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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay everyone as th... on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @08:42AM (#16051766)
Great to see such initiative by Basecamp. This is good for devs around the world. GitLab sits on the other extreme with their "open salaries": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10924957
Re:Ask HN: What useful Linux (Ubuntu) software should more people be a... on Monday July 24, 2017 @05:12AM (#14836925)
For a person who is initially starting with Linux. I'd suggest you to get familiar with the terminal. I'd also ask what your primary use case is. If you are a software developer vs code is a great editor to download.
Re:Ask HN: What 5 software tools do you use most for work? on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @07:29AM (#14795710) 

  1. Gnome Terminal
  2. Neovim
  3. Google Chrome
  4. Pymodoro (https://github.com/dattanchu/pymodoro)
  5. Git
Re:What Are the Advantages of a Cloud Server Over a Dedicated Server? on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @08:05AM (#14743418)
A few I can think of:

1. Want to resize your server? you can do it. 2. Want to create a new server and move some kind of elastic IP to point to this new server? you can do it with most cloud providers 3. Want to backup the whole disk, very easy to do it. 4. Want to spin up a 1000 instances for an hour? cloud servers can do it. 5. Want hourly pricing? cloud servers can do this.

Re:Ask HN: What API do you wish you had while building your product? on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @07:13AM (#14743144)
What exactly do you mean by a "task". Just remind you by sending you an email? or actually running a command on your computer?
Re:Ask HN: How can I get over my lethargy, lack of focus, and other pr... on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @07:04AM (#14743110)
One things that has helped me in the past is going anonymous and creating a project and just shipping features without thinking a lot about architecture and code quality. Making sure that I made progress every day.
Re:Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs? on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @07:03AM (#14743106)
I would say most of us are entreprenuerially-minded, because it rubs off eventually.
Re:Ask HN: What did you have to give up to be successful? on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @06:57AM (#14743065)
I have given up my free time which I used to spend enjoying movies, television etc,. I don't get that much time to do that. Most of my time is consumed in the startup that I am building, my kids and a bit of contracting work. But, I am happy :)
Re:Ask HN: What did you have to give up to be successful? on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @06:56AM (#14743062)
Everyone has different definitions about "success" and "being happy". I can tell you as a father of 2 kids, that having kids has been one of the greatest things that has happened to me. I am really happy when they are around me. I am 32 which is relatively young but even I can't match their energy levels, this is only going to get worse. So, I am happy that I've had kids earlier than most fathers.

My definition of being successful is being happy and content. I make decent money and have a happy life, that is successful enough for me. What are you going to do after you retire with all that money? You should do that thing now!

Re:Ask HN: What are the *dynamic* needs for a static site these days? on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:39AM (#14708764)
I don't think GitHub Pages or S3 can support authentication using auth0 for static pages. This could be an interesting service, which allows you to put your website behind authentication from auth0. What use cases would need this kind of a setup?
Re:Ask HN: What are the *dynamic* needs for a static site these days? on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:38AM (#14708759)
There are a lot of options available for forms in a static site. A few from a quick google search are: https://www.jotform.com/ , https://liveformhq.com/, https://www.google.com/forms/about/ .
Re:Ask HN: Side business – how to get started? on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:36AM (#14708751)
Yeah, The first app that I am building has a lot of competitors. So, it is not really a question of whether the market is there. I definitely need the confidence If my startups are going to be successful :)
Re:Ask HN: What are the *dynamic* needs for a static site these days? on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:19PM (#14699776)
I saw the link to it from your profile. Interesting concept. There are variations of this available: https://fieldbook.com/, Airtable, etc. I'll send you an email :)
Re:Ask HN: What are the *dynamic* needs for a static site these days? on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:14PM (#14699764)
There is auth0 (https://auth0.com/) for authentication, and many hosts which support basic auth. What kind of use cases are you thinking when you say access control?
Re:Ask HN: What are the *dynamic* needs for a static site these days? on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @11:13PM (#14699761)
You can use the Like button on static websites. Or did you mean something else?
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @10:25PM (#14699614)
Thanks for the links. The blog posts have a lot of useful information :)
Re:Ask HN: Is 311 Karma Points good? on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @07:33AM (#14695190)
Why are you even thinking about it? Do you want to have the ability to downvote? In that case you should probably have a higher karma. Instead try to participate in useful conversations so that you may learn something from it. Karma just for the sake of it is really meaningless.
Re:Ask HN: Most important KPIs for first 100 customers on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @07:29AM (#14695181)
It really depends on your app. I would say the most important metric is the number of customers willing to pay for your product happily.
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @07:09AM (#14695098)
Do you have a VPS where you host them? Why not use Github Pages?
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:21AM (#14693908)
Do you use their free plan or the paid one? Everyone seems to love Netlify for building static sites :)
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:20AM (#14693904)
Nice, middleman is a well designed SSG :) Are these all your personal sites, or do you maintain websites for customers?
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:19AM (#14693899)
What are the friction points in your workflow?
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @02:19AM (#14693897)
What are the friction points in your workflow. Updating SSL manually seems like a tedious thing to do.
Re:Ask HN: Which static site generator is your current favorite and why? on Monday July 03, 2017 @10:36AM (#14688530)
I have been watching staystatic for a very long time :) Your commitment is really awesome.
Re:Ask HN: What is your process for creating a new static website and ... on Sunday July 02, 2017 @01:12AM (#14681014)
square space really looks great. Their pricing too seems very affordable.
Re:Ask HN: Should a login be a Username or an Email? on Sunday July 02, 2017 @12:34AM (#14680913)
Many people actually change their phone numbers. Especially in India, a lot of young guys change their number to the provider which has a better plan at the moment.

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