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Redis crashes - a small rant about software reliability
Original EnglishI think the title of the article could be more accurate, considering how much is devoted not to issues about software reliability per se, but …
How to Make Pittsburgh a Startup Hub
Original EnglishAnd then ultimately, more money is more money, you can talk about the cost of living but iphones, xboxes and cars cost the same everywhere..
Launching NginScript
Original Englishthe control and guidance of the community, it is instead in the hands of the VCs and whatever "promises" future revenue growth. …
Show HN: Read Wikipedia privately using homomorphic encryption
Original EnglishThe server we use to serve this costs $35/month!
GnuCash – Open-source personal and small-business accounting software
Original EnglishI gravitated to GNUCash because, even if the tool felt crufty, it was still a lot easier to read/get started with than hledger.
Ask HN: How do you deal with loss of motivation?
Original EnglishI started a meetup group around the topic, grew it to 1500 members in just over a year, learned a TON about the field in …
How My Start-Up Failed
Original EnglishI failed because I thought I could use greed and let people save a lot of money.
TypeScript is terrible for library developers
Original EnglishI designed my library so it doesn't need to incorporate that complexity.
Staging Servers, Source Control & Deploy Workflows, And Other Stuff
Original Englishbut I use git to manage the code, and to deploy it. …