#SC25 Update

1. Payments without a Business License
If you want to integrate a payment method into your app but don’t have a business license:
Chapa is helping us receive payments without a business license.
So for the next 2 months, builders can focus on launching and selling without getting stuck in paperwork.
After that, you can sort out your license.

2. Maps Integration for Your Product
Need maps but don’t have one yet?
Gebeta Maps is giving all Summer Challenge 2025 participants 1 year of free access!

3. Amharic AI Models for Your Product
Want to build AI-powered products with strong Amharic support?
Addis AI is offering free credits to use their latest multi-model AI systems.

If you want any of these offers, contact @baydis

Huge thanks to
@chapa_et
@gebetamaps
@addisassistantai
for their first-hand support.

x AAU / Dropout 😁

@selfmadecoder

Late night grind 🔥

@selfmadecoder

🔥 It’s Official: Cursor is Bringing an Exciting Hackathon to Addis Ababa! 🔥

You’ve seen the teaser — “something big” is here.

Cursor Hackathon Addis Ababa is the first of its kind in Ethiopia hosted by the Cursor Community.

Connect, build, and solve real-world challenges with an amazing community of developers, innovators, and builders.

📝 Registration is Now Open! 🎉

Here’s what to know:

✅ Experience level won’t affect selection — we only ask to create balanced teams. Don’t hold back!

📌 Complete BOTH steps to secure your spot:

✔️Fill out the Google Form

✔️Then register via the Luma link provided inside the form

⚠️ Already registered on Luma before filling the form? Your request will be declined.
👉 Fill the form first, then register on Luma via the correct link.

📅 Date: July 26, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
📍 Location: Capstone ALX Tech Hub, Lideta
📝 Registration Form Link

This is more than a Hackathon — it’s a movement.

Cursor Hackathon, Addis Ababa
Be part of it.

When I first started learning programming, I had a plan to start a company called "Oxygen."

@selfmadecoder

Also AKNY (all family first letter 😁) but lately I'm more interested In naming after noble gases

@selfmadecoder

Do you ever feel like you have more responsibility in life than you should for your age? 😁

@selfmadecoder

#Movie_recommendation
Name : Coach Carter

@selfmadecoder

Molded for a purpose

ኤርምያስ 18
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¹-² ከእግዚአብሔር ዘንድ ወደ ኤርምያስ የመጣ ቃል፥ እንዲህም አለው፦ ተነሥተህ ወደ ሸክላ ሠሪው ቤት ውረድ፥ በዚያም ቃሌን አሰማሃለሁ።
³ ወደ ሸክላ ሠሪው ቤትም ወረድሁ፥ እነሆም፥ ሥራውን በመንኰራኵር ላይ ይሠራ ነበር።
⁴ ከጭቃም ይሠራው የነበረ ዕቃ በሸክላ ሠሪው እጅ ተበላሸ፥ ሸክላ ሠሪውም እንደ ወደደ መልሶ ሌላ ዕቃ አድርጎ ሠራው።
⁵ የእግዚአብሔርም ቃል ወደ እኔ እንዲህ ሲል መጣ።
⁶ የእስራኤል ቤት ሆይ፥ ይህ ሸክላ ሠሪ እንደሚሠራ በውኑ እኔ በእናንተ ዘንድ መሥራት አይቻለኝምን? እነሆ፥ ጭቃው በሸክላ ሠሪ እጅ እንዳለ፥ እንዲሁ እናንተ በእኔ እጅ አላችሁ።

#Churchሂዱ
@natyiu0

It's raining and I'm up 🌧

@selfmadecoder

Is there an easy way to record videos like this on Linux or Windows? So far, I’ve only seen Mac users doing it, and I haven’t found a simple way to do it on Linux.

@selfmadecoder

If you're interested in web security or bug bounties, a friend of mine ( if y'all know him Geez tech ) just launched a solid course — GTWSS v1.

It’s a 3-month intermediate training focused on real-world web attacks, API security, bypass techniques, and more.

Perfect for devs, beginners in security, or anyone who wants to level up their skills.

Check it out here 👉 course.geezsecurity.com
Questions? DM him @geezsecsupport

This sucks 😭

@selfmadecoder

Just finished fixing a bug I was stuck on for hours — turned out to be a database connection timeout/error in a serverless environment.

@selfmadecoder

I built a clipping tool for a hackathon two weeks ago ( had some issues back then but it's now fixed ). The idea was to have an AI agent that takes in podcasts and turns them into short-form content for TikTok and Instagram. It works, but I didn't have multimodal support—so if the video footage is more important than the audio, you might miss some key parts since the clipping mainly relies on transcription.

I used LangChain and OpenAI Whisper for that. I’ll record a video about it today or tomorrow and share it with you guys.

@selfmadecoder

The workflow is simple: you give the AI your podcast and tell it how many clips you want, the desired video length range, and the frame size (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram). You also get an option for automatic captions.

One cool feature I forgot to mention—you can also specify the topic you want the clips to focus on. If you don’t have a specific topic in mind, you can give it broader terms like “controversial” or “triggering,” and it will try to understand the context from the subtitles and pick relevant parts accordingly.

@selfmadecoder