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Amazon LightSail: Simple Virtual Private Servers on AWS
Original EnglishI use "When actual costs are equal to 100% of budgeted amount".
macOS menu bar app that shows how full the ISS urine tank is in real time
Original EnglishIt hallucinated a URL to load lightstream.js from, but didn't realize that and I had to gasp debug the problem myself.
Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead
Original EnglishBecause, at the end of the day, all complex systems evolve from much simpler ones, over time.
Proposition HN: I will pay $8000 for you to build your side-project/MVP
Original EnglishAs tempting as that $8000 offer is, I'd be doing 100% of the work writing the software, and then you get 50% of the stock.
My startup failed, and this is what it feels like
Original Englishbut please remember that you cannot in any way resume 4 years of ultra rich/challenging experience with the two words "I failed". …
Kite is saying farewell and open-sourcing its code
Original EnglishWe failed to build a business because our product did not monetize, and it took too long to figure that out."
Start Self Hosting
Original EnglishI've managed to recover most of the data from a backup and set up my own blog.
Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never happened (2001) [pdf]
Original EnglishSo whenever something breaks upstream, the first place customers notice the problem is in the system I maintain.
“PayPal has demanded that we monitor data traffic as well as customers’ files”
Original EnglishWe lost 30% of our recurring monthly revenue right away!