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Backlog size is inversely proportional to how often we talk to customers
Original EnglishThe support staff of a bank I'm customer of don't have a way to see the UI I'm using.
Introducing Google Cloud Storage Nearline
Original Englishslightly off topic here, but when i tried to setup an account, which should get me $300 free, it auto selects my country (Ireland) and …
Designing GitHub for Mac
Original English(this will improve with iOS 5, but not until iOS4 compatibility is no longer an issue) The default button looks awful .
Ask HN: What sites do you use to find contract work?
Original EnglishIt's been over 10 years since I had my own business, but when I did, I tried to use "we" instead of "I" and paint …
What Happens to Older Developers?
Original Englishbut I don't think that has a significant impact on process (at least within my clients over 15 years). …
Ask HN: HNers with multiple sclerosis, can we get in touch?
Original EnglishI've paid absolutely zilch on my student loans and kept them in constant forbearance since I was diagnosed.
Amazon QuickSight – Business Intelligence by AWS
Original EnglishThe thing that depresses me the most is not that BI solutions take forever to implement and cost a lot, but that clients many times …
Python’s “type hints” are a bit of a disappointment to me
Original EnglishMy team is used to high-speed motorboats, but my experience tells me that hydroplanes are faster.
Free DDNS with Cloudflare and a cronjob
Original EnglishI have a site to site Wireguard VPN with my brother which I use for offsite backups.