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Today is World Backup Day
Original EnglishBut I didn't like that the clients needed to have root access to the backup server (yes I could resolve most of that through fancy …
Ask HN: How do I deal with not being able to build products
Original EnglishFor example, rather than paying $x/mo for an email with my custom domain, I use an email alias such as forwardemail.net or simplelogin.io.
Ask HN: What (almost) company sinking engineering mistakes have you witnessed?
Original EnglishHe would say that if our customers found out we used Ruby on Rails that they'd leave us.
Ask HN: Where did all the Product Managers go?
Original Englishwe not build certain features had, in fact, produced a quagmire in which we discovered a misset-for-years setting which produced a -15% offset in revenue. …
Ask HN: How to improve PCB prototyping iteration time?
Original EnglishThere were updated versions with easier DFM, but nothing like the iterative process I'm used to with software.
Is Pair Programming Worth It? AirPair Interviews Pivotal Labs
Original EnglishPairing 100% of the time works well for Pivotal and their clients.
Vmware (A division of EMC) to buy Suse Linux from Novell
Original EnglishWe had around 50 clients running Netware, and within 12 months of Active Directory being released, we had switched almsot all of them over to …
How App.net Can Change Everything
Original EnglishWhile I have paid my $50 to sign up for app.net, I'm not exactly feeling a lot of confidence in this model.
Ask HN: Have you rejected an offer to work on a project because of self-doubt?
Original EnglishThis is my situation at the moment: my niche is very profitable but likely on its way out in a year or two.