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DigitalOcean lost our server
Original EnglishI tell clients your monthly support charges are $0.
Glowstone: open-source Minecraft server
Original EnglishI used to run my own Ultima Online server with an emulator called RunUO about 15 years ago.
CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store
Original EnglishI knew to backup my pictures/docs/data but a typical user would not.
How do bank payments actually work?
Original Englishbut the expansion card that handled the encryption wouldn't work with a faster system and a new card cost upwards of $10k), 9-track vacuum-fed tape …
An ad plugin was stealing revenue for a year and I didn't even notice
Original EnglishI was burned by people profiting with work I made for free while I was struggling to survive during the 2008 crisis.
ConvertKit: How Nathan Barry Bootstrapped an Email Marketing Business
Original EnglishI was totally relying on happy customers telling other potential customers (which worked, but I failed to recognize that many of our customers saw our …
If you (still) work at Twitter and you can code, head to the HQ now
Original EnglishI've hired engineers who wrote solid code, at a reliable speed, but whom I wouldn't describe as "brilliant".
Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)
Original English10. meditation retreat [3], it's on a donation basis and I've paid less than $1000.
What no one talks about when running and selling a business
Original EnglishI bootstrapped my company, I took no salary for the first 2-3 years, instead I was out consulting to bring in money so I could …