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When will we fix the tools that run the world?
Original EnglishBut in an enterprise context it can be a nice simplification and enable much lower latency UI than in a typical web app.
Show HN: CashGraphs – A securities portfolio optimizer
Original EnglishThis is a portfolio optimizer I made to help select portfolios for my clients.
New Dyno Types and Pricing Public Beta
Original EnglishI was looking again at AppEngine (I used to use it a lot years ago, then stopped) but a recent AppEngine deployment of a small …
Ask HN: What is your company's on-call rotation like?
Original EnglishA few years ago I worked at a company that paid £30/day for being on-call and £30/hour (or part thereof) while investigating / fixing incidents.
Why I Turned Down A $20,000/Year Client
Original English#1 didn't complain at all - provided value, they saved face with their client, and I made $200 in 15 minutes.
Ask HN: Are you a single founder ?
Original Englishbut at this point I'm ramen profitable and the number of servers I can buy every month is increasing, so I'm really reluctant to break …
Launch HN: MutableAI (YC W22) – Automatically clean Jupyter notebooks using AI
Original EnglishI made another comment where i say i don't like their pricing model, this is a matter of principle because I don't believe in just …
Why You Should Not Build a Recommendation Engine
Original EnglishIn the end it was decently well received (had some press, good user feedback, thousands of initial users) but it failed as a standalone business.
Software Is Eating the Job Market
Original EnglishAlso, there were lots and lots of loopholes so a lot of people didn't end up paying that 90%.