Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 1,158 posts.
On July 18, 2022, Slack announced that starting September 1, search history for organizations on Slack’s Free plan will be limited to just the past 90 days of message history. Instead of a 10,000-message limit and 5 GB of storage, we are giving full access to the past 90 days of message history and …
What can software engineers learn from the shutdown of the company? Exclusive details.
There are a few cloud kitchen restaurants that deliver food that is so shit that I want to know which other brands are being run from the same kitchen so that I can avoid them all.
Tailscale’s free plan is free because we keep our scaling costs low relative to typical SaaS companies. I know, it sounds too good to be true. Let’s see some details.
Some years back I applied to join IBM's grad scheme, there was a peculiar stage to the process I've not seen elsewhere. It was during the onsite day, where a batch of 20 or so applicants were put through various tests in an IBM office. They called it the "group test"; around 8 of us were led to a room and asked to…
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.
As our online lives become subject to new and evolving threats, we're doubling down on protecting the digital privacy and peace of mind of everyday people – at home and at work.
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.
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Since its introduction over 20 years ago, iPod has captivated users all over the world who love the ability to take their music with them on the go.
In this first part of a two-part series, we walk through basic accounting principles for anyone building products that move and track money.
Genuine Apple parts and tools can now be purchased by US customers.
If you’re an engineer at Google or Facebook, you’re likely focused on one career question: when am I going to make it to the next level?
Today, we are launching MDN Plus, our first step to providing a personalized and more powerful experience.
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
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A mental model for service businesses.
When good ideas make bad business
World of Matthew is a personal website, like few others. Not just a blog but also provides reviews and video content
After 8.5 years at Facebook I joined a small startup called Replit. Leaving wasn't easy, and during the process I've talked to half a dozen friends who were ...
Why engineering leaders also need to be great engineers.
Instead of checking the open source code, Google makes assumptions about our use of contacts in the Voys App, with dire consequences.
I worked for Google for about three and a half years as a video producer. I was fired because I raised alarm about a doomsday cult that…
What happens when you turn off all of your Internet advertising? Apparently, nothing. This post explores how I came to the decision to turn off all ads, and what I found as a result.
On October 7th, Toyota revealed a partial copy of their T-Connect source code had been accidentally exposed for 5 years, including access to data for over 290,000 customers.
Discover Khan World School @ ASU Prep, a fully online school for grades 6-12 with mastery-based learning, global collaboration and college credit options.
The FAA delivered September 1 the long-sought approval of an unleaded fuel now cleared to power every spark-ignition engine on any airframe in the general aviation fleet.
