Anyways good luck. We can always use data science people so feel free to peruse the projects and contribute a few data science cycles to anything that grabs you. Or propose a project and rally a team if you have an idea for something not currently listed. cheers
As someone figuring life out (and also the OP), just wanted to say that I really appreciate you taking the time to write this. Advice is always great. For the most part, this is largely what I've been doing after a lot of analysis, though I avoided including my post-realization strategy in the article as... well, firstly, I haven't seen results yet, and secondly, I don't have enough experience to guide people through this. Some people are fine with the work as long as they can spend time with their kids, and I respect the hell out of that.
I've got a few engineers also looking to find a way out, and we'll definitely check out your platform!
I worked previously for a US-based company that hired engineers from around the world (Pagely) and they didn't care where anyone worked. I don't have any specific advice other than these employers exist and you just have to find them. These are good sites with ability to filter down to remote-only: https://angel.co/jobshttps://remoteok.com/https://weworkremotely.com/
If you get pushback based on complexity it creates for them having to manage payroll/tax witholding in different jurisdictions there are services like this one: https://opolis.co/ I would figure out fees for that and bake it into your proposed salary. You would have to do the math but could still represent a more cost effective hire to them and with no additional complexity... at least that's how I'd try to make the case. good luck
Most US companies will not deal with hiring someone as a direct employee from a country with the kind of worker protections most European countries have—unless they already have a presence there (and are likely paying local rates anyway).
It’s simple for now because no one is looking at it. But it will cause a world of problems for employers who are treating contractors as de facto employees when and if someone does start looking.
I was asking because last year I billed a few times from NL a company registered in Florida. My accountant thought for some reason that I had to inform tax authorities over there. But he didn’t have experience with it.
I totally empathize with this. I am no expert meditator- I've been practicing for 5yrs and have only gotten glimpses of that stillness, "mind like water" phenomenon people talk about. But from my experience this is what it's all about: it's developing the muscle memory necessary to observe and release one's thoughts with the goal of peace. It's recognizing that those thoughts are like little fish swimming through the water- we are the water not the fish. Sam Harris gives a better explanation than I can in his latest pod here: https://overcast.fm/+KhqHiQsxY/29:15
Passbolt is a great open source option: https://www.passbolt.com/ It has the team collaboration functionality and is free & OSS. We run it on Digital Ocean via Docker. Once you get it working it's pretty fantastic- it has a Chrome/Brave extension that works just like 1Password and LastPass for auto-filling credentials. Highly recommend.
IANAL but pretty sure trademark is based on first provable public use for commercial purposes. You should be able to contest the mark on that basis. Just screenshot the WHOIS record showing you had the domain 7yrs ago and hire a lawyer to write a cease & desist to them. Just because you hold the trademark doesn't make it necessarily defensible if it's proven that it was obtained surreptitiously. Depending on what you learn from the lawyer and how aggressive you want to play it threaten counter suit for damages and escalate.
But agree with all comments: get a lawyer before you do anything.
