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Stripe can make automatic LLCs but a wire transfer from Citi nearly ended me
Big banks lack the DNA to build self-serve
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 1,099 posts.
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Why Is Facebook Not in the Cloud Business?
This article walks through the technical and cultural reasons why Facebook is not in the cloud business, and whether it will be in the future.
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Google Antitrust Notes
I just read the US antitrust “Complaint” against Google. This is obviously just the first chapter of a very long story, but here are early observations.
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Dickhead of the Week: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri
Link to: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/11/instagram-pushes-back-on-apples-ios-ad-tracking-change.html
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Tailwind CSS: From Side-Project Byproduct to Multi-Million Dollar Business
The story of how a couple of failed SaaS ideas and a bunch of ugly Less stylesheets turned into my life's work.
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Want to build a side business? buy a great domain name
[updated April, 2022] So you wanna start a side business while holding down a full-time job. Kool. Dang smart move – that’s the same route I took – ten years ago now. Self-funded, no VC to appease, no angel investor to update. Just you, and your sandbox of ambition. Hmm, but where to start? Which ... Read more
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CERN Ends Trial of Facebook Workplace
This content is currently in the process of being archived and integrated into the CERN Library collections.
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SEO mistakes I've made and how I fixed them
A look back at what I learned fixing my terrible SEO mistakes on my Gatsby websites
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Open Source does not mean “Includes Free Support”
We need to talk.
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Autodesk criticised by architects
Architectural unrest about Autodesk and its support for the industry's design businesses is growing. Discontent has been simmering for a decade or more, and has led to calls for EU action.The rece
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Oracle vs. PostgreSQL – A Comment
I know, this list is not for this, but I just couldn't resist. Please forgive me.
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Why Germans won’t heat their homes even with free electricity?
This is a translation/guest post by Riku Merikoski. The original can be found here (in Finnish). All mistakes due to translation are my fault. On Monday 10th February 2020 something historical hap…
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TimescaleDB vs. Amazon Timestream
Our TimescaleDB vs Amazon Timestream results surprised us, but after intensive testing, we found Timestream slow, expensive, and missing key capabilities.
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PostgreSQL community impact of 2nd Quadrant purchase
This blog is about my work on the Postgres open source database, and is published on Planet PostgreSQL. PgLife allows monitoring of all Postgres community activity.
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State of Clojure 2020
Ten years ago, Chas Emerick ran the first State of Clojure survey. In 2010, most users had been using Clojure for just weeks or months, and few were using it as a language for serious work. This year , we see consistent and growing use for work , steady interest in the key value propositions of Clojure, and an…
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The 2020 iPhone SE
The iPhone SE is an excellent value if you’re fine with the smaller display and Touch ID instead of Face ID. It’s an astoundingly good value if you flat-out prefer the smaller form factor and familiar Touch ID experience.
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How we got our AWS bill to around 2% of revenue
Leveraging AWS lightsail to achieve a minimal AWS bill
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Thunderbird’s New Home
As of today, the Thunderbird project will be operating from a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, MZLA Technologies Corporation. This move has been in the works for a while as Thunderbird has grown in donations, staff, and aspirations. This will not impact Thunderbird’s day-to-day activities or…
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Interview with a Pornhub web developer (2019)
A chat with the PornHub development team, about working in the adult website industry, technology, virtual reality, and more.
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Costco Capitalism
Can consumers at Costco really have their free sample and eat it too?
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Why we are suing the Administration
TikTok is the world's leading destination for short-form mobile videos. Our mission is to capture and present the world's creativity, knowledge, and moments that matter in everyday life. TikTok empowers everyone to be a creator directly from their smartphones, and is committed to building a community by encouraging…