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Ask HN: Examples of tech worker cooperatives?
Original EnglishI thought the idea of providing health insurance, 401k, business insurance and even a bench would be something my fellow engineers would be interested in …
We’re in the Middle of a Data Engineering Talent Shortage
Original EnglishInstead of working as a data engineer, I'm working at a non-profit doing pretty much everything involving data for them, as well as running their …
Microsoft wins $927M Pentagon contract
Original EnglishYour $100,000 in profit you forecasted suddenly turns into a $1,100,000 loss for that quarter.
Never Negotiate Your Freelance Rate
Original EnglishBasically, charge a lot to paying customers, and give a lot of content away for free so that those who can't afford it can still …
'I grew up with it': readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
Original EnglishThe last mega Corp I worked for was simpler and more standardised, but still used different ERPs in different divisions.
Bing AI Can't Be Trusted
Original EnglishI'm using it to draw a sales and marketing strategy.
Putting my VB6 Windows Apps in the Windows 10 Store
Original EnglishSelling it for half price, with the cable, instead of, say $20, was the key to making it look legitimate.
How Doomed is NetApp?
Original Englishwe selected it for a small online bank (80 employees,500 financial advisors, 20-30k customers) as crucial part of our infrastructure. …
Ask HN: Why is everything a SaaS product?
Original EnglishI have worked on teams where every commit to master just gets deployed to production within 5 minutes.