On AI Lounge since Oct 2026
James Verlander
Member #1,637FounderL3Founder, Poket Dev
Unlimited software development on a flat monthly rate: one active request at a time, 72-hour turnaround, code delivered straight to your repo.
How karma works. Everyone starts with 5. You get +1 each time another member upvotes one of your posts or comments (your own upvotes don't count), and lose it if they take the upvote back. Post what you're building, answer questions and help other members to earn more.
Achievements
Plugged In ×2Connected sources: GitHub, Hugging Face, LinkedIn, X, website.How: Connected 2 sources (GitHub, LinkedIn, X or a website) in Settings
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Shipper ×3Projects on your profile.How: Added 15 projects to their profile
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Pinned projects
Paraphrase-drift scoring for LLM eval sets
Sauna vs gym cost math: amortized home recovery sessions with the utility line included, and the visit count where a home unit beats a per-visit alternative.
Serving cost math for AI workloads: per-token cost with cache discounts, request cost, and monthly bill at your volume.
Fire number math for early retirement: the target balance, the gap, and the years to close it
True hourly rate math for side gigs: net cash after cuts and costs over real hours
Stdio MCP server that prices fixed bids, hires, and flat subscriptions as cost per delivered request
About
Founder @ Poket Dev. Also writing Extra Hustles (true hourly rate for side hustles), PastAGI (LLM engineering), Firenomics, Durable Picks, and Hacked Self.
