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Ask HN: Best hosted alternative to Google Workspace for email?
Original EnglishI use Migadu too, but currently use Gmail as the client (Migadu over IMAP).
Ask HN: Getting tired of complexity in web development
Original EnglishBut at the same time, every application I developed was a little easier than the previous one, for four reasons.
Algorithms we develop software by
Original EnglishI've built a computer vision system that processed petabytes of data with only one or two bugs in production for any given year.
Huginn: System for building agents that perform automated tasks online
Original EnglishSince having it setup I've used it to:
The Decline of Imgur on Reddit and the Rise of Reddit's Native Image Hosting
Original EnglishImgur has a pretty different product, and honestly - this might lower their traffic, but increase revenue (like the author mentioned).
WikiHouse – Open source buildings and interiors for self-build
Original EnglishIt is strong, buildable, airtight, performs well on cost etc, but yes, at the moment, it is limited in terms of span, height...
What I Learned from Building an App for Low-Income Americans
Original EnglishNevertheless we often had trouble persuading housecleaners and other domestic workers to come to interviews, even though we paid $25 per hour, which was higher …
Why do we pay sales commissions?
Original Englishand yet I still think a $200,000 deal requires more work and yields more profit for the company than a $5,000 deal, and thus I …
Show HN: Recut automatically removes silence from videos – built with Tauri
Original EnglishSome back story: Recut is a tool I built to speed up my screencast editing workflow.