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Why you might want a domain-specific database like TigerBeetleDB
Original EnglishWe use automated testing to test TigerBeetle with read/write storage fault injection levels as high as 20-30%.
Show HN: Send snail mail from the web
Original Englishbut there were definitely manual parts of the process.) I spent a good deal of time on this setup: at one point I had 5 …
Ask HN: Should I report my main competitor for PCI Violations?
Original EnglishIt was about me being young and foolish (and, looking back, I'm not sure it's even the stupidest mistake I've deployed to production in my …
Shipping on-prem software: upgrades need more than a restart
A commenter points out that customer-hosted upgrades involve backups, database migrations, version differences, and control.
A deployment command is only part of an upgrade path.
Ask HN: Tell me about your failed startup.
Original EnglishI prefer keeping things small, manageable and profitable-- even if the profit is small.
SUSE announces Liberty Linux, new distro for those who miss the old CentOS
Original EnglishCentOS Stream's last podman major version update broke 70% of my company's infrastructure, affecting 120+ employees and our customers.
Dockerizing MySQL at Uber Engineering
Original EnglishI suppose they are having success but I wonder at what cost.
Ask HN: Founders, what's your lifestyle like?
Original EnglishI saved enough to buy a house, rather than mortgage a house.
Raspberry Pi kiosks: test recovery after power loss
A community-TV maintainer describes startup failures, repeated power cycles, and storage recovery as operational concerns.
Starting successfully is only the beginning for an unattended system.