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Mozilla’s Uncertain Future
Some thoughts on Mozilla for people who don’t know Mozilla.
My best SEO tactic so far
Over the years, I've worked on building search traffic for two kinds of sites. The first, was working for companies that already had hundreds of thousands or millions of monthly users and were trying ...
Factorio 1.0
Hello, the atmosphere in the last week was kind of special. We experienced the feeling of the final release being on the horizon many times. And we were shown that it isn't the case time and time again. So it feels very special when it is actually becoming reality. We were trying to be especially careful with any last…
Save the USPS
There are three types of infrastructure. One is visible: roads, dams and bridges. The second is invisible: broadband internet provisions and the entirety of our cellular infrastructure. Both are st…
Adventures in Improving AI Economics
AI has enormous potential to disrupt markets that have traditionally been out of reach for software. These markets – which have relied on humans to navigate natural language, images, and physical space – represent a huge opportunity, potentially worth trillions of dollars globally. However, as we discussed in our…
Research Says Solo Founders Perform Better
A recent study suggests that: "Solo founders are more than twice as likely to own an ongoing, for-profit venture than two or more founders
Google Update Tanks Traffic
Yet another existential threat to PainScience.com.
Jira Is a Microcosm of What’s Broken in Software Development
80% of the people involved in software development spend 80% of their time developing. Why use a tool designed for planning to manage dev team activities?
YC Startup School: Build Sprint and Equity-Free Grants
We’re excited to announce our first-ever YC Build Sprint. This is a 4-week period to work intensively towards a defined goal alongside a community of thousands of other founders. The sprint will kick off on August 24 and be administered through our free Startup School platform. Also, we’ll be awarding 20 grants of…
Self-publishing and the 2nd edition of Ansible for DevOps
Five years, 834 commits, and 24 major revisions later, I've just published the 2nd edition of Ansible for DevOps, a book which has now sold over 60,000 copies and spawned a popular free Ansible 101 video series on YouTube. Making good on my promise to make the ebook updates free, forever, I've published a new revision…
70% of surveyed Americans say they can't do their job without internet
Over 65% of the world's population is regularly on the internet, with China and India having the most internet users.
The case for why Google should be regulated as a public utility
Discover SEO strategies, AI search optimization tips, and digital marketing insights from RankScience. Boost your search rankings and grow your business.
Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products
This is a time of change for the internet and for Mozilla. From combatting a lethal virus and battling systemic racism to protecting individual privacy —
If it's a nice problem to have, don't solve it now
ALEXISTOGEL menyediakan slot gacor situs resmi terpercaya yang emang sudah terbukti kasih kemenangan besar tanpa ribet. dan fokus pada pengalaman main yang asyik dan adil, ditambah transaksi online secepat kilat.
The Most Counterintuitive Recession Ever
All the weird outcomes from the most counterintuitive recession in history.
EFF Defends Public’s Right to Access Court Records About Patent Ownership
The public’s right of access to court proceedings is well-established as a legal principle, but it needs constant defending. In part, that’s because private parties keep asking publicly-funded courts to resolve their disputes in secret. As we and others have written before, this problem is...
Fire your bad customers
Know when it's time to break up with your customers.
P2 powers internal collaboration at WordPress.com, and is now free
P2 powers internal collaboration at WordPress.com — and now it’s free for everyone. As more collaboration is happening remotely and online — work yes, but increasingly also school and persona…
How we scaled Google Meet during Covid-19
Learn how Google Cloud ramped up to handle high demand for Google Meet in light of COVID-19
An Inside Look at CloudKitchens
A co-working space for restaurants of the future.
$250k books sold, to save lives
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
Stripe Hires AWS' Mike Clayville as Chief Revenue Officer
Online payment processing for internet businesses. Stripe is a suite of payment APIs that powers commerce for businesses of all sizes.
Is Hacker News Bullshit?
The future of online media