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Schneier: It's Time to Regulate IoT to Improve Cyber-Security
Original EnglishThe clients aren't going to easily understand, "I paid $3,000 for it, and it works fine, but I should NEVER use it because it could …
The biggest source of waste is untapped skilled pragmatists
Original EnglishI used to document things in a way that would quickly get people up to speed, but was generally useless to current team members.
Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?
Original EnglishI also earn a tiny $150/year from Amazon affiliate sales on a running/sports web site I built 10 years ago, and has good Google rankings.
Show HN: Smozzy (for Android/T-Mobile) - browse the web without a data plan
Original Englishbut decent fixed costs: it doesn't cost the carrier much to support you as a marginal user, but they have put tens of billions into …
Launch HN: Onedoc (YC W24) – A better way to create PDFs
Original EnglishYes, we use an API layer on top of PrinceXML with additional polyfills to support modern features.
Does your startup need complex cloud infrastructure?
Original EnglishAll of my config for what I have deployed is in git.
Why do web sites and software take so long to build? And why is it so hard?
Original EnglishThat image data was already in memory since it was getting read from disk in a separate step, but there was really no way for …
Spotify raises $1B in debt with devilish terms to fight Apple Music
Original EnglishI've paid for premium for over 2 years but switched when I got my watch because there was no app for Spotify (only third party …
iPhone vs Android app sales: numbers from an indie developer
Original EnglishRegarding #3, I wrote a script that automatically emails the 20% of customers who get their orders declined, asking them to purchase the app directly …