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A Reply to Josef Průša
On the state of open source 3D printing in 2023
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The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born
Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
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We launched an app with $500k annual revenue, and then Apple copied it
Discover the story of launching an app. with $500,000 annual run rate—and then Apple killed it and launched a similar feature
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Some airlines and regulators ground 737 Max in wake of Ethiopian Airlines crash
Some airlines and national aviation authorities have grounded their Boeing 737 MAX fleet in the wake of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (ET302).
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Rebellion at DataRobot over insider stock sales
What happens when executives are allowed to secretly sell stock at a company that is doing poorly? And what can founders learn from this incident?
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Sun: The Network Is the Computer
The story of Sun Microsystems and the Java programming language
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EdgeDB is now Gel and Postgres is the future
EdgeDB is now Gel. New identity, renewed focus on delivering the best PostgreSQL data platform in the world.
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Firefox OS Shows Continued Global Growth
Firefox OS is now available on three continents with 12 smartphones offered by 13 operators in 24 countries. As the only truly open mobile operating system
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Stop claiming you’re profitable
You're not profitable if you couldn't afford someone else to do your job. $1000/mo isn't profitable. Fix your definition of "profitable," and build a truly profitable business.
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Mozilla revenue 2021 increases 20%
Every year, in the spirit of openness upon which Mozilla was founded, we share publicly the ways we have protected, fought for and helped advance the internet in service of the people who rely on it every day.
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We deserve better than Confluence and Notion
If you ever were in the situation of looking for a tool to manage the knowledge of your organization, chances are you ended up choosing between Notion and Confluence. A handful of other tools also exist in this field, large players like Microsoft Sharepoint or Google Drive, niche tools like …
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Getting Steve Jobs Wrong
On Malcolm Gladwell’s argument that Jobs was a “tweaker” and not a “large-scale innovator”.
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Headsets Delayed into 2024
Due to capital constraints, we are unable to meet our delivery deadline by EOY 2023 for Simula One preorders, and are pushing our optimistic shipdate to Q2 2024 (with a pessimistic ship date of Q4 2024 ). In this post we discuss our capital situation, mistakes we made, Review Unit testimonials, & investor feedback.
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Leave Work Unassigned and See Who Steps Forward
Early in my career, I noticed the project managers in my company drove nicer cars than we programmers did. (This was back before companies had learned to ful...
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Prove you are not an evil corporate person
Google Is Quietly Providing AI Technology for Drone Strike Targeting Project Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones
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Bill Gates Bans iTunes From Windows
LEDAK188 | CeraVe Glow membahas tips skincare, hidrasi wajah, review produk, dan rutinitas perawatan kulit.
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The AWS Spend of Our SaaS Side-Business
Monitor agents, cron jobs, websites, APIs, and everything in between. Jobs, uptime checks, heartbeats, status pages and analytics in one tool.
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Technology Choices for My SaaS in Retrospect
Two years ago, I started out building a new software product. From the start, it would require mobile, web, and backend components to make it work, so I had to make quite a few technology choices. Here is how those turned out.
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Why I Sold My Startup to Google
Shortly after the sale closed, John Cook interviewed me about the experience. He did a great job of transcribing all of my verbal gems, like “Maybe that is an economic way of looking at it, or something that I am unfamiliar with.” I’m not even sure what that means. It was the best I could muster in the middle of a…
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Learnings of a CEO: Wade Foster, Zapier
Today, Zapier automates work by connecting with over 5,000 apps. The company has been profitable since 2014 and is valued at $5B – with 700 employees working remotely. Wade, Zapier CEO, shared his learnings growing into the role of a growth-stage CEO.
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Startups, Fix Your "From" Field
A short rant. I have seen this problem happen too many times to stay quiet anymore. I have reached out in private when this happens, but I'm going to write a public rant so I can stop repeating myself.
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When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China
listen to the audio version of this article: This post is all about WeChat, but it’s also about more than just WeChat. While seemingly just a messaging app, WeChat is actually more of a portal, a platform, and even a mobile operating system depending on how you look at it. Much has been written...
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Benchmark of 100 crowdfunding videos reveals what works and how much to spend
How much should you spend on your Kickstarter video? Indiegogo video? We asked 100 campaigns and found that video budgets vary between $0k-$100k and increase with campaign size. Read on to learn what budget, length, location, tone is best for your Kickstarter video, Indiegogo video