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Do Open Source Software Developers Listen to Their Users?
Original EnglishAnd for the vast majority of people that report a bug -- which may or may not so be -- I'd estimate fewer than 10% …
The cloud vs. dedicated servers
Original EnglishI think if you are spending more than $100 a month in VMs you should seriously consider co-locating if you have the skills to support …
Google To Develop ISP Throttling Detector
Original EnglishISPs charge consumers a monthly fee for theoretically unlimited usage because that's the way most people are comfortable paying for their internet usage.
Can PostgreSQL pickup where MySQL left off?
Original English2) There was an effective row size limit of 8K over the whole row which worked against people who wrote forum software (big posts) or …
Nutrition Science Initiative launched
Original EnglishCompared to 10 years ago, I feel there has been an increase on food data-collecting and more rigorous scientific experiments that help build a database …
Dear Twitter. I Want To Share My Revenue With You.
Original EnglishI've built a few apps that generate $800k-$1MM in revenue per year.
Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the failure is good mentality yet?
Original EnglishI've lost about $500,000 (mostly, opportunity cost and career retardation) to bad startups.
12 things I learned from pitching VCs this past week
Original EnglishWe paid more than we would have liked for the legal work a year ago but it's paying dividends now in terms of introductions.
Ask HN: Where do you get ideas to build side-projects?
Original EnglishI tried lots of stuff in the beginning but I needed a 'good' notebook (I think I paid around $25) to get me consistently recording …