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Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software
Original EnglishWhich is to say, pretty much every startup I've worked at over the past 15 years.
SQLite or PostgreSQL? It's Complicated
Original EnglishSure a hypothetical migration will be easier later on, but that migration very, very, very (very) rarely occurs in my experience.
Bank tells customers to disable updates and not upgrade to iOS 16
Original EnglishI use a desktop machine primarily, no battery issues, no memory issues.
Ask HN: What's the most creative 'useless' program you've ever written?
Original EnglishMeanwhile, it's setup in my bathroom, because it makes me giggle when I go.
Ask HN: Best-architected open-source business applications worth studying?
Original EnglishO'course, there could have been better code management and deployment practices in the first place, but this script let me introduce some sanity without affecting …
Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs
Original EnglishYes, we use an API layer on top of PrinceXML with additional polyfills to support modern features.
Does your startup need complex cloud infrastructure?
Original EnglishAll of my config for what I have deployed is in git.
I made an app that runs Mistral 7B 0.2 LLM locally on iPhone Pros
Original EnglishBTW, I used development tools in the browser to measure latency for the free ChatGPT 3.5, and got about 900 milliseconds till the first token.
It takes three years to build a business
Original Englishthis seems likely too, I started my own startup about 6 months ago,( solo founder, I'm doing it all myself) and extrapolating my current customer …