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Show HN: Pgs.sh – A zero-install static site hosting service for hackers
Original English- I totally respect your pricing at $20/month.
Life's too short to write shitty software
Original EnglishI quit my job 2 years ago after I saved enough money to live on for a year (which took 4 years).
Stripe Raises New Funding and Partners with Visa
Original EnglishAPI works as well, though their client libraries aren't quite up to date with it yet, and you have to setup a webhook because ACH …
Amon - server monitoring, simplified logging and error tracking for web apps
Original EnglishThe pricing model is fundamentally different than services like Server Density, New Relic, Scout, etc in that you pay per major version, rather than per-month.
The failure of the Domino's 30-minute delivery guarantee
Original EnglishI didn't get paid a lot, but it was easy work sitting in a car listening to the radio all evening.
Ask HN: How are lean startups easily accepting CC payments?
Original EnglishThere's a >10% conversion rate gap between different checkout flows I've tested on one of my ecommerce sites.
Every freelancer starts out undervaluing their work
Original EnglishI rarely switch clients (usually clients prefer to work with me full-time and even more), I use per-hour rate (because 100% of clients I had …
Google Interview Warmup
Original EnglishMost places I've worked people have discussions - perhaps there are disagreements, but they don't burn into my memory like the last two examples.
Stripe Data vs. Open‐Source Alternatives: A MRR Example
Original EnglishCurrently we use a processor agnostic billing engine - sticky.io - but they were purchased by private equity and are doing private equity things.