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Re:Ask HN: What are the server costs of running Hacker News? on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:35PM (#21829145)
Dunno, but apparently the ops budget at Basecamp is about $3M/yr, no idea what the traffic level of Hacker News is compared.

https://m.signalvnoise.com/only-15-of-the-basecamp-operation...

Do you use anything else in conjunction with it? Or NextDNS alone is enough?

I ask because it seems simple enough that I can just install it really quickly on non-technical people's computers (when they ask me for help) without bothering to downloading a bunch of extensions on different browsers, updating stuff, etc, etc...

Re:GitHub Package Registry on Friday May 10, 2019 @05:13PM (#19882289)
So... does this basically put Gemfury out of business?
Definitely sucky, I was waiting for and would have upgraded to an SE2 in a heartbeat. It's the perfect size and I really don't understand why folks no longer want phones that can be used in one hand or fits into a pocket.
Yup, for me according to Activity Monitor: 107MB, and Compressed Memory 20MB.

Part of 6 organizations.

Running High Sierra.

Re:The Mess at Meetup on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:25PM (#16410545)
Classic example is BaseCamp, née 37signals.
Re:Ask HN: Resources for building a programming language? on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @09:33PM (#15188518)
Japanese/English impedance mismatch?
Re:Ask HN: Resources for building a programming language? on Monday September 04, 2017 @10:11PM (#15172039)
Here's an ebook on the subject: "How to Create Your Own Freaking Awesome Programming Language"

http://createyourproglang.com

Here's what some programming luminaries had to say (lifted from the website):

“The book I want to read.” — Matz, creator of the Ruby language

“I really love this book.” — Jeremy Ashkenas, creator of the CoffeeScript language

Re:Reign of the $100 graphing calculator is ending on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @10:31AM (#14308472)
Honestly I still use my HP 48GX whenever I need a calculator.

It's so very useful for adding up columns of numbers when doing accounting and bookkeeping!

From the article:

This is a legitimate internship in which you’ll be using the Ruby on Rails application framework to complete web development assignments. You’ll just be doing it with a beer in one hand, as the program aims to “help clear away tension by having a beer, and let interns experience the working atmosphere at Technomobile and see if they’re compatible with it.”

I got this error too.

So this is why they need engineers...

What's your intended audience for the app?

Are you building an app for a doctor's office with low-tech ability users and low tech-level expectations, but extremely high reliability and speed expectations?

Or are you building a dating app for millennials who are going to expect the app to be shiny & cool?

As usual, the intended users' needs will inform your decision.

Re:How pure is the beer in Germany? on Thursday November 03, 2016 @11:30AM (#12864781)
google cache for those of you that can't view it: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tDlbieC...
Re:Decommissioning Otto on Saturday August 20, 2016 @12:33AM (#12325227)
I still use Vagrant every day. It's great for keeping separate projects really truly separated.
Re:Rails 5.0: Action Cable, API mode, and more on Thursday June 30, 2016 @06:17PM (#12012276)
Finally! Congrats to all the contributors!
If true, I think this is awesome. I ended up recently getting a top-of-the-line Macbook Pro because of its better GPU, but I would have greatly preferred a Macbook Air + this kind of external display.
Re:James Golick has died on Saturday December 27, 2014 @09:33PM (#8804931)
Wow. I worked with James a few years back. This hits home hard.
Re:Does Rails Scale? on Friday December 19, 2014 @10:54AM (#8772728)
Amazed that we are still having this discussion several years later.
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2014) on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @10:28AM (#8394563)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (Toronto-based)

I am a full-stack web developer and have been freelancing for a couple years now -- previously I was the CTO/cofounder of an acquired startup, and I have more than a decade of professional development experience under my belt.

I am looking for contract/freelance work and currently have ~20 hours per week of availability. I frequently work with US and other international companies (with site visits if necessary). My preferred weapon of choice is Ruby on Rails and its associated stack -- I've been working with Rails for 8 years, so I know the entire stack and ecosystem backwards and forwards.

Other alphabet soup: Coffeescript, jQuery, Heroku, AWS, Ubuntu, Vagrant, Bootstrap, etc.

Contact: fredngo at gmail dot com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredngo

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2014) on Monday September 01, 2014 @05:46PM (#8254802)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (Toronto-based)

I am a full-stack web developer and have been freelancing for a couple years now -- previously I was the CTO/cofounder of an acquired startup, and I have more than a decade of professional development experience under my belt.

I am looking for contract/freelance work and currently have ~20 hours per week of availability. I frequently work with US and other international companies (with site visits if necessary). My preferred weapon of choice is Ruby on Rails and its associated stack -- I've been working with Rails for 8 years, so I know the entire stack and ecosystem backwards and forwards.

Other alphabet soup: Coffeescript, jQuery, Heroku, AWS, Ubuntu, Vagrant, Bootstrap, etc.

Contact: fredngo at gmail dot com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredngo

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2014) on Friday August 01, 2014 @06:03PM (#8123081)
SEEKING WORK - Remote (or Toronto)

I am a full-stack web developer and have been freelancing for a couple years now -- previously I was the CTO/cofounder of an acquired startup, and I have more than a decade of professional development experience under my belt.

I am looking for contract/freelance work and currently have ~20 hours per week of availability. I frequently work with US and other international companies (with site visits if necessary).

My preferred weapon of choice is Ruby on Rails and its associated stack -- I've been working with Rails for 8 years, so I know the entire stack and ecosystem backwards and forwards. I am also an instructor at a local major Ruby on Rails coding bootcamp.

Other alphabet soup: Coffeescript, jQuery, Heroku, AWS, Ubuntu, Vagrant, Bootstrap, etc.

Contact: fredngo at gmail dot com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredngo

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